My farm in Stardew Valley is a spot of solace. It’s a shrine to quiet contemplation, a worthwhile retreat from the calls for of sociability, a hidey-hole constructed only for me and my ideas. Why would I need to invite somebody in and spoil all that?
Actually, none of that’s true. I’d like to romp round Stardew Valley with a pal in tow, and I’ll quickly get the possibility to: Stardew Valley’s 1.three replace has entered its QA phase. Update 1.three will convey official assist for on-line multiplayer, together with different (smaller) new options just like the indicators pictured above. In a surprising instance of northern hemisphere bias, dev Eric Barone’s blogpost additionally mentions that he’s “still shooting for a spring release for the beta” – so any time from March by to June.
Cards on the desk – QA correct really hasn’t fairly began but, with the devs engaged on bug fixes whereas they await some outsourced language integration to return again:
“Work on the new features is done, and we’ve sent all the new text off to be translated into the different languages. Meanwhile, we are working on bug fixes. Once we’ve received the translated text and integrated it back into the game, we’ll begin a serious QA phase involving thorough testing of all new features in both multiplayer and single player contexts. When that is finished, the update should be ready for a public beta. I am still shooting for a spring release for the beta.”
Barone says he’ll focus on exactly how the multiplayer and different new options will work because the beta attracts nearer. It’s doable this has modified, however co-developer Tom Coxon – who beforehand solo-dev Eric Barone introduced in particularly to assist with multiplayer assist – has already given us a fairly particular run down on how multiplayer will probably be carried out. Up to a few individuals can be part of one other particular person’s farm, the place they’ll stay in their very own cabins and rise up to “almost anything the main player can do”. The primary participant will get to make the essential choices, like when to sleep or begin festivals.
If you possibly can’t await official assist, you possibly can already play in multiplayer utilizing this player-made mod. From the sounds of issues although, it is perhaps price holding out till replace 1.three: “There WILL be bugs and crashes. You have been warned,” creator ‘spacechase0’ says. “This is only meant as a temporary solution, until official multiplayer comes out.”
