Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone lastly introduced replace 1.6 to console and cellular gadgets right now, however there’s one small situation – everybody’s chickens are going lacking.
The developer warned gamers in regards to the poultry disappearances in a publish on X/Twitter. He says that those that begin a brand new meadowlands farm and open their animal door on day one will discover that their chickens are vanishing. It’s a public service announcement that permit’s gamers know that there is a small situation with replace 1.6, and a repair is on the way in which. Till a follow-up patch arrives, ConcernedApe says gamers can blame their lacking chickens on a sneaky coyote that solely seems on day one.
PSA: there’s at present a problem, for those who begin a brand new farm on the meadowlands farm and open the animal door on the coop day 1, your chickens will disappear. Should you depart the door closed for at some point, it ought to save them. We’ll repair this. Lore: There’s a wild coyote on the farm…
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) November 4, 2024
It’s unclear when Stardew Valley will repair its lacking hen downside. Within the meantime, replace 1.6 brings a area of different modifications and additions for these nonetheless digging into the massively standard, cozy farming sim. Following its arrival on PC this previous March, the replace dropped Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One right now (you possibly can see the total patch notes right here), including the flexibility to search out misplaced objects, use cheat instructions on sure platforms, and extra. ConcernedApe recommends gamers begin a brand new farm to see every little thing replace 1.6 has to supply, which is why it’s so vital to verify the phrase about that pesky coyote will get on the market.
We gave Stardew Valley a ten/10 in our up to date 2024 evaluate, calling it a “trendy traditional with an countless checklist of attractive actions to finish and a deeply satisfying time administration problem to tackle.” For extra on ConcernedApe’s farming masterpiece, you possibly can examine how the creator solely simply managed to nab the sport’s hardest achievement final week.
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