Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update will bring a surprising amount of new content

Grandpa may not have done well, but Valley of Stars fans have reason to rejoice. On Wednesday evening, developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone announced a detailed analysis of the upcoming patch 1.6 of the game. The update will bring a long list of features, including new end-game content, events, and items. Barone did not share a release date for the patch.

Valley of Stars hasn’t received an update in several years. The last time the team released a patch was update 1.5 in December 2020. While it may not be as big as previous updates, update 1.6 will bring a considerable amount of new content to the game. You can check out the full list below, with highlights including a new festival, over 100 new lines of dialogue, and new end-game content.

Valley of Stars creator Barone juggled development of the new update with his next title, Haunted Chocolatier. He started working on Haunted Chocolatier in 2020 as a solo developer. In April 2023, he announced that he was taking a break from creating the game and would spend time working on it. Valley of Starsthe next update. At the time, he said that the new update would include “primarily changes for modders” to make the game easier to use.

Even though fans haven’t received an official update in years, modders have become the lifeblood of the world. Valley of Stars community. Developers have released mods that add new areas to explore, change the game’s aesthetic, and bring new features.