Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, AKA Involved Ape, has given followers a sneak peak on the content material coming to the sport within the extremely anticipated 1.6 replace, together with a brand new farm sort, recent dialogue, and eight-player multiplayer help for PC.
According to Barone the 1.6 replace will carry new Joja-related options to late recreation quests, 100 strains of unique dialogue, new secrets and techniques, and content material that “expands on every of the talent areas”. The replace can even introduce a brand new main competition and two mini festivals to the yearly calendar.
A completely new farm sort can even be dropping with the inflow of latest content material, together with new objects, crafting recipes and winter outfits, whereas PC gamers can even profit from eight-player multiplayer help. The developer had said the replace will make the sport “simpler and extra highly effective to mod”.
1.6 content material sneak peek. no launch date but pic.twitter.com/vyhbFRkZ00
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) September 27, 2023
Sadly, Barone stopped in need of sharing a launch date for the 1.6 replace, which followers have been clamouring for ever because it was first introduced again in April earlier this yr. This type of benevolent teasing is par for the course for Barone, who delights in sharing the occasional glimpse of his secretive work.
Final month the developer shared a single screenshot from his subsequent title The Haunted Chocolatier, which led some followers to theorise {that a} beloved Stardew Valley character could also be returning to characteristic within the recreation. A Stardew Valley cookbook can also be slated for launch someday in spring 2024, which can permit followers to expertise the canon tastes of over 100 dishes from the sport, starting from the Survival Burger to the Fortunate Lunch, and even the Unusual Bun.
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