Stardew Valley's biggest mod is complete, but now it's heading for version 2.0

pcgamer.com:

Stardew Valley's biggest mod released a new version this week with a trailer that «marks the conclusion of over three years of my life,» its creator says. «My initial vision for the mod is complete,» FlashShifter says of version 1.14, but he isn't finished. «I will begin working on SVE 2.0 soon, using all of the skills I've learned since starting this project.»

I first played Stardew Valley Expanded back in 2020 and it felt like a proper expansion even then. It's grown since, now with another farm map, more characters, and new locations in Pelican Town. One of the things I enjoyed most about Stardew Valley Expanded was how naturally it fit in with the base game–from the map changes to new characters to the new JojaMart storyline. SVE's new 1.14 trailer here shows how true that still is.

SVE has always nestled so well into the base game that it's difficult to tell where Stardew ends and Expanded begins. Local JojaMart manager Morris gets his own storyline and house. Claire, who was formerly an unnamed Joja cashier, becomes a marriage candidate with her own story. It adds new farms owned by other characters with their own stories so that you're no longer the only farmer in town.

As for what's new in SVE 1.14, FlashShifter says a new area called the Highlands has been added. It also turns SVE's adventure guild character Lance into a marriage candidate. There are tons of other changes too—new crops, fish, decorations, and more—on top of what SVE had already added in its previous versions.

«The one thing I'm most excited about is actually a character event,» FlashShifter tells me—one that takes place when the player reaches a 14 heart relationship level with SVE's added character Sophia. «I spent a full month developing it. I