Stardew Valley: How To Unlock The Mayor’s Basement (& What’s In There)

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The recent 1.6 update for has introduced some new changes, including a secret basement to the Mayor's house that you can explore for a secret item. However, there are a couple of requirements you have to meet before you can investigate this hidden area. This fun addition to the game adds to the personality of a well-known NPC as you discover what resides in the Mayor's home.

You need to have a minimum of two hearts in your relationship with the Mayor before you can fully explore the character's main house. The basement cannot be reached unless you have access to certain rooms within the Mayor's home. This isn't a new NPC in , so you might have progressed your connection to the Mayor far before the 1.6 update came out to accomplish this.

Mayor Lewis' House can be accessed from the hours of 8:30AM to 10PM, or at any point of day or night if you have the Key to the Town item.

The only way to reach the Mayor's basement is to craft a Staircase once your character has Mining Level 2 and place the Stairs in Lewis' home. Reaching the level of Mining necessary for this task will automatically unlock the recipe for a Staircase. Putting together 99 Stone will construct this item, giving you the only tool you need to accomplish your goal here in.

Go to the Mayor's bedroom and equip the Staircase to where your character is holding the item above their head. From this point, find a spot in this room where the Staircase shows up green on the bedroom floor. Place the Staircase this way unlocks this new feature in 1.6, giving you a way to enter the Mayor's basement whenever you want as long as you meet the previous prerequisites.

Going into the Mayor's basement reveals a dark room full of barrels, creating a maze illuminated only in a few places. At the end of this maze, you can find a pair of Lucky Purple Shorts, an item that floats toward the room's bottom right corner. Follow the path from the above image to carefully navigate through this space and get this strange article