Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has emerged from a month of silence to say that he has made “a ton of progress” on the upcoming 1.6 replace for the beloved indie farm and life sim.
“It is (self-imposed) excessive crunch mode, nostril to the grindstone,” stated Barone in a put up to Twitter/X.
Barone additionally dropped a uncommon teaser for the replace’s “many additions”, one in all few we’re more likely to get. Barone has previously expressed a choice for holding the content material of updates to Stardew Valley secret, one thing he reiterated in his put up: “Retaining principally the whole lot secret.”
The teaser? A screenshot together with a brand new “Massive Chest” that is just about precisely what you assume it’s. “It could possibly retailer virtually twice as a lot as an everyday chest,” says the outline within the screenshot. Which is smart to me, since greater chests is among the mods that mainly everybody installs. They’re going to work along with your craft benches, too, so you will not solely have fewer chests round them however a bigger reserve of fabric to attract from in that area.
The large chest will be part of issues we already knew are coming within the larger-than-expected replace 1.6: Iridium Scythe, hats on canines, festivals, and extra dialogue.
A ton of progress on 1.6 final month, it is (self-imposed) excessive crunch mode, nostril to the grindstone (uncooked nostril) mode. Heres’ one of many many additions in 1.6. Retaining principally the whole lot secret pic.twitter.com/cFT3Nks8z0December 1, 2023
The dimensions and scope of replace 1.6 for Stardew is one thing no one actually anticipated, provided that Stardew Valley was speculated to be completed even earlier than the large 1.5 replace added an entire new island and endgame to the already beloved indie. But Barone retains engaged on it, one thing he spoke to in a reply to a query.
“So many individuals are nonetheless taking part in it,” he stated. “and plenty of new poeple [sic] daily, I need it to be the very best it may be, It would by no means be good however I really feel an urge to maintain bettering it. Up up to now its been my life’s work and I care quite a bit about it.”
Stardew Valley’s 1.6 replace has no agency launch date. As with many issues created with out the strain of pleasing traders and shareholders, it will in all probability be launched when it is completed. Stunning, I do know.