How to Craft a Mega Bomb in Stardew Valley: A Comprehensive Guide
The Mega Bomb is a powerful explosive item in Stardew Valley, capable of clearing large areas of rocks, trees, and even dealing damage to monsters. Unlike its smaller counterpart, the Cherry Bomb, the Mega Bomb boasts a significantly larger blast radius, making it an invaluable tool for resource gathering and dungeon exploration. While you can acquire Mega Bombs through various means, crafting them is a reliable method once you have the necessary resources.
The recipe for the Mega Bomb requires 4 Raw Gold and 1 Solar Essence. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the crafting process and how to obtain the necessary ingredients:
Crafting Your First Mega Bomb
Gathering the Ingredients
- Raw Gold: Raw Gold is obtained by mining Gold Ore, found in deeper levels of the Mines, generally past level 80. Gold Ore can also be found in Skull Cavern and other high-level mining locations. Once you have Gold Ore, it needs to be refined in a Furnace using 5 Coal to produce Gold Bars. Each Gold Bar can then be broken down again to create 1 Raw Gold for crafting. So you need 4 Gold Bars to craft a mega bomb.
- Solar Essence: Solar Essences are a more specialized drop that cannot be refined, they are dropped primarily by the following monsters: Ghosts, Squid Kids, and Mummies, which are found in the Mines, Skull Cavern, and other combat-focused areas. These are often found on the lower levels of the mines. You can also find them as a rare drop from crates in the mines, or through fishing in the trash cans.
The Crafting Process
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Open the Crafting Menu: Access the crafting menu by pressing the ‘E’ key on your keyboard or by selecting the hammer icon on the bottom of the screen on the console or mobile versions of the game.
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Locate the Mega Bomb Recipe: Scroll through the list of available crafting recipes until you find the Mega Bomb recipe. It will be highlighted if you have the necessary materials.
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Craft the Mega Bomb: Select the Mega Bomb recipe and press the craft button. If you have the necessary materials the recipe will go through, and you will now have a mega bomb in your inventory!
Strategic Usage
Mega Bombs are best used in the Mines and the Skull Cavern for clearing large groups of enemies or large swathes of rocks to expose further ore veins and other resources. They are also very useful for clearing large swaths of your farm. Be careful not to use them too close to crops, as they will obliterate them! They also make short work of any tree stumps or other obstacles!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Mega Bombs in Stardew Valley
1. What is the item code for the Mega Bomb in Stardew Valley?
The item code for the Mega Bomb is [288]. You can use this code to spawn the item via the animal naming glitch. By purchasing a chicken from Marnie and naming it [288] you will receive a Mega Bomb in your inventory.
2. How do you get Mega Bombs besides crafting?
Besides crafting, Mega Bombs can be acquired in several ways:
- Monster Drops: They can drop from slain Squid Kids, Iridium Bats, and Haunted Skulls.
- Dwarf Merchant: If you have the Dwarvish Translation Guide, the Dwarf in the Mines sells them.
- Desert Trader: The Desert Trader exchanges one Mega Bomb for 5 Iridium Ore.
- Crane Game: You can win Mega Bombs from the Crane Game inside the Movie Theater.
- Treasure Rooms: They may be found in Treasure Rooms in the Skull Cavern.
3. How much damage does a Mega Bomb do?
Mega Bombs deal 13-16 damage directly within their blast radius. However, they are also effective in breaking rocks, clearing trees, and damaging crops and other obstacles within the explosion’s effective range.
4. Can Mega Bombs hurt me?
Yes, you can take damage from Mega Bombs. While it is not significant if you have a high health, you should try to evade their range when they explode.
5. What items are impervious to Mega Bomb damage?
Certain items, such as buildings and some furniture, are impervious to the effects of the Mega Bomb. However, most farmable and mineable items are vulnerable.
6. What is the best way to farm Solar Essence?
The most efficient way to farm Solar Essence is by consistently exploring the Mines and Skull Cavern in the deeper levels where Ghosts, Squid Kids, and Mummies are more likely to spawn. It may be beneficial to try and get a level with the Monster Musk buff active, which will increase the overall number of enemies, and potentially their drop rate.
7. Is there a way to get more gold?
Mining and slaying enemies are good ways to get gold, but you can also get gold by farming, fishing, and foraging.
8. What is the strongest monster in Stardew Valley?
Among the many challenging enemies, the Magma Sparker is considered one of the hardest to defeat in Stardew Valley, thanks to its high attack damage, and ability to create a fireball when it is defeated.
9. What is the alien thing in Stardew Valley?
The Strange Capsule is a rare event that hints at aliens. It’s a random occurrence where a capsule appears on your farm, containing a fleshy item that eventually becomes an empty capsule.
10. What does Monster Musk do?
Monster Musk doubles the number of monsters on each floor you enter after using it. It lasts for 10 minutes and does not increase the number of monsters on the current floor.
11. What is the secret code 20 in Stardew Valley?
Secret Note #20 leads to a quest involving a truck driver near JojaMart, after a character follows the arrows from the town square to find him. Giving the truck driver a Rabbit’s Foot will reward you with the Special Charm, which permanently increases your luck.
12. Can you craft Cherry Bombs?
Yes, you can craft Cherry Bombs once you reach mining level 1, using 4 Copper Ore and 1 Coal. These are a precursor to the mega bomb.
13. Can you marry Krobus?
You cannot marry Krobus, but you can have him as a roommate after reaching 6 hearts.
14. Who is the best bachelor in Stardew Valley?
Many players consider Sebastian to be the best bachelor, because he is based on mutual respect and honesty, and he’s the most realistic husband in the game. He also makes coffee for the player after you are married.
15. What is the weird sound heard at night in Stardew Valley?
The “Strange Sound Was Heard In The Night” event signifies that the Strange Capsule may appear on your farm. This is associated with the rare UFO sighting event.