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Stardew Valley update 1.7 may delay Haunted Chocolatier "a little," says dev

Fans have expressed concern that Stardew Valley developer Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone is splitting his time between the classic life simulator and his highly anticipated, forthcoming release Haunted Chocolatier. The outcry comes after he announced update 1.7 for Stardew Valley, a major expansion that will take up a lot of time and energy. However, Barone has published a blog post to explain that 1.7 may only delay Haunted Chocolatier "a little, but not as much as you might think."

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Infinity Nikki's latest update lets you build your dream home, and pal up with a Stardew Valley Junimo

Infinity Nikki has kicked off a surprising new cross-over with its latest update. The new patch, version 1.9, is live now, and heralds the start of a new season alongside the aforementioned collaboration.

Stardew Valley will get at least one more significant game update, says Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, mere months after stating that he doesn't "want to just be the Stardew Valley guy." It'll be called update 1.7, and the trimness of the numbering implies that it'll be a large one. For context, Stardew Valley update 1.6 brought eight player PC co-op, new crops, a lot more NPC dialogue, a mastery system, new pets, and the ability to give those pets hats (which caused a few problems).

"I'm committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier," Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone told us earlier this year. And that commitment lasted all of four months, I guess...
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Stardew Valley dev confirms Haunted Chocolatier will have my most-wanted feature

Haunted Chocolatier is already a pretty sweet concept. You live in a cozy town, doing cozy town things like brewing chocolate in a massive castle. How could life get any better? With mini-games, that's how. On top of sharing a stunning new screenshot of the game, developer Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has nonchalantly revealed one of Stardew Valley's most iconic hustles is making a grand return. But let's just hope it's not as maddening this time...