Stardew Valley on PC supports a cheat mod called CJB Cheats Menu. Nintendo Switch players get access to the same in-game exploits and farming loops without any mods.
PC CHEAT MOD SETUP
Download CJB Cheats Menu from Nexus Mods.
Install SMAPI (Stardew Modding API) first. CJB requires it.
Place the CJB Cheats Menu folder inside your Stardew Valley Mods folder.
Launch the game through SMAPI.
Press P during gameplay to open the cheat menu.
Available options:
- Set gold to any amount
- Freeze time
- Instant grow crops
- Infinite health and energy
- Warp to any location
- Max all friendship levels
FASTEST MONEY FARMING CROPS BY SEASON
Spring:
Strawberries give the highest profit per tile in Spring.
Buy Strawberry Seeds from the Egg Festival (Spring 13) for 100 gold each.
Plant them immediately after the festival. Each harvest gives 3 to 5 strawberries worth 120 gold each.
With 200 tiles of Strawberries, you earn 72,000 to 120,000 gold before Summer.
Summer:
Blueberries are the highest-profit Summer crop.
Each plant gives 3 berries per harvest and harvests multiple times per season.
Cost: 80 gold per seed. Return: 150 to 300 gold per harvest cycle.
Plant 200 Blueberries on Spring 1 of your first year to prepare.
Fall:
Cranberries match Blueberries for multi-harvest profit.
Cost: 240 gold per seed. Return: 240 to 480 gold per harvest.
Supplement with Pumpkins for single large harvests worth 320 gold each.
ARTISAN GOODS FOR MAXIMUM PROFIT
Processing crops into artisan goods multiplies their value by 2x to 3x.
Build a Keg and place crops inside to produce Wine or Juice.
Starfruit Wine is the most profitable item in the game.
One Starfruit costs 400 gold. One bottle of Starfruit Wine sells for 2,250 gold base, 3,150 gold with the Artisan profession.
Processing time: 6 in-game days per bottle.
With 10 Kegs running simultaneously, you produce 10 bottles per 6 days.
At 3,150 gold per bottle, 10 Kegs give 31,500 gold every 6 days.
MINE PROGRESSION TIPS
Reaching mine level 120 gives you access to the Skull Cavern, which has the best gems and ore in the game.
Floor 40: Fight Dust Sprites until you get the Burglar Ring from the adventurers guild. It doubles monster loot drops.
Floor 80: Fight Slimes until you get the Slime Charmer Ring. Slimes deal no damage to you when worn.
Floor 100: The Quality Sprinkler schematic drops here. Quality Sprinklers water 8 tiles automatically.
Skull Cavern tips:
Eat food before each run to maximize your energy and health.
Bring 20 to 30 Bombs. Bombs clear multiple floors per use and reveal staircases instantly.
Enter the Skull Cavern only on days with a Lucky day forecast from the TV. Lucky days increase gem drop rates by 40 percent.