Stardew Valley developer apologized to players for broken mods. An industrial accident will result in changes in game development

The recently released update 1.6.9 for the PC version of Stardew Valley has proven to be quite problematic. Aside from the long-awaited game improvements, the patch broke many mods. Although the game’s creator, Eric Barone, does not officially support the mod, he still decided to apologize for these issues.

1. As he explains, the reason for these problems is that the update is released too early. Typically, patch releases are coordinated with modders who create SMAPI (Stardew Modding API), a project that provides infrastructure and tools for customizing the game. This time it was missing.
2. Eric Barone assured fans that a new version of SMAPI is being developed, which will ensure mod compatibility with patch 1.6.9. Players did not have to wait long, as the updated edition of this project, marked with the number 4.1.7, was launched a few hours after the publication of the developer’s message.
3. At the same time, Barone emphasizes on Steam that you can always roll back the game to the previous version if something similar happens in the future.

Source: Steam.

Eric Barone also described his plans to avoid similar problems in the future. In addition to overseeing coordination with SMAPI creators, he will also release updates less frequently. The patches released will be larger. This way, moderators don’t have to constantly adapt their projects to the new version of the game.

Stardew Valley was released on PC in February 2016. The game was subsequently ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Vita consoles, as well as mobile devices running iOS and Android systems.

1. Stardew Valley – official website