Stardew Valley News

Stardew Valley's "secret, experimental" new feature is locked behind this cheat

Despite having just shipped a new update that brings some cool new features to PC players and the entire suite of 1.6 enhancements to those on console and mobile, Stardew Valley's creator has revealed that there is a new multiplayer feature that wasn't mentioned in the patch notes. However, because it is in such an early stage, it isn't being plastered all over the main menu, and is instead being "hidden" behind a cheat code. Yes, really.

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Stardew Valley cheats: Every cheat code you need, no mods required

fter years of content patches and tens of millions of copies sold, Stardew Valley finally has an official, mod-free approach to using cheat codes—akin to those in The Sims. As part of the farming sim’s beefy 1.6 update creator Eric Barone added support for Console Commands, so if you’re only modding for the easy money and item dupes, the process just got easier...
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Stardew Valley creator says he 'could work on it for the rest of my life' and wants to keep sharing new things with players

t some point, the Stardew Valley updates have to end, right? Creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has been working on it since 2011, and continually updating it since it launched in 2016. He's also working on a new game, Haunted Chocolatier. So surely the end is in sight. Except, it doesn't look like it is...
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Minor update 1.6.13

A small update that fixes some bugs and adjusts a few things.

Balance changes:

Fixed legendary fish in fish ponds being more profitable than intended.

Visual Changes:

Signs placed on legendary fish ponds no longer show a "1" under the fish

Bug fixes

Fixed NPC's not being able to walk over beach bridge
Fixed controller rumble being disabled after 1.6.9
Added support for more controller types
Fixed all phone calls being redirected to Robin after 1.6.9.12

Technical changes

Updated SDL from 2.30.4 to 2.30.9 (used for input and windowing)

Changes for mod authors:

Added tool.PlayUseSounds field, which allows disabling sound effects for a particular tool.

1.6.12 Update

A small update which adjusts a few things and fixes some bugs.

Gameplay Changes

Digging up special dirt spots, panning, harvesting ginger, and chopping twigs now grant foraging experience
Chopping trees and stumps grant a little more foraging experience
Sandy now sells basic pants in her shop

Bug fixes

Fixed bug where you could harvest unusual quantities of items from crab pots
Fixed secret gift recipient hint no longer showing up on Skills Tab
Fixed rare crash when making a call using the telephone
Fixed sound effects sounding different when using headphones after 1.6.11
Fixed crash when trying to connect to an improperly formatted IP address
Fixed rare crash in LAN multiplayer when not connected to a server
Fixed some minor visual issues with Cyrillic characters.

Changes for modded players

Fixed rare crash when streaming .ogg Vorbis sounds

NOTE: If you use mods that are not yet compatible with 1.6.9+, you can roll back to 1.6.8 by switching to "Legacy_1.6.8" in the betas tab. (Right click Stardew Valley in library > Properties > Betas)