Stardew Valley: Should You Choose Mushrooms Or Bats?

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Shortly after moving to your Stardew Valley farm, you will have the option to choose which type of item your farm cave will produce. This is a small cave at the top of your farm. Here, you will be able to choose how to fill the space.

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You will either be able to grow mushrooms or populate the cave with bats, who will drop fruit. The decision can be tough, but that's why we are here to help. In this guide, we are going to take a detailed look at each cave type, as well as which one is more beneficial. First, let's look at how to unlock the farm cave.

Updated September 16, 2022 by Jacqueline Zalace: We've updated this guide with more information to help you choose which cave type is the best for you.

To unlock the farm cave, you will need to have earned at least 25,000g. Prior to earning this money, the cave will remain empty.

You will still be able to go inside, but the cave will not produce anything.

The morning after you earn 25,000g, Demetrius will visit your farm. From the front of your farmhouse, he will talk about using the cave for his research and give you the choice between mushrooms or bats.

Once you make your decision, you will not be able to reverse it. This means that you will be stuck with the cave type.

If you chose to populate the cave with fruit bats, you can expect to see a variety of fruits on the cave floor every day.

The spawn rate of fruit depends on the amount of fruit currently inside. For example, if the cave is empty, there will be a 48 percent chance of new fruit spawning. This reduces to 25 percent if there is one fruit inside the cave, 13 percent if two fruits are present, and seven percent if there are more than