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Aside from giving gifts and talking with the community, you can accept and complete “side quests” inStardew Valley. There’s a bulletin board in Pelican Town that allows you to accept randomized requests. Accepting one of these and completing it within the time frame will often net you money as a reward.
As you reach the midway point ofStardew Valley’s Year 1, you’ll unlock a feature called “Special Orders.” These are more demanding and have a longer deadline than requests you’ll pick up outside Pierre’s store, but some are worth doing. Among the Special Orders you’ll want to grab during Year 1 is “Gus' Famous Omelet” (1.5+ version).
Gus' Famous Omelet Walkthrough
What to Know & How to Complete
You won’t see the Special Order from Gus until after you’veunlocked the Special Order bulletin board. Go into Pelican Town onday 2 of Fall (Year 1)and you’ll trigger an event with Lewis and Robin. Afterward, you caninteract with this bulletin board to accept Special Orders. As mentioned, these are requests that usually span a good length of the season and are more time-consuming than the requests from the bulletin board by Pierre’s.
You can choose between “Gus' Famous Omelet” and another Special Order. “Gus' Famous Omelet” has adeadline of 14 days. You’ll need to gather24Eggsandplace them in Gus' fridge at the Star Saloon. While this Special Order is active,you’ll see a question mark above the fridge at the Star Saloon. Interact with it to deposit the eggs.
By going into yourjournal, you cancheck the progress of your Special Order. For “Gus' Famous Omelet,” there are two meters to track your progress:
The eggs you place in the fridgecan be regular-sized, Large Eggs, or have different “quality-ratings.”
How to Build A Coop
Robin’s Schedule
If it wasn’t obvious, you’re going to need chickens to get the eggs for “Gus' Famous Omelet.” At this point, you should already have aCoopestablished on your farm. If not, then you’ll want to have one built as soon as you have the materials and money.
You can get a coop by speaking to Robin while she’s at her house. Robin’s house is near the Mines and on the hill below the Spa and Linus' tent. Her business schedule is as follows:
How to Get Chickens
Marnie’s Farm Schedule
It takestwo daysfor the coop to be built. Once it’s finished, you can startbuying Chickens from Marnie’s Farmfor800g. Marnie’s farm isdirectly south of your farm. Like Robin, she has a schedule as well:
If you’ve already seen Shane’s 8th Heart Event, you can get ablue chicken. However, the chances of getting one are randomized.
As long as you feed the chicken daily, it’ll mature and start laying eggsby its fourth day. One chicken makes one egg, so if you want to get 24 eggs, it’s recommended to buy3-4 chickens.
You can also use the Auto-Grabber to get eggs, but this unlocks atlevel 10 farmingand costs a pretty penny (25000g). It’s useful if you plan on doing “Gus' Famous Omelet” the following year(s).
Be sure to check in the coop every day to get the eggs. Having four chickens potentially means4 eggs a day. However, you’ll want tokeep them fed and keep them happy. Like with your dog/cat, you’re able to “talk” to your chicken. If they’re happy,you’ll see a heart over their head.
Gus' Famous Omelet Completion Rewards
Mini Fridge & Money
If you’re turning in “Gus' Famous Omelet” Special Order for thefirst time, you’ll receive amini fridge in the mail on the following day. You’ll also receive3000g. This Special Order can be completedevery year, but you’ll only receive the 3000g. By Year 2, you should have more reliable ways of getting money, so you may not need to do it again. It’ll also save you from putting aside 24 eggs.
You can alsogo to the Star Saloon after turning in this Special Orderto trigger a cutscene.
