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Stardew Valley Creator Says 1.7 Update Will Contain 'More Character/Social Stuff' and a New Farm Type (www.ign.com)
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[–] 212 points 10 months ago (1 child)

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    [–] 84 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    For fuck's sake CA, please let me give you my money

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  • [+] 28 points 10 months ago (4 children)
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    • [–] 128 points 10 months ago (22 children)

    Didn't this game's creator say that a given update was the last content update quite a few times already?

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  • [–] 115 points 10 months ago (11 children)

    Same as the Terraria devs, yeah.
    Glad he's found a passion project that makes him happy!

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  • [–] 48 points 10 months ago (8 children)

    Terraria is going to keep adding versions until they jump to 2.0

    To be honest, compared to 1.0, is almost a different game

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    Not looking for a full changelog or anything but what would you say have been some of the most significant changes over the years?

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  • [–] 29 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    I mean, the original release had Skeletron as the final boss, which is not even the last one before hardmode now.

    So 7 or 8 bosses, wings, "classes" (specialized equipment) including summoner with wasn't a thing at all, new weapon types like yoyos, expert mode, several biomes, many events and mini games, town building, NPCs, modding support...

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Ahh ok I've played since most of those were added but not the mini games or towns. Might have to give it another play this winter

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Fyi, the next "last" update is expected to drop mid to late January (though it's been delayed multiple years at this point). If that's something you'd want to wait for.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    In this particular update, they've said that it will not be the last. But yeah, January is highly likely.

    It feels so bad how long it has been delayed. As you say, its been years now. But that's not because it keeps getting delayed over and over. It's only really been postponed once. The original release date was dropped because they decided to increase the scope, and then their feature-creep seemed to get out of hand. But I think that by far the biggest reason for the delay is the death of one of their team members. In that small tight-knit team it has caused a lasting malaise and loss of focus; understandably so, I think.

    In any case, I'm looking forward to that update. Terraria is a great game.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    I hadn't heard about the death. That's awful :(

    Fwiw, my note about the delay wasn't a complaint, just a setting of expectations. I think it's amazing that they're still doing this much support, essentially for free, for so long. I'll take it whenever they manage to get it out. Super grateful for the whole team.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    modding support

    As far as I know, terraria only supports resource packs, changing textures, sounds, text, that kinda stuff, right? tModLoader is a community project made by fans, and the game devs' contributions to that are in the domain of being receptive, supporting it being on steam, and potentially answering questions or making small changes to facilitate mods.

    But on the topic of changes, can't forget how they added new content and put it behind a new difficulty, and then ended up doing that again. And then they added a special seed that has new content that bumps up the difficulty another level.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I think he has also said that there are other people working on the game now and he is mostly focusing on his new game iirc. So it sounds like he has just passed the torch and we're gonna get more Stardew content forever lol

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  • [–] 24 points 10 months ago

    I just read the announcement. He's working solo on Haunted Chocolatier and says this about Stardew

    with 1.7 I have been trying to take more of a “creative director” role in the team, so that (at least for now) I can focus the vast majority of my attention on Haunted Chocolatier.

    and also

    in order for me to maintain a full connection to the game, I need my hand to touch every piece of new content. And there are some aspects of content development which I insist on doing myself, like the music.

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  • [–] 24 points 10 months ago

    That was the last update where he was doing all the work, I think. Heavy lifting on newer updates is done by his employees now. His primary focus is Haunted Chocolatier, though he does approve everything that goes into Stardew Valley.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Is it a problem if he did?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    In the case of terraria I feel the game's become a bit overstuffed. Bosses like dear clops and the old one's army event don't fit neatly into progression and there are plenty of items that seem redundant since you can get a better version in 10 minutes. Obviously this is a minor complaint by someone who's been playing terraria on and off for nearly half my life but I do wish they worked on a full sequel but I doubt that's ever going to happen.

    I've completed Stardew valley twice and I don't feel like replaying all the same character interactions. It feels a bit depressing to build up relationships the second time. That's why I'm so excited about haunted choclatier.

    I do want the developers to work on what they're passionate about and I am glad they've supported these games for so long but I do wish they just let them rest.

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  • [+] -13 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    Why kill a cash cow? Just keep updating and releasing for new platforms.

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  • [–] 79 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    If it was about money, these updates would be bundled into a DLC, or they would be focused on churning Haunted Chocolatier out.

    ConcernedApe is just a swell guy who loves Stardew Valley

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  • [–] 25 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I suspect he just goes back to the star dew hole when he feels stuck on haunted chocolatier.

    Stardew was a passion project and has made enough money at this point that he could just retire so I expect he would quit when he has had enough.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago

    "Cash cow". What a rude misrepresentation of a game that's released large, free updates for nearly a decade on a game that's never cost more than $15 usd, that many get hundreds of hours of enjoyment from.

    If it was about money, it would be blatantly obvious, with mtx and dlc shoved into every pore. This is a passionate creator that just can't stop adding more.

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    • [–] 47 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    CA is such a great developer and I have no idea what I did to deserve him.

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    • [–] 33 points 10 months ago

    He's still going. This is the kind of person we need in every field.

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    [+] 29 points 10 months ago (7 children)
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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

    It's kinda insane what No Man's Sky is doing, too. Multiple free updates a year. They recently pushed an update to design and build your own corvette-class spaceships, and broke all their records for players ever.

    NMS isn't even a live service game! Sean and his team just do that free, and keep putting the game on huge sales at the same time. WTF Sean

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Proof that (good) games don't need free to play to be supported over time. Can just have people pay the upfront price and keep rolling.

    I do hope their finances are in the greens to keep going.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    Oh yeah each times Sean does this shit, forums and chats are filled with people mock-angrily ranting that now they need to find some more friends to buy it for lol. I've bought it for several friends myself. And some people buy it for several different platforms

    And that meme of the dad with the belt? Every update, there's a version on the reddit sub of Sean's avatar "ITS FREE UPDATE TIME" (sometimes they put the update img on the belt), and the cowering kid being like "SEAN PLS NO! I have money"

    Warframe is also the only f2p model game I've ever actually felt fairly treated in, they've even changed systems when they noticed they were 'too' profitable and didn't feel comfortable with how that was affecting the players paying for them. Warframe is a live service game by design, but it also has a community of players happy to pay for it because they love it and want to show that to devs, rather than being strong-armed.

    Players - or rather, people - really are willing to be a contributing part of the things and communities we love. We WANT the things we care about to succeed. Fear/control is easier, simpler; but love is so much more powerful.

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    • [–] 52 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    FFS just make The haunted chocolatier a paid DLC for Stardew at this point

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    • [–] 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    ooooh, that's exiting! Maybe I should give it a go again. It's been ages since I played last time

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    • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Before or after chocolate game?

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    • [–] 14 points 10 months ago

    The game that keeps on giving.

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    [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    All I wish for is Clint to get an online girlfriend, my wife to be able to hang out with her friends again, and the cute Joja cashier to move into town

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    • [–] 1 point 10 months ago*

    Would be cool if they added some more buildings and rooms and furniture and tech as well.

    I think the game would be very cool with electricity, like off grid solar, maybe coal generators if you have a water supply and batteries to buffer the energy, and pumps and water tanks. Maybe automated fertilizer systems. It might also be cool to hire labor to work on the farm and try to turn it into a bit of a business sim.

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