Stardew Valley remains one of the most popular indie titles of all time, continuing to pull in new fans and returning veterans six years after its original release. The farming-RPG has grown steadily during that time, with a stream of new updates that have grown the world beyond Pelican Town. These additions have also expanded Stardew Valley's extensive crafting system, offering new tools, devices, and gear for players to create.
Crafting is essential in Stardew Valley, and many of the top-tier devices can save players hours of work on their farm. However, many of the most important items that players can craft use Battery Packs as an ingredient, which can be difficult to acquire.
How To Get Battery Packs In Stardew Valley
Battery Packs are one of the most difficult ingredients for players to acquire consistently in Stardew Valley, as the process of getting them is semi-random. The first method of getting Battery Packs that players will probably unlock is the Lightning Rod, which requires Foraging Level 6, 1 Iron Bar, 1 Refined Quartz, and 1 Bat Wing to craft. Lightning Rods can be placed on the player's farm, and have a chance to be struck by lightning during stormy weather. The day after being struck by lightning, a Lightning Rod will produce a single Battery Pack.
Although Lightning Rods are quite cheap to build, the random nature of their Battery Pack production makes them unreliable. Players who are looking for a more reliable (though slower and more expensive) method should try to unlock the Solar Panel recipe by completing the Island Ingredients Special Order after reaching Ginger Island. A Solar Panel requires 10 Refined Quartz, 5 Iron Bars, and 5 Gold Bars and will produce a Battery Pack after seven days of sunlight.
There are also a few unreliable ways to gain Battery Packs that don't require crafting. There's a chance that the Traveling Cart will offer them for sale for 1500-2500g, and they can also be sent as gifts from Kent and Pam. Finally, Iridium Bats in Stardew Valley's Skull Cavern have a 5% chance to drop Battery Packs on death.
What To Do With Battery Packs In Stardew Valley
There are many cool items that players can make with Battery Packs, ranging from Lamp-posts to Sprinklers:
- Iridium Sprinkler - Automatically waters the 24 nearest tiles.
- Farming Level 9
- 1 Battery Pack
- 1 Gold Bar
- 1 Iridium Bar
- Crystalarium - Slowly duplicates Gems from Stardew Valley's Mines
- Mining Level 9
- 1 Battery Pack
- 99 Stones
- 5 Gold Bars
- 2 Iridium Bars
- Slime Egg-Press - Turns Slime into Slime Eggs
- Combat Level 6
- 1 Battery Pack
- 25 Coal
- 1 Fire Quartz
- Wood Lamp-post - Provides light
- 1 Battery Pack
- 50 Wood
- Iron Lamp-post - Provides light
- 1 Battery Pack
- 1 Iron Bar
- Mini-Jukebox - Plays in-game music
- 1 Battery Pack
- 2 Iron Bars
- Farm Computer - Displays information about the farm
- 1 Battery Pack
- 1 Dwarf Gadget
- 10 Refined Quartz
A single Battery Pack is required for the Engineer's Bundle in the Remixed Community Center bundles found in the Boiler Room. Finally, Stardew Valley's resident inventor Maru loves receiving Battery Packs as gifts, despite the fact that they're disliked by all other villagers.
Stardew Valley is available now on Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
