Following the 1.6 upgrade, even more individuals are playing Stardew Valley on Steam than ever, exceeding 8 years after its first launch.
On March 19, Stardew Valley followers lastly obtained what they have actually been awaiting – the Stardew Valley 1.6 upgrade. There’s been a great deal of conjecture over the last couple of months concerning exactly what designer ConcernedApe was preparing for the upgrade however it’s become larger than any person was preparing for.
You can discover the complete spot notes here, however to provide you a concept of the example followers are currently reaching experience, we have actually obtained: Three brand-new celebrations, a ‘proficiency’ system, a brand-new ranch kind, brand-new NPC discussion, brand-new plants, even more pet kinds, a lots of brand-new things, brand-new accomplishments, the capability to consume alcohol mayo, therefore a lot more. It’s generally offered the farming sim a brand-new lease of life.
All of this brand-new web content has actually motivated gamers to return to having a tendency to their ranches as Stardew Valley’s gamer matter has actually skyrocketed really rapidly after the upgrade’s launch. According to SteamDB, Stardew Valley got to a brand-new height simultaneous gamer depend on Steam simply a couple of hours after the cumbersome upgrade.
Before this, the farming sim had a gamer matter that varied in between 30,000 – 50,000, though this really rapidly lifted at around 6pm GMT / 11am PT / 2pm ET to about 102,000 gamers after that 130,000, and ultimately over 145,000. Right currently, Stardew Valley has a peak gamer matter of 146,159. It’s worth bearing in mind that the 1.6 upgrade is presently just readily available on computer with gaming consoles doing the same quickly.
It’s not simply ConcernedApe that’s been striving on the 1.6 upgrade. Following the upgrade’s launch, it was disclosed that the designer of Stardew Valley’s ideal mod dealt with Eric Barone on upgrade 1.6, and has actually currently launched a compatibility spot. A couple of weeks earlier, the designer behind Stardew Valley Expanded guaranteed its followers that the mod will not impact the upcoming upgrade – and currently we understand why.
If you’re fretted that this is the game’s last large web content overhaul; Stardew Valley’s designer does not believe he’ll ever before “officially close the book” on the farming sim.
