Stardew
Valley
developer
Eric
Barone
—
better
known
as
ConcernedApe
—
has
revealed
when
players
can
expect
the
next
major
update
to
drop,
adding
fresh
content
and
expanded
multiplayer
options
to
the
game.
Announced
on
Monday
in
line
with
Stardew
Valley’s
eighth
anniversary,
update
1.6
will
be
available
for
PC
(Windows/macOS/Linux)
players
on
March
19th,
with
console
and
mobile
to
follow
“as
soon
as
possible.”
We
have
some
idea
of
what
content
is
coming
thanks
to
a
“sneak
peak”
that
ConcernedApe
shared
back
in
September.
This
includes
three
unnamed
festivals
—
one
“major”
and
two
“mini”
—
alongside
new
items,
crafting
recipes,
rewards
for
billboard
quests,
and
late-game
content
that
expands
each
of
the
five
skills:
farming,
fishing,
mining,
foraging,
and
combat.
Over
100
new
lines
of
dialogue
are
being
added
for
the
local
villagers,
as
are
some
trendy
winter
outfits
(which
will
presumably
be
donned
during
the
game’s
chillier
season).
The
developmental
sneak
peek
for
the
1.6
update
teases
additions
like
frogs,
new
Warp
Totems,
and...a
shady
lil’
guy.Image:
ConcernedApe
Players
can
also
expect
some
Joja-themed
alternatives
for
some
of
the
end-game
quests
and
a
new
farm
type
which
hasn’t
been
disclosed
yet.
Other
vagueries
such
as
“new
secrets”
and
“small
additions”
have
also
been
teased,
but
we’ll
need
to
wait
for
the
full
patch
notes
for
more
details
on
that.
Finally,
multiplayer
support
for
PC
is
being
expanded
from
four
to
eight
players,
allowing
you
to
drag
more
farmhands
(or
friends)
to
help
build
your
virtual
homestead.
It’s
no
small
feat
to
keep
providing
a
game’s
fanbase
with
new
content
for
almost
a
decade,
especially
for
one
that
started
out
as
a
solo
project.
The
incoming
1.6
update
for
Stardew
Valley
will
hopefully
be
enough
to
sate
our
appetites
until
ConcernedApe
announces
a
release
date
for
his
highly
anticipated
second
game,
Haunted
Chocolatier.
(Originally posted by Jess Weatherbed)
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