.6.4 hotfix #1 fixes a few bugs in 1.6.4:

-Fixes issue when dropping a big chest into a small chest
-Quarry mine level can no longer be an alternate layout
-Prevents the player from running through barriers in certain transit cutscenes
-Mine levels 45 and 85 are now also refreshed at the beginning of the year

hey bobo, hope you've been enjoying the update so far


Here is the latest patch, which includes some new content, as well as a bunch of balance changes, quality of life features, translation improvements, and bug fixes.


[h2]Stardew Valley 1.6.4[/h2]

New content & features

Added 20 new alternate mine layouts, which can start appearing after reaching the bottom of the mines.
Added 20 new volcano mines layouts, which can appear after youve unlocked the shortcut between the caldera and the volcano entrance.
Added fish frenzies.
Added a special cutscene after youve helped your new neighbors grow their family to the max.
Added 4 new fairy styles.
You can now place 8 additional non-fish items into fish tanks.
Raccoon shop now includes a trade for mystery boxes and golden mystery boxes.
Vinegar can now be poured onto trees to stop them from ever growing moss.
Shaving enchantment now causes tree-specific drops: (fern fiddlehead fern, mushroom red mushroom, mahogany hardwood)


Translation changes

Many edits and improvements to the Chinese version ()
Edits to the Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Turkish, and Korean translations.
Changed the Chinese fonts to make them more appealing and readable.
Changed Hungarian number spacing character from a comma to a period.
Some improvements to Russian font.


Balance changes

When you load a save, youll now unlock missed Steam achievements if needed (e.g. achievements gained while playing offline).
Added mini-shipping bin as an expensive Qi gem shop purchase.
Added more variety, and improvements, to Skull Cave treasure chests.
Life elixirs now only restores health, and energy tonics now only restore energy.
Wild seed spots are now rarer, but yield more seeds.
Doubled the Iridium Golems chance to drop iridium.
The monsters in the volcano entry level are now randomized each day.
Using a treasure totem indoors no longer works. This prevents them from being wasted.
Going down a level in the mines now makes you invulnerable for 1 second.
Increased raccoon mystery box reward from 4 to 5.
Farming experience now contributes to mastery experience at a 50% rate.
Ice orb will no longer freeze a spider while it is in the air jumping.
Removed red snapper from winter fishing quest pool, and sardines from the summer quest pool.
You will no longer get calico rating points from going down the normal mines.
Golden mystery boxes now have a small chance to yield an auto petter.
Slightly reduced chance to find mystery boxes.
Mine barrels and coal carts will now refresh at the start of each year.
The order of mystery box rewards is now randomized per-player instead of per-save.


Visual improvements

Qi club coins now show up in the shop menu.
Various map edits and fixes.
Removed Marus glasses from all beach portraits for consistency.
Improvements to signage in some non-english languages (i.e. Chinese, French, and Russian)


Quality of life changes

Added a 1.2-second delay after dropping an item, before its picked back up by the same player.
Napalm rings are now non-destructive on the farm and inside the slime hutch (i.e. the explosion will only damage monsters).
Added ctrl + right-click as an alternate toolbar drop hotkey.
Receiving a special notification (e.g. first geode message) will no longer cancel out player actions such as eating or warping.
Flopping fish no longer fall back into fish ponds.
Crab pots now have a short time period after harvesting from them during which they cant be removed (750ms).
The Junimo bundle menu now only highlights items that can actually be placed in the selected bundle.

Other changes

Minor optimizations.
Added two inappropriate names to the list to exclude from the name generator.
You can no longer give gifts to NPCs during green rain year 1 (prevents incongruous attitudes). This also prevents a portrait issue with Demetrius.

Gameplay fixes

Fixed disappearing pets bug.
Fishing splash zones and ore pan points are now removed overnight.
The prize ticket machine now consumes your ticket when you get the reward, rather than when you first press the button.
For the purposes of perfection, the level 100 mines stardrop now has a more robust way to check if its been acquired.
Fixed Monster Compendium not actually doubling all loot.
Fixed geodes no longer dropping on the farm in normal circumstances.
Fixed rare crash when spawning items overnight.
Fixed player colliding with stuff during event cutscenes.
Fixed pre-1.6 forged weapons having reduced stats.
Fixed not being able to put a torch on the sprinkler you get as a CC reward.
Fixed various bugs/crashes related to building a cabin.
Fixed wild seeds in garden pots putting their final crop in the top-left corner of the map instead of the pot.
Fixed lost and found chests (from night market and elsewhere) not working anymore in 1.6.
Fixed a duplication bug with the lost and found chests.
Fixed slime hutch floors reverting to the default after reloading a game.
Fixed malformed casino shop red fireworks ID.
Fixed pet adoption catch-all case only working with the animal catalogue, and only applying in year 2 specifically, rather than for any year 2 or beyond.
Fixed use legacy randomization option applied inconsistently when loading a save, which caused weird issues like broken green rain days.
Fixed the case where you could permanently miss the ancient seed recipe if you grabbed the ancient seed packet but not the associated recipe, and then closed the museum rewards menu. Missing recipes will also be restored upon loading a file.
Fixed issue with duplicated animals & building interiors from pre ~1.3 saves.
Fixed end tables not being rotateable.
Fixed an issue where empty barns/coops could not be removed by Robin on old saves.
Fixed slime egg incubators letting you reclaim the egg before it hatches.
Fixed farmhouse placement bounds to match the object placement restrictions around it.


Multiplayer fixes

Synced some NPC Gift data in other languages.
Fixed fireworks (and possibly other sprites) drawing behind stuff in multiplayer.
Fixed Build a Silo quest not being completed for farmhands.
Fixed Raccoon quest not being removed for all players.
Fixed double trinket issue when a farmhand disconnects/reconnects.
Fixed double and/or missing derby participants sprite issue in multiplayer.


Display text and localization fixes

Many edits and fixes in translation text.
Fixed a text parsing error for Asian languages which caused them to incorrectly wrap in some cases.
Fixed spacing issues in Asian languages.
Fixed several localization issues
Fixed Russian line break issue.
Fixed events not consistently handling gender-dependent text.


Cosmetic fixes

Adjusted the draw order of basic objects so that debris will not be drawn underneath them as often.
Placeable grass now offsets vertically a little if it would clip through a front-layer tile.
Fixed seasonal world map not working for non-English players.
Fixed flying monsters not being draw above things on the farm & volcano.
Fixed reward icon in completed quest menu being visually offset.
Fixed georges TV clipping with farmer during green rain.
Fixed movies not showing layered sprites (e.g. the eyeball in Mysterium).
Fixed Qi club coins drawn below the lightmap.
Fixed Qi coin overlay drawn during minigames.
Fixed crane game audio not stopping when the game is forcefully closed.
Fixed some tooltip padding issues.
Fixed movie theater display issues on the world map.
Fixed repeated dialogue selection sound if a control was plugged in but you are using a mouse.
Fixed quest reward icon input offset issue.
Fixed Joja Warehouse roof drawing above the weather (and possibly other similar cases).
Fixed various map tile issues.
Fixed a visual issue with a shadow in the farm house.
Fixed able to swap two chests of the same type.
Fixed machines sometimes wobbling when theyre not processing anything.


There are also some changes for modded players and mod authors, if those are of interest to you, check the full patch notes here or here.

Thank you for playing Stardew Valley!

-Ape stardrop

Hey everyone,

The 1.6.3 update is here, which includes some "Quality of Life" changes, bug fixes, and balance adjustments. Patch notes below:


-You can now access Clint's shop and geode service while your tool is being upgraded.
-Increased raccoon bug meat and bat wing request amount
-Harvesting moss now grants 1 foraging exp per moss
-Infinite Power achievement is now more generous with how it activates, allowing pre-1.6 saves to trigger the achievement
-Adds mine cart shortcut to year 1 Spirit's Eve festival
-You now have to collect (not just donate) the 4 prismatic shards for the "Four Precious Stones" Qi Quest
-The JunimoKart Qi Quest now rewards 20 Qi gems (up from 10)
-Adds new cabins to starter layouts for multiplayer.
-Starter cabins now appear in the actual order intended.
-Adult mossy green rain trees boost the moss growth rate of nearby trees
-If a Journal quest title is too wide, the clock icon and the rest of the text will be shifted down to make room
-You can now press the Escape or menu button to "go back" on a shipping menu category page
-Adjustments to moss growth (grows slower on sunny summer days, recovers slower after harvest)
-Reduced meteorite prismatic shard chance (100% -> 25%)
-You can now paint the new cabins (at 3rd upgrade level)
-Ancient seed packets excluded from sale at traveling cart
-Made waterfall and other ambient positional sounds fade out more smoothly
-Added a catch-all case: if it's year 2 and you don't have a pet (for any reason), you can start adoptinng them from Marnie's
-Made berry bush state consistent overnight and on load (both at 20% plus a small new random bonus chance)
-Minor graphical fixes
-Fixes several translation errors and missing translations
-Fixes large character sprites having a visual glitch (e.g. bear, island frog, clint hammering)
-Fixed a visual error in the shop menu if an item's name was longer than the width of the menu
-Fix a crash related to the new festival
-Fix a bug that was causing excess trash to be fished
-Fixed bug preventing Emily's 10 heart mail and event from triggering
-Fixed some graphics issues with Shipping menu
-Fixed several more spawn-out-of-bounds cases
-Added Krobus portrait

Thanks for playing!
-Ape stardrop

Hey everyone,

With these major Stardew Valley updates, it's typical that there are near-daily patches for a few days after launch. There's always a few weird bugs that are only discovered once the update is out and all of you are playing it. So here is the second post-launch patch for you.

Change log:

-Fixes an issue with Willy's rod
-Fix for invisible tea sprites
-Fixed an error in the Luau event in Portuguese
-Fix for pre-1.6 basic wines looking messed up
-Fix for a soft lock if you charged a tool and then strafed to a warp spot, and released the tool while warping
-Fix inedible ingredients being poisonous after turning into jelly or pickles
-Adds scaling edibility to juice, jellies, wine and pickles
-Volcano dwarf bombs now match regular dwarf bombs
-Void egg is now poisonous
-Adjusted adventure guild open hours on map
-Various translation fixes

Wishing you all a fun time
-Ape stardrop

Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying the new update so far. Here is the first post-launch patch to fix a few bugs that weren't caught before release. Patch notes below:

Patch 1.6.1

-Fixed botched German egg quest text (for new players going forward)
-Prevent animal page from crashing when clicking on the scroll bar when there are a low number of animals
-Fix Junimo harvester in save crash
-Fix Meadowlands farm quest persisting if the farm icon was selected, but then another farm was started
-Fixed the telephone robin house upgrade question being malformed
-Improved cases where the quest title could go off the edge of the quest log
-Fixed eyebrow accessory looking weird when fishing
-Don't allow clipboard to be set to a null string
-Fixed crash when farmhand re-connects to town during green rain (and potentially other related crashes)
-Fixed several map tile issues and places where forage could spawn out of bounds

Thanks for playing!
-Ape stardrop

Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying the new update so far. Here is the first post-launch patch to fix a few bugs that weren't caught before release. Patch notes below:

Patch 1.6.1

-Fixed botched German egg quest text (for new players going forward)
-Prevent animal page from crashing when clicking on the scroll bar when there are a low number of animals
-Fix Junimo harvester in save crash
-Fix Meadowlands farm quest persisting if the farm icon was selected, but then another farm was started
-Fixed the telephone robin house upgrade question being malformed
-Improved cases where the quest title could go off the edge of the quest log
-Fixed eyebrow accessory looking weird when fishing
-Don't allow clipboard to be set to a null string
-Fixed crash when farmhand re-connects to town during green rain (and potentially other related crashes)
-Fixed several map tile issues and places where forage could spawn out of bounds

Thanks for playing!
-Ape stardrop

The Stardew Valley 1.6 update is here!
I hope you all enjoy the update.



This update adds new content to the game, focusing mainly on the valley, with additions and improvements to almost all areas of the game. There are also a ton of quality of life features, and bug fixes.

Some of the changes:

• A new major festival
  
• Two new mini festivals
  
• A new environmental event
  
• Hundreds of new lines of dialogue
  
• A new end-game skill system
  
• New crops, crafting items, furniture, and more
  
• A new farm type: Meadowlands Farm
  
• Multiple pets
  
• WAY MORE, I don't want to spoil everything
  

Hello everyone,

Today is Stardew Valley's 8th anniversary. That's a long time, I can't believe it's been so long. But the game is doing great, especially here on Steam which was the first platform I launched the game on, and have always considered it "home". It's an honor that Stardew Valley has been so well-received here on Steam, and I thank all of you for playing the game and creating a cool community around it!

What better day than today to announce the new 1.6 update release date:
[h2]March 19th, 2024[/h2]

This update adds some new content to the game. I will release patch notes on the day of launch, but I think it would be more fun for you to just play the update and discover everything yourself. The update will work perfectly fine with your existing save files, but I'd recommend starting a new file to get all the new stuff in context (and because it's always fun to start a new file). You may even want to start with the new farm type.

With a new update on the horizon, a worldwide concert tour underway, an official cookbook coming soon, and now over 30 million copies sold, Stardew Valley is thriving more than ever. All of this is possible because of you, the players, so I just want to say THANK YOU very much.

I hope you enjoy the update when the time comes, and I'll see you in 3 weeks!

-Ape

Here is a "sneak peek" at some of the stuff that will be coming in the 1.6 update. I have no release date for it yet, but will release it as soon as it's ready. The content is pretty close to being finished, but then there will need to be testing, polishing and translations before it can launch on PC.

Thank you for playing Stardew Valley!
-Ape
stardrop

Stardew Valley is 20% off for a week. During this time, 100% of all revenue will go to help protect whales, dolphins, belugas, and other aquatic mammals through the WDC (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) charity. Thank you for your support.


I really like Belugas.

A big thank you to all Steam players for supporting Stardew Valley these past 7 years!

I can't believe it's been so long.

Since launch:
-4 major content updates
-Multiplayer update
-ports to all major platforms
-translations into 11 new languages
-The official Stardew Valley Wiki
-merchandise
-Stardew Valley board game
-Musical collaborations like the Orchestral recording by vgm classics
-The Stardew Valley Cup
-Launch of the official Stardew Valley forums
-A thriving modding community

and most importantly, a fantastic player community that has added a ton of depth and life to this world. So as always, I want to thank YOU for being part of this, and helping to make Stardew Valley what it is today. None of this would have been possible without your support and I will always be thankful for that.

Up next? A 1.6 update that is focused on adding tons of new support for modders. This will make modding a lot easier and much more powerful.

I will also be working on my next game, Haunted Chocolatier.

-ConcernedApe

Hey everyone, 1.5.6 is out now.

It's a small patch that fixes a few bugs, adds a "quality of life" feature for multi-monitor users, and addresses a few gameplay inconsistencies that have been around for a long time (i.e. the hoe dirt under mature forage crops de-spawning, and indoor grass dying in winter)


- On multi-monitor setups, the game now remembers and restores on the last used monitor.
- Potential fix for a random crash that could occur at the end of the night.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the various farm types' wallpapers and floorings from applying when starting a new game.
- Fixed a bug where pressing ESC to dismiss the level up screen would dismiss the menu without applying the level up, causing it to reappear every night.
- Hoed dirt no longer decays under forage items on the farm. This ensures that dirt under freshly grown seasonal forage seeds can no longer disappear randomly.
- Grass placed indoors no longer dies when seasons change to Winter.
- Fixed being unable to harvest Tea Saplings placed on Garden Pots on Ginger Island.
- Fixed an issue where the Z key would be unbindable after resetting controls to the default.
- Fixed map screenshots not functioning on Linux.
- Updated Steamworks.NET to 20.0.0.

As always, thanks for playing Stardew Valley!
-Ape

Hotfix at 1:00PM PST 12/22:
- Fixed a crash when starting the game in Compatibility mode on MacOS.
- Fixed being unable to move the game window from one desktop to another in certain monitor configurations.
- Fixed an issue that prevented selecting a profession using a gamepad. You should be able to re-select any missed professions the next day.
- Fixed garden pots automatically harvesting when moused over.
- Fixed Emily's patio decorations being one tile above where they should be.

Hey everyone,

1.5.5 just went live. It's a small update, which doesn't add new content, but has some important technical changes for modders, some quality of life changes, and some bug fixes:

[Architectural changes]
- Migrated the game from XNA (targeting .NET Framework 4.5.2) to MonoGame (targeting .NET 5). This futureproofs the game and allows mods to access more than 4 gigs of RAM.
- Made various internal changes for mod authors.

[Quality of life changes]
- Holding the CTRL key in addition to shift now lets you purchase/craft stacks of 25 items at a time.
- When starting a new save, many settings now default to what they were the last time you played the game. Some settings like zoom level, gamepad mode, and multiplayer server privacy aren't copied over.
- You can now build or move farm buildings onto artifact spots. This destroys the artifact spots.
- You can now nudge pets out of the way while building/moving a building by clicking on them.
- You can now buy back items accidentally sold in the same shopping session.
- The in-game time is now shown on the upper-right hand corner of the screen when playing Journey of the Prairie King in multiplayer.
- Grass placed using Grass Starter during Winter no longer disappears when the game is reloaded (but it still won't grow or spread).

[Localization fixes]
- Fixed Shane's 6-heart event soft-locking in the Hungarian translation.
- Fixed incorrect backslash characters in various events in the Hungarian localization.
- Fixed typos in the French localization.
- Fixed a typo in Livin' Off The Land that incorrectly states that Super Cucumber can be caught in Winter.

[Cosmetic fixes]
- Added commas to the price display on the various building construction menus.
- Adjusted collisions in the Calico Desert to avoid a minor sorting issue on the top-left edge of the raised cliffside.
- Fixed issue where Sebastian's sprite would shift into an invalid position at 1:00 PM when he's working on his bike on the farm.

[General fixes]
- After completing the Cryptic Note quest, subsequently reaching the 100th floor of the Skull Cavern will guarantee a loot chest.
- Fixed an issue where hard mode mines could become permanently enabled.
- The Blacksmith profession now affects Radioactive Bars.
- Garden Pots no longer lose any applied fertilizers when they are harvested from.
- Fixed the explosion radius not being centered when dislodging flooring and certain other types of items.
- When placing a Garden Pot on Ginger Island on a rainy day, it will now spawn with its dirt correctly watered.
- Fixed an issue where moving a cabin with a cellar would cause the stairs to the cellar to warp the players out of bounds for the rest of the play session.
- Fixed a case where entering the Farm from the south on horseback and triggering an event could cause the player to get stuck in a wall.
- Fixed various invisible tiles preventing certain spots in the Mountain lake from spawning fish activity bubbles.
- Fixed the tile holding the plant on Elliott's table not being passable from behind.
- Fixed some tiles on the left side of the beach farm being unbuildable.

If, for any reason, you want to play on the "legacy" 32-bit version, it's still available on Steam (right click Stardew > properties > betas > select "Compatibility" version).

If you are a modder, please check out PathosChild's 1.5.5 migration guide, which goes into greater depth on some of the changes in this patch.

A 1.5.6 update is also currently underway. We're working directly with PathosChild (creator of SMAPI, a very popular Stardew modding tool) to add even more modding support to the game, including some long requested "holy grail" changes which should make some aspects of modding much easier in the future. We've given PathosChild source code access to help us accomplish this task.

There may be some new content in 1.5.6, too, but it's not going to be anything huge like 1.5.

Thanks for playing Stardew Valley!
-Ape

Hi everyone,
The 1.5.4 patch is now available. It fixes some more lingering issues from the 1.5 update, and makes some slight adjustments to the game. Hopefully this is the last bug fix patch necessary for 1.5.

Below is a changelog:

- Adjusted the logic for checking for Perfection so that it accounts for games where the farm switched to the Joja route partway through a Community Center playthrough.
- Lucky Rings no longer lose their luck bonus overnight.
- Fixed an issue where fishing with multiple rods in your inventory after catching a treasure could cause strange animations and softlocks when casting from a different rod. This was the cause of the infamous "fishing rod in head" bug that has existed in Stardew Valley since day 1.
- Pam no longer visits the Island Resort on Sandy's birthday.
- Fixed a rare crash that could occur when watching an event in multiplayer as the clock hits midnight/1:00 AM.
- The sound of fiber crops being harvested can no longer be heard if you are in another area.
- The Stardew Valley Fair shop no longer sells multiples of the randomly chosen items. Tea Sapling has also been replaced by Triple Shot Espresso.
- Qi Challenge and Special Order related items are now properly removed from both Marlon's Item Recovery Service, and items requested to be recovered are now removed from the mailbox once the quest expires.
- Fixed an exploit where entering the Skull Caves would immediately unlock all 120 floors on the elevator.
- Fixed a rare instance where a charged Hoe could dislodge a non-empty chest and destroying its contents if it was placed in a specific configuration next to other chests.
- Fixed an issue where the buttons in the Calico Jack and Calico Spin minigames wouldn't respond to controller input if the UI Scale setting didn't match Zoom Level setting.
- Bombing certain floor tiles in the Quarry mine area no longer spawns items.
- You can no longer collect Golden Coconuts from Palm Trees in the Desert.
- You can no longer interact with objects while warping using the Scepter of Return.
- You can no longer place and retrieve certain wallpapers in chests to obtain a Lost Book.
- Trees no longer grow on top of placed furniture items.
- Fixed a minor graphical inconsistency with the quality indicator on procedurally-colored objects such as flowers.
- Fixed a formatting issue with Leo's first event in the Korean localization, preventing the event from completing.
- The Special Order board is no longer invisible during summer in the Korean localization.
- Various localization corrections.

-Ape stardrop

Hi everyone,
The 1.5.3 patch is now available. It fixes some more lingering issues from the 1.5 update, makes some slight adjustments to the game, and adds better support for high-res displays. Below is a changelog:

- Added an experimental change to allow the game to render correctly on ultra-wide displays.
- Fix for various cases where the player could get stuck/soft-locked in an animation after using a tool.
- If the player is flagged as having seen the Summit event but does not have its music marked as heard, they can re-trigger the event. The music will be marked as "heard" immediately.
- The Summit event now properly triggers if the player is married to another player character.
- Fixed rare issue where you could spawn onto the cliffs on the northwest corner of the map near the Ginger Island docks.
- Fix for post-6 heart Leo using the wrong schedule on Wednesdays.
- Slight adjustments to Leo's gift tastes.
- Crab Pots are now affected by the crab pot related professions of the farmer who refills the bait. This fixes a case in multiplayer where a player's profession (such as Mariner) would appear to not work because the Crab Pot was originally placed in the water by someone else.
- Fixed an issue where the Quality Bobber was not applying its bonus.
- You can now catch Night Market fish using Magic Bait in the southwest corner of the Beach.
- Fixed an issue where you could get soft-locked if you hooked a fish right as the Pirate cave event begins.
- Fixed some minor data entry issues on Normal Bundles that also appear in Remixed Bundles (Animal Bundle requiring a Small Brown Egg instead of a Large White Egg, and normal Cheese not being an option in the Artisan bundle)
- Made Prismatic Slimes a little more common (1/125 chance to 1/83 chance) and also made daily luck slightly modify the chances of encountering it.
- Fixed bug preventing Prismatic Slimes from not dropping Prismatic Jelly in rare cases.
- The Strange Capsule now only spawns once per game.
- Made Stone Owl rarer and touched up the sprite.
- Fixed bug where the Strange Capsule would leave a residual light glow.
- The overnight Lost & Found tool check now also checks the Island Farmhouse fridge.
- Penny's 14 heart event now places your existing bed in a chest rather than replacing it.
- Qi Beans/Fruit are now properly removed from any machines/craftables after the Qi Challenge expires.
- You can no longer catch Qi Beans when fishing during festivals.
- Fixed a crash that could occur if a Dust Spirit's stone-breaking move would cause a Qi Bean to spawn.
- Removed a long delay after talking to the Gourmand when you've got the crop he's requested growing, but not yet fully grown.
- Furniture is no longer visible/can no longer block movement during events that take place outside of the Farm.
- The daytime music from Ginger Island can now properly be played on the Saloon jukebox.
- Fix for a crash using a Warp Totem while the Mermaid Show is playing.
- You can now properly go back to sleep immediately after waking up after passing out.
- Fixed various item duplication glitches related to moving Rings around in certain menus.
- Fixed certain gemstones appearing on the Daily Quest board before they are actually accessible ingame.
- Fixed the menu backgrounds option displaying incorrectly when playing on splitscreen on a rainy day.
- The Farmer no longer blinks while charging a tool. This was causing a minor visual issue.
- Fixed incorrect button mapping shown on Local Coop Join screen.
- Various localization fixes.
- (Modding) Added an exception when specifying invalid items in randomized bundles.
- (Modding) Fixed big craftables losing mod data when removed.
- (Modding) Fixed an issue where going from one floor to another on horseback inside the Volcano could cause the player to be positioned incorrectly on the next floor.

-Ape stardrop

Hotfix #1 (1/16/2021 2:00AM PST):
- Fixed an issue where you could get stuck from pulling in fish after getting a nibble on fishing rod in multiplayer.
- Fixed items lost from being knocked not being considered for checks that check all items ingame.

Hi everyone,
Hope you're having fun playing Stardew Valley. The 1.5.2 patch is now available. It fixes some lingering issues from the 1.5 update. Below is a changelog:

- Qi Fruit can now be grown on the Farm during Winter.
- Tools now track the previous two enchantments that were added to them and prevents those enchantments from being randomly selected.
- Adjusted one of the Journal Scrap treasure map images to more accurately represent the in-game location.
- Junimos will now harvest crops on the farm even if you spent the night on the Island. They will also properly harvest crops even if you are not physically present on the farm.
- You can now place Mini-Fridges inside the Island Farmhouse.
- You can now collect Honey from Beehouses on the Island farm in Winter.
- Garden Pots on the Island farm no longer become watered on days it is raining in Stardew Valley.
- Forage crops no longer disappear overnight on the Island farm on Saturdays/Sundays.
- Added a failsafe preventing players from warping to the upper left corner of the southern Island map.
- Fixed an issue preventing Perfection in the Joja route.
- Fixed graphical issues with the post-Perfection event.
- Coral and other aquatic forage items are now included for the "Botanist" profession.
- Coral is now classified as a considered a "red" item.
- Added Dark Cowboy Hat to Skull Cave chest loot table.
- Hearts that are dropped during Qi's Hungry Challenge can always be collected in even if inventory is full.
- Qi Seasoning will no longer increase speed buffs. The duration of buffs granted by Qi Seasoned food/drinks has been increased by 50%.
- The "Level Up" screen's "Ok" button will never be positioned offscreen. You can also dismiss the menu by pressing the ESC key.
- The Key to the City now allows you to go into Pierre's Seed Shop, even if you completed the game through the Joja route.
- Fixed an issue where large amounts of Beets placed in a Mill would not produce the proper amount of Sugar.
- Fixed gifting related Special Order objectives not correctly checking the minimum liked value of items gifted.
- You can no longer complete the "Danger In The Deep" Qi Challenge by visiting the Skull Caves.
- Special Order related items that are stashed in Junimo Chests are now properly removed once the Special Order expires.
- Fruit tree saplings and seeds sold at Festivals now properly reduce their price according to the profit margins setting.
- Fixed an issue where most minigames would appear misaligned in split screen.
- Fixed a crash that could occur in the Mermaid Show in split screen.
- When two split screen players select the same farmhand, one of them will no longer get stuck on a Loading screen.
- Passing out in Qi's secret room no longer causes you to wake up on the mainland.
- Fixed Sign items no longer showing their placement indicator once a Fish Pond had been built on the farm.
- Combined Rings now properly display the stat buffs of all of their component rings instead of just the first.
- Combined Rings now properly uses their localized name.
- Fixed a Ring duplication glitch in the Dye Pot menu.
- Fixed a crash and other issues related to obtaining the Iridium Krobus item.
- Potential fix for a random crash that occurs when going to bed.
- Potential fix for a crash in the mines.
- Fishing from the pond on your farm using Magic Bait no longer crashes the game.
- Fixed a crash when Crabpots are removed by a farmhand.
- Ducks now sell for the appropriate price.
- Reduced the sell price of Cookout Kits from 3000g to 80g.
- Fixed a bug causing Cheese Cauliflower to not display in Collections tab.
- Breaking open Geodes and Artifact Troves no longer erroneously count as 2 item collects on the Collections tab.
- You can no longer sit on chairs if the game is currently pausing your character due to an animation (such as using a tool or kissing your spouse).
- Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking in the scrollbar region of a shop menu when there are less than 4 items available.
- Bomb fuse sounds are now forcibly silenced overnight, fixing an issue where placing a bomb and sleeping could cause the fuse sound to play indefinitely.
- You can no longer instantly kill Fector as a Zombie in Journey of the Prairie King.
- Adjusted the rendering of very wide furniture items so that they do not extend too far past an inventory slot.
- Fixed an issue where weeds could appear as Batteries.
- Weapon cooldown timers no longer display on weapons in the Shop menu.
- Fixed a missing event in Willy's shop from the Hungarian localization.
- Fixed an issue with Leo's 6-Heart event in the German localization. This fix is applied retroactively .
- Fixed an issue where some weapons added in 1.5 would display an incorrect weapon name in the German localization.
- Fixed crashes related to Lewis's phone call in various localizations.
- Various minor typo fixes.
- Various localization fixes.
- (Modding) Made the order and naming of tilesheets on the Beach Farm more consistent with the other farm types.

Also of note, Stardew Valley broke it's all time in-game player record on Steam recently (almost 5 years after release!), with 94,879 players in-game at the same time. Pretty cool.

-Ape stardrop

Hotfix at 8:00PM PST 1/8/2021: Fixes a graphical issue with spouse outdoor areas.

The 1.5.1 patch is now available. It fixes several bugs and issues that were discovered since the launch of 1.5 on Monday. Below is a changelog:

[h3]Changes:[/h3]

• The Crystal Cave puzzle now gradually gets easier after repeated misses.
  
• The "Spawn monsters on the farm" advanced game option will no longer reset when selecting a different farm type after the setting has been modified.
  
• Spouses will no longer stand around looking at rug-type furniture items. This fixes a case where a spouse might stare at a Floor Divider, which could cause them to block the player's way through a narrow hallway.
  

• Fixed a crash that could occur overnight if you placed the Auto-Petter anywhere that isn't a Coop or a Barn.
  
• When dismissing the Forge menu, items that can't fit in your inventory will now be dropped downwards instead of upwards, to avoid items being dropped into the lava.
  
• Stacks of items that can be redeemed at the Stardew Valley Fair now properly grant you the whole stack, instead of just one of the item.
  
• Fixed various issues related to having a child named Leo or Kent. Existing friendship points for these characters will be transferred over to your children.
  
• You can longer place objects in some out-of-bounds areas in the Farmhouse.
  
• Pets no longer warp out of bounds in the Farmhouse.
  
• Fixed some cases where hairstyles would "clip" through hats.
  
• Fixed an issue where purchasing the Master Slingshot would give the player a normal Slingshot.
  
• You can now properly select the "Beach Farm" on the new game screen when playing with controller at minimum resolution.
  
• Leo is no longer available as a Feast Of The Winter Star gift recipient if he is not in town.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurs when demolishing Cabins.
  
• Fixed being able to place objects in certain tiles that block player movement such as the rockslide that blocks the path to the Mines.
  
• Fixed a bug where killing Big Slimes carrying hearts during Qi's Hungry Challenge, while wearing the Burglar's Ring, would cause the hearts to be collectable in the player's inventory.
  
• Maru no longer stands on the wrong tile outside the farm on Saturdays if you're married to her.
  
• Fixed Hair #56 accidentally being replaced.
  
• Birdie's item trade quest no longer removes all stacks of an item when they are given to their intended recipient.
  
• (Modding) Fixed the Return Scepter not returning to overwritten Farmhouse entry locations.
  

• Various localization fixes and changes.
  
• Fixed a bug in the German localization preventing characters from completing Birdie's quest.
  
• Fixed a bug in the Spanish localization preventing Birdie's introduction event from completing.
  
• Fixed a crash when bombing the cave entrance next to the Field Office in the Spanish localization.
  
• Fixed issues with Lewis's phone call in various localizations.
  

• Fixed an exploit where you could regain stamina in bed in multiplayer, even if the game was paused.
  
• Fixed a rare issue that would cause the game's host to warp to an invalid position if a farmhand had just completed a Community Center bundle.
  

Hi everyone,

Santa came early... Stardew Valley's 1.5 update is now available! As always, this update is completely free for anyone who owns Stardew Valley.

1.5 adds a big piece of new content to the "end-game" of Stardew Valley.
Now, completing the Community Center is just the beginning...

It's not all about end-game content, though... there's plenty of new stuff all throughout the game, as well as useful improvements and convenience features.

This update also adds local (split-screen) co-op.

I like to keep most of the big stuff secret, so that you'll be surprised when you encounter it in game.
However, if you don't mind spoiling it, and want to know everything that's in the update,
here's a full changelog.



A no-spoiler list of some of the new features:

• Local (split-screen) co-op
  
• New people to meet
  
• New goals
  
• Many new items
  
• A new type of quest
  
• A new farm layout
  
• New game options like "remixed" bundles (see below)
  
• New character events
  
• A new Community Upgrade
  
• Home renovations (after you've fully upgraded your house)
  
• Ducks can now swim
  
• You can sit in chairs
  
• You can move your bed
  
• Fish Tanks
  
• A bunch of new furniture items as well as new furniture types like wall sconces
  
• New secrets
  
• 9 new music tracks
  
• And so much more... you'll just have to see, I can't bear to spoil it
  

Hey everyone, there's a small patch out now that fixes a few issues with Stardew Valley. The most notable is the "no audio" bug that was happening to some people.

CHANGELOG:
- Fixed an issue on Windows where the game would initialize incorrectly and start without audio.
- Fixed an issue where passable objects, such as torches, could block you from attacking enemies that are standing nearby.
- You can now reclaim the Ancient Seed crafting recipe from Gunther if you donated an Ancient Seed artifact and collected only the seed and not the recipe.
- Fixed an issue that would allow animals to walk on certain water tiles alongside some bridges.
- Wallpapers can no longer be used in place of items to be processed into artisan goods.
- Fixed the Lewis statue letter not granting its reward in the Simplified Chinese localization.


-Ape

Hey everyone,

The 1.4.4 patch is out now, which makes some improvements and fixes some remaining issues in the 1.4 content update. Patch notes below:

- Adjusted dropped item pickups so that they're more responsive for clients in multiplayer and will "rubber band back" to their previous locations less frequently.
- Adjusted item collection code so that machines tucked in corners can be refilled without using cursor mode.
- Added Elliott's 14-heart not properly working in non-English languages.
- Fixed a data entry issue that caused some fish ponds to use incorrect data.
- Fixed the Shrimp Enthusiast Shirt applying the wrong shirt artwork.
- Fixed a softlock when watching the 2nd Fall movie in a non-English languages.
- Fixed the cursor not appearing in the level up profession selector if the Controller Style Menus option is toggled off while using a controller.
- Unsuccessfully crafting an unstackable item while already holding an item on your cursor no longer grants you credit for crafting it.
- Fixed an issue where Garden Pots would consume seeds without planting them if they were planted from more than a tile away.
- Fixed the color selector sliders on the Farmhand creation screen having incorrect navigation on controller.
- Fixed the logic for fruit tree obstruction checking the wrong tile.
- Fixed the dagger swipe sound effect repeating an extra time in multiplayer if another player is in the same area.
- Krobus will no longer get jealous if you gift characters you're dating after he moves in.
- Penny now leaves Garden Pots alone in her 14 heart event.
- Fixed an issue that could cause Sam's 6 heart event to soft-lock.
- The game now re-issues the player the Qi's Challenge quest if they had previously opened the mail, but dismissed it without accepting the quest.
- Items placed in an ex's room are now collected and placed in a chest after divorce.
- You can no longer give away quest items or non-giftable items during the Feast of the Winter Star.
- Adjusted some NPC gift reactions (Vincent and Jas now dislike Triple Shot Espresso, Dwarf now loves Lemon Stone, and Sam now enjoys concession stand Joja Cola.)
- Adjusted Desert map so that crab pots placed in the water no longer render incorrectly, and objects can no longer be placed on top of the Desert Trader.
- Removed Catfish from Willy's fishing quests during Winter, as it's impossible to catch one without a Rain Totem.
- Fixed a crash that could occur on the host when a client connects to a game that was set to Friends or Invite Only that is now being hosted on a platform that doesn't support those online modes.
- Fixed incorrectly looping ambient noise in the Deep Woods at night.
- Fixed an issue where the Japanese localization's dialogue for a spouse watering your crops would incorrectly show both gender variants of the text.
- Fixed the Simplified Chinese localization incorrectly showing Sunflower Seeds as a Fall only crop.
- Removed the '<' from the Simplified Chinese localization of the "Pet loves you" dialogue.
- Fixed an issue where Junimos would show an empty text bubble when bringing a bundle to the Junimo Hut after completing a bundle in Simplified Chinese or Korean.
- Fixed an issue where viewing the Junimo Note before learning to read it would cause certain text to permanently display much larger in the Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean localizations.
- Filled in some missing characters in the Korean fonts. This fixes some instances where an asterisk appears instead of a Korean character.
- Fixed a minor typo in Grandpa's Note in the Korean localization.

On a side note, I recently announced that Stardew Valley has sold over 10 million copies (probably closer to 12 million), and the majority of sales have been here on Steam. So I'd like to thank all of you here for your support over the past 4 years and for making this possible. I hope to keep bringing you many more hours of fun and magic w/ Stardew Valley and beyond!

Hope you're enjoying the 1.4 update, and as always, thanks for playing Stardew Valley!
-ConcernedApe

Hi Everyone,
The 1.4.3 patch is now out, which fixes a few more bugs/problems with the 1.4 update:

- Fixed an issue where you could collect multiples of a bundle's reward in the community center if you closed the menu without collecting them.
- Fixed an issue where naming your pet the name of an NPC could have your pet appear on the calendar on that NPC's birthday.
- Fixed an item duplication exploit when using the add to existing stacks button on an inventory with a full stack.
- Made some fixes to the Turkish localization.
- Fixed a bug in the Crafting Menu that could cause extra resources to be consumed in certain situations.
- Adjusted the Four Corners farm map to fix layering issue with buildings.
- Fixed a bug where you could enter Wizard's Tower before unlocking the Community Center.
- Taking a map screenshot while the option to show menu backgrounds is on will no longer render the menu in the screenshot.
Fixed an issue causing certain wallpapers to grant a Lost Book when selected in the Catalogue.
- Fixed an issue where you could get your grange score immediately after asking Lewis to judge your grange during the Stardew Valley Fair.

Thanks for playing!
-Ape

Hi everyone,

A new patch is out (1.4.2) to fix some more bugs in the recent content update:

Change Log:

- Fixed an issue where the Crane Game would crash on load on Mac builds.
- Fixed workbenches not pulling items from chests that are on rugs.
- Fixed an issue where Robin would stay in bed if she was upgrading certain buildings on game load.
- Reverted placement rules introduced in 1.4.1 which prevented players for creating flooring or torches on their Spouse's porch tiles. Instead, Spouses will now ignore flooring and will "pop off" any torches that are placed in those tiles when they move there in the morning.
- Fixed a bug where buying a magic rock candy from the desert trader, exiting to title, and then re-loading the game would cause it to not re-appear in the shop.
- Fixed a crash when mashing the dialogue advance buttons while transitioning between maps during an event.
- Fixed another way the club smash could cause the player to get "stuck" holding out a weapon.
- Resolved some issues where non-user initiated mouse movements could cause changes in mouse button states to not register.
- Fixed a potential soft-lock that would occur if you passed out on another player's bed.
- Fixed a problem where the screen would be partially faded out when Demetrius comes to ask you about the farm cave.
- Clicking the Emoji menu toggle button on gamepad no longer shows onscreen keyboard.
- Adjusted rumble on third party controllers. This may not fully solve issues on certain third party controllers, but will at least prevent states where the rumble is stuck on.
- Fixed an issue where characters would greet you via speech bubble even if they weren't in the same location (for instance, Elliot welcoming you into his shack, even though he is standing at the beach)
- Disabled being able to perform certain actions (like using a Return Scepter) during overnight farm events.
- Farmers who are knocked out while holding an item will now properly animate the knocked out animation.
- Fixed an issue where the tool being upgraded at Clint's could be set to an invalid value, causing Lewis to incorrectly send you a set of tools every night.

If you're still experiencing any issues after this patch, please describe the issue in the comments below.
Thanks for playing!
-Ape

Hi everyone,

A bug-fix patch (version 1.4.1) is now available for Stardew Valley, which fixes some of the bugs found since the launch of 1.4. Here are some of the more important fixes:

• MULTIPLAYER: Fixed an issue where farmhand's separate wallets would be reset to 500g if the host was playing on Mac or Linux
  
• Fixed problem harvesting crops with the golden scythe.
  
• Added a new Gamepad Mode selection to the options menu. The default setting ("Auto") will automatically switch between keyboard and mouse controls depending on the last used input (this should be fine for most players). "Force on" forces the game to use gamepad logic, similar to earlier versions of Stardew Valley. "Force off" disables the gamepad and can be used if you only play the game using a keyboard and mouse.
  
• Fixed bug where you could enter the sewer on your horse, causing you to warp into the void.
  
• Fixed a bug where Clint would attempt to upgrade your weapon (he can't), causing your tool to be lost.
  
• Fixed a problem where farmhands who disconnected while leveling up could miss out on their level up perks.
  
• Fixed a soft-lock scenario in shop menus. You can also now buy recipes with a full inventory.
  
• Trash bear no longer appears on festival days, preventing a potential crash.
  
• Fixed a crash when checking the calendar while engaged to another farmer that is currently disconnected from the game.
  
• You can now purchase the museum rarecrows from the night market after you've unlocked them.
  
• Various controller fixes
  
• Many more bug fixes, see link below if you're interested!
  

Hi everyone,

The new 1.4 update for Stardew Valley is now available! As usual, this update is completely free for anyone who owns Stardew Valley. It's always fun & exciting to share new content with you, and I really hope you enjoy discovering all the new stuff.

This update not only adds new content and features to the game, but improves the gameplay experience with a ton of "quality of life" features... including some popular & long-standing requests from the community. There's also an enormous amount of bug fixes and some optimizations improvements--in short, the game is more polished than ever. I hope this update will greatly improve your Stardew Valley experience, and make your time in the valley even more joyful, seemless, and fun.

Below is a very, very condensed version of the 1,4 changelog, with spoilers hidden.

1.4 Changelog (Condensed Version):

• A new mystery to the abandoned JojaMart ...
  
• Added some more character events... including a new 14-heart event for every spouse.
  
• Added Fish Ponds, a new farm building that allows you to raise fish and harvest a variety of items from them.
  
• Added a new farm map: Four Corners
  
• Added a tailoring & clothing system
  
• Over 60 new items, some fun, some practical and some powerful
  
• Added 24 new hairstyles, 181 new shirts, 35 new hats, 14 new pants, and 2 new boots
  
• Added the ability to invite a certain friend to be your "Housemate"
  
• Junimo Kart has been almost completely re-done
  
• You can now choose from 3 cat breeds & 3 dog breeds.
  
• Added a new end-game farm building
  
• Sheds can be upgraded to double their interior size
  
• Added a Desert Trader
  
• Added 2 new monsters and 2 new alternative levels to the mines
  
• A new type of upgrade at the Blacksmith's
  
• An emote menu for your farmer (default key is Y)
  
• The social tab now keeps track of villagers' likes and dislikes (click on a villager's icon)
  
• Marlon can now recover an item for you after getting knocked out in the mines
  
• You now have the option to play multiplayer with separate money coffers, instead of shared.
  
• Huge amount of Quality of Life improvements, like being able to stack "big" items (like kegs), or seeing the Junimo Note icon pulse when hovering over an item that's required for a bundle.
  
• 14 new music tracks!
  
• Hundreds of bug fixes
  

Hi everyone,

The new languages update (1.3.36) is now live for everyone, and includes a couple of bug fixes.

Changelog:

*Added French, Korean, Italian, Hungarian, and Turkish language support
*Fixes bug where giving a gift to an NPC caused the gift action to happen twice in rapid succession
*Fixes furniture rotation bug for "stools"
*Fixes morning music not being played correctly
*(spoiler) Fixes Junimos not disappearing after the final goodbye
*New "About/Credits" menu on title screen

Thanks everyone who helped test out the beta, your feedback was really helpful!

Next up is a big free content update (1.4), that includes lots of new stuff, as well as some really nice quality of life features.

Thanks for playing Stardew Valley!

-ConcernedApe

Hi everyone,

The beta for French, Turkish, Italian, and Korean is here. If you speak any of those languages, and want to help me find bugs, typos, or even just give feedback on the new text, it would be a big favor and I'd really appreciate it!

To access the current beta version of Stardew Valley:

• Right click on Stardew Valley in your games library and select "Properties"
  
• Click the "Betas" tab
  
• Click the drop down menu and select "beta" (no password is necessary)
  
• Steam will download the beta version. Stardew Valley should now have a [beta] tag in your library.
  

• Added French, Turkish, Italian, and Korean languages
  
• Added a new Credits menu to replace the "About" menu on the title screen
  
• Removed the /credits command from the chat box
  
• Removed unnecessary map files
  

Hi everyone,

There's a very small patch going live today, which fixes a couple of bugs and improves performance in certain situations:

Changes:
*Improved performance in locations with lots of light sources (e.g. torches).
*Improved performance on farms with lots of animals.
*Tweaked new "H" health icon.

Bug fixes:
*Fixed multiplayer visual glitch when another player uses a tool and then starts moving in a new direction.
*Fixed "fishing stance" visual glitches in multiplayer.

Just wanted to let you know. There will also be a beta for the new languages (French, Korean, Turkish, Italian, and possibly one more) soon. I'm also working on a new free content update (1.4) as well, which should be ready some time in the next few months.

Thanks for playing Stardew Valley!

-ConcernedApe

Hey everyone, small patch going live today, mostly bug fixes:

Changes since 1.3.28

• Experimental optimisations.
  
• Added more ways for the host to unpause the server (by pressing ESC, B, Back).
  
• Added alternative way to show the chat box (press right stick button on a controller).
  
• Added internal changes for modders (should have no effect on vanilla gameplay).
  

• Fixed slimes not pouncing correctly.
  
• Fixed items-crafted stat being 0 after loading a file until you craft something again.
  
• Fixed rabbit's foot not affecting the breakup scene in non-English language modes.
  
• Fixed some rare tool-related crashes in multiplayer.
  
• Fixed an audio-related crash often caused when using bombs.
  
• Fixed Junimos dropping crops on the floor instead of collecting them.
  
• Fixed NPCs walking through the saloon doors.
  
• Fixed a few rare-ish crashes that can occur when connecting to another player's game.
  
• Fixed eye color being reset to brown after reloading.
  
• Fixed inability to use rod / slingshot in festival minigames.
  
• Fixed the title menu back button being hidden behind submenus.
  
• Fixed inability to move after receiving a gift at the Feast of the Winter Star.
  
• Fixed crash when saving after the game adds Lewis's shorts to Marnie's house.
  
• Fixed crash viewing the map when another player is in certain events.
  
• Fixed "double sound" when using singing stone.
  
• Fixed a Geneva Convention violation (by replacing red crosses in graphics).
  
• Fixed clicks on the chatbox not being registered when the game is paused.
  
• Fixed players sometimes walking off in a straight line through all terrain when they get disconnected.
  
• Fixed babies sometimes spawning in houses that don't belong to the parents.
  
• Fixed the potential for overnight events to cancel or skip a wedding event.
  
• Fixed a desync that could occur if a player tried to get into the casino after a different player has removed the bouncer.
  
• Fixed players able to simultaneously build overlapping farm buildings.
  
• Fixed only one player being able to get the dark talisman.
  
• Fixed the inability to place donated items on the bottom two rows of the museum.
  
• Fixed farmhands being unable to pick up items they dropped in festivals.
  
• Fixed Pam's upgraded house interior event not happening.
  
• Fixed visual glitches caused by triggering a shared event simultaneously with the return scepter.
  
• Fixed softlock caused by mistaken ability to use daggers during events.
  
• Fixed players all receiving the same personal overnight events on the same day (e.g. spouse asking if you want a baby).
  
• Fixed attempting to demolish cabins of abnormally disconnected farmhands causing the cabin to be destroyed after you leave the buildings menu.
  
• Fixed farmers getting stuck in the fishing casting animation after picking up someone else's rod.
  
• Fixed host sometimes appearing stuck using tool in shared events.
  
• Fixed softlock when you play the Journey of the Prairie King past 2am.
  
• Fixed glitched chest lid appearing when you destroy a cabin.
  
• Fixed duplicate songs in the jukebox.
  
• Fixed only one player's glow ring working at a time.
  
• Fixed farmhands not being able to see each others' bundle changes.
  
• Fixed bug causing some players to become married to two other players in 3-4 player farms.
  
• Fixed player sometimes getting stuck in bed after another player got in and then back got out.
  

 This update is a significant change for Stardew Valley... Not only does it include a good amount of new content (new items, events, etc.), but it also includes the long-awaited addition of co-op multiplayer!

New Features:
 
A traveling festival comes to town

For three days in winter, a traveling festival visits Pelican Town. Unlike a normal festival, farmers can come and go as they please, and the location isn't "locked out" at any point (there's no setup). Pelican Town is different for a few days, and most of the townspeople's schedules change to reflect that. The festival offers farmers a once-a-year chance to acquire unique items, purchase an original work of art from the famous Lupini, enjoy some live entertainment, and more....



A winter mystery... and a new collection type

In winter, farmers might encounter a strange event... which will ultimately grant them the ability to start a new, "secret" type of collection. This new ability will surely result in unusual new adventures and greater knowledge...



Help someone out in town...

Farmers who have made great progress for themselves will have the opportunity to help someone in a significant way...

New Character Events

There are new character events, some of which grant you permanent bonuses. There are also a couple of "secret" events that you'll only encounter if certain conditions are met.



Skull Cavern Changes

• 3 new monster types added (more powerful versions of familiar enemies)


• "Treasure Rooms" added (rare chance of finding a room with a chest containing useful items... including two that can't be found any other way)


• A new reason to attempt a deep dive...

• Host a new co-op game


• Re-host an existing co-op game


• Join a new farm (provided that any of your friends are hosting and have a cabin available for you)


• Re-join a farm (provided that the host is in-game)


• Join a LAN game (by entering the IP address of the host)


• Enter an invite code (generated by the host) to join a game (this allows for Steam/GOG crossplay)

• "Starting Cabins" gives you the choice to start a new game with 1-3 cabins pre-positioned on the farm. If you decide to go this route, you'll have two "Cabin Layouts" to choose from: "Nearby", which places the cabins close to one another, encouraging a communal farming style, and "Separate", which places the cabins far apart and allows for more independence.

• "Profit Margin" adjusts the profit margin of goods that you sell. You can choose between "Normal" (the original Stardew Valley amount), "75%", "50%", and "25%". This is, in effect, a way to increase the difficulty of the game. For larger groups of experienced players, it might be desired. However, keep in mind that there already is some "scaling" of difficulty built into the game, since each player will need to upgrade their own tools, upgrade their own houses, buy bigger packs, etc.

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Stardew Valley is now available to play in seven languages: English, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Brazilian-Portuguese! While localization is the biggest new feature, 1.2 also includes some controller improvements and important bug fixes.

Check the patch notes below!



Patch Notes

• Translations for German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.


• When using a controller, the cursor will snap between menu buttons by default. If you disable that, the cursor will instead accelerate while moving.


• When using a controller, pressing the back button will skip events that are skippable.


• Exit to Title has returned.

• Fixed lighting shader not covering the whole screen on Mac and Linux.


• Switching from "Windowed Borderless" to "Fullscreen" should now go straight to fullscreen instead of Windowed mode.


• Wallpapers and floors no longer have a tile placement indicator showing a random object


• Increased stability of preference-saving code. This should fix infrequent crashes that require the player to delete startup_preferences.


• Fixed a crash that can happen when a pig tries to spawn a truffle but there's no space for it.


• Fixed a couple of rare crashes that could have occurred at any time during the game.


• Fixed a typo of the word 'pronounce' in the marriage event.


• Fixed the player not getting the recipe for Cookies if they skip Evelyn's event.


• Farming level now affects crop yield prior to level 10

Hello,

I've just released the 1.11 update to address a few bugs and issues with 1.1.

Changelog:

• Farm bulidings can now be placed in more areas, including on grass.
  
• All the new farm maps now provide some kind of fishing opportunity, although the Riverlands farm is still superior
  
• The Riverlands farm now has the potential to spawn splashing fish nodes and ore panning nodes.
  
• On the Riverlands and Forest maps, some bushes can be destroyed with an upgraded axe
  
• Digging spots now appear on the Farm, although less frequent as elsewhere. The Hill-Top farm quarry also has a chance of spawning them.
  
• Slime Egg prices increased (green to 1000g, blue to 1750g, red to 2500g, purple to 5000g)
  
• Placing a Wicked Statue in a slime hutch prevents the witch from cursing it.
  
• Mutant Bug Lair now replenishes itself a bit each day.
  
• On the Forest map, forage items have a chance to spawn on any grassy area, not just in the west.
  

• Price of Galaxy Dagger has been corrected to 35,000 (it was at 350,000)
  
• The Artisan Perk description has been corrected to reflect the actual bonus (it's 40% now, but the description still says 50%)
  
• Weeds in the Mutant Bug Lair no longer change with the season (and no longer turn to battery packs in the winter)
  
• Monsters in the mutant bug lair will now always be mutant... not revert to the standard grub/fly after saving and reloading.
  
• Meteorites can no longer land on top of stumps or boulders
  
• You can once again place buildings in the little shaded strip right below cliffs.
  
• Fixes a crash that could occur while saving after seeing a town improvement cutscene on the Wilderness farm.
  
• Forage no longer spawns under stumps.
  
• Spring onions and seasonal berries can be iridium quality with the botanist perk
  
• Truffles should no longer spawn in the water
  
• Pets can no longer walk down the cellar stairs into the void.
  
• The Outlaw boss in Journey Of The Prairie King will warp back to the center of the map if he happens to run too far off screen in either direction
  
• Coop animals can now actually produce higher quality produce, like they were supposed to
  
• You can no longer fill your watering can at a well that's in construction
  
• The forage berry bushes are now affected by the botanist perk
  
• Forage items shouldn't spawn in inaccessible places.
  
• When you reach level 5 or 10 in a skill, but haven't slept yet, it no longer shows your new profession as "Desperado"
  
• Fixed issue where lightning that struck an object on the farm would cause that object to "pop" into the current map when the current map was not the farm.
  
• Spouses will now speak to you when they come home on Friday nights.
  
• Trees can no longer spread off the map into the void, causing the game to start getting slower with each day.
  
• Minor convenience adjustments and bug fixes.
  

Cross-posted from the Stardew Valley blog!

1.1 Launch trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9e3c-nMRA

Changelog

• Shane and Emily are now available to marry. They each have new events, music, and more!
  
• Spouses now have a unique outdoor area and behavior on the farm.
  
• You can now choose from 5 different farm maps at character creation. Each map is focused on a different skill area.
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• Standard Farm - The original Stardew Valley farm.
  
• Riverland Farm - Lots of water, good for fishing.
  
• Forest Farm - Foraging opportunities and a unique weed that always drops mixed seeds.
  
• Hill-top Farm - Has a small mineral deposit from which ores spawn, including a unique geode-bearing ore.
  
• Wilderness Farm - Monsters spawn at night.
  

Your Steam build should update right away with Mac and Linux compatibility!
Steam cloud saves are integrated and will allow you to access your save files across all platforms.

Multiplayer, version 1.1, console ports and localization are all still in the works and I'll update everyone as soon as more info is available.


If this will be your first time playing Stardew Valley, thank you and I hope you have fun!
Also... thanks so much to everyone who helped test these builds before launch <3

-ConcernedApe

Changelog

Gameplay:

• Spouses now say unique dialogues during festivals (most of the time), rather than the generic handful of dialogues
  
• Spouse stands next to you at the Dance of the Moonlight Jellies
  
• In-law dialogue... when you marry someone, their parents/relatives dialogues will change slightly to account for the change
  
• Sam, Sebastian, and Abigail now go to the saloon on fridays after you marry them.
  
• Spouses won't leave on rainy days, unless they have to go to work.
  
• Fruit trees produce higher quality fruit as they age. (once per year, up to gold star)
  
• Fruit tree harvesting now involves shaking the tree to drop the fruit
  
• Lightning strikes now have a unique effect on fruit trees
  
• Lightning is more likely to strike trees and crops, but lightning rods now have a very good chance of intercepting lightning strikes (if they aren't already processing a lightning bolt)
  
• Charcoal Kiln now requires 10 wood to produce 1 coal, down from 20
  
• Maxed-out friendship levels will no longer decay
  
• Added another digit to the shipping menu money counters.
  
• Dying in mines is less harsh: money lost caps at 5000g, rate of item loss reduced, can't lose rings or the Galaxy Sword
  
• Your assigned movement keys are now used within Journey Of The Prairie King
  
• You can now retrieve powerups and coins that drop on the edge of the map in Journey Of The Prairie King
  
• The last two hearts are now greyed-out for marriage candidates until you give them the bouquet
  
• Willy now likes most fish dishes
  
• Adventurer's Guild now sells monster slayer rewards after you've unlocked them (you still get the free reward)
  
• Hardware mouse cursor option
  

• Tools left in chests within farm buildings won't count as "missing"
  
• Poppy properly consumed in poppyseed muffin recipe
  
• Can no longer incorrectly "consume" trap bobbers (click to make them disappear with strange sound)
  
• Agriculturist profession no longer causes an extra 25% growth rate when speed-gro isn't present. Speed increase effects should now properly apply to very slow-growing crops.
  
• Fixed sunflower seed price at JojaMart
  
• Chests should no longer appear on top of you in bed after upgrading your house.
  
• Item placement with the gamepad improved, and there is now an option to show an item placement indicator
  
• Snow yams shouldn't appear in the desert anymore
  
• Sea Cucumber should properly appear in the fishing tab of the Shipping menu
  
• Farm animals should no longer get stuck on fences placed directly to the right of the barn door.
  
• Various minor bug fixes.
  
• Minor changes/fixes to dialogue
  

With version 1.06, the first steps are taken to improving marriage in Stardew Valley! Each spouse now has a unique dialogue sheet, and leaves the house at least once a week to visit town or take a walk. In short, they retain a lot more of their unique "personality" after marriage.

Changelog:

• Added unique dialogues for all spouses.
  
• Spouses now leave the house on mondays.
  
• Value of most animal products increased.
  
• Holly is now poisonous.
  
• Missing events problem shouldn't happen anymore.
  
• Minor bug/grammar/graphics fixes.