Updated November 2024: This story has been updated with the new availability of Stardew Update 1.6.
The popular farming simulator and the best cozy game. Stardew Valley released a major update on Tuesday after months of anticipation. stardewUpdate 1.6 has an incredible amount of new content that touches every area of the game, from new menus and DIY, to a new farm layout, new crops, and the ability to have multiple pets and play with seven friends at once. These are enough updates to make the game feel fresh, but it isn’t. so It’s new that you can’t go back to a beloved farm and work hard.
Starting November 4, 2024, the free update is Available to players on all platforms.. The update was initially only available to PC players using Steam, but is now available to console and mobile players as well. If you don’t have the game yet, you can buy it on steam for $15 for PC, Linus and Mac computers, or at the console store of your choice, such as Nintendo Store ($15) either Xbox Store ($15). You can also purchase it for mobile at Apple Store ($5) either Google Play Store ($5) to play on your mobile devices. There are no cross saves, so each platform will have its own files and farms.
As soon as the PC update arrived in March, I opened Stardew Valley and started a file with the new farm layout (which has me really screwed) to dive right into. The update also works on your existing stardew files, and I’ve been going back and forth between my new file and a later game file to see what’s new in different seasons. Everywhere I look I see something new. Moss to forage on trees! New reactionary NPC dialogue! A prize machine at the mayor’s house!
If you hate spoilers, I’m honestly not sure why you read this far, but you should definitely stop reading. I’m about to tell you about some of the biggest changes I’ve noticed since playing the updated game.
Screenshot courtesy of Nena Farrell
ranch mode
The biggest change we can see right away is the new farm layout. stardew Update 1.6 adds Meadowlands Farm, a grass and animal-focused layout for my fellow ranchers. This farm grows a special blue grass That game, creator Eric Barone, says the animals will love. It can raise the hearts of animals faster, improving the eggs and milk they give you. There is less farmland available and some changes to the starting missions. I’m enjoying Meadowlands Farm so far (I immediately created one when the game dropped), although starting with two chickens and no parsnip seeds is definitely a slower path to the infinite wealth I’m seeking. But even though I’m broke, it’s been fun to have such a different start to the game.
Screenshot courtesy of Nena Farrell
fresh crops
The first question my sister asked me when I started playing: “Are there any new crops?” At first I said no. I didn’t see anything new to buy in the store. but there is are new crops with the update; You just won’t find them in any store.
Instead, you’ll find four new crops (one for each season!) in different ways, mainly by digging them out of the ground at the game’s well-known artifact locations, although the locations with these new crops have a slightly different style. You will be able to detect. You can also win them at the new prize machine in the Mayor’s House, once you get your hands on a prize ticket. The new crops are carrots for spring, squash for (surprising) summer, broccoli for fall, and melon powder for winter. These new crops can also be used in the main quest of the game. Simply choose Remixed Packs for the Community Center in your initial settings.