patch · March 20, 2024

Stardew Valley Patch 1.6.1 Fixes Crashes and UI Bugs

Stardew Valley patch 1.6.1 addresses early bugs from the major update. It fixes crashes linked to farmhands, Junimo harvesters, and animal menus.

The first post-launch patch for Stardew Valley version 1.6 fixes multiple stability issues and interface bugs. Developer ConcernedApe deployed version 1.6.1 to resolve game crashes and text display errors.

Crash Fixes

Version 1.6.1 stops several crashes that disrupted gameplay. The update fixes a crash that occurred when farmhands reconnected to the town during green rain events. It also resolves save crashes tied to the Junimo harvester and prevents the animal page from crashing when players click the scroll bar while owning a small number of animals.

Quests and Interface

Several text and menu errors are now corrected. The update fixes German egg quest text for new players and repairs a malformed telephone question regarding Robin house upgrades. Quest titles that previously extended past the edge of the quest log now fit correctly. Additionally, the Meadowlands farm quest no longer persists if a player selects that farm icon before starting a different farm.

Visual and World Fixes

A visual glitch where the eyebrow accessory looked incorrect during fishing has been removed. The update also addresses map tile errors and removes locations where forage items could spawn out of bounds. Under the hood, code changes prevent the clipboard from setting to a null string.

Why this patch matters

Patch 1.6.1 cleans up early post-launch issues for update 1.6, addressing co-op stability, UI errors, and misplaced forage items.