When Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone announced back in April that his life-consuming farm-life sim would be getting another update, he described 1.6 as "mostly changes for modders (which will make it easier & more powerful to mod)", saying the number of new additions would be "much less than 1.5." He's got Haunted Chocolatier to work on, after all.
Then he tweeted a picture of some kind of JojaMart gold parrot, suggesting the less-popular pro-capitalism side of Stardew would be getting a little love in the update. And now he's shared a sneak peek of what the 1.6 update will contain, and it's a lot more than just changes for modders.
Among the additions are "Joja alternatives to some of the end-game quests", which is presumably what that greedy parrot's [[link]] connected to. There are also three festivals on the list (one major, two mini), as well as "100+ new lines of dialogue", a new kind of farm, winter clothes for the inhabitants of Pelican Town, more items and crafting recipes, "New late-game content, which expands on each of the skill areas", and support for eight-player multiplayer on PC.
Finally, Barone notes the 1.6 update will include "Many small additions and adjustments" as well as "New secrets & more" and adds that it's still in development, and doesn't have a release date yet.
One of the things we love about Stardew Valley is how much post-release support it's had, growing like [[link]] a well-tended crop into a game we're constantly tempted to return to. Still, Barone has another game to make and when [[link]] he moves on from Stardew there will still be modders adding to it for years to come. Can someone check Barone's getting enough sleep and not, like, collapsing in a field at 2am?