The next major update to the wonderfully calm Stardew Valley looks like it's coming soon, as the developer noted it's now moved into the "bug-fixing and polishing phase".
Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Eric "Concerned Ape" Barone mentioned: "1.6 ended up being a little larger in scope than originally planned. I'm done adding major new content to it now, though, and it's in a bug-fixing and polishing phase until it's ready for release. Thx for your patience. It'll be fun to see everyone play it!" and in a follow-up reply noted it's likely to come to PC first.
Should you make a new save for it? Barone also mentioned: "it'll be fine to play on an old save, but I'd probably recommend a new save just to experience everything in context, otherwise you'll unlock a bunch of stuff right away when you load up your old save".
Stardew Valley has Native Linux support and it's Steam Deck Verified.
Are you going to be jumping in again when version 1.6 releases? Incredible it has gone on for so long, and still one of the most popular games on Steam with a peak player count in the last day of 41,904. That's nuts. More than the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2, Terraria and many other well-known games.
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You should also check out Sunkissed City, from a former developer on Stardew.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
junibegood 30 Jan 2024
Currently doing local coop with my wife, we're mid-autumn first year. I don't think we'd start over though, just got my tools in gold :PI'm in a similar spot with it, and don't really want to start again - I only picked up the game quite recently. I know, I know, I was way behind on that!
Seems like a good time to start a new run. I stopped when one of the earlier big updates dropped. And I'll probably give that a go on my Deck rather than my desktop.It's absolutely wonderful on the Steam Deck.
Linux_Rocks 30 Jan 2024
I wish there was cross-save between platforms. But I think I may as well restart at this point, cause it's been so long since I lasted played. lolSounds like a good excuse to try out the new farm-type, if you ask me.
Not sure if I can stay with the game for long enough, but how much do you have to rely on your memory of the NPCs? I know you have to talk to various people, do quests, etc. If I leave the game for a few weeks or months, how do I resume if I can't remember what to do? Is there a way to bring up the current quests and where to find the NPCs you have to interact with?There's an in-game "journal" that keeps track of your current quests, and there's a tab if you bring up the inventory/map/etc. menu that lets you track who you've spoken to/given gifts to/etc. for the current in-game day.
As for where NPCs are at any given time, there's not currently any in-game indicator of it on the map or whatever (no idea if that's something planned for the 1.6 update or not, but it would be nice to have as a toggle!), but they do each have a schedule, which you either get a feel for just from playing or can find [on the fan-wiki](https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Villagers).
That said, the game is very open-ended and chilled-out, so you're free to just do whatever you feel like if you forget what you were up to before.
Last edited by Pengling on 31 Jan 2024 at 9:38 am UTC
junibegood 31 Jan 2024
2017 I 100%'d the game, I wonder what will happenn if i load that save in the new version...
Most likely, you'd spend your first hour watching all the new "I'm in front of your door at 6 AM but that's not weird at all" events and reading mail !
Philadelphus 1 Feb 2024
and where to find the NPCs you have to interact with?There's [a mod for that](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/239).
I'll probably check it out with my original save file that I still keep going, and a friend has recently been itching to start a new multiplayer file together, so we'll be waiting for that.
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