In celebration of the 8th anniversary of Stardew Valley, developer ConcernedApe tweeted out the release date for the highly anticipated Version 1.6 update. Now, the update is finally here for PC players, with console and mobile updates to follow soon!
Those who already own Stardew Valley can download Version 1.6 for free on Steam, or you can buy it now and enjoy one of the best farming simulators of the past decade. But first, here’s a quick summary of the major content updates that come with this version!
Added new festivals and events
- The Desert Festival is a three-day event in spring which can be accessed after the bus is repaired.
- Two mini fishing festivals: Trout Derby and SquidFest.
- A new environmental “event” in summer.
Added a “mastery” system
- This can be accessed via a new area, which grants powerful perks and items.
Added a new farm type
- Meadowlands Farm. It has a chewy blue grass that animals love. You also start with a coop and 2 chickens.
Added many new NPC dialogues
- This includes custom gift reactions;
- dynamic dialogues which react to things that happened;
- custom flower dance acceptance dialogue;
- restored missing dialogue, and more!
Added a world map for Ginger Island
- This world map is visible when visiting the island.
- The world map now shows your actual position within the world in real-time (instead of showing you at a fixed point for each location).
- In multiplayer, you’ll see other players’ positions in real-time too.
You can now get multiple pets
- You can unlock this after getting max hearts with your starter pet
- Pets that love you will also sometimes give you gifts!
Added a prize machine in Lewis’ house
- You can collect prize tickets as a reward for completing quests and special orders, and from repeated egg/ice festival wins.
Added a big tree with a quest line
- This quest line will ultimately give you some new neighbors.
Added four new home renovations
- You can now expand to have a dining room, attic, expanded corner room, and cubby.
Added multiplayer support up to 8 players on PC
- Previously, multiplayer for up to 8 players was only available as a fan created mod.
For the complete Version 1.6 changes, read the complete update here — and happy farming!
