Summary
- Stardew Valley fan creates Joja mod for unique gameplay experience, offering benefits like indoor plant growth and fishing in a warehouse.
- Mod would allow players to start on a Joja Warehouse map, changing gameplay dynamics drastically for those siding with Joja Corporation.
- Fans excited about potential mod impacts on town dynamics and gameplay interactions, despite uncertainties on feasibility by creator.
A Stardew Valley fan is sharing their concept for a Joja mod that could add a lot to the current experience of siding with Joja Corporation. While Stardew Valley has always had an option for players who would rather side with Joja Corporation, the route has been criticized in the past, as some players have felt there isn't much incentive to do a Joja Corporation runthrough. While that might be intentional, mods can always help to change the experience in the more dramatic ways that fans are hoping for.
When Stardew Valley players are just starting out the game, they'll come across the JojaMart and the town's abandoned Community Center. After watching some cutscenes, players are given the option to either help rebuild the Community Center by collecting item bundles for the mysterious Junimo, or by paying a fee to JojaMart. The Community Center route can be long and arduous, but it comes with many beneficial rewards for players' efforts. JojaMart changes the progression path by changing the town's upgrades so that they can be bought with gold, not deeds. However, there are few unique benefits beyond that.
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Expanding and renovating the farmhouse is a major goal for many Stardew Valley players, though it can be difficult to justify the cost early on.
Now, Stardew Valley fan NomNomNomNation is talking about their ideas for a game mod that would change how much the Joja Corporation influences the town and the player's farm directly. With this mod, players would be able to start on a jumbo Joja Warehouse map, rather than one of the normal farm maps. Instead of inheriting the farm in Stardew Valley, players would be instead put in charge of running a Joja Warehouse, which towers over the town, as shown on the minimap art they shared.
There would be some significant benefits for players to follow this route. Players would be given the ability to grow crops indoors from the start, without worrying about crows eating their Stardew Valley plants. A fish tank would let players fish in the building, and overgrowth wouldn't be a problem to worry about. However, to keep it balanced, there would also be some small drawbacks, like crops being a slightly lower quality due to using indoor lighting, and the inability to make use of lightning to build battery packs or collect coal from struck trees.
Signing Up for the Joja Corporation Life
Many fans seem enthusiastic about the possibilities a full Joja experience could give them in the game. Several have suggested how it could change the way that the townspeople act and respond to the player, including potential impacts to Pierre's grocery shop. While NomNomNomNation is currently uncertain if they can actually accomplish a mod of this scope, fans seem hopeful that it eventually becomes a reality.
Stardew Valley
- Released
- February 26, 2016
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You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won’t be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town’s most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness!
