Stardew Valley News

The 'Stardew Valley-like' genre desperately needs a real name and I have the perfect answer

Cozy farm sim games have a problem: We still don't have a good name for them. Sometimes I call them farm sims, but the ones that don't actually have farms are life sims—not to be confused with Sims-like life sims—sometimes I mash them up into farmlife sims, and sometimes they're just games like Stardew Valley when I give up entirely...
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Now the BG3 Stardew Valley mod is safe, its creators reveal what's coming next

It's been a turbulent few days for fans of both Baldur's Gate 3 and Stardew Valley. First, the highly anticipated 'Baldur's Village' mod, which brings the cast of BG3 to Pelican Town, was released to widespread acclaim. Then, Dungeons and Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast decided to issue a takedown notice on the project, leaving it in limbo. Everything has worked out since then, thankfully, with WotC saying the DMCA was a mistake and apologizing for the issue altogether. Now, the modding team behind Baldur's Village has outlined what's next for the mod, with multiple updates planned.

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"This is a gift, you know" Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley modders give an update on the future of Baldur's Village, now the Wizards of the Coast DMCA situation is behind them

Baldur's Village - the Stardew Valley mod with a town full of Baldur's Gate 3 characters - was hit by a DMCA takedown from BG IP owner Wizards of the Coast the other day. Thankfully, WotC quickly stated that the takedown had somehow been issued "mistakenly" and moved to sort things out so that the mod could go back up.

Turns out, something gold can stay. In the wake of Wizards of the Coast's "mistaken" DMCA that scoured it from the internet, Baldur's Village is back up on Nexus Mods. It was out of commission for a couple of days after the original takedown took it out on March 29 or, in other words, it was out of commission until people noticed what WotC had done and compelled it to beat a hasty retreat...
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"A good ending": Phew, the Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod is back online after "mistakenly" being hit by a DMCA takedown from Wizards of the Coast

Late yesterday, news broke that Baldur's Village - the cool Stardew Valley mod with a town full of Baldur's Gate 3 characters - had been hit by a DMCA takedown from BG IP owner Wizards of the Coast. Thankfully, WoTC quickly admitted that this had somehow happened by mistake, and the mod's now back up for you to download.