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v1.6 New Content Overview
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New content highlights. Contains spoilers!
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Guide Index
Overview
About This Guide 
New Farm Type 
New Cabin Variants 
New Festival & Events 
New Festival & Events (cont'd) 
The Giant Stumpt 
Mastery System 
Bookseller 
New Crops & Fish 
Pets 
Home Renovations 
Crafting 
Trinkets 
New Achievements 
Multiplayer Changes 
Balance Improvements 
QOL Improvements 
End Notes 
Guide Changelog 
Comments
About This Guide
Here we go again. Another update from our beloved game. I'm here to lay out the notable contents for this update.

Before you proceed, please keep in mind that this guide will have spoilers for the 1.6 content. If you want to have the full experience of the update I would suggest to refrain from going further. Enjoy the game!

My other game guide:
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1872270185
New Farm Type
Meadowlands
  • Has a chewy blue grass that animals love.
  • Animals eating Blue Grass gain twice as much friendship as from eating normal Grass. Blue Grass will produce two pieces of hay instead of one
  • Players start with a Coop and two chickens.
  • 15 pieces of hay is given as starting gift from Mayor Lewis
  • Players have a 40% chance of catching forest pond fish in the farm river.
New Cabin Variants
  • Four new cabin designs.
  • Removed building requirements.
New Festival & Events
The Desert Festival
  • The festival is held during Spring 15-17th. The Bus stop needs to be unlocked in order to access the festival.
  • Several shops and activities are available during the festival including new items only accessible during the festival. Calico Egg is needed to trade and used as currency during the festival.
Icon
Name
Description
Source
Calico Egg
A unique egg that can be found during the Desert Festival.
Desert Festival

Shops During the Desert Festival
Calico Egg Merchant
Icon
Name
Description
Mystery Box x 10
A blacksmith can open this for you. Who knows what might be inside?
20
Mummy Mask
A large mummy mask... frightening!
120
Blue Bow
This huge bow makes quite a statement!
75
Dark Velvet Bow
A big, floppy bow made of dark velvet.
75
Mega Bomb
15
Spicy Eel x 5
10
Crab Cakes x 5
10
Pumpkin Soup x 5
10
Eggplant Parmesan x 5
10
Lucky Lunch x 5
10
Woodcutter's Weekly x 5
Read this to gain some foraging experience.
100

Calico Egg Merchant - 15th Spring
Icon
Name
Description
Strawberry Seeds
5
Sun Dunes
Can be placed inside your house.
30
Sandy Rug
Can be placed inside your house.
20
Desert End Table
Can be placed inside your house.
20
Calico Statue
Can be placed inside your house.
25

Calico Egg Merchant - 16th Spring
Icon
Name
Description
Mixed Seeds x 3
5
Desert Table
Can be placed inside your house.
25
Desert Chair
Can be placed inside your house.
20
Decorative Barrel
Can be placed inside your house.
10

Calico Egg Merchant - 17th Spring
Icon
Name
Description
Strawberry Seeds
6
Magic Rock Candy
A rare and powerful candy infused with the essence of the prismatic shard.
250
Calico Statue
Can be placed inside your house.
35
Desert Fireplace
Can be placed inside your house.
20
Desert Flags
Can be placed inside your house.
10
Desert Rug
Can be placed inside your house.
25

New Festival & Events (cont'd)
Villager Shops
Icon
Name
Description
Villager
Icon
Name
Description
Villager
Abigail's Bow
It's just like Abby's.
Abigail
60
Mixed Flower Seeds x 50
An assortment of flower seeds. Plant them and see what grows!
Jodi
2
Abby's Planchette
It's made from fine marblewood.
Abigail
70
Wallpaper
Jodi
20
Magic Hair Gel
Your hair shimmers with all colors of a prismatic shard.
Alex
100
Wallpaper
Kent
20
Alex's Bat
The sweet spot is dented from Alex's famous Grand Slam.
Alex
70
Leah's Whittler
Leah's favorite tool for shaping driftwood.
Leah
70
Exotic Palace
Can be placed inside your house.
Caroline
120
Short Bookcase
Can be placed inside your house.
Leah
40
Periodic Table
Can be placed inside your house.
Demetrius
70
Wallpaper
Leo
20
Elliott's Pencil
Elliott used this to write his book. It's sharp!
Elliott
70
Wallpaper
Marnie
20
Tricorn Hat
It's a traditional hat for naval officers.
Elliott
100
Maru's Wrench
A big, metal wrench. It smells like Maru.
Maru
70
Mixed Flower Seeds x 5
An assortment of flower seeds. Plant them and see what grows!
Emily
8
Goodnight Shirt
Maru
25
Wallpaper
Evelyn
20
Penny's Fryer
Penny's favorite frying pan. There's some rubbery gunk stuck to the inside.
Penny
70
Mixed Flower Seeds x 50
Mixed Flower Seeds
Evelyn
2
Strawberry Decal
Can be placed inside your house.
Penny
100
Retro TV
Can be placed inside your house.
George
200
Night Sky Decal 1
Can be placed inside your house.
Penny
30
Dusty Skull
Gus
50
Night Sky Decal 2
Can be placed inside your house.
Penny
30
Haley's Iron
It's searing hot and smells like Haley's hair.
Haley
70
Night Sky Decal 3
Can be placed inside your house.
Penny
30
Art Photo
Can be placed inside your house.
Haley
30
Pirate Flag
Can be placed inside your house.
Penny
100
Art Photo 2
Can be placed inside your house.
Haley
30
Pierre's Sign
Pierre
50
Harvey's Mallet
It brings back memories of Harvey's clinic.
Harvey
70
Calico Egg x 200
Pierre
150g
Radio Desk
Can be placed inside your house.
Harvey
40
Wallpaper
Robin
20
Model Planes
Can be placed inside your house.
Harvey
30
Sam's Skateboard
Can be placed inside your house.
Sam
50
Wallpaper
Jas
20
Sam's Old Guitar
It's seen better days.
Sam
70
Chicken Decal
Shane
60
Seb's Lost Mace
One of Sebastian's medieval replicas.
Sebastian
70
The Giant Stumpt
  • A new tree appears in Cindersap Forest.
  • After repairing the Greenhouse, a 10% chance triggers the mini-event unlocking the quest-line.
  • An interesting family moves in throughout the quest.
  • A shop will be available after completing the first quest. More items becomes available after completing the succeeding quests.
Icon
Name
Description
Availability
Trade for
Carrot Seeds
Plant in the spring. Takes 3 days to grow.
Available after 1st request
Maple Seed x1
Summer Squash Seeds
Plant in the summer. Takes 6 days to grow, and continues to produce after first harvest.
Available after 1st request
Sap x15
Broccoli Seeds
Plant in the fall. Takes 8 days to mature, and continues to produce after first harvest.
Available after 1st request
Moss x5
Powdermelon Seeds
This special melon grows in the winter. Takes 7 days to grow.
Available after 1st request
Pine Cone x2
Raccoon Journal
Weeds have a greater chance to yield mixed seeds.
Available after 2nd request
Fiber x999
Raccoon Hat
A classic hat from the old frontier days.
Available after 3rd request
Mixed Seeds x10
Mixed Seeds
There's a little bit of everything here. Plant them and see what grows!
Available after 4th request
Cave Carrot x1
Fairy Dust
Sprinkle on kegs, furnaces, and other refining equipment to instantly receive their product.
Available after 4th request
Mystic Syrup x1
Jungle Tank
Can be placed inside your house.
Available after 5th request
Broken Glasses x5
Mastery System
  • Unlocked after the player has reached level 10 to all 5 skills.
  • The Mastery Cave is located in the Cindersap Forest
  • After reaching level 10 for each skill, excess skill points will be counted as Mastery Points.
Level
Mastery Points Needed
1
10,000
2
15,000
3
20,000
4
25,000
5
30,000
TOTAL
100,000

Mastery
Reward
Farming
You can now find Golden Animal Crackers, which permanently doubles a farm animal's produce. Doesn't work on pigs.
Mining
Gem-bearing rocks now grant twice the gems.
Foraging
You can now find Golden Mystery Boxes, which contain superior items.
Fishing
You can now encounter Golden Fishing Treasure Chests.
Combat
Unlocks a new equipment slot for trinkets. Trinkets can be found while adventuring and grant special powers.
Bookseller
  • The Bookseller, Marcello, is a new NPC that sells books to players.
  • He visits twice per season on a random set of days and marked with a Balloon on the calendar.
  • The shop has random selection of books each time
Season
Dates
SPRING
11, 12, 21, 22, 25
SUMMER
11, 12, 21, 22, 25
FALL
4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 19, 22, 25
WINTER
5, 11, 12, 19, 22, 24

Skill Books
These books will give you 250 experience points when read.
When level 10 is already achieved, 1250 experience points is instead gained from Book Of Stars.
Icon
Book Title
Description
Price
Trade for
Book Of Stars
Gain experience in all skills.
15,000g
Fairy Dust (8) = 1 Book
Stardew Valley Almanac
Gain experience in farming.
5,000/8,000/10,000
Pepper Poppers (2) = 1 Book
Bait And Bobber
Gain experience in fishing.
5,000/8,000/10,000
Deluxe Bait (30) = 1 Book
Mining Monthly
Gain experience in mining.
5,000/8,000/10,000
Coal (20) = 1 Book
Combat Quarterly
Gain experience in combat.
5,000/8,000/10,000
Monster Musk (1) = 1 Book
Woodcutter's Weekly
Gain experience in foraging.
5,000/8,000/10,000
Wood (100) = 1 Book

Ability Books
These books gives you additional perks when read.
Icon
Book Title
Description
Cost
Availability
Trade for
The Alleyway Buffet
You have a greater chance to find items in the trash.
20,000g
Year 3
The Art O' Crabbing
Crab pots have a 25% chance to yield double.
20,000g
Year 3
Dwarvish Safety Manual
Bombs deal 25% less damage to you.
20,000g
Year 3
Jewels Of The Sea
Fishing treasure chests have a chance to yield roe.
20,000g
Year 3
Cave Jelly x3, River Jelly x3,
Sea Jelly x3 = 1 Book
Raccoon Journal
Weeds have a greater chance to yield mixed seeds.
20,000g
Year 3
Woody's Secret
Felled trees have a 5% chance to yield double the wood.
20,000g
Year 3
Hardwood x20 = 1 Book
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick
Gain +1 Defense.
20,000g
Year 3
Stuffing x3 = 1 Book
Friendship 101
You become friends with people a little faster.
20,000g
Year 3
Monster Compendium
Monsters have a small chance to drop double loot.
20,000g
Year 3
Slime Egg-Press x1, Slime Incubator x1 = 1 Book
Mapping Cave Systems
You get a 50% discount on Marlon's item retrieval service.
20,000g
Year 3
Treasure Appraisal Guide
You will fetch a better price when selling artifacts.
20,000g
Year 3
Spicy Eel x3, Artifact Trove x3 = 1 Book
Way Of The Wind pt. 1
You run a little bit faster.
15,000g
Always Available
Way Of The Wind pt. 2
You run a little bit faster.
35,000g
After acquiring Part 1
Horse: The Book
You gain a little extra speed when riding a horse.
25,000g
Always Available
Ol' Slitherlegs
You will now run a lot faster through grass and crops.
25,000g
Always Available
Queen Of Sauce Cookbook
Learn any Queen Of Sauce recipes that you don't already know.
50,000g
Finding all 100 Golden Walnuts
Price Catalogue
You can now see the value of your items.
3,000g
Always Available
Book of Mysteries
You have a slightly greater chance to find Mystery Boxes.
NA
Mystery Box x7 = 1 Book
The Diamond Hunter
All stones have a chance to drop a diamond when mined by hand.
NA
NA
*Bought from the Dwarf in the Volcano Dungeon for 10 Diamond
New Crops & Fish
Crops
Icon
Name
Description
Growth Time
Season
Carrot
A fast-growing, colorful tuber that makes for a great snack.
3 Days
Spring
Summer Squash
A curved yellow squash that is harvested while immature, and still tender.
6 Days
Summer
Powdermelon
Named for the powdery coating that forms on the surface, this melon is crisp and sweet, with a delicate flavor.
7 Days
Winter

Fish & Others
Icon
Name
Description
Location
Season
Goby
Some types of Gobies can climb up waterfalls.
Waterfalls
Any
Sea Jelly
A rare jelly found in the ocean.
Saltwater locations
River Jelly
A rare jelly found in freshwater.
Freshwater locations
Cave Jelly
A rare jelly found in underground lakes.
Levels 20, 60, and 100 of the Mines
Pets





  • New pet sprites for cats and dogs!
  • Additional pets can be purchased after reaching maximum friendship with the current pet.
  • Pet license can be bought from Marnie's Ranch where you can purchase a new turtle companion.

Home Renovations
  • Four new home extensions: Dining Room 150,000g, Attic 60,000g, Expanded Corner Room 100,000g, and Cubby 10,000
Dining Room

Attic

Expanded Corner Room

Cubby
Crafting
New craftables!
Icon
Name
Description
Materials
Source
Anvil
Allows you to re-forge trinkets, randomizing their stats. Costs 3 iridium bars per use.
Iron Bar x50
Combat Mastery
Mini-Forge
Now, you can use a dwarvish forge from the convenience of your home.
Dragon Tooth x5
Iron Bar x10
Gold Bar x10
Iridium Bar x5
Combat Mastery
Mushroom Log
Grows mushrooms every so often. The more wild trees are nearby, the better it works.
Hardwood x10
Moss x10
Level 4 Foraging
Statue Of Blessings
Touching the statue gives a unique blessing every day.
Sap x999
Fiber x999
Stone x999
Moss x333
Farming Mastery
Statue Of The Dwarf King
Choose from two mining-related powers each day.
Iridium Bar x 20
Mining Mastery
Mystic Tree Seed
This can be planted to grow a special tree.
Acorn x5
Maple Seed x5
Pine Cone x5
Mahogany Seed x5
Foraging Mastery
Blue Grass Starter
Place this on your farm to plant a clump of blue grass.
Fiber x25
Moss x10
Mystic Syrup 1
Qi's Walnut Room, Qi Gem x40
Sonar Bobber
Shows what fish is on the line before it's caught.
Iron Bar x1
Refined Quartz x2
Level 6 Fishing
Heavy Furnace
It's more efficient than a regular furnace. Requires 25 pieces of ore and 3 coal per use.
Furnace x2
Iron Bar x3
Stone x50
Mining Mastery
Deluxe Worm Bin
Produces Deluxe Bait on a regular basis. The worms are self-sufficient.
Worm Bin x1
Moss x30
Level 8 Fishing
Text Sign
You can write a custom message on this sign.
Wood x25
Starter
Fish Smoker
Place fish inside with a piece of coal to create smoked fish, which is worth double. The quality of the fish is preserved.
Hardwood x10
Sea Jelly x1
River Jelly x1
Cave Jelly x1
Fish Shop, 10,000
Dehydrator
Place 5 pieces of fruit or edible mushrooms inside to dry them.
Wood x30
Clay x2
Fire Quartz x1
Pierre's Shop, 10,000g
Bait Maker
Place a fish inside to create targeted bait.
Iron Bar x3
Coral x3
Sea Urchin x1
Level 6 Fishing
Worm Bin
Produces bait on a regular basis. The worms are self-sufficient.
Hardwood x15
Gold Bar x1
Iron Bar x1
Fiber x50
Level 4 Fishing
Tent Kit
Use this to deploy a one-time-use tent for sleeping. Can only be used outdoors.
Hardwood x10
Fiber x25
Cloth x1
Level 8 Foraging
Big Chest
It can store almost twice as much as a regular chest.
Wood x120
Copper Bar x2
Carpenter's Shop, 5,000g
Big Stone Chest
It can store almost twice as much as a regular chest.
Stone x250
Dwarf, 5,000g
Treasure Totem
Use on diggable terrain to summon a ring of treasure spots.
Hardwood x5
Mystic Syrup x1
Moss x10
Foraging Mastery
Challenge Bait
A "perfect" catch yields triple the fish. However, each time a fish escapes the "fishing bar", the catch is reduced.
Bone Fragment x5
Moss x2
Fishing Mastery
Deluxe Bait
Causes fish to bite even faster and increases size of the "fishing bar".
Bait x5
Moss x2
Level 4 Fishing
Trinkets
  • Trinkets are obtainable after Combat Mastery is unlocked.
  • They are wearable items and most can be reforged. Their effects, however, doesn't stack.

Icon
Name
Description
Source
Basilisk Paw
You are immune to debuffs.
Monster drop.
Fairy Box
Summons a level X fairy companion that heals you in combat situations.
Skull Cavern Treasure Room, Monster drop.
Frog Egg
Summons a hungry frog companion.
Monster drop.
Golden Spur
Critical strikes give you a speed boost for X seconds.
Monster drop.
Ice Rod
Shoots an orb of ice every X seconds, freezing any enemies in its path for Y seconds.
Skull Cavern Treasure Room, Monster drop.
Magic Hair Gel
Your hair shimmers with all the colors of a prismatic shard.
Purchased from Alex during the Desert Festival.
Magic Quiver
Shoots a magic arrow at nearby enemies every X seconds, dealing Y-Z damage.
Skull Cavern Treasure Room, Monster drop.
Parrot Egg
Summons a level X parrot companion, who grants you a Y chance to find gold coins when slaying monsters.
Skull Cavern Treasure Room, Monster drop.
New Achievements
Icon
Achievement Title
Requirements
Singular Talent
Reach level 10 in a skill.
Master Of The Five Ways
Reach level 10 in every skill.
Well-Read
Read every book.
Blue Ribbon
Get 1st place in the Stardew Valley Fair competition.
An Unforgettable Soup
Delight the Governor.
Good Neighbors
Help your forest neighbors grow their family.
Danger In The Deep
Reach the bottom of the 'dangerous' mines.
Infinite Power
Obtain the most powerful weapon.
Perfection
Reach the summit.
A Distant Shore
Reach Ginger Island.
Two Thumbs Up
See a movie.
Multiplayer Changes
  • Max farmers has been increased to 8
  • Many improvements for multiplayer performance and stability. Reducing network lag.
  • Accepting a Qi challenge that increases mine difficulty now only kicks other players out of the affected mine type, not all mines.
  • Purple shorts no longer show a chat message when placed into the Luau soup.
  • Jump down mineshaft sound now plays for all players in the level rather than just the jumper.
Balance Improvements
  • Weapons found in the wild now have a chance to come with a basic “innate enchantment”. You can re-roll “innate enchantments” (if the weapon could have one) at the forge using a dragon tooth.
  • Reduced Slime Hutch building size (11×6 → 7×4).
  • Farm animals now gain a little happiness if you close the animal door behind them at night.
  • Grass now survives in the winter, though it won’t spread. However, cutting grass during winter is much less effective.
  • The mushroom cave now comes with a free Dehydrator.
  • Item drop changes:
    • Chopping down a fruit tree now yields the appropriate fruit sapling. If the tree is mature (i.e. the fruit quality is > basic), it will yield a sapling with the same quality as its fruit. The higher the quality, the faster the sapling will mature.
    • Chopping down a tea bush now gives back a tea sapling.
    • There’s now a small chance to find cosmetic items and other goodies while doing random tasks.
    • Snake vertebrae are now easier to get.
    • Train cars which carry wood can now drop hardwood.
    • Santa’s train car can now drop gifts.
    • Reduced prismatic shard drop rate from iridium nodes (4% → 3.5%).
    • Rare yellow slimes now drop money.
    • Brown slimes now drop wood (doesn’t affect the copper slimes in the quarry mine).
    • Botanist perk now applies to items dropped from trees (e.g. coconuts).
    • Reduced chance of fishing void mayonnaise at the witch swamp.
  • Treasure chests are now a universally liked gift… except by Linus.
  • Bombs now affect terrain features (like trees and crops) within the round explosion radius rather than a square area.
  • Geode Crushers no longer require coal to operate.
  • Joja cola now gives a very short speed buff.
  • Green tea now gives +0.5 speed.
  • Rebalanced the crop fairy event: the chance no longer depends on the number of planted crops, it can no longer happen on the last day of the season (to avoid growing crops that might die overnight), and it can no longer choose dead crops to grow.
  • The mushroom cave now provides mushrooms every second day. It was unintentionally changed to daily in Stardew Valley 1.5.
  • Spreading weeds can no longer destroy artifact spots.
QOL Improvements
  • Performance improvements.
  • NPCs now shove chests out of their way instead of destroying them.
  • You can now “strafe” while charging a watering can or hoe, allowing you to reposition your tool hit area without changing your facing direction.
  • You can no longer pick up rugs if there’s something on it.
  • Torches can now be placed on sprinklers.
  • You can now move filled chests by hitting them twice with a heavy tool (previously only with bare hands). The chests will shift one space at a time.
  • Daily billboard quests now have a more informative tracker notification when you make progress on them.
  • Reduced the amount of time you need to push against a pet before they start shaking and then let you pass through them (1.5 → .75 seconds).
  • Reduced time for mini-obelisk warp (750ms faster).
  • Significantly reduced save loading time when there are many custom locations.
  • (PC) You can now shift + right-click an item on the toolbar to throw it out of your inventory (if possible).
  • (PC) You can now press the Y or N key to confirm or cancel the “leave festival” confirmation box.
  • (PC) Holding left-shift + left-ctrl + 1 when buying from a shop will attempt to buy a stack of 999.
End Notes
Thank you for reading the guide. Feel free to comment below if you think I missed out some contents that needs special mention. <3

Full Changelog is available at: Stardew Valley 1.6 Changelog[www.stardewvalley.net]

For a complete game guide visit the wiki at: Stardew Valley Wiki[stardewvalleywiki.com]
Guide Changelog
4-11-24
- Added 'Trinkets'
7 Comments
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NottedOkenStaf 14 Apr @ 12:11pm 
Are any of the new crops gamechangers? Like nevermind strawberries spring 1, now we have carrots?
michald 14 Apr @ 8:39am 
ty
Ceaseless Duality 13 Apr @ 9:44pm 
Are there really purple cats though?
conradcorn 12 Apr @ 5:40am 
Nice guide!:steamthis:
SMOKEY 10 Apr @ 9:39am 
Why its underrated your guide is so good luv it bro
Niu 9 Apr @ 4:06am 
giant update :O
660bryan 7 Apr @ 12:57pm 
the "no pickup rug when something on it" part doesn't really feel like an improvement for me. it was very annoying when I want to change rugs without moving multiple furnitures every time.