Hey there! Information about the next Stardew Valley update comes out slow and steady before it pops up in everyone's Steam/GOG accounts. In this thread, I've compiled links to the information we have so far and what you might expect in the coming months. This thread may have 1.5 spoilers, so read at your own risk!
1.5 is the next version of Stardew Valley to come out, which will have bug fixes, adjustments, and gameplay additions. Big updates are typically indicated by a whole number, so we should expect 1.5 to be a bigger update. However, each update varies in the amount of content; for example, 1.3 added multiplayer and a few mid to late game changes, while 1.4 added a ton of quality of life changes and random additions from early to late game, including more story progression and a new farm map.
1.5 is the next version of Stardew Valley to come out, which will have bug fixes, adjustments, and gameplay additions. Big updates are typically indicated by a whole number, so we should expect 1.5 to be a bigger update. However, each update varies in the amount of content; for example, 1.3 added multiplayer and a few mid to late game changes, while 1.4 added a ton of quality of life changes and random additions from early to late game, including more story progression and a new farm map.
Confirmed Information
- There will be banana trees - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- Cribs will be removable - (Reddit post)
- Beds will be movable - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- Willy has a new door in his house - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- You can sit on furniture - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- Furniture can be placed outside - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- There will be a new area of some kind, the type of area is unknown - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- Ducks can float on the water, unknown if they're the same ones on your farm - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- There will be another way to acquire hardwood - (Twitter post)
- Splitscreen co-op is coming to PC and consoles. The amount of simultaneous players may vary per platform. - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- A new mining-like area - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- 2 new monsters, one looks like a new type of slime and the other looks like a new type of metal head- (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- several placeable objects-- one that has a bone engraved on it, a phone, a new type of brazier, an item with a solar essence statue, a dark box-like object and a brown box-like object -(Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- 2 new types of chests - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- There is a new weapon - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- There is a new consumable item, looks like ginger - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- There is a new placeable floor type - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- There is a new hat - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- An entirely new farm, Beach Farm - (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
- New customization options when starting the game, including remixing Community Center bundles, spawning monsters, mine rewards, and making the seed completable in 1 year (Twitter post) (Discussion thread)
What to expect
- ConcernedApe typically doesn't give an estimated time for the update so it's something that doesn't affect development process. His last post about development progress (as of Nov. 13, 2020) is now in the "home stretch".
- The update will come out on PC versions of the game first, but unless there are massive technical changes (such as multiplayer) you should expect every other version of the game to receive the same updates. ConcernedApe tries to release console versions at the same time as each other, but it isn't a guarantee. Mobile should still get 1.5 even if multiplayer is unlikely.
- For now, we know that 1.5 will "address common requests from players, add new content, and have quality of life features and improvements". As of Nov. 13, 2020, we know that much of the new content will be late-game focused, but with some early-game things that might make starting a new game worthwhile.
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