patch · April 18, 2024
Stardew Valley Patch 1.6.4 Adds Mine Layouts, Fish Frenzies, and Balance Tweaks
ConcernedApe has released Stardew Valley patch 1.6.4, introducing dozens of alternate mine layouts, fish frenzies, raccoon shop expansions, and an extensive list of balance and quality-of-life changes.
ConcernedApe has released patch 1.6.4 for Stardew Valley, bringing new content, quality-of-life adjustments, balance tweaks, and bug fixes.
New Mines and World Content
Players who reach the bottom of the mines can encounter 20 alternate mine layouts. Unlocking the shortcut between the caldera and the volcano entrance introduces 20 new volcano mine layouts. The update also adds fish frenzies, a special post-family-growth cutscene for new neighbors, four new fairy styles, and an expanded raccoon shop that includes mystery box and golden mystery box trades. Vinegar can be poured on trees to stop moss growth, and the shaving enchantment yields specific drops like fiddlehead ferns from ferns, red mushrooms from mushrooms, and hardwood from mahogany trees.
Quality of Life
Dropping an item adds a 1.2-second delay before the same player can pick it up again. Napalm rings are non-destructive on the farm and inside slime hutches, restricting explosions to monsters. Players can use Ctrl + Right-Click as an alternate toolbar drop hotkey. Receiving special notifications no longer interrupts player actions like eating or warping, and crab pots feature a 750-millisecond protection window after harvesting to prevent accidental removal.
Balance Adjustments
Loading a save automatically unlocks missed offline Steam achievements. Life elixirs exclusively restore health, and energy tonics solely restore energy. Wild seed spots are rarer but yield more seeds, Iridium Golems have a doubled chance to drop iridium, and dropping down a level in the mines grants one second of invulnerability. Golden mystery boxes carry a small chance to yield an auto-petter, and farming experience contributes to mastery experience at a 50 percent rate.
Fixes and Multiplayer Sync
The patch resolves bugs including missing pet issues, disappearing prize ticket rewards, and unintended geode drops on the farm. Multiplayer sessions benefit from fixes to farmhand silos, Raccoon quests disappearing for players, and duplicate trinkets caused by disconnects. Text parsing, localization, and visual alignment errors across multiple languages are also corrected.
Why this patch matters
Patch 1.6.4 is a large batch of additions that adjusts mechanics, expands end-game mine exploration, and fixes community-reported bugs.