Stardew Valley — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Stardew Valley 10-year Anniversary | 2026-02-26 | Hello everyone,Today is the 10-year Anniversary of Stardew Valley. Back when Stardew first came out, I was worried it might be a flop. Now, 10 years later, it's one of the highest rated games on Steam, and has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. It's been quite a journey. Of course, none of this would be possible without you, the players. So I would like to thank all of you for playing this game, for being part of the community, your love for the characters, the billions of crops you've harvested, and even your screams of terror as the serpents swarm over you in the skull caverns. There's been many free updates to the game over the years, |
| Stardew Valley Merchandise by Fangamer -- Special Promotion | 2025-11-21 | Hello everyone, With the "Feast of the Winter Star" fast approaching, I would like to share a special promotion from Stardew Valley's merchandise partner, Fangamer. They make some of the coolest merch, and they are doing a free shipping thing for the holidays (Details below). Check it out!links:Worldwide: https://fanga.me/r/stardew-valley-holidays-2025EU and UK: https://fanga.me/r/stardew-valley-holidays-2025-euFrom November 14 to December 1, every in-stock item in Fangamer's Stardew Valley collection will ship for free within the US and at a discounted international rate, in addition to building up store credit for future orders. If you're i |
| Stardew Valley 1.6.15 Patch now available | 2024-12-20 | Hello everyone, The 1.6.15 patch is now available. This fixes a few lingering issues in Stardew Valley, balances some things, and adds some quality of life improvements. To new and seasoned players alike, I hope you are enjoying Stardew Valley. (for people with mods, please be aware there are several "beta" branches available which can help you ease into the new update. For example, there is a previous_version branch which is set to 1.6.14, as well as a few other version targets.) 1.6.15 Patch Notes: ## Balance changes - Legendary fish ponds now produce roe much more often and have a higher average daily value. ## Quality of life changes - Pe |
| Stardew Valley up for "Labor of Love" Steam Award | 2024-12-20 | Hello everyone, Stardew Valley was successfully nominated for the Steam Awards, in the category "Labor of Love". Now it is in the final selection. Please consider voting for Stardew Valley in the final Steam Award vote! Thank you for your continued support of Stardew Valley through the years. -Ape ːstardropː |
| Stardew Valley up for "Labor of Love" Steam Award Nomination | 2024-11-27 | Hello everyone, Stardew Valley is up for nomination in the Steam Awards, in the category "Labor of Love". This is for games that continue to provide updates and content well after their release date. If you feel like this is appropriate for Stardew Valley, It would be an honor if you gave it a vote. I've always hoped that Stardew Valley could win this award some day. Thank you for your continued support of Stardew Valley through the years. -Ape :stardrop: |
| Stardew Valley x Fangamer Merch Holiday Sale | 2024-11-19 | Hello everyone, I hope you are having fun playing Stardew Valley. I just wanted to share a special opportunity, if you are interested in Stardew Valley merchandise. Fangamer has a special holiday promotion from now until December 3rd. You can get free or discounted shipping on their large selection of Stardew Valley items. Check it out! US: https://fanga.me/r/stardew-valley-holidays-2024-us EU: https://fanga.me/r/stardew-valley-holidays-2024-eu https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/11170746/b330e52f09019fa1242b6bb9b97b810e523ddca9.png |
| 1.6.14 Update | 2024-11-12 | Changes for vanilla players: - Added a few extra spouse reactions when interacting with them without dialogue - You no longer lose a fish if you pass out while holding it, or pass out while fishing into a fish pond - Fixed animal products always harvesting with 0 quality - Improved efficiency of playing sound effects. - Fixed spouses being warped to 0,0 for farmhands. - Fixed some cases where spouses would point the wrong direction after interactions - Prevent rare crash when updating Robin's construction animation. - Prevent rare crash when obtaining Stardrops with stowed tools. - Fix chimney duplication when creating a new 1.6.9+ save. - Fi |
| Minor update 1.6.13 | 2024-11-08 | 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 |
| 1.6.12 Update | 2024-11-07 | 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 addres |
| Update 1.6.11 | 2024-11-06 | Minor bug fix patch: Bug fixes Potentially fixed farm animals disappearing in rare cases. Fixed NPCs not responding the first time you talk to them. Fixed being unable to grab furniture from walls with a controller. Updated OpenAL to the latest version to fix a rare crash. Changes for modded players When you enter the /unlinkPlayer chat command, it'll now write technical info to the log. Disabled 'light source ... already exists' warnings. |
| 1.6.10 Bug Fix Patch | 2024-11-05 | This patch fixes a few bugs from today's earlier 1.6.9 patch. Bug fixess & Changes: Improved some French and Russian translations. Fixed crash when the lost items shop sells Penny's 14-heart event items. Fixed chickens disappearing on newly created Meadowlands farms in 1.6.9. Fixed rare crash when transitioning between mine locations in multiplayer. Fixes for mod authors: Reverted changes to how map tilesheets are loaded in 1.6.9 to resolve mod issues. Fixed crash in some cases when creating furniture from an invalid item ID. |
| 1.6.9 Update Now Available | 2024-11-04 | Hello everyone, Here is the latest Stardew Valley update for you. I hope you have been enjoying everything new in 1.6. Thanks for playing Stardew Valley! -Ape ːstardropː 1.6.9 Changelog: ### New content & features * If you lost an item that can't be found again, a new friend appears in the secret woods who can get it back (for a price). * You can now put legendary fish in fish ponds. These are limited to one per pond and produce legendary fish roe. Each fish has a unique water color. * You can now place beds and sleep inside any constructed buildings that allow furniture. * Items dropped in water now float for a short time, so you can collect |
| 1.6.7 -- Fixes a bug in 1.6.6 | 2024-04-28 | 1.6.7 change notes: -Fixes a bug preventing players from giving Pierre the Missing Stock List -Fixed some machines and desert festival logic not working for Linux/MacOS players using the compatibility branch. EDIT: 1.6.8 out now which fixes a crash introduced in 1.6.7 (it would crash when NPC's reach the island resort changing room) |
| Stardew Valley 1.6.6 Patch Notes | 2024-04-26 | Hello everyone, here's the latest update. There's nothing too big in terms of gameplay additions or changes, but there are some important bug fixes, and translation adjustments. Stardew Valley 1.6.6 Patch Notes Balance and Gameplay changes: -Bee houses now work with flowers in garden pots. -“Minecart depot” alternative layout now only appears in the upper or lava mine areas. -You can now turn the gold clock on or off -Added coal -> mahogany seed trade at raccoons -50% mastery XP now only applies to farming, as originally intended. Translation changes: -Reverted Chinese text to 1.6.3 -Reverted Chinese default font to the original -Added an opt |
| A message to Stardew Valley's Chinese players | 2024-04-23 | Dear Chinese players: We've received a lot of feedback about the changes made in Stardew Valley version 1.6.4. Therefore, we decided to revert the translation changes and fonts to version 1.6.3. (The smooth font will still be an option). This change will be made in the coming days. In the future, we will take a more cautious approach to translation modifications and pay more attention to community feedback. I apologize for any confusion or stress this has caused. Thank you for playing and supporting Stardew Valley. -Ape ːstardropː |
| 1.6.5 patch notes | 2024-04-19 | After quickly fixing a few issues with 1.6.4, we are now on 1.6.5. This one fixes a rare crash that could happen in the mines. It should also help with some people who use mods that were having trouble loading their saves after 1.6.4. Bug fixes: - Fixed crash when loading dark mine levels in some cases. - Broken villager NPCs (usually due to a removed mod) are now deleted on load. They'll respawn when they're re-added to the data. Thank you -Ape ːstardropː |
| 1.6.4 hotfix 1 | 2024-04-19 | 1.6.4 hotfix #1 fixes a few bugs in 1.6.4: -Fixes issue when dropping a big chest into a small chest -Quarry mine level can no longer be an alternate layout -Prevents the player from running through barriers in certain transit cutscenes -Mine levels 45 and 85 are now also refreshed at the beginning of the year |
| 1.6.4 Patch | 2024-04-18 | bobo, hope you've been enjoying the update so far Here is the latest patch, which includes some new content, as well as a bunch of balance changes, quality of life features, translation improvements, and bug fixes. Stardew Valley 1.6.4 New content & features – Added 20 new ‘alternate’ mine layouts, which can start appearing after reaching the bottom of the mines. – Added 20 new volcano mines layouts, which can appear after you’ve unlocked the shortcut between the caldera and the volcano entrance. – Added fish frenzies. – Added a special cutscene after you’ve helped your new neighbors grow their family to the max. – Added 4 new fairy styles. – |
| Stardew Valley 1.6.3 Patch | 2024-03-27 | Hey everyone, The 1.6.3 update is here, which includes some "Quality of Life" changes, bug fixes, and balance adjustments. Patch notes below: -You can now access Clint's shop and geode service while your tool is being upgraded. -Increased raccoon bug meat and bat wing request amount -Harvesting moss now grants 1 foraging exp per moss -Infinite Power achievement is now more generous with how it activates, allowing pre-1.6 saves to trigger the achievement -Adds mine cart shortcut to year 1 Spirit's Eve festival -You now have to collect (not just donate) the 4 prismatic shards for the "Four Precious Stones" Qi Quest -The JunimoKart Qi Quest now |
| Patch 1.6.2 | 2024-03-21 | Hey everyone, With these major Stardew Valley updates, it's typical that there are near-daily patches for a few days after launch. There's always a few weird bugs that are only discovered once the update is out and all of you are playing it. So here is the second post-launch patch for you. Change log: -Fixes an issue with Willy's rod -Fix for invisible tea sprites -Fixed an error in the Luau event in Portuguese -Fix for pre-1.6 basic wines looking messed up -Fix for a soft lock if you charged a tool and then strafed to a warp spot, and released the tool while warping -Fix inedible ingredients being poisonous after turning into jelly or pickle |