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Sorry, but you'll temporarily need to take the hats off your pets to improve Stardew Valley's performance
Sorry, lovers of hats on pets; Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has warned players to stop adorning th…
Sorry, lovers of hats on pets; Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has warned players to stop adorning their fluffy friends with fancy headwear, as doing so currently appears to be causing performance drops in the latest version of the farm life sim. The ability to put hats on pets is, of course, arguably the most significant feature to be added to Stardew Valley (or indeed any game ever) as part of this week's chunky 1.6 update on mobile and consoles. There's probably a very sensible, serious technical reason for the performance drop, but because this is Stardew Valley, fans have demanded an official in-game lore explanation for the sudden required removal of pet hats, and Barone has happily obliged.
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