As Stardew Valley fans continue to wait patiently for the previously announced 1.7 update, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a couple small, vague, yet exciting hints about what said mysterious update might entail: a new farm type, and "more character/social stuff."
Fyi, the next “last” update is expected to drop mid to late January (though it’s been delayed multiple years at this point). If that’s something you’d want to wait for.
In this particular update, they’ve said that it will not be the last. But yeah, January is highly likely.
It feels so bad how long it has been delayed. As you say, its been years now. But that’s not because it keeps getting delayed over and over. It’s only really been postponed once. The original release date was dropped because they decided to increase the scope, and then their feature-creep seemed to get out of hand. But I think that by far the biggest reason for the delay is the death of one of their team members. In that small tight-knit team it has caused a lasting malaise and loss of focus; understandably so, I think.
In any case, I’m looking forward to that update. Terraria is a great game.
Fwiw, my note about the delay wasn’t a complaint, just a setting of expectations. I think it’s amazing that they’re still doing this much support, essentially for free, for so long. I’ll take it whenever they manage to get it out. Super grateful for the whole team.
Fyi, the next “last” update is expected to drop mid to late January (though it’s been delayed multiple years at this point). If that’s something you’d want to wait for.
In this particular update, they’ve said that it will not be the last. But yeah, January is highly likely.
It feels so bad how long it has been delayed. As you say, its been years now. But that’s not because it keeps getting delayed over and over. It’s only really been postponed once. The original release date was dropped because they decided to increase the scope, and then their feature-creep seemed to get out of hand. But I think that by far the biggest reason for the delay is the death of one of their team members. In that small tight-knit team it has caused a lasting malaise and loss of focus; understandably so, I think.
In any case, I’m looking forward to that update. Terraria is a great game.
I hadn’t heard about the death. That’s awful :(
Fwiw, my note about the delay wasn’t a complaint, just a setting of expectations. I think it’s amazing that they’re still doing this much support, essentially for free, for so long. I’ll take it whenever they manage to get it out. Super grateful for the whole team.
Hey, thanks for the heads up. I will definitely wait until then