It’s the eve earlier than Stardew Valley’s 1.6 replace drops and developer ConcernedApe has delivered us one final sneak peek by means 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 return within the forthcoming replace and the neighborhood has been completely consuming it up. The adjustments 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 ultimate tease is now out forward of the patch’s drop tomorrow, and it’s maybe probably 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 kind to the sport: the meadowlands farm. The brand new farmland will, based on ConcernedApe, encompass “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 specific playstyle, be it fight, harvesting, fishing, or simply having fun with multiplayer lobbies with a few of your mates.
The patch observe appears to point the newest farm kind will probably 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 totally 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 secure to say that the brand new farm kind is a little more beginner-friendly, as it’ll minimize out a few of the extra tedious duties from the early recreation.
This final patch observe 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 feel anybody may have fairly imagined when it first got here out in 2016TK YEAR, has had a great lifetime crammed with new content material and adjustments, and 1.6 seems like a tidy approach to tie a bow on issues. A lot of the adjustments which were introduced are granular, however the sort of stuff that diehard Stardew aficionados have been clamoring for. Simply take a look at the replies to every one in all ConcernedApe’s bulletins and also you’ll see a whole lot, if not hundreds, of individuals shedding it over adjustments that hardly really feel impactful from the surface wanting in. They’re the sort of crowd-pleasing fixes I can think about addressing as a way 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 simple replace for modders earlier than it remodeled right into a tiny growth. Within the time since its preliminary announcement, ConcernedApe has spent extra time speaking concerning the contemporary content material made for 1.6, similar to a completely new pageant and accompanying dialogue, than discussing its authentic intent. Even the teases over the past week have had nothing to do with mods. As a substitute, they’ve felt like a enjoyable repartee between the developer and the massive neighborhood his recreation has accrued over time, in addition to an assurance that he’s coming by way of on some lengthy standing guarantees earlier than transferring on to the following massive factor for a superb whereas.
To be clear, I don’t imagine Stardew goes anyplace, and the console and cell 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.