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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

All I wish for is Clint to get an online girlfriend, my wife to be able to hang out with her friends again, and the cute Joja cashier to move into town

[–] flamiera@kbin.melroy.org 25 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Stardew Valley and Terraria are the only games I know of where their developers are keeping them alive.

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It's kinda insane what No Man's Sky is doing, too. Multiple free updates a year. They recently pushed an update to design and build your own corvette-class spaceships, and broke all their records for players ever.

NMS isn't even a live service game! Sean and his team just do that free, and keep putting the game on huge sales at the same time. WTF Sean

[–] Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

Does Minecraft count despite Mojang getting bought by microsoft? Some of the original Devs are still active.

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

I found out yesterday about "UnReal World", first released in 1992 and it's been updated continuously since, with the latest update only 3 and a half weeks ago.

[–] Chesckers@lemmy.zip 7 points 12 hours ago

There is also dwarf fortress, cogmind (which says it's early access, but in reality the dev just loves his game) and many others. Some devs are just really awesome.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 199 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] bernhoftbret@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago
[–] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 30 points 1 day ago

He's still going. This is the kind of person we need in every field.

[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 117 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Didn't this game's creator say that a given update was the last content update quite a few times already?

[–] Kayday@lemmy.world 105 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Same as the Terraria devs, yeah.
Glad he's found a passion project that makes him happy!

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Terraria is going to keep adding versions until they jump to 2.0

To be honest, compared to 1.0, is almost a different game

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not looking for a full changelog or anything but what would you say have been some of the most significant changes over the years?

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, the original release had Skeletron as the final boss, which is not even the last one before hardmode now.

So 7 or 8 bosses, wings, "classes" (specialized equipment) including summoner with wasn't a thing at all, new weapon types like yoyos, expert mode, several biomes, many events and mini games, town building, NPCs, modding support...

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ahh ok I've played since most of those were added but not the mini games or towns. Might have to give it another play this winter

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Fyi, the next "last" update is expected to drop mid to late January (though it's been delayed multiple years at this point). If that's something you'd want to wait for.

[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

In this particular update, they've said that it will not be the last. But yeah, January is highly likely.

It feels so bad how long it has been delayed. As you say, its been years now. But that's not because it keeps getting delayed over and over. It's only really been postponed once. The original release date was dropped because they decided to increase the scope, and then their feature-creep seemed to get out of hand. But I think that by far the biggest reason for the delay is the death of one of their team members. In that small tight-knit team it has caused a lasting malaise and loss of focus; understandably so, I think.

In any case, I'm looking forward to that update. Terraria is a great game.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

I hadn't heard about the death. That's awful :(

Fwiw, my note about the delay wasn't a complaint, just a setting of expectations. I think it's amazing that they're still doing this much support, essentially for free, for so long. I'll take it whenever they manage to get it out. Super grateful for the whole team.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Hey, thanks for the heads up. I will definitely wait until then

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think he has also said that there are other people working on the game now and he is mostly focusing on his new game iirc. So it sounds like he has just passed the torch and we're gonna get more Stardew content forever lol

[–] dxc@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago

I just read the announcement. He's working solo on Haunted Chocolatier and says this about Stardew

with 1.7 I have been trying to take more of a “creative director” role in the team, so that (at least for now) I can focus the vast majority of my attention on Haunted Chocolatier.

and also

in order for me to maintain a full connection to the game, I need my hand to touch every piece of new content. And there are some aspects of content development which I insist on doing myself, like the music.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago

That was the last update where he was doing all the work, I think. Heavy lifting on newer updates is done by his employees now. His primary focus is Haunted Chocolatier, though he does approve everything that goes into Stardew Valley.

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (2 children)

For fuck's sake CA, please let me give you my money

[–] bonenode@piefed.social 25 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You can always buy another copy from a different shop.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm out of shops at this point

[–] tulwinn@startrek.website 3 points 20 hours ago

And buy the soundtrack!

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 10 points 1 day ago

Or make 2 accounts

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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can’t you buy another copy as a gift on some stores (thinking steam here)?

I have two steam copies and a Playstation copy. I have given a lot already

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

FFS just make The haunted chocolatier a paid DLC for Stardew at this point

[–] Ashtear@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Someone just needs to clone him so he can actually finish the new game.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

We would get new updates for Stardew twice as fast then lol

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it's not going to be nearly as good or as popular... so it's kind of a lost cause compared to the way bigger impact these DLC updates have

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

idk i have been waiting for years :(

[–] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

CA is such a great developer and I have no idea what I did to deserve him.

[–] Isolde@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now, now.

He belongs to us all.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

The game that keeps on giving.

[–] CoffeeTails@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ooooh, that's exiting! Maybe I should give it a go again. It's been ages since I played last time

[–] Pogbom@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

If you haven't played since 1.6 was released, you're in for a wild time!

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Before or after chocolate game?

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 49 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I feel like Haunted Chocolatier will become our version of Half Life 3

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