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Stardew Valley Perfection Waiver Database
Perfection Waiver and Fizz records for Stardew Valley 1.6 Joja Special Services, Perfection Tracker unlocks, watery cave location, 500,000g per 1% progress, non-item waiver behavior, Gold Clock comparison, 99% decisions, Summit unlocks, and post-perfection rewards.
Unlock Fizz and the Letter
Unlock / Perfection Tracker interaction, Joja Special Services letter, and watery cave route
Fizz appears after the player has interacted with the Perfection Tracker in Qi's Walnut Room. The next day, he sends a Joja Special Services letter asking the player to meet him in the watery cave on Ginger Island.
Perfection Waiver Cost
Cost / 500,000g per 1% perfection progress
Fizz sells Perfection Waivers for 500,000g each. Every waiver grants 1% progress toward Perfection, so the purchase is simple to budget but very expensive if the save is missing large checklist categories.
Waivers Are Not Inventory Items
Mechanic / Automatically applied progress, no item storage, and tracker display
A Perfection Waiver is not a normal in-game item. Buying one applies the progress directly, so the decision should be treated like buying tracker percentage rather than acquiring something that can be moved, stored, gifted, or resold.
Gold Clock and Obelisk Comparison
Math / 13,000,000g building route versus 7,000,000g for 14 waiver percent
The wiki notes that waivers can be cheaper than the obelisk plus Gold Clock perfection requirement. Four Obelisks and the Gold Clock provide 14% perfection but cost 13,000,000g, while 14 waivers cost 7,000,000g.
Last 1% Decision
Strategy / 99% tracker, missing recipes, fish, shipping, crafting, and friendship blockers
Waivers are most tempting when the tracker shows 99%. Before paying, check likely final blockers such as one missed crafting recipe, a new 1.6 fish, a shipping item, Golden Walnut mismatch, or a friendship route that is faster than spending 500,000g.
After Perfection and Summit Route
Aftermath / Summit unlock, Statue Of True Perfection, Golden Eggs, and Fizz interaction
Perfection unlocks the Summit route, Statue Of True Perfection, Golden Eggs, and other completion rewards. Fizz can still be found in the cave afterward, but players can no longer interact with him after Perfection has been completed.