Stardew Valley Fan Warns Why You Should Never Put Fences Up At Night

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One player learned the hard way that it's probably best to have some light when working at night after they put fence posts up in all the wrong places. Fences in, like in real life, are meant to keep your animals within the boundaries of your farm and not wander off at night. Of course, in the case of this player's fence mishap, the animals can do whatever they want if the fences don't connect.

Redditor Leo_ZR posted the outcome of trying to put fences up at night to the subreddit, warning the rest of the community not to emulate their attempt at building fences in the dark. Hilariously, none of the fence posts connect and were placed randomly around the farmhouse, but one can't blame Leo_Zr for the haphazard fence, as they explained they were too early in the game to get key light sources like a glowstone ring.

While Leo_ZR's fence setup isn't going to work in the long run, it did entertain other players in the community. Many joked that this image shows the dangers of «drinking and fencing» and why players should stay away from notorious villagers Pam and Shane, who spend most of their days at the pub. Fencce7 pointed out the screenshot was hilarious, saying,

Stardew Valley players can produce lots of profitable items on their farms. Among the best items to make and sell are rare crops and Artisan Goods.

Not all commentators on the thread spent time joking, as many offered tips for Leo_ZR when building fences in the future. Longtime fans of are known for sharing tips with new players, and in this case, they reiterated the importance of getting a glowstone. The glowstone is a hybrid ring that creates a luminous radius around the player and acts as a never-ending light source, but they are challenging to make. However, as Eneicia pointed out on the thread, players can carry a torch and switch back and forth with the fence post they're putting down, or they can put it on one fence post while they construct it at night.

Ultimately, is a game about players building