It’s the eve earlier than Stardew Valley’s 1.6 replace drops and developer ConcernedApe has delivered us one final sneak peek by the use of patch notes. In case you’ve missed the final week of chaos, Stardew Valley’s developer has been releasing spoiler-free teases of what’s to come back within the forthcoming replace and the neighborhood has been completely consuming it up. The modifications have ranged from the obscure to the topic of numerous fan theories, and span the gamut of bugs and glitches, to lengthy overdue corrections and fixing recreation mechanics. Over the weekend, they even teased that gamers will now be capable to chug mayonnaise only for the hell of it. All hell’s damaged unfastened in Pelican City apparently.
ConcernedApe’s remaining tease is now out forward of the patch’s drop tomorrow, and it’s maybe essentially the most substantial new addition introduced but.
Stardew’s 1.6 replace will, amongst too many additions and fixes to depend, introduce a brand new farm sort to the sport: the meadowlands farm. The brand new farmland will, in response to ConcernedApe, include “chewy blue grass that animals love” making it ripe for grazing proper off the bat. Stardew has seven different farm sorts as of replace 1.5, and every lends itself to a selected playstyle, be it fight, harvesting, fishing, or simply having fun with multiplayer lobbies with a few of your folks.
The patch word appears to point the most recent farm sort shall be particularly good for gamers who prioritize farming in Stardew Valley. Farm sorts have advantages past simply layouts, and the brand new meadowlands farm isn’t any completely different. Gamers who choose to start out a brand new meadowlands farm will start their recreation with a coop and two chickens, saving them the money and time that procuring all three typically prices. It’s maybe protected to say that the brand new farm sort is a little more beginner-friendly, as it’s going to lower out among the extra tedious duties from the early recreation.
This final patch word follows within the footsteps of these behind it, portray the image of an replace meant to transition Stardew into a brand new part of its life. The sport, which has been supported greater than I believe anybody might have moderately imagined when it first got here out in 2016TK YEAR, has had a large lifetime stuffed with new content material and modifications, and 1.6 seems like a tidy solution to tie a bow on issues. A lot of the modifications which have been introduced are granular, however the form of stuff that diehard Stardew aficionados have been clamoring for. Simply take a look at the replies to every certainly one of ConcernedApe’s bulletins and also you’ll see tons of, if not hundreds, of individuals dropping it over modifications that hardly really feel impactful from the skin wanting in. They’re the form of crowd-pleasing fixes I can think about addressing with a view to make the neighborhood completely happy one final time for the foreseeable future.
Coming years after the final important content material arrived in Stardew—and sandwiched between it and ConcernedApe’s subsequent recreation, Haunted Chocolatier—the 1.6 replace was presupposed to have been a extra easy replace for modders earlier than it reworked right into a tiny growth. Within the time since its preliminary announcement, ConcernedApe has spent extra time speaking concerning the recent content material made for 1.6, resembling a wholly new competition and accompanying dialogue, than discussing its authentic intent. Even the teases during the last week have had nothing to do with mods. As an alternative, they’ve felt like a enjoyable repartee between the developer and the large neighborhood his recreation has accrued over time, in addition to an assurance that he’s coming via on some lengthy standing guarantees earlier than shifting on to the following massive factor for an excellent whereas.
To be clear, I don’t consider Stardew goes anyplace, and the console and cellular variations nonetheless want the 1.6 replace to be ported over within the close to future, however this replace feels just like the final massive one followers are going to get for some time as ConcernedApe refocuses on getting Haunted Chocolatier out the door. If these zany patches are something to go by, it’s positively going out with a bang.
