Stardew Valley creator Erik ‘Involved Ape’ Barone has taken to X/Twitter to offer followers a progress report on the RPG’s extremely anticipated 1.6 replace, and to make clear his motivation for persevering with to work on the favored 2016 farming sim over seven years after it got here out.
“A ton of progress on 1.6 final month, it is (self-imposed) excessive crunch mode, nostril to the grindstone (uncooked nostril) mode,” said Barone in a recent post. “This is one of many many additions in 1.6. Maintaining principally the whole lot secret.”
An accompanying screenshot revealed {that a} new storage chest, which may maintain nearly twice the quantity of supplies/objects as a daily chest, might be coming to the sport as a part of the 1.6 replace. Sadly, the brand new put up didn’t give any concrete information on when the brand new content material will drop, however Barone’s wording signifies that he has entered the ultimate stage of the replace’s improvement.
A ton of progress on 1.6 final month, it is (self-imposed) excessive crunch mode, nostril to the grindstone (uncooked nostril) mode. Heres’ one of many many additions in 1.6. Maintaining principally the whole lot secret pic.twitter.com/cFT3Nks8z0
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) December 1, 2023
The transient put up rapidly garnered over 130,000 likes, and was met with an outpouring of assist from the neighborhood, together with one curious fan who requested Barone what made him need to preserve engaged on Stardew Valley after so a few years.
“Many issues, together with that so many individuals are nonetheless taking part in it, and lots of new folks every single day, I need it to be the most effective it may be, It’ll by no means be good however I really feel an urge to maintain enhancing it,” replied Barone. “Up so far its been my life’s work and I care lots about it.”
The 1.6 replace is ready to deliver a bunch of latest options to Stardew Valley, together with new festivals, objects, tales, secrets and techniques, a brand new farm sort, together with eight-player PC multiplayer assist, over 100 strains of latest dialogue, and contemporary late recreation content material.
Current months have additionally seen Barone tease screenshots of his upcoming title, The Haunted Chocolatier, which is ready to “channel the power of the Moon” relative to Stardew Valley’s Solar. The developer additionally indicated in a latest interview with IGN that he can be open to making a Stardew Valley film adaptation, ought to the correct parters – specifically Studio Ghibli or David Lynch – be excited by such a mission.
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