Most of the game mechanics are detailed for you in episodes of Livin ' off the Land . And those are all documented on the wiki . Most of the rest of them can be found in the lost books . But general tips that people might not realize 1 . If you place an object on flooring , the hoe will not work on it . This is useful for placing things like sprinklers , scarecrows , or lights where you till soil to plant crops . 2 . You can charge up the upgraded hoewatering can by holding down the button . 3 . You can tap and cut down trees including palm trees although I don ' t think the tapper produces anything from them anywhere in the game except for inside of Pelican Town . 4 . If you have a low value fish , you can actually make money by turning it into sashimi first . Very useful if you ' re heavy on crab potting . 5 . You can till soil in the mines for artifacts , cave carrots , clay , and the occasional geode . 6 . You can reset mine levels by reentering the mine this saves time if you ' re entering the mine for resources instead of finding stairs . 7 . You can make oil from sunflower seeds , sunflowers , and corn in the oil maker . 8 . You can place most objects anywhere in the game . 9 . If an object is within a villagers path they will destroy it , including forage items . 10 . You ' re more likely to get forage , including stemsworms if you clear areas of debris . Forage and stems will spawn in these locations once they are cleared interesting how this collides with placing objects anywhere be careful where you place them if you ' re artifact hunting still .