Eric Barone knows what he's doing with Stardew Valley patch notes, promptly "fixes an issue with Willy's rod"
Mar. 21, 2024Patch 1.6.2 comes less than 48 hours after the 1.6 update
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The developer ofStardew Valleyis continuing to iron out the recently released 1.6 update, as the latest patch “fixes an issue with Willy’s rod.” Quiet in the back.
On March 21, two days after rolling out theStardew Valley 1.6 update, Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Baronesharedthat Patch 1.6.2 was “incoming soon” and that it’ll make a variety of bug fixes and adjustments to the farming sim. Despite only releasing the huge update less than 48 hours ago, Barone is clearly dedicated to smoothing Stardew Valley out as quickly as possible, as this is the second patch rolled out in just two days.
Similar to thePatch 1.6.1, which went live yesterday, this latest bunch of patch notes features fixes for issues that some players have been experiencing. For instance, Patch 1.6.2 fixes invisible tea sprites, translation errors, and Willy’s rod - let me explain. Not long after the 1.6 update was released, several fans discovered that the fisherman was getting a little too close for comfort to players when fishing, and all started making the same kind of jokes about it.
If you want to see exactly what we’re talking about, there’s lots of proof over in the Stardew Valleysubredditwhich shows players encountering this problem as far back as a few years ago. Willy definitely should have seen someone sooner about this. Thankfully, Willy should learn a valuable lesson about personal space now that this patch is heading to the game.
The rest of the Stardew Valley 1.6.2 patch notes are as follows:
Thinking of getting started in the farming sim now the 1.6 update is here? Take a look at ourStardew Valley tipsto get a headstart.
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