Stardew Valley’s 1.6 replace has been an ongoing enterprise for creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone for many of this yr, ever for the reason that patch was launched on PC in March.
150,000 gamers flooded again into the cosy sport when the replace went dwell, however for the longest time, 1.6 has solely been accessible to these taking part in on PC.
Work on porting the replace to console and cellular has taken numerous time, a lot in order that Barone even admitted it was encroaching on Haunted Chocolatier’s growth. However even after Barone introduced the discharge date for console and cellular (November 4), some gamers have been questioning why it is taken so lengthy when the PC replace was prepared months in the past.
“I’ve all the time launched on PC first as a result of it is kind of a ‘beta take a look at’ to verify there aren’t any important (eg, save-destroying) bugs, that are a a lot larger deal on consoles as a result of they can not be patched out as shortly,” Barone says in a tweet. “Nonetheless, I by no means meant for the delay to be this lengthy.”
There have been just a few small patches on PC after the Stardew Valley 1.6 replace. These have principally addressed minor bugs and points gamers discovered within the sport. The 1.6.3 patch that went dwell days after 1.6 fastened a “creepy face” on a bear and adjusted a few of the drop charges for varied gadgets. The newest 1.6.6 patch addressed a protracted checklist of steadiness and bug fixes, together with a disappearing raccoon, an inaccessible space within the volcano dungeon, and the sport crashing if you happen to spoke to Penny in French.
Whereas 1.6 is clearly an unbelievable achievement and filled with fantastic new options, it is clear that this large replace has wanted a ton of labor to repair little points forward of its launch on console and cellular. Barone can also be famend for being a perfectionist who takes numerous time and care engaged on Stardew Valley, so a protracted wait is not stunning or a nasty factor.
Fortunately, most gamers are taking the lengthy wait properly. “Don’t fret about individuals being impatient or imply regardless that you have been working so exhausting on that replace,” one participant says. “Thanks for the set date, and I can not wait to play!”
