Stardew Valley permits gamers to improve their instruments by means of a couple of totally different strategies, with the best tier for each instrument being the uncommon purple mineral iridium. That is, each instrument besides one — the scythe solely has a normal and gold variant and cannot be upgraded to iridium, which has left gamers with unsatisfyingly incomplete toolbars for years. However, gamers would possibly quickly have the ability to full their shiny purple set of instruments.
On Wednesday, Stardew Valley developer Eric Barone, often known as ConcernedApe, teased the long-requested iridum scythe replace in a tweet.
iridium scythe
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) May 31, 2023
If the Stardew group’s response is any indication of issues, this can be a massive deal. “FINALLY ALL PURPLE,” one fan responded.
While he did not formally announce the scythe on this tweet, it might imply that the coveted instrument is headed to Stardew Valley’s upcoming 1.6 replace. Barone introduced the replace in April, and whereas it would largely embrace help for modders, it would additionally characteristic some new content material (although he famous that it will embrace lower than the sport’s huge 1.5 replace).
He can also be taking a break from creating the Haunted Chocolatier, his subsequent recreation that may embrace boss battles and, like Stardew, will accommodate “totally different playstyles,” to deal with creating Stardew’s subsequent replace.
We gave Stardew Valley a 9.5 in our 2018 re-review, praising its charming residents and exploration.
Amelia Zollner is a contract author at IGN who loves all issues indie and Nintendo. Outside of IGN, they’ve contributed to websites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.
