Dark Ballcap
| Dark Ballcap | |
|---|---|
| Type | Hat |
| Location | Desert Festival |
The Dark Ballcap is a plain black baseball cap, and Emily is the only person who hands one over. It comes as part of a free makeover outfit at the Desert Festival, so it cannot be tailored, bought or traded for. Emily and Sandy run a changing box on the festival ground, and one visit produces a whole look: a shirt, a pair of trousers and sometimes a hat. The cap is one of the rarer draws from that pool, which makes it a quiet trophy for anyone who likes headwear with no decoration at all. A festival that ends without it means waiting a full farm year for the next one.
Location
The Desert Festival fills the Calico Desert for three days in Spring, and the bus has to be running before any of it can be reached. Repairing the bus follows from the Vault bundles at the Community Center, after which it leaves for the desert in the morning on each festival day.
Emily's booth stands among the villager stalls. Stepping into the box plays a short scene and ends with the new outfit already worn. The clothes that come off go into the backpack, so a couple of free slots are needed or the box turns the farmer away. One makeover is allowed a day, and asking a second time the same day earns nothing but a compliment, so three looks is the most one festival can give. The draw is random and the pool of outfits is wide, which is why the cap can go unseen through several years of farming.
Effect
Black runs from brim to crown with no logo and no trim, so the cap sits under any colour of shirt without clashing. It suits a farmer dressed for work rather than for show, and it reads as modern next to the valley's bonnets and cowboy hats. The hair is hidden completely while it is worn, which changes the look of a character built around a bright hairstyle. The rest of the outfit that comes with it is colour matched to the cap, giving a muted set that fits the dusty ground it is handed over on.
Notes
Everything the booth gives out is ordinary wardrobe stock rather than rare equipment, so the worth of a good draw lies entirely in the look. Anyone chasing a specific hat is better served by the Calico Egg Merchant across the festival ground, which trades bows and masks for Calico Eggs earned in the Skull Cavern, at the races and from the quiz.
Hats in the wardrobe can be lifted onto a cat, a dog or the horse, and a flat black cap looks surprisingly smart on a mount. Keeping the cap also preserves the matching shirt and trousers, which stay in the wardrobe once the makeover is over and can be mixed with other gear later.
All Hats
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ??? (hat) | Volcano Caldera | |
| Abigail's Bow | Desert Festival | |
| Arcane Hat | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Archer's Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Beanie | Tailoring | |
| Blobfish Mask | Tailoring | |
| Blue Bonnet | Abandoned House | |
| Blue Bow | Desert Festival | |
| Blue Cowboy Hat | Skull Cavern | |
| Blue Ribbon | Abandoned House | |
| Bluebird Mask | Island Trader | |
| Bowler Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Bridal Veil | Tailoring | |
| Bucket Hat | Trout Derby | |
| Butterfly Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Cat Ears | Abandoned House | |
| Chef Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Chicken Mask | Abandoned House | |
| Cone Hat | Night Market | |
| Cool Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Copper Pan (hat) | Copper Pan | |
| Cowboy Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Cowgal Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Cowpoke Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Daisy | Abandoned House | |
| Dark Ballcap | Desert Festival | |
| Dark Cowboy Hat | Skull Cavern | |
| Dark Velvet Bow | Desert Festival | |
| Delicate Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Deluxe Cowboy Hat | Island Trader | |
| Deluxe Pirate Hat | Volcano Dungeon | |
| Dinosaur Hat | Tailoring | |
| Earmuffs | Abandoned House | |
| Elegant Turban | Abandoned House | |
| Emily's Magic Hat | Emily's 14-heart event | |
| Eye Patch | Abandoned House | |
| Fashion Hat | Tailoring | |
| Fedora | Stardew Valley Fair | |
| Fishing Hat | Tailoring | |
| Flat Topped Hat | Tailoring | |
| Floppy Beanie | Tailoring | |
| Forager's Hat | Tailoring | |
| Frog Hat | Ginger Island | |
| Garbage Hat | Garbage Cans | |
| Gil's Hat | Desert Festival | |
| Gnome's Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Goblin Mask | Abandoned House | |
| Goggles | Tailoring | |
| Gold Pan (hat) | Gold Pan | |
| Golden Helmet | Golden Coconuts | |
| Golden Mask (hat) | Tailoring | |
| Good Ol' Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Governor's Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Green Turban | Desert Trader | |
| Hair Bone | Tailoring | |
| Hard Hat | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Hunter's Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Infinity Crown | Abandoned House | |
| Iridium Pan (hat) | Iridium Pan | |
| Jester Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Joja Cap | Desert Festival | |
| Junimo Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Knight's Helmet | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Laurel Wreath Crown | Desert Festival | |
| Leprechaun Hat | Cindersap Forest | |
| Living Hat | Weeds; Wilderness Golems; Iridium Golems | |
| Logo Cap | Tailoring | |
| Lucky Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Magic Cowboy Hat | Desert Trader | |
| Magic Turban | Desert Trader | |
| Mouse Ears | Abandoned House | |
| Mr. Qi's Hat | Qi's Walnut Room | |
| Mummy Mask | Desert Festival | |
| Mushroom Cap | Mushroom Trees | |
| Mystery Hat | Mystery Boxes; Golden Mystery Boxes | |
| Official Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Pageboy Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Panda Hat | WeGame exclusive | |
| Paper Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Party Hat (blue) | Tailoring | |
| Party Hat (green) | Tailoring | |
| Party Hat (red) | Tailoring | |
| Pink Bow | Volcano Dungeon | |
| Pirate Hat | Tailoring | |
| Plum Chapeau | Abandoned House | |
| Polka Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Propeller Hat | Tailoring | |
| Pumpkin Mask | Tailoring | |
| Qi Mask | Tailoring | |
| Raccoon Hat | Giant Stump; Raccoon Wife's Shop | |
| Radioactive Goggles | Tailoring | |
| Red Cowboy Hat | Skull Cavern | |
| Red Fez | Traveling Cart | |
| Sailor's Cap | Festival of Ice | |
| Santa Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Skeleton Mask | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Small Cap | Island Trader | |
| Sombrero | Abandoned House | |
| Sou'wester | Abandoned House | |
| Space Helmet | Abandoned House | |
| Sports Cap | Mayor's Manor; Abandoned House | |
| Spotted Headscarf | Tailoring | |
| Squid Hat | SquidFest | |
| Squire's Helmet | Metal Heads; Hot Heads; Metal Head (dangerous) | |
| Star Helmet | Tailoring | |
| Steel Pan (hat) | Steel Pan | |
| Straw Hat | Egg Festival | |
| Sunglasses | Tailoring | |
| Swashbuckler Hat | Tailoring | |
| Tiara | Abandoned House | |
| Tiger Hat | Tiger Slimes | |
| Top Hat | Casino | |
| Totem Mask | Tailoring | |
| Tricorn Hat | Desert Festival | |
| Tropiclip | Abandoned House | |
| Trucker Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Warrior Helmet | Tailoring | |
| Watermelon Band | Abandoned House | |
| Wearable Dwarf Helm | Tailoring | |
| White Bow | Abandoned House | |
| White Turban | Tailoring; Skull Cavern | |
| Witch Hat | Tailoring |