Stardew Valley Player Spends 1500 Hours Getting An Item Some Players Say Doesn't Exist

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One player spent over 1500 hours in-game, only to just get their hands on the highly coveted, and seemingly non-existent, Auto Petter tool. The tool was introduced in 1.5, and it can be used to give farm animals those extra head pats every day without having to go through them one by one. This not only saves a massive amount of time each day but keeps the barn and coop animals as happy as can be while creating high-quality milk, eggs, and more.

Reddit user josefugly posts that after a whopping 1500 hours, they have finally gotten their hands on their very first Auto Petter. The item only has a 3.6% drop chance from looting chests within Skull Cavern, but can also be purchased from JojaMart after completing the Joja Community Development Form. Commenters on the post share their luck with the elusive Auto Petter tool but also share some sad tales of what can go horribly wrong once looting one for the first time.

While some fans comment that they got their hands on several Auto Petter throughout their playthrough in less time than the original poster, finding the tool is really just based on luck and chance. One commenter, known as Didamit tells their story of how theygot the Auto Petter and lost it all within a second thanks to a very poorly placed bomb within their barn. They state,

I found one on level 102 and then promptly texted my son to share my joy.

Five minutes later I texted my son a series of explatives and said «nevermind» because I placed the auto petter in my coop and then promptly accidentally dropped a bomb and blew it up.

Other commentators stood by the Didamit, saying that a day reset could have fixed the issue, but if they had exited and re-entered the title without saving, they still would have lost the Auto Petter, so it was a lose-lose situation. Players such as foxontherox on Reddit believe that the item is something of a legend, as they state, «Several others agree with foxontherox, as they have played for hours upon hours without even a