Stardew Valley 1.6 update sounds a lot bigger than it was originally billed as.
Earlier this year in April, Stardew Valley developer Concerned Ape (AKA Eric Barone) teased the first details of update 1.6, saying it would be a modding-focused update. That no longer seems like it'll be entirely the case though, as according to the new tweet from Barone below, update 1.6 will offer three new festivals, new endgame features to expand on skills, and new items and crafting recipes.
1.6 content sneak peek. no release date yet pic.twitter.com/vyhbFRkZ00September 27, 2023
That's just scratching the surface of update 1.6. Elsewhere there are over 100 lines of brand-new dialogue, winter outfits for villagers, a new type of reward for billboard quests, and support for eight-player multiplayer on PC. There's actually no mention of the modding-focused features Barone previously teased for update 1.6 in the tweet above, at least.
Over on the game's subreddit, players are loving how Barone previously downplayed the update, only to add masses of brand new content. "He started to add new stuff and just started spiraling. He couldn't stop if it meant his life
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