This reminds me of Terraria where they claim a final update, but they just can’t stop adding new things. I love devs with this kind of passion.
Stardew Valley creator confirms he's made "a ton of progress" on update 1.6
Submitted 11 months ago by Goronmon@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.eurogamer.net/stardew-valley-creator-confirms-hes-made-a-ton-of-progress-on-update-16
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Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
NightAuthor@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Where’s the best place to catch up on the updates, haven’t read anything since the multiplayer update.
Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I just look at the update history on steam. I don’t necessarily go to other websites. Every update has been minor, but I still consider it. Maybe they just meant no more major updates, but even still, it’s impressive they have kept maintaining that game for over 10 years.
superduperenigma@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Indie devs:
So many people are still playing it, and many new people every day, I want it to be the best it can be
It will never be perfect, but I feel an urge to keep improving it. Up to this point, it’s been my life’s work, and I care a lot about it.
AAA companies:
So many people are still playing because exploiting poor impulse control and FOMO are at the core of game design philosophy. We want it to be the most profitable it can be
It will never be enjoyable, but we will make sure people feel the urge to keep logging in to grind their dailies so their purchase of a battle pass can be justified. Ever since we started allowing pre-orders it was already profitable, and we stopped caring about quality.
Maalus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Indie devs: suddenly I’m a millionaire thanks to this one-hit-wonder game that I spent 6 years making. I think I’ll keep updating it so people keep buying it. AAA companies: We need to pay 400 people over a course of 2 years. 30 million is less than 10% of the budget
tb_@lemmy.world 11 months ago
AAA companies:
We made record profits!Also AAA companies: We’re laying off a substantial portion of our team.
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Don’t forget the mandatory apology JPEG on Xitter.
We have done our utmost to make the enjoyable experience more accessible to average user. This has in turn resulted in sub-par experience for some. As we constantly try to improve quality of our products and this was a valuable lesson from which we plan to grow into more responsible company that caters to people’s needs.
Cannibal_MoshpitV3@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Which is repeated every 3 years when there’s some kind of outrage
NetherFalcon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
“and we stopped caring about quality” good god that feels so true, it hurts
TheCheddarCheese@lemmy.world 11 months ago
wait theres gonna be another update? i thought 1.5 was final
KillerTofu@lemmy.world 11 months ago
1.6 has been worked on for a while. Small content update but is going to make modding easier or more robust. 🤞
Cozy@feddit.de 11 months ago
It looks like it’s gonna be one of the biggest updates so far. With new festivals, new dialogue options and so on.
TheCheddarCheese@lemmy.world 11 months ago
i havent really been following the sv community for a while, but thats nice
yurgenst@lemmy.world 11 months ago
He must have talked to the Terraria devs haha
philycheezestake@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
He changed his mind
Dagnet@lemmy.world 11 months ago
for the 10th time
iAmTheTot@kbin.social 11 months ago
Pray he does not change it again.
Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I finally just started playing. I’m 50 hours in and nowhere near done with it. Don’t tell me there’s more coming!
aluminium@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There is probably even more comming in the current version for you. Stardew valley is the type of game where you watch a random YT video where someone shows off something and you never knew was in the game, after you got 1000h clocked.
llamapants@lemmy.world 11 months ago
We don’t deserve him. Thank you, Mr. Barone for all you have given us and more.
FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s pretty great. ConcernedApe is a prince!
NetherFalcon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
i should try stardew valley tbh, it looks really good
Rudgrcom@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You should!
NetherFalcon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
i may consider buying it lol
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Still no news about haunted chocolatier?
dom@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
He’s one dude.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 11 months ago
For now.
But once my clones are complete…
Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
It would not be the first time that a second game from one successful developer will never come to life. I wish that I am wrong.
BellaDonna@mujico.org 11 months ago
I too think he went back to Stardew Valley because he’s either burnt out, or doesn’t know where to take, Haunted Chocolatier.
XbSuper@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Really wish I had it in me to replay this game.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
May I suggest Stardew Valley Expanded?
Its a huge mod that basically ads a whole new entire game worth of content, on top of the base games content, that is seamlessly integrated into the base game.
SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
May I suggest Longevity?
It adds taxes and market prices, thus bringing an element of complexity into the game that makes you think how to optimize your early growth and how to get the most out of your energy and money, turning the relaxing indie game about returning to nature into an optimization grindset nightmare that everyone but me hates.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
New maps? I found that I always gravitated towards one map as I disliked all the rest. Mostly just wanted a big open space to go crazy, not obstacles that I had to design around.
XbSuper@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You’re making it worse, not better lol. There’s too much to do, that’s why I’m not returning, adding more is not the solution.
ExLisper@linux.community 11 months ago
replay? you mean you finished it? Isn’t it open ended?
XbSuper@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Technically yes, but at a certain point all you’re doing is tending your crops, which gets boring when you have nothing more to work towards.
Now there’s more to do, but since I did so much, I’m just burned out on the game, and can’t get back into it.
mrbaby@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I wish i could transfer my save file from my switch to my steam deck. I have the oled switch and i guess i need to mod chip it in order to access the file system.
DrSleepless@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That guy is amazing
Swarfega@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It blows my mind every time I see Stardew Valley. Singlehandedly wrote the story, characters, the music, effects, coded the game etc. Simply stunning.
MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 11 months ago
Sure, but the storage chest was a poor example.