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 kind, contemporary dialogue, and eight-player multiplayer assist for PC.
According to Barone the 1.6 replace will deliver new Joja-related options to late sport quests, 100 strains of unique dialogue, new secrets and techniques, and content material that “expands on every of the talent areas”. The replace may also introduce a brand new main competition and two mini festivals to the yearly calendar.
A wholly new farm kind may also be dropping with the inflow of latest content material, together with new objects, crafting recipes and winter outfits, whereas PC gamers may also profit from eight-player multiplayer assist. 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 wanting 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 12 months. This sort 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 sport. A Stardew Valley cookbook can also be slated for launch someday in spring 2024, which is able to enable 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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