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author: Jacob Blazewicz

Stardew Valley Update 1.6 in Details; ConcernedApe Stunned Fans

Stardew Valley was only supposed to receive a few minor details, but Eric „Concerned Ape” Barone has apparently doubled down and update 1.6 will add a multitude of good things.

Source: Eric Barone.
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It appears that a recent teaser published by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone did not herald the imminent release of a new update for the developer's popular game. Instead the developer of Stardew Valley posted a graphic with a list of changes to be introduced by version 1.6.

  1. Stardew Valley - game guide

We had known about some of the news for months, including new items, festivals and secrets. This was enough to pique the interest of fans.

However, this is only a modest part of the list, which Barone shared today on Twitter.

  1. Stardew Valley will see a new grand festival and two smaller festivals, as well as expanded content in the later stages of the game, winter outfits and more than a hundred dialogues.
  2. Update 1.6 will also allow for multiplayer play for up to eight people (instead of four as before), with this applying only to Stardew Valley's PC version.
  3. In addition, the developer is preparing "many small additions and improvements," as well as a new type of farm.
Stardew Valley Update 1.6 in Details; ConcernedApe Stunned Fans - picture #1
Source: Eric Barone / Twitter.

Such a long list of changes was quite a surprise for the players (by the way not only for them), even if you ignore the doubling of the multiplayer limit. So far, Barone presented version 1.6 as a minor update, adding a few minor details and facilities for modders. Apparently, the developer has changed his mind and it will be an unscheduled major update.

Stardew Valley 1.6 so far has no release date. It is possible that at the time of release the list of changes will still grow. Even if it won't ultimately be a giant update, the fact that Barone is still developing the game after the "final" content pack from 2020 (and having a second project on his hands - the Haunted Chocolatier), clearly pleased fans.

Jacob Blazewicz

Jacob Blazewicz

Graduated with a master's degree in Polish Studies from the University of Warsaw with a thesis dedicated to this very subject. Started his adventure with GRYOnline.pl in 2015, writing in the Newsroom and later also in the film and technology sections (also contributed to the Encyclopedia). Interested in video games (and not only video games) for years. He began with platform games and, to this day, remains a big fan of them (including Metroidvania). Also shows interest in card games (including paper), fighting games, soulslikes, and basically everything about games as such. Marvels at pixelated characters from games dating back to the time of the Game Boy (if not older).

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