Cave Patrol Guide – Stardew Valley

In Stardew Valley, the Cave Patrol Special Order from Clint challenges you to defeat 50 cave creatures within 7 days. Completing this task earns you the Geode Crusher Recipe, allowing you to open Geodes right on your farm. Follow our detailed Cave Patrol guide to conquer this quest.

Special Order Details

• For: Clint
• Description: “The number of [monster] in the local caves has made mining dangerous… for others, not me. There’s good money for anyone willing to slay 50 of them.” – Clint
• Duration: 7 days
• Objective: Defeat 50 cave creatures
• Rewards: 6000 Gold, Geode Crusher Recipe

Where to Find Cave Monsters

To complete this order, you need will need to defeat a specific type of cave monster depending on the quest description. Here’s where to find all possible ones:

• Bats: Floors 31-39, 41-79, 81-119
• Dust Sprites: Floors 41-79
• Skeletons: Floors 71-79
• Grubs: Floors 15-29

Head to the relevant floors in the mountain caves and start defeating the target monsters. Track your progress in the journal until you reach the goal of 50 defeated creatures.

Claim Your Rewards

After defeating 50 monsters, your journal will update. Collect your 6000g reward from the journal entry. Finish the day and sleep to advance time. The next day, check your mail to receive a letter from Clint with the Geode Crusher Recipe.

Geode Crusher Recipe:

• 3 Gold Bars
• 50 Stone
• 1 Diamond

Place the Geode Crusher on your farm to open Geodes, saving money and gaining valuable resources in the long run.

This is just one of many Special Order requests players can complete in Stardew Valley. Check out our other guides for help getting Prismatic Jelly, completing Robin’s Project, and finding Bone Fragments for Gunther.

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