Hot take: my old paper map of Pelican Town beat the in-game minimap
I used to keep a printed map of Stardew Valley on my desk from 2016, and last month I finally tried relying only on the minimap for a full season. The paper version had all the forage spots and fishing holes marked with a pen, and I found 12 morel mushrooms in one trip versus 3 with just the screen. There is something about looking away from the monitor that makes the game feel calmer, and I ended up noticing the little details like the smoke from chimney stacks. Does anyone else still use a physical notebook or map for their farm, or am I just stuck in the past?