RTGOAT's Longevity
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #26 of 71 Expansions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
General Overview of Features:
For more in-depth details on each mechanic: Longevity - Mechanics
Subsidized Crops (NEW):
-Every season, a randomly select crop, specific to the season, is selected as the subsidized crop.
-If a certain percentage of your crops are that subsidized crop, you will earn a tax benefit.
-Default conditions are that you must have 25% of your crops as the subsidized crop, and at least 25 of the subsidized crop.
Dynamic Honey Pricing (NEW):
-Flower based honey (not wild honey) will use a custom multiplier instead of the vanilla artisan multiplier (2x).
-Having a higher ratio of flowers to beehives will increase the honey multiplier (up to a configurable max).
Daily DR Reduction (NEW):
-Beehives will now assist in pollinating your crops; this improves the diminishing return recovery.
-Having a higher ratio of beehives to total crops will increase the daily DR recovery for vegetables, fruit, flowers, and some forage.
Taxes:
-Taxes accumulate over each season; they are collected on the first of each new season.
-There are 4 separate types of tax:
-Income: A progressive tax that is based on your total income over a single season.
-Property: Tax for each building and the current upgrade level of the farm house.
-Capital: Tax on every placed machine (furnace, keg, etc) (this is tracked per day).
-Sprinkler: Tax on every placed sprinkler (also tracked per day).
-When taxes are collected, the player's money is reduced by the outstanding tax.
If the player has less money than taxes owed, the wallet will be reduced to 0;
outstanding tax is added back to income for next season with a 5% penalty.
Dynamic Pricing:
-Items in the player's inventory will change price based on a number of changing factors.
-There are several types of price influence; listed as follows:
-Base Influence: A percentage adjustment of the item's base price (the vanilla base price of an item).
-Skill Influence: An increase in specific items based on player's level in certain skills.
-Seasonal Influence: An increase in item price if the current game season is not the item's 'in-season'.
-Relational Influence: A price increase in certain items based on the relationship level with certain NPCs.
RTGOAT's Longevity is an expansion mod that overhauls player progression by introducing dynamic item pricing, a progressive tax system, and stamina balance. With over 4,300 endorsements and 139,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking deeper economic and survival mechanics.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 4,304 endorsements and 139k downloads.
- Adds meaningful economic depth with dynamic pricing and taxes.
- Stamina changes could shake up combat and exploration.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated May 2026 – may not be compatible with future game patches.
- Potential balance issues if mod isn't updated regularly.
For players who want a more challenging and realistic economy in their game, with taxes and fluctuating prices. Also for those who feel stamina is too forgiving and want a tougher survival experience. Skip if you prefer vanilla progression or don't want economic complexity.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's page for any required dependencies or load order notes.
- Start a new playthrough to fully experience the progression overhaul.
- Keep an eye on your stamina usage – the balance changes may require adjusting your playstyle.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- RTGOAT
- Version
- v2.1.7
- Downloads
- 139,057
- Endorsements
- 4,304
- Category
- Expansions
- Created
- 10/24/2016
- Updated
- 5/10/2026
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