Summary

  • Stardew Valley players are puzzled by odd moments, like random seed drops, that surprise and amuse the community.
  • Most in-game items can be picked up accidentally, but odd occurrences keep players entertained.
  • Community speculates on the origins of the mysterious mossy seed, with possible explanations ranging from squirrels to divine gifts.

A Stardew Valley player was left confused when they suddenly had a mossy seed drop onto their head, seemingly from the open sky. The odd moment is one that some other Stardew Valley players have reportedly experienced, amusing and puzzling the community at large.

Most Stardew Valley items can be left on the ground as physical objects that are added to the player's inventory if they're touched, or if a player simply gets close enough with a magnet ring equipped. Picking up random objects by accident is a common occurrence in Stardew Valley, but this moment is a bit more odd.

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Stardew Valley player Lemay_7 shared a gameplay video of their odd experience of having a mossy seed drop onto their head from out of nowhere. Their Stardew Valley farmer was riding a horse home towards their farm when they got about halfway down the neighboring path. As they pass through, the seed can be seen dropping from the top of the screen directly onto the player. The strange moment took them so much by surprise that the player stops at the end of the video and turns around, staring in confusion at the place where it had just happened.

Stardew Valley Players Ponder Mossy Seed's Origins

Outside just sharing their bemusement at the video, Stardew Valley players have been trying to come up with reasons for the seed's sudden appearance. One of the more comical responses has suggested that Yoba gifted the seed to the player for some good they'd done previously. However, some fans have proposed more reasonable causes for this to happen. The leading suggestion is that the mossy seed was shaken out of a tree by a squirrel climbing it closer to the bus stop, above where the player was running through. Instead of the seed simply falling to the ground, some have noted that they've seen them fall down across the screen. If this is the case, it could have put it close enough to the player for their basic magnet ring to have kicked in and guided the mossy seed the rest of the way to their character.

Whatever the reason for this odd little moment, it's just one of the many examples of how Stardew Valley keeps players surprised and amused even after spending hundreds or thousands of hours in the game. Sometimes these moments are inspired by Easter eggs added to Stardew Valley by developer ConcernedApe, while others are just completely random gameplay moments that delight fans. Chances are Stardew Valley will keep finding ways to impress and surprise its players for many years to come.

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Simulation
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Top Critic Avg: 90 /100 Critics Rec: 99%
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Released
February 26, 2016
ESRB
E for Everyone (Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Mild Language, Simulated Gambling, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco)
Developer(s)
ConcernedApe
Publisher(s)
ConcernedApe
Engine
Proprietary
Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
Stardew Valley does not currently support crossplay between different consoles and PC
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Genre(s)
RPG, Simulation