The subsequent free replace for Stardew Valley will let gamers have their very own separate pockets within the cooperative multiplayer mode, creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has revealed. Yes, you’ll get to blow your money on garden flamingos with out riling your one pal who takes virtuafarming oh-so critically. Or merely run your individual farms as neighbours quite than colleagues. As Barone toils away, he shared a screenshot ↑ exhibiting a brand new map in addition to hinting at different newness. Expect new haircuts, new garments, and a brand new breed of canine. Yes, new canine!
Barone tweeted in regards to the replace on Saturday, calling it “a big one” and teasing that the connected screenshot solely confirmed “a fraction of what’s coming.” All he mentions it exhibiting is “a new farm map called Four Corners that’s perfect for the much requested ‘separate money’ option in multiplayer.” He defined how that works in a follow-up tweet.
“If you have an existing multiplayer farm, money will remain shared, but you can go to the Mayor’s house to separate (or re-join) the money at any time. If you separate it, the current funds will be split evenly among the players. For new farms you can set the option at start.”
Even if you happen to do play it as separate farms, which the Four Corners map seems to be arrange for, gamers gained’t have completely separate experiences.
“There is one shared cave, shared community center, mines, etc,” Barone explained. “You’re still working together to achieve common goals, it’s just a little more independent (which leads to some interesting gameplay).”
BUT that’s loads extra he doesn’t discuss. Keen-eyed farmers will see many unfamiliar objects in that screenshot (click to embiggen). You’ll discover new garments together with a costume (the game presently has none), a brand new breed of canine, new haircuts, a jukebox, and different newbits. But principally a brand new canine. Which you’d hope means new cats too?
Barone is specializing in including extra to Stardew Valley over engaged on his subsequent game, he stated in December, although he plans to work extra on that mysterious undertaking as soon as he has assembled a crew to proceed Stardew updates. Yup, the game got here out over three years in the past (February 2016) and it’s nonetheless going.
Stardew Valley replace 1.four will launch when it’s carried out, I assume!
