Stardew Valley News

• 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.
  

The huge new 1.5 update to beloved farming town simulation Stardew Valley surprise launched this week. I already told you about on Wednesday, but I’ve played a good several hours of it now so I’m going to tell you more about it because gosh it’s so good. The new beach farm is worth starting a new save file for, as are all the other cool new quality of life changes.

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Here's something to keep you busy over the holiday season! Stardew Valley, the awesome and relaxing farming life sim from ConcernedApe has the biggest update yet.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/stardew-valley-has-a-massive-15-update-out-with-a-new-beach-farm-local-co-op-and-more

Stardew Valley 1.5 is finally out on PC after a lengthy stretch of development, and there are a whole lot of unexpected additions on top of previously-revealed features like banana trees, beach farms, and split-screen co-op. The update also introduces a whole region for endgame players, which will let you finally travel to those mysterious Fern Islands.

"1.5 adds a big piece of new content to the 'endgame' of Stardew Valley," creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone explains. "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."

That's the cautiously spoiler-free description, but the full changelog offers a load of details - spoilers to follow, obviously. You'll be able to travel to Ginger Island now, which will let you dig into a new storyline featuring a load of new NPCs. You can unlock a new farm on the island where you can plant any crops year-round, and the island features a new volcano dungeon with a host of new enemies.

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Now hold up just a second, Stardew Valley. I’ve already worked out what I’m playing during RPS’s holiday hibernation and you’re just going to muscle in by dropping that big 1.5 update today? Yup, you sure are. We found out earlier today that the new update would definitely bring a beach farm. Well, now it’s out for all us PC players to download and load up right this minute.

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