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.
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 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.
That’s such a little bitch mentality that gets nothing but disrespect from me. You’re never “too old” to learn something, you’re either lazy, scared, or both.
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.
I want part 2 like, yesterday. It’s such a good game, I’d play it day 1 no question.
The impatience of Man
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?
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.
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.
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.
