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    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.

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      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.

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        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.

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          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.

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          If you’re in to that, check out Clan Lord. It’s been running since ‘99 with monthly updates.

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          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.

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        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.

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      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?

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      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.

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        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.

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          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.

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          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.

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        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!!!

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      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!