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 option to use the smooth font introduced in 1.6.4
-Added a dialogue font size slider for Chinese
-Added complete Russian translated movie & desert festival sprites
-Added option for Russian to use the “old” font

Bug fixes:
-Fixed a case where Mr. raccoon could disappear during the raccoon cutscene in multiplayer
-Fixed being able to trash Pierre’s Missing Stocklist, or give it away at the Feast of the Winter Star.
-Fixed being able to give a wilted bouquet to your spouse.
-Fixed issue causing only 1 omni geode to be produced from the skull cavern chest.
-Fixed crash when a save contains some invalid animal home data.
-Fixed a crash when talking to Penny in French.
-Fixed a malformed Willy farm event in German.
-Fixed an incorrectly blocking map tile in the Forest Farm map.
-Fixed some machines and some desert festival logic not working for Linux/macOS players using the compatibility branch.
-Fixed a case where an area was inaccessible in the volcano dungeon
-Fixed sewer event in German
-Fixed cases where you’d see Mayor Lewis’ giftbox note again when collecting 15 parsnips from a different chest.
-Fixed emily makeover event from being hard to skip
-Fixed Calico Egg Rating prize edge cases for farmhands
-Fixed prismatic hat effects not working in French.
-Fixed being able to “advance” the ready check menu by pressing Y, which lead to many issues.
-Fixed island outfits not being loaded for farmhands
-Minor optimizations.

Fixes for modded players:
-Fixed error showing non-flavored roe items.
-Fixed error if a mod sets an NPC’s ‘friends and family’ data to null.
-Fixed error loading a save containing enchanted weapons whose ID changed or data was removed.
-Fixed soft lock when watching weather TV channel if tomorrow’s weather is custom.
-Fixed temporary maps that aren’t part of a location not using seasonal tilesheets.
-Fixed summit cutscene showing custom fish with wrong sprites.

Changes for mod authors:
-In Data/Objects, added two new fields: CanBeGivenAsGift and CanBeTrashed. Setting CanBeGivenAsGift: false adds the not_giftable context tag automatically.

Thanks for playing Stardew Valley!
-Ape ːstardropː

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

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 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

hey bobo, hope you've been enjoying the update so farHere 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.


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.
– You can now place 8 additional non-fish items into fish tanks.
– Raccoon shop now includes a trade for mystery boxes and golden mystery boxes.
– Vinegar can now be poured onto trees to stop them from ever growing moss.
– Shaving enchantment now causes tree-specific drops: (fern → fiddlehead fern, mushroom → red mushroom, mahogany → hardwood)


Translation changes

– Many edits and improvements to the Chinese version
– Edits to the Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Turkish, and Korean translations.
– Changed the Chinese fonts to make them more appealing and readable.
– Changed Hungarian number spacing character from a comma to a period.
– Some improvements to Russian font.


Balance changes

– When you load a save, you’ll now unlock missed Steam achievements if needed (e.g. achievements gained while playing offline).
– Added mini-shipping bin as an expensive Qi gem shop purchase.
– Added more variety, and improvements, to Skull Cave treasure chests.
– Life elixirs now only restores health, and energy tonics now only restore energy.
– Wild seed spots are now rarer, but yield more seeds.
– Doubled the Iridium Golem’s chance to drop iridium.
– The monsters in the volcano entry level are now randomized each day.
– Using a treasure totem indoors no longer works. This prevents them from being wasted.
– Going down a level in the mines now makes you invulnerable for 1 second.
– Increased raccoon mystery box reward from 4 to 5.
– Farming experience now contributes to mastery experience at a 50% rate.
– Ice orb will no longer freeze a spider while it is in the air jumping.
– Removed red snapper from winter fishing quest pool, and sardines from the summer quest pool.
– You will no longer get calico rating points from going down the normal mines.
– Golden mystery boxes now have a small chance to yield an auto petter.
– Slightly reduced chance to find mystery boxes.
– Mine barrels and coal carts will now “refresh” at the start of each year.
– The order of mystery box rewards is now randomized per-player instead of per-save.


Visual improvements

– Qi club coins now show up in the shop menu.
– Various map edits and fixes.
– Removed Maru’s glasses from all beach portraits for consistency.
– Improvements to signage in some non-english languages (i.e. Chinese, French, and Russian)


Quality of life changes

– Added a 1.2-second delay after dropping an item, before it’s picked back up by the same player.
– Napalm rings are now non-destructive on the farm and inside the slime hutch (i.e. the explosion will only damage monsters).
– Added ctrl + right-click as an alternate toolbar drop hotkey.
– Receiving a “special notification” (e.g. first geode message) will no longer cancel out player actions such as eating or warping.
– Flopping fish no longer fall back into fish ponds.
– Crab pots now have a short time period after harvesting from them during which they can’t be removed (750ms).
– The Junimo bundle menu now only highlights items that can actually be placed in the selected bundle.

Other changes

– Minor optimizations.
– Added two inappropriate names to the list to exclude from the name generator.
– You can no longer give gifts to NPC’s during green rain year 1 (prevents incongruous attitudes). This also prevents a portrait issue with Demetrius.

Gameplay fixes

– Fixed disappearing pets bug.
– Fishing splash zones and ore pan points are now removed overnight.
– The prize ticket machine now consumes your ticket when you get the reward, rather than when you first press the button.
– For the purposes of perfection, the level 100 mines stardrop now has a more robust way to check if it’s been acquired.
– Fixed Monster Compendium not actually doubling all loot.
– Fixed geodes no longer dropping on the farm in normal circumstances.
– Fixed rare crash when spawning items overnight.
– Fixed player colliding with stuff during event cutscenes.
– Fixed pre-1.6 forged weapons having reduced stats.
– Fixed not being able to put a torch on the sprinkler you get as a CC reward.
– Fixed various bugs/crashes related to building a cabin.
– Fixed wild seeds in garden pots putting their final crop in the top-left corner of the map instead of the pot.
– Fixed “lost and found” chests (from night market and elsewhere) not working anymore in 1.6.
– Fixed a duplication bug with the “lost and found” chests.
– Fixed slime hutch floors reverting to the default after reloading a game.
– Fixed malformed casino shop red fireworks ID.
– Fixed pet adoption catch-all case only working with the animal catalogue, and only applying in year 2 specifically, rather than for any year 2 or beyond.
– Fixed ‘use legacy randomization’ option applied inconsistently when loading a save, which caused weird issues like broken green rain days.
– Fixed the case where you could permanently miss the ancient seed recipe if you grabbed the ancient seed packet but not the associated recipe, and then closed the museum rewards menu. Missing recipes will also be restored upon loading a file.
– Fixed issue with duplicated animals & building interiors from pre ~1.3 saves.
– Fixed end tables not being rotateable.
– Fixed an issue where empty barns/coops could not be removed by Robin on old saves.
– Fixed slime egg incubators letting you reclaim the egg before it hatches.
– Fixed farmhouse placement bounds to match the object placement restrictions around it.


Multiplayer fixes

– Synced some NPC Gift data in other languages.
– Fixed fireworks (and possibly other sprites) drawing behind stuff in multiplayer.
– Fixed “Build a Silo” quest not being completed for farmhands.
– Fixed Raccoon quest not being removed for all players.
– Fixed double trinket issue when a farmhand disconnects/reconnects.
– Fixed double and/or missing derby participants sprite issue in multiplayer.


Display text and localization fixes

– Many edits and fixes in translation text.
– Fixed a text parsing error for Asian languages which caused them to incorrectly wrap in some cases.
– Fixed spacing issues in Asian languages.
– Fixed several localization issues
– Fixed Russian line break issue.
– Fixed events not consistently handling gender-dependent text.


Cosmetic fixes

– Adjusted the draw order of basic objects so that debris will not be drawn underneath them as often.
– Placeable grass now offsets vertically a little if it would clip through a front-layer tile.
– Fixed seasonal world map not working for non-English players.
– Fixed flying monsters not being draw above things on the farm & volcano.
– Fixed reward icon in completed quest menu being visually offset.
– Fixed george’s TV clipping with farmer during green rain.
– Fixed movies not showing layered sprites (e.g. the eyeball in Mysterium).
– Fixed Qi club coins drawn below the lightmap.
– Fixed Qi coin overlay drawn during minigames.
– Fixed crane game audio not stopping when the game is forcefully closed.
– Fixed some tooltip padding issues.
– Fixed movie theater display issues on the world map.
– Fixed repeated dialogue selection sound if a control was plugged in but you are using a mouse.
– Fixed quest reward icon input offset issue.
– Fixed Joja Warehouse roof drawing above the weather (and possibly other similar cases).
– Fixed various map tile issues.
– Fixed a visual issue with a shadow in the farm house.
– Fixed able to swap two chests of the same type.
– Fixed machines sometimes wobbling when they’re not processing anything.

There are also some changes for modded players and mod authors, if those are of interest to you, check the full patch notes here[www.stardewvalley.net] or here[stardewvalleywiki.com].

Thank you for playing Stardew Valley!

-Ape ːstardropː

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 rewards 20 Qi gems (up from 10)
-Adds new cabins to starter layouts for multiplayer.
-Starter cabins now appear in the actual order intended.
-Adult mossy green rain trees boost the moss growth rate of nearby trees
-If a Journal quest title is too wide, the clock icon and the rest of the text will be shifted down to make room
-You can now press the Escape or menu button to "go back" on a shipping menu category page
-Adjustments to moss growth (grows slower on sunny summer days, recovers slower after harvest)
-Reduced meteorite prismatic shard chance (100% -> 25%)
-You can now paint the new cabins (at 3rd upgrade level)
-Ancient seed packets excluded from sale at traveling cart
-Made waterfall and other ambient positional sounds fade out more smoothly
-Added a catch-all case: if it's year 2 and you don't have a pet (for any reason), you can start adoptinng them from Marnie's
-Made berry bush state consistent overnight and on load (both at 20% plus a small new random bonus chance)
-Minor graphical fixes
-Fixes several translation errors and missing translations
-Fixes large character sprites having a visual glitch (e.g. bear, island frog, clint hammering)
-Fixed a visual error in the shop menu if an item's name was longer than the width of the menu
-Fix a crash related to the new festival
-Fix a bug that was causing excess trash to be fished
-Fixed bug preventing Emily's 10 heart mail and event from triggering
-Fixed some graphics issues with Shipping menu
-Fixed several more spawn-out-of-bounds cases
-Added Krobus portrait

Thanks for playing!
-Ape ːstardropː

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 pickles
-Adds scaling edibility to juice, jellies, wine and pickles
-Volcano dwarf bombs now match regular dwarf bombs
-Void egg is now poisonous
-Adjusted adventure guild open hours on map
-Various translation fixes

Wishing you all a fun time
-Ape ːstardropː

Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying the new update so far. Here is the first post-launch patch to fix a few bugs that weren't caught before release. Patch notes below:

Patch 1.6.1

-Fixed botched German egg quest text (for new players going forward)
-Prevent animal page from crashing when clicking on the scroll bar when there are a low number of animals
-Fix Junimo harvester in save crash
-Fix Meadowlands farm quest persisting if the farm icon was selected, but then another farm was started
-Fixed the telephone robin house upgrade question being malformed
-Improved cases where the quest title could go off the edge of the quest log
-Fixed eyebrow accessory looking weird when fishing
-Don't allow clipboard to be set to a null string
-Fixed crash when farmhand re-connects to town during green rain (and potentially other related crashes)
-Fixed several map tile issues and places where forage could spawn out of bounds

Thanks for playing!
-Ape ːstardropː

Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying the new update so far. Here is the first post-launch patch to fix a few bugs that weren't caught before release. Patch notes below:

Patch 1.6.1

-Fixed botched German egg quest text (for new players going forward)
-Prevent animal page from crashing when clicking on the scroll bar when there are a low number of animals
-Fix Junimo harvester in save crash
-Fix Meadowlands farm quest persisting if the farm icon was selected, but then another farm was started
-Fixed the telephone robin house upgrade question being malformed
-Improved cases where the quest title could go off the edge of the quest log
-Fixed eyebrow accessory looking weird when fishing
-Don't allow clipboard to be set to a null string
-Fixed crash when farmhand re-connects to town during green rain (and potentially other related crashes)
-Fixed several map tile issues and places where forage could spawn out of bounds

Thanks for playing!
-Ape ːstardropː