Stardew Valley expanded?? What is that? Is it something that is available to us long-term SV users? I bought Stardew Valley when it first came out and people looked at me like I was crazy for buying such an obviously casual and pixelated game.
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It's a mod, available on Nexus. Adds a ton of content, like practically doubles the length of the game
Good. I always thought the game lacked content and was a little on the short side.
There was also a ton of content added in relatively recent official updates
I think the previous poster might not have been being serious.
I think so too.
If you're playing on pc, just look up the mod and try the additional mod "grandpas map" as well! After around 1,500h in SV it feels like a new game with those two mods installed. Cannot recommend it enough!
And if sdv expanded isn't enough there are two other big ones, ridgeside village and east scarp
Absolutely ridiculous numbers of npcs and story. Just watch out as not all farm layout mods will be compatible with everything.
Oh okay, those mods I don't even get what they are and am much too old to figure out how. I was getting excited over nothing then. Obviously there'll never be an across the board expansion or add-ons for SV - or a sequel either, which is odd given how successful it's been. Haunted Chocolatier looks promising - but obviously isn't actually ever going to come out at this point.
I'm not sure what you're saying here ... 1.6 is an upcoming full game update for Stardew that will add even more content, which he was developing simultaneously developing with Haunted Chocolatier. They are a very small independent operation, and game development takes more time the fewer employees you have. The fact that they have continued improving the game for 7 years adding free content at the original price point is actually quite remarkable.
The 1.6 update addresses the ability to create add-ons (mods) more easily, which will aid efforts in the modding community to create things like Expanded with less fussing about in third party programs and tools which currently allow them to work.
Fr. The only other game that comes close is Terraria. Both have only improved as the years have gone by.
Wish SV was my cup of tea.
Don't Starve and Don't Starve Together also. Been getting updates for years.
Right, forgot about that one. Never played it.
In Roguelikes and Roguelike-adjenct games there are also a few games that get close. (I'd even argue some totally eclipse SV/Terraria in that regard, but that depends on your definition.) Some, but not all, of them are even completely free and open source.
Off the top of my head, a few examples would include Dwarf Fortress, UnReal World and Nethack. Maybe some Space Station 13 servers if you count that too.
If you’re in to that, check out Clan Lord. It’s been running since ‘99 with monthly updates.
Terraria. I wanted to like that game but immediately found it unenjoyable and disagreeable in every way. I'm still waiting for a Stardew Valley-like game that is actually good (i.e., has farming without ridiculous missions like "find the cows and build a pen for them) and doesn't require the player to "craft" his own tools with ridiculously complicated mechanics. I hated "My Time in Portia" for the incredibly difficult crafting, that had no tutorial or explanation and was very poorly conceived.
He still working on SV ? I thought he said he stopped to work full time on HC. Guess I've been out of the SV loop for too long. I should get back to it sometime soon. I'm getting tired of the same shooter and adventure games all the time and I need to return to the cozy life of SV.
Spoiler: 1.6 sneak peek from ConcernedApe's Twitter posted Sept. 27, 2023
Color me surprised you found yourself on the lemmyverse but don’t feel confident to install a mod. Not a dig! Just unexpected.
HC is coming out eventually though, not sure why it “obviously” isn’t?
What makes you think Haunted Chocolatier will never come?
Some people seem to think that 3 years (from when AAA companies normally drop their first teaser until release) is the full game development lifecycle duration, and anything past that must be abandoned.
Shit, Katana Zero took 6 years to develop, and it's "just" pixel art, but it came out fantastic. You just never know either way.
The impatience of Man
I want part 2 like, yesterday. It's such a good game, I'd play it day 1 no question.
One of the guys who was working on it says they ended up with too many snags, so have cancelled it.
There is literally only one person developing SDV and Haunted Chocolatier. This is literally an impossible statement. There is only ConcernedApe, and he has not announced any cancelation.
One of the guys who was working on it
There's only one person working on it: Eric Barone.
He would have you believe but he isn't the only developer working on this game.
Do you have an article or something that says that? Everything I can find does not mention anyone else working on the game.
Well I don't, honestly it's just hearsay and I can't say anything more. Not that I wasn't looking forward to Haunted Chocolatier also, who knows maybe it will happen at some point in time.
I wouldn't put much stock in hearsay. ConcernedApe has always been relatively quiet about what he is up to, even with Stardew.
Well we'll see. Certainly I do hope that Haunted Chocolatier comes out at some point in time, but - I really have my doubts.
You were not getting excited over nothing; if you can figure out how to download steam, how to purchase a game with it, and how to open and play it, installing a mod isn’t that much harder. Download some files, put them in the right folder, open the game.
Also, to piggyback onto your comment. Stardew valley without mods is still a very enjoyable game. I had about 300 hours in the game before I installed my first mod. There's a lot of great quality of life ones, but out of the box it's still phenomenal.
To add to this;
The first time I played SDV was right after the death of a family member. It provided me with an insane amount of comfort.
Every time I find myself loading it up I look at my life and realize I need the peace. It's an insanely positive influence in my life.
Oh I know Stardew Valley is still enjoyable, I bought it years ago and then I even bought the book/guide for it and I probably have played the equivalent of what you've played, I'm sure I'm well into 300 hours by now. But, it does get stale, and repetitive - it does make one wish for more game content, even with the update that brought the "golden walnuts" island expansion to it.
Well there's the problem. I tried downloading Steam, of course it didn't work because some extension or other had to first be installed on this computer. So I installed the extension, now it says it can't open. I did get it open once, but the game I downloaded never worked at all. Steam doesn't work on every computer, I guess.
But my main game system is the Switch (right now), I don't even use the computer. And it "steams" me because there are SOOO many great looking casual games on Steam I wish I could play!!!!
I promise you it's dead simple to install if you wanna check it out. ModDrop is probably the easiest installation route, just follow the instructions in that link and you'll be set up!
I truly wish I had access to Steam. I see all these wonderful casual puzzle games (my #1 love) and they never come out on Switch. But I don't have a good computer that is up to date and it cannot run Steam at all. My mouth waters when I see playthroughs of certain Steam games on Youtube.
You can get a computer which can run Steam the low-spec library for less than $100 if you get a very common used office computer. I've seen as low as $50 for a functional machine only a few years old. Most likely it could run most puzzle games.
My computer is supposed to be able to run anything, and it runs virtually nothing. I can't even get basic things like email or older games to run on this thing. I've never had good luck with technology - but maybe I'll invest in a newer computer once of these days and hope for the best.
Sounds like it's relatively new. If it came out of the box not being able to run games or email you may have some faulty hardware. If it ran decently at first but now having issues you may have some processes running taking up all your computer's resources. The latter issue is a pretty straightforward fix by an IT guy, but the only way around hardware failure is replacement.
Stardew Valley is on switch though? It's also on gog.com which is preferable anyway. No launcher required.
Yep, it's on Switch, I originally bought a physical copy for PS4 back when it first came out, but then my PS4 gave out around the same time I was gifted with a Switch system. And then I found out all my PS4 games were pretty much also available on Switch. But what I really envy are people who can play Steam games, they are so much my type of casual games.