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Stardew Valley: A Complete Guide To The Community Center

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Restoring the Community Center to its full glory can be extremely challenging without an idea of everything that needs to be done.

There are two different plots in Stardew Valley depending on the players' choices. One developing a JojaMart Warehouse and the other is restoring the Community Center.  The Community Center is the most popular of the two plots since it is more in tune with farm life and respecting nature.

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The player must turn in bundles in order to restore the Community Center. Bundles are basically donations and they are turned in to forest spirits called Junimos. Once completed, there is a ceremony, JojaMart goes out of business, Pierre's general store is open all week, and Clint spends all day at the Community Center on Fridays.

Definitely don't expect to complete the Community Center in the first year. It is good to know how to get what is needed though, as that will make the process much faster.

The Community Center opens on a non-rainy day from the fifth day of Spring and onwards. To open it, the player has to enter it between 8 A.M. and 1 P.M. Players must enter from the direction of the Bus Stop. Entering from another direction will not trigger the cutscene needed for the Community Center to open.

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Once a cutscene with Mayor Lewis plays, the Community Center will always be open. The player will get a quest called "Rat Problem." The quest can quickly be completed by examining the Golden Scroll in the crafts room of the Community Center. The reward is a letter from the Wizard the next morning. This unlocks another quick quest called "Meet the Wizard."

The "Meet the Wizard" quest is completed once the player enters the Wizard Tower. He will give a potion that allows the player to read the language of the Junimos. Now the real work begins.

With the ability to read Junimos language, the player can read the writing in the various rooms of the Community Center. They show bundles that need donations. Once a bundle is completed, the Juminos offer various rewards.

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There are six rooms in the Community Center and a total of 30 bundles. It's important to know that bundle progress can always be checked anyway by clicking the Golden Scroll icon that sits at the top right of the player menu. Also, the quality of the items for the bundles does not matter. It is best to save higher quality items for selling or events.

Visit and see what the Traveling Cart has in stock often for the purpose of completing bundles. There is always a small chance that items required for certain bundles will appear in stock. Items the traveling cart will never have that are for bundles include Aged Roe, Blobfish, Squid Ink, Frozen Tear, Ancient Fruit, Dinosaur Mayo, Roe, Quartz, Prismatic Shard, Fire Quartz, Earth Crystal, Hay, Lava Eel, Aquamarine, Ancient Doll, Frozen Geode, Wheat Flour, Sweet Gem Berry, and White Algae.

The Crafts Room has six bundles to complete. Completing all the bundles will give the player a great reward: a bridge to the Quarry area. This room will likely take more than the first year to complete, especially when considering its bundles are based on seasons.

Spring Foraging Bundle's completion will reward the player with  30 Spring Seeds.

  • Wild Horseradish: Foraged in the Spring
  • Leek: Foraged in the Spring.
  • Daffodil: Foraged in Spring or bought from Pierre at the Flower Dance event.
  • Dandelion: Foraged in Spring or bought from Pierre at the Flower Dance event.

Summer Foraging Bundle's completion will reward the player with 30 Summer Seeds. It also only requires three items.

  • Grape: Foraged in Summer or harvested from Fall farming.
  • Spice Berry: Foraged in Summer or obtained in the Farm Cave if the player has fruit bats.
  • Sweet Pea: Obtained by Summer foraging.

Fall Foraging Bundle's completion gets the player 30 Fall Seeds.

  • Common Mushroom: Fall foraging, Spring foraging in the Secret Woods, tapping a mushroom tree, or from the Farm Cave is the player picked the mushroom option.
  • Wild Plum: Fall foraging or with the fruit bat option of the Farm Cave.
  • Hazelnut: Fall foraging.
  • Blackberry: Fall foraging or the fruit bat Farm cave.

Winter Foraging Bundle's completion awards 30 Winter Seeds.

  • Winter Root: Dropped by Blue Slimes between floors 41-79 in the Mines and can be obtained by tilling soil in Winter.
  • Crystal Fruit: Dropped by Dust Sprites between floors 41-79 in the Mines and can be found through Winter foraging.
  • Crocus: Winter foraging.
  • Snow Yam: Tilling soil or artifacts spots during Winter.

Exotic Foraging Bundle's completion rewards the player with five Autumn's Bounty. It is the most difficult bundle in the room.

  • Red Mushroom: Foraged in the Mines, foraged during Summer or Fall in the Secret Woods, foraged at a Forest Farm in the Fall, the Farm Cave if the mushroom option is picked, and received from tapping a mushroom tree.
  • Cactus Fruit: Foraged in the desert area.
  • Coconut: Desert area foraging.
  • Maple Syrup: Obtained from tapped Maple Tree.
  • Oak Resin: From Tapped Oak Tree.
  • Pine Tar: Tapped Pine Tree.
  • Cave Carrot: Received by tilling or smashing boxes in the Mines.
  • Purple Mushroom: Found in Mines, the Farm Cave if the player picked mushroom option, and from foraging in the Fall.
  • Morel: Can be found in the Farm Cave with the mushroom option, foraged in the Secret Woods in Spring, or foraged with the Forest Farm in Spring.

Construction Bundle's completion will get the player a Charcoal Kiln.

The vault is unlocked after completing four bundles. Its completion will get the player access to the Calico Desert. Due to this, it should be one of the first rooms completed. The Calico Desert can help complete future bundles.

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The vault is a little special, as it is purely completed through donations of gold. In total, the player is going to need to donate 42,500 gold to complete the vault. The rewards with various donations include three chocolate cakes, 30 quality fertilizer, a lightning rod, and a crystalarium.

Like the Crafts Room, the Pantry also has six bundles. Completing all of them will get the player a Greenhouse, which is highly desired since it allows players to grow certain crops year-round instead of just seasonally.

Spring Crops Bundle will reward completion with 20 Speed-Gro. All products required are crops gown during Springtime.

  • Parsnip
  • Green Bean
  • Cauliflower
  • Potato

Summer Crops Bundle's completion rewards the player with a Quality Sprinkler (a very good item to have). Everything needed is a crop grown in Summer.

  • Hot Pepper
  • Tomato
  • Blueberry
  • Melon

Fall Crops Bundle's reward is a bee house. While all is a Fall crop, some can be obtained through different means.

  • Yam (Three percent chance to be dropped by Duggies on Mine floors 6-29.
  • Eggplant
  • Pumpkin
  • Corn (Is also growable in Summer).

Quality Crops Bundle will get the player a preserves jar. All the crops have to be gold quality. So use use fertilizer for these crops.

  • Five Gold Parsnips: Grown in Spring
  • Five Gold Corn: Grown in Summer and Fall.
  • Five Gold Pumpkin: Grown in Fall.
  • Five Gold Melons: Grown in Summer.

Animal Bundle rewards the player with a cheese press.

  • Large Milk: Comes from cows with good friendship.
  • Large Brown Egg: From brown chickens with good friendship.
  • Large White Egg: From white chickens with good friendship.
  • Large Goat Milk: From goats with high friendship.
  • Wool: From sheep and rabbits.
  • Duck Egg: From ducks (need upgraded coop).

Artisan Bundle will give a keg when completed. It is the most difficult bundle in the room. All others are best completed before this one because their rewards such as the cheese press and preserves jar can help.

  • Goat Cheese: Made from goat milk with cheese press.
  • Honey: Received from bee house or purchased from the Oasis shop on Fridays.
  • Jelly: Made with a fruit and a preserves jar.
  • Cheese: Made with milk and a cheese press.
  • Cloth: Bought by desert trader on Wednesdays, made with loom and wool, made from recycling soggy newspaper, sometimes dropped by mummies, and sometimes send via the mail from Emily.
  • Truffle Oil: Made with truffle (need pig on the farm outside to find one) and an oil maker (crafting recipe unlocked at farming level eight).
  • Apple: From fruit bat Farm Cave or apple trees in Fall.
  • Apricot: Fruit bat Farm Cave or apricot trees in Spring.
  • Orange: Fruit bat Farm Cave or orange trees in Summer.
  • Pomegranate: Fruit bat Farm Cave or pomegranate trees in Fall.
  • Cherry: Fruit bat Farm Cave or cherry trees in Spring.
  • Peach: Fruit bat Farm Cave or peach trees in Summer.

The fish tank will only appear after one bundle is completed. Once the fishing bundles are complete, the reward is the glittering boulder to be removed near the entrance to the Mines. Willy will also reward the player with a copper pan to collect items from water. The fish tank has six bundles in all.

Ocean Fish Bundle requires fish found in the ocean. Its reward is five beach warp totems.

  • Tilapia: Catchable in Summer and Fall between 6 A.M. to 2 P.M.
  • Sardine: Spring, Fall, and Winter fish. Can be caught between 6 A.M. and 7 P.M.
  • Red Snapper: Only catchable in rainy weather during Summer and Fall between 6 A.M. and 7 P.M.
  • Tuna: Summer and Winter fish. Catchable from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M.

River Fish Bundle is for fish caught in rivers. Completion gets the player 30 bait.

  • Tiger Trout: Fall and Winter fish. Catchable from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M.
  • Shad: 9 A.M to 2 A.M in Spring, Summer, and Fall. Only around during rain. Also catchable in the Riverlands or Wilderness Farm pond in the rain.
  • Sunfish: Spring and Summer fish. Around in rivers in sunny weather from 6 A.M to 7 P.M.
  • Catfish: Can be found in both rivers and the Secret Woods pond from 6 A.M. to midnight Only around in rain in the Summer and Fall.

Lake Fish Bundle consists of fish that can be caught in the Mountain Lake. The completion reward is a dressed spinner.

  • Bullhead: Available anytime in all seasons.
  • Sturgeon: Summer and Winter fish, available from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M.
  • Largemouth Bass: Catchable in all seasons from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M.
  • Carp: Can be caught in Summer, Spring, and Fall at any time. Also can be found in the sewer or Secret Woods anytime in all seasons.

Night Fishing Bundle rewards the player with a small glow ring.

  • Eel: From ocean in rain during Spring and Fall. Catchable from 4 P.M. to 2 A.M.
  • Walleye: Catchable in lakes, rivers, and forest pond during Fall in the rain from 12 P.M. to 2 A.M.
  • Bream: Found in rivers during all seasons from 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.

Crab Pot Bundle donations can all be obtained by using crab pots to catch sea creatures. Completion rewards the player with three crab pots.

  • Lobster: Caught in the ocean.
  • Crayfish: Caught in freshwater.
  • Shrimp: Ocean.
  • Crab: Ocean. Can also be dropped by Lava Crabs and Rock Crabs in the Mines.
  • Oyster: Ocean or beach foraging.
  • Clam: Ocean or beach foraging.
  • Snail: Freshwater.
  • Periwinkle: Freshwater.
  • Cockle: Caught in the ocean or found from foraging on the beach.
  • Mussel: Ocean or foraging on the beach.

Specialty Fish Bundle rewards the player with five dish o' the seas.

  • Woodskip: In Secret Woods or Forest Farm during all seasons at any time.
  • Pufferfish: Ocean fish. Caught in Summer in sunny weather from 12 P.M. to 4 P.M.
  • Sandfish: Caught in the Desert pond from 6 A.M. to 8 P.M. Available all seasons.
  • Ghostfish: Catchable anytime at all seasons. Found in ponds in the Mines between floors 20 to 60. Sometimes dropped by ghosts.

Accessible after completing two bundles, the Boiler Room has just three bundles to complete. Once they are all completed, the reward is the Minecarts allowing fast travel at certain points. Most items required for these bundles are gotten in the Mines.

Adventurer's Bundle's completion will get the player a small magnet ring.

  • 99 Slime: Dropped by slimes.
  • Void Essence: Dropped by serpents in the Skull Cavern and shadow brutes in the Mines.
  • 10 Bat Wings: Dropped by bats in the Mines.
  • Solar Essence: In the Mines, it's dropped by ghosts, squid kids, and metal heads. In the Skull Cavern, it's dropped by mummies.

Blacksmith's Bundle will reward completion with a furnace. Completing this bundle will require a furnace as well, which will need to be crafted.

  • Copper Bar: Use copper ore on the furnace.
  • Iron Bar: Use iron ore on the furnace.
  • Gold Bar:  Use gold ore on the furnace.

Geologists' Bundle rewards the player with five omni geodes.

  • Quartz: Foraged at any Mine floor.
  • Fire Quartz: Foraged in Mine floors 80-120. Can also come from Magma Geodes and Omni Geodes.
  • Earth Crystal: Foraged in the Mines from floors 1-39. Can be found in Geodes and Omni Geodes. Dropped by duggies in Mine floors 1-29.
  • Frozen Tear: Foragable on Mine floors 40-79. Dropped by dust sprites on Mine floors 40-80. Found in Frozen and Omni Geodes.

The Bulletin Board will appear after completing three bundles. The reward for completing all the bundles for the board is getting a ton of friendship points from non-romanceable villagers (around two hearts).

Fodder Bundle's completion will reward the player with a heater.

  • 10 Wheat: Obtainable as a Summer and Fall crop.
  • Three Apples: Either from the fruit bat Farm Cave or from apple trees in the Fall season.
  • 10 Hay: Harvested from wheat or grass. Also purchasable from Marnie and the Desert Trader.

Chef's Bundle will award the player with three pink cakes when completed. Cooked recipes will need an upgraded house with a kitchen or a cookout kit.

  • Fried Egg: Made with an egg.
  • Maki Roll: Obtain recipe through watching Queen of Sauce on TV or buy at the Saloon. Made with fish, seaweed, and rice.
  • Maple Syrup: From tapped maple tree.
  • Truffle: Requires pigs to be let out to roam.
  • Poppy: Summer crop.

Field Research Bundle completions gets the player a recycling machine.

  • Frozen Geode: From Mine floors 40-79.
  • Purple Mushroom: Foraged in Fall, found in mushroom Farm Cave, Forest Farm, and sometimes the Mines.
  • Chub: Any season, anytime, can be fished in the Mountain Lake.
  • Nautilus Shell: Foraged at the beach in Winter.

Dye Bundle gets the player a seed maker upon completion.

  • Sunflower: Summer and Fall crop.
  • Duck feather: From ducks (need upgraded coop).
  • Sea Urchin: Foraged at the right side of the beach (unlocked using 300 wood to fix bridge).
  • Red Mushroom: Obtained in mushroom Farm Cave. Foraged in Mines, Fall, and Summer.
  • Aquamarine: Found in Aquamarine Nodes and boxes in the Mines. Sometimes found in fished treasure chests.
  • Red Cabbage: Summer crop.

Enchanters Bundle completion will reward the player with five gold bars.

  • Wine: Made from fruit placed in a keg.
  • Rabbits Foot: From rabbits with high friendship (need upgraded coop). Very rarely dropped by serpents in the Skull Cavern.
  • Oak Resin: Tapped from oak trees.
  • Pomegranate: From fruit bat farm cave and pomegranate trees in the Fall.

With all the above completed, the Community Center is complete. However, there is the missing bundle. It will become available to the player whenever the next rain or storm happens.

It is worth a player's time, as completing it rewards them with the abandoned JojaMart turning into a movie theater. Its required donations are a little difficult to get though.

  •  Dinosaur Mayo: Made by placing dino egg into mayo machine.
  • Caviar: Use Sturgeon Roe (made from the Fish Pond farm building) with a preserves jar.
  • Five Gold Quality Ancient Fruit: Crop grown with ancient seeds that grows in Spring, Summer, and Fall.
  • Prismatic Sand: Rare item obtained via mining, fishing treasure chests, monster loot, omni geodes, or treasure rooms in the Skull Cavern. Or it can be received from the Statue of True Perfection.
  • Gold or Iridium Void Salmon: Fish at the Witches Swamp (accessible after completing the "Dark Talisman" quest.
  • Silver or Higher Quality Wine: Made any fruit with cask (unlocked at highest house upgrade).

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