I am trying to do a stardew valley grid like.

[gamechecker0 (GlitchVortex)]

@SemagSSB

I’m trying to make a game inspired by Stardew Valley, but in 3D and with a square aesthetic. I created cubes to represent the ground—things like dirt, stone, sand, etc. I set up a struct and a data table with properties for these cubes such as:

• Can be plowed?
• Can be watered?
• Can trees grow?
• Is plowed?
• Is watered?
• Has a tree?
• Can build on?
  …and similar attributes.

The only way I see to build the ground as a grid is by placing multiple instances of the same actor side by side. However, this approach causes major performance issues since it would require roughly a 250x250 block area per map segment.

I even tried using Instanced Static Meshes (ISM), but then the blocks don’t have individual data table variables—they all act as a single block. I’ve looked into how farming games like Stardew Valley, Coral Island, and even Harvest Moon handle this, but I haven’t found any answers yet.

This idea sounds really cool! A 3D version of Stardew Valley is a fun concept. For the performance issue, maybe you could store the data for each tile separately and just use Instanced Static Meshes for the visuals. I think games like Stardew Valley might do something similar. Good luck with your project — looking forward to seeing more!