This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

Stardew Valley continues to ride high in the Switch eShop charts and that rabid fanbase can expect a wealth of new features when the games next update rolls around.

The game’s creator Eric Barone (aka ConcernedApe) has dropped the patch notes for version 1.4 of the game, currently available on PC. There’s the usual bug fixes and so on, as well as some quality of life updates and additions fans have been after for a while.

You can check out the massive list of updates here, but here’s a couple of the cooler additions, courtesy of GoNintendo:

There is a new end-game mystery, involving an abandoned building…
Added some more character events… including a new 14-heart event for every spouse. I wanted to show a little more about what each spouse is up to after marriage, and give you another thing to look forward to after marriage.
Added Fish Ponds, a new farm building that allows you to raise fish and harvest a variety of items from them. Most fish will produce roe, which can be processed further in a preserves jar. Some fish produce other things, though, and many also produce secondary items that can be useful.
Added a new farm map: Four Corners
Four Corners is perfect for the new separate money option in multiplayer, since each farmer can have their own quadrant to live in. But it’s also fun for single player or cooperative farms. Each quadrant has a different perk, but the intruding cliffs reduce your total farming area. Another interesting feature is that the greenhouse, farm cave and pet area are located in the center of the farm.
Over 60 new items, some fun, some practical and some powerful
Added 24 new hairstyles, 181 new shirts, 35 new hats, 14 new pants , and 2 new boots
Junimo Kart has been almost completely re-done
Sheds can be upgraded to double their interior size
Added 2 new monsters and 2 new alternative levels to the mines
A new type of upgrade at the Blacksmith’s
An emote menu for your farmer (default key is Y)
This update also includes a huge amount of Quality of Life improvements, like being able to stack “big” items (like kegs), or seeing the Junimo Note icon pulse when hovering over an item that’s required for a bundle. The social tab now keeps track of villagers’ likes and dislikes (click on a villager’s icon to bring up their profile):
Your collections tab now keeps track of all the letters you’ve received
14 new music tracks!
Hundreds of bug fixes

There’s no word yet on when the update will be rolling out to console users, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as to when there’s a specific release date.

Are you still working hard on your farm? Looking forward to all these new features? Tell us all about it in the comments below!

Source: StardewValley.net via GoNintendo