This is the first time I've seriously played with the intention of a long term farm, and with a laptop I can now play more consistently. Before this I've made it to year 3 and quit before.

I'm currently on year 2 fall, and have been trying to expand at a manageable pace. I'm keeping organized but not going for the ultra insane optimized power build. I've gotten a handful of villagers up to full hearts which really takes the stress out of trying to greet everyone all the time and remember so many birthdays. I'm missing some animal items from the community center, mostly because I don't have a pig yet (and the cart lady hasn't sold me a truffle either), but right now I'm mostly focused to hitting level 100 in the skull cavern. At this point just waiting for a lucky day. I'm all prepped with about 40 staircases, tons of bombs, espresso, and spicy eel to eat. Just been having a string of bad luck or neutral days for a bit.