

The Weather Forecast is straightforward, telling you what you can expect for the next day.
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It's easy to pass right by your TV in the mornings, but it's worth clicking through the various channels each time you wake up, especially since the game pauses while you read. And who knows, maybe developer ConcernedApe (opens in new tab) will change it to be on by default, the same way he did with auto run.

You probably won't need the feature once you get comfortable with the controls, but it's vital at the game's start.
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Activating "Always Show Tool Hit Location" was pretty much the only way I could tell where I was going wrong, and it goes a long way in teaching you how to more accurately control your farmer. Initially I assumed that if my mouse was in the top-left corner of the screen, I would be aiming at the top-left block adjacent to my character. It doesn't behave as you'd expect if you are used to playing twin-stick shooters or Terraria, which follows your mouse more accurately. But if it's farther away in any direction, you'll hit the square directly in front of the direction your character is facing. If your mouse is pointed at one of the eight squares adjacent to your character, that's where you'll hit.

Then I discovered the "Always Show Tool Hit Location" option in the settings menu, which shows a red outline around the tile you are targeting, and immediately understood what was happening. It felt like I wasn't always watering/chopping/hoeing the square I was aiming at, and I couldn't figure out why. I really like Stardew Valley, but the controls were incredibly confusing for me at first. Activate "Always Show Tool Hit Location" immediately
