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Stardew Valley's latest update adds a new friend to retrieve lost items and more


Seven months after the launch of Stardew Valley's 1.6 update and developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone is still introduc…

More specifically, once Stardew Valley's 1.6.9 update is installed, players who've unlocked and then lost a unique item will find a special shop now materialises in the secret woods at midnight. There are also new Easter eggs, dialogue tweaks, JojoMart work portraits for Sam and Shane, the ability to place beds and sleep in any constructed building (as long as they permit furniture), and objects dropped in water now float, meaning there's a short time to retrieve them. Watch on YouTube That's on top of balance changes - which, among other things, introduce several new items to shops - and quality of life updates, including improved automatic save game recovery and tweaks that'll resend most achievements, recipes, and important mail if players manage to miss them.

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