Stardew Valley designer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone wasn’t existing when he claimed that upgrade 1.6 was mosting likely to be significant. The brand-new spot, launched Tuesday, is chock-full of modifications to almost every element of the game, from tale occasions to angling, endgame material, and also the maps. Of program, there are additionally the common insect repairs, which cause some hysterical bullet factors in the spot notes.
It’s inadequate to seem like an entire brand-new game, yet it’s a significant refresh, which goes over thinking about the initial game appeared over 8 years back. And while several of the modifications really feel little initially, they can have long lasting results on just how gamers come close to the game. Sure, there’s a brand-new ranch choice and brand-new occasions, yet what concerning NPCs not damaging your upper bodies any longer if they face them? That can be life-altering for the appropriate individual.
From huge modifications to little ones, right here are several of one of the most impactful updates we discovered in the main spot notes.
[Ed. note: This post goes into 1.6 updates, so there will be minor spoilers for new content. Avoid if you want to be surprised.]Added a brand-new ranch kind: Meadowlands Farm
To incentivize several playthroughs and to deal with various sort of gamers, the game has several ranch kinds and designs you can pick from at the beginning. Update 1.6 has actually included a brand-new kind: the Meadowlands Farm, which satisfies pet enthusiasts. Your ranch will certainly begin with a poultry cage and 2 hens, in addition to brand-new blue yard for them to consume. There is additionally the opportunity to obtain a blue poultry to match in Marnie’s store. Just bear in mind to clean the course to the cage initially prior to doing anything else.
Added a proficiency system, accessed using a brand-new location, which gives effective advantages and things…
Stardew Valley has a lots of points to do, yet it has an endgame issue. What completion of a ranch could indicate varies per gamer — marrying, opening all the abilities, obtaining your ranch right into an excellent area — yet undeniably, the game has a hard time to preserve rate of interest after a specific factor. There have actually been a great deal of updates to include late-game material, and the most up to date significant one is the brand-new proficiency system. Once you max out all your abilities, you can open up a door in Cindersap Forest, where you’ll discover the Mastery Cave and have the ability to open brand-new advantages. Skills, as a whole, obtain a large overhaul, with brand-new publications that approve you experience, and notices when you level up an ability throughout the day rather than after going to rest.
Added brand-new events and occasions
Another issue with the Stardew Valley late game was just how recurring events and various other occasions obtained after 3 or two years. The factor of events and occasions like birthday celebrations is to have them annually, nonetheless, so upgrade 1.6 has actually included some brand-new discussion to transform points up every 2nd year. There are additionally 4 brand-new occasions: a three-day Desert Festival (just readily available after you fix the bus), 2 angling events, and a brand-new ecological occasion.
You can currently have up to 8 gamers on computer
One of the largest modifications in Stardew Valley background was the enhancement of co-op, although you can just coordinate with approximately 3 various other gamers. That’s been increased to an overall of 8 gamers in upgrade 1.6 — one action more detailed to running a communicate all your buddies.
The globe map currently reveals your real setting within the globe in genuine time
This globe map upgrade is for those people that have bad navigational abilities in video clip games. While the previous map would certainly inform you which location you remained in, it wouldn’t define where you were precisely, that made identifying just how to reach brand-new locations challenging. Now, the globe map will certainly upgrade with you and your event participants’ real placements. The globe map obtained a few other much-needed upgrades, also, consisting of a map for Ginger Island and even more information on the whole.
You can currently obtain several family pets
It’s wonderful to have a canine or feline running around your ranch, yet besides being pettable, they don’t do a lot. Update 1.6 has actually obtained a lots of family pet modifications, and the largest is probably having the ability to possess greater than one family pet. Once you max out the hearts you have with your starter family pet, you can obtain one more one — and you’ll wish to, since family pets will certainly currently occasionally give presents. (Although, with any luck, your feline won’t bring you dead pets.) There are additionally brand-new types of felines and canines, and there’s currently also a turtle!
Gender-details garments variations can currently be put on by any kind of sex
Over the previous years, games have actually improved at offering varied personality personalization choices, although they commonly still battle when it involves gender. While Stardew Valley doesn’t have one of the most durable personality maker, it’s made some ground. In upgrade 1.6, gamers can currently select any kind of garments alternative despite their selected sex (simply male or women still, however, although you can utilize they/them pronouns). You’re additionally no more stuck to the sex you select at the beginning of the game; you can transform your name and sex in the wizard’s cellar.
NPCs currently push upper bodies out of their means rather than damaging them
Players that favor to put storage space upper bodies anywhere on the map rather than simply on their ranch made use of to deal with a significant challenge: harmful NPCs. Before upgrade 1.6, if an NPC faced your upper body on their strolling course, they would certainly damage it rather than walking it or relocate. Players made use of to need to search for details personalities’ strolling patterns for this. Thankfully, the brand-new Stardew Valley currently simply has them relocating the upper bodies off the beaten track. Feel totally free to put upper bodies anywhere you desire.
Animal Catalogue allows you gain access to Marnie’s store without her requiring to be there
One of one of the most irritating points in Stardew Valley is when you require to access a store, yet the NPC accountable isn’t about. Marnie, proprietor of the pet and feed shop, is among one of the most severe wrongdoers in the game on this rating, which is why the brand-new pet directory — not noted in the main spot notes — is so useful. Like with various other brochures in the game, you can currently access the shop without her. No a lot more lacking hay throughout the winter season!
You can currently consume mayo
This addition was certainly a joke from Barone, that highlighted it in a blog post on X in the weeks leading up to the 1.6 launch. However, if you utilize the Meadowlands Farm kind, which enables you to begin generating eggs at the beginning of your run, you can begin making mayo previously. And since you can consume it, you can utilize it as some wonderful very early-game gas for entering into the mines. As a Redditor noted, “a normal quality mayo gives a whopping 50 energy and 22 health! And that only goes up with quality.” We’ll certainly be benefiting from this gross brand-new approach.
Source: Polygon
