New farms, marriage options, fish, and more!
A big update for Stardew Valley, the farming simulator and country life RPG from ConcernedApe and Chucklefish Games, is planned for Monday, October 3. You can find instructions for participating in the beta on the Stardew Valley forums.
One of the biggest updates is the addition of four new starter farm maps, available on the character creation screen. Each map caters to specific skills sets: the Riverland Farm has plenty of fishing spots, the Forest Farm comes with more foraging areas and a special mixed seed-dropping weed, Hill-top Farm has mineral deposits for mining enthusiasts, and Wilderness Farm spawns Bats and Golems at night. The standard Stardew Valley farm map still exists.
The update will also make Shane and Emily marriage options, add special outdoor areas for spouses on your farm, let you build mills and sheds, harvest coffee beans and make coffee, and let you file for divorce.
There are also a number of bug fixes. Read the full list of changes on the Stardew Valley forums.
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