FlashShifter

End of the SVE 1.14 beta and the future

Added 2022-01-29 23:32:39 +0000 UTC

(I made the trailer!)

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for participating in the 1.14 beta and for supporting me here on Patreon, allowing me to pursue my passions. With all your help, I was able to squash over half a hundred bugs! Wow! That's quite the number. This will give non-beta players the intended experience I wanted to deliver.

This update marks the conclusion of three years of work, and the completion of my initial vision of an expanded Stardew Valley. Besides character events and other really small things... I don't see what else I can add to the Stardew Valley region. I'm very proud to say that the mod is finished, and I'm happy with the state it's in now.

But we're not done yet! After I take a couple week break, I'm finally starting development on Stardew Valley Expanded 2.0, which will take players to the lands of Galdora... a magical region filled with unknowns, beauties, and dangers. The very first sneak peeks will only be posted here on my Patreon. There's so much I have planned for this update, and it will be a long ride. I estimate it'll be at least a full year of development before it's even ready for a beta.

One of my favorite games as a kid was "The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past". I enjoyed the thrill of adventure, solving dungeons, beating boss monsters, making new discoveries, meeting new characters, and gaining new abilities and gear. This is what I want the gameplay loop in SVE 2.0 to be, but also adding all the social and quirky aspects of Stardew Valley.

I understand it's a different tone compared to Stardew Valley, but I really feel like the farming gameplay loop is now fully saturated, especially if players have other mods installed. I want to give all of you a fresh new adventure in this magical land using all of the skills I've gained over these past years. The future looks bright!

-FlashShifter