The latest Stardew Valley update, version 1.6.15, has arrived for PC, Android, and iOS, bringing a variety of improvements and bug fixes. While console players are still awaiting its release, developer ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) has confirmed plans to bring the update to consoles in the future, including additional console-specific fixes addressing issues like the raccoon shop bug and divorce crash. This update focuses on balance adjustments, quality-of-life enhancements, gameplay tweaks, multiplayer improvements, mod compatibility, cosmetic fixes, and localization refinements.
Key Improvements and Fixes in Stardew Valley 1.6.15
This update addresses a range of issues and introduces several beneficial changes:
Balance Adjustments
- Increased Roe Production: Legendary fish ponds now yield roe more frequently and provide a higher average daily value, making them a more lucrative investment.
Quality of Life Changes
- Performance Optimization: The update includes performance optimizations to enhance the overall gameplay experience.
- Junimo Bundle Button: A convenient Junimo bundle button has been added to both the fridge and mini-fridge user interfaces.
- Debris Fix: Prevented debris from spreading underneath giant crops.
- Bad-Word Filtering: Corrected the overzealous bad-word filtering applied to certain text boxes in the 1.6 update, ensuring it only applies to platforms where required.
Gameplay Fixes
- Krobus’ Shop Accessibility: Resolved an issue preventing Japanese players from accessing Krobus’ shop on Fridays.
- Retroactive Achievements: Fixed a bug where some achievements weren’t unlocking retroactively as intended.
- Randomness Restoration: Corrected instances where certain game elements were less random than designed.
- New Game Data Corruption: Addressed a rare issue where viewing the load screen before creating a new save could corrupt the new save data.
- Lost & Found Retrieval: Ensured older items in the lost and found are now retrievable.
- Crash Fixes: Resolved various crashes related to collecting empty crab pots, farm animals in multiple locations, sound effects, the raccoon menu, shops with null items, and the Calico Jack minigame.
- Save Compatibility: Fixed an error loading pre-1.6 saves with case-sensitive stat key conflicts by merging the conflicting stats.
- Stardrop Tool Loss: Prevented the loss of the selected tool when obtaining a stardrop.
Multiplayer Fixes
- Duplicate Mail: Stopped certain mail from being resent to farmhands daily.
- Invite Code Issue: Fixed the inability to join a server with an invite code containing a bad word.
- Mine Level Freeze: Addressed an issue where the host’s mine levels could freeze.
- Crash Fixes: Resolved crashes in the WeGame version and when a farmhand passes out while warping between locations.
- Chat Commands: Fixed
/unlinkPlayerand other multiplayer chat commands sometimes targeting the wrong player. - Co-op Menu Scroll: Ensured the co-op menu scroll resets correctly when switching tabs.
Display Text and Localization Fixes
- Translation Improvements: Enhanced Hungarian, Japanese, and Russian translations.
- Shears Description: Added a missing period in the shears description.
- Item Tooltip Fix: Corrected item tooltips on the collection tab displaying a raw “Maagx” token in some languages.
- Russian Railroad Sign: Removed the gray box behind the Russian railroad sign.
- Robin’s Message: Standardized Robin’s start-construction message to consistently display the building name.
- Dialogue Commands: Fixed broken dialogue commands in a few translated dialogues.
Cosmetic Fixes
- Alex’s Portrait: Corrected Alex’s hand in one of his portraits.
- Butterfly Glitch: Fixed butterflies spawned by the Statue of Blessings glitching in summer.
Changes for Modded Players
- Fridge Capacity: Fixed support for fridges with increased capacity.
- Building Visuals: Fixed buildings visually matching the calendar season even if their location has a different season.
- Interior Doors: Ensured interior doors function correctly if the player wakes up in their location.
- Powers Tab Crash: Fixed a crash on the powers tab hover if a mod added an entry without a display name.
- Game Load Timing Logs: Added logs to track game load timing for improved modding diagnostics.
Conclusion
The Stardew Valley 1.6.15 update delivers valuable enhancements and addresses various issues, ultimately improving the gameplay experience for players on PC, Android, and iOS. While console players await the update, the confirmed future release promises similar improvements and console-specific fixes. The dedication of ConcernedApe to continuous improvement ensures Stardew Valley remains a captivating and enjoyable farming simulation.
