One majorStardew Valleyfeature added in Update 1.6 is just now being discovered by some fans, months later. Update 1.6 was added to PC in March and ported to consoles and mobile more recently, in November. The update added a huge amount of new content, and players are still slowly discovering the minor and major tweaks made to the indie darling.
The humorously named Reddit userYoMamasRearEndrealized they’d been missing out on ahuge new game feature that had been added in Update 1.6: being able to relocate the house within the farm. The Redditor created a post titled, “Which one of you was going to tell me that you can MOVE YOUR FARMHOUSE?!” The update apparently made it even easier to fully customize the farm and even the lands surrounding the farm, and players like the original poster are just now discovering the extent of this customization freedom.
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A few long-time fans in the comments to the post are wondering how they managed to miss the feature despite playing the game for years. However, the big change comes on the heels of the latest update, whichadded a massive amount of new content to the game.Aside from the patch notes, fans are slowly discovering that even more features were added toStardew Valley,including someEaster eggs that aren’t even in the patch notes.
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Reddit userComfortable_Big_9097added some more information that was a big surprise for some fans: “You can also move the greenhouse and the shipping bin. And if you’re annoyed by Robin’s opening hours, you can move buildings via the wizard’s tower.” While it’sbeen possible to move the greenhouse since 1.5, this isn’t mentioned in-game, so it was unknown by some fans.
The buildings, and the pet bowl, can be moved at Robin’s carpenter shop, but they can also be relocated through the pedestal in the corner of the Wizard’s Tower, where teleportation obelisks can be obtained. Players can evenchange the paint job of houses magically, once Magic Ink is unlocked at the Witch’s Hut after the “Goblin Problem” quest is completed. The
Our Take: We Love That There’s A Lore Reason For Moving Buildings
Being Able To Move Buildings Opens Up Many Customization Possibilities
Stardew Valleyis a wonderful game already, and the cozy farm and Pelican Town have so much charm and personality. Being able to move the farmallows players to make each farm completely unique to them and their needs.Moving your own farm makes some sense, since a lot of what’s on the farm is custom-built for the farmer, and can, presumably, be updated and relocated with relative ease (even the old farmhouse).
Moving other characters' houses and changing their paint jobs would make much less sense. In any other game, this wouldn’t matter, and players would simply be allowed to change anything, with no regard for whether it makes sense. InStardew Valley, though, developer ConcernedApe is known for paying attention to every single little detail, making even the most obscure things, like theshelves at the hated JojaMart packed with lore. I love, then, that even being able to move and recolor NPC homes and stores has an in-game explanation inStardew Valley,even if that explanation is “it’s magic!”
