Stardew Valley Creator Explains Why Chickens Are Disappearing in Patch 1.6 and Blames It on a Wild Coyote

Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone lastly introduced replace 1.6 to console and cell units immediately, however there’s one small concern – everybody’s chickens are going lacking.

The developer warned gamers in regards to the poultry disappearances in a publish on X/Twitter. He says that those that begin a brand new meadowlands farm and open their animal door on day one will discover that their chickens are vanishing. It’s a public service announcement that allow’s gamers know that there is a small concern with replace 1.6, and a repair is on the way in which. Till a follow-up patch arrives, ConcernedApe says gamers can blame their lacking chickens on a sneaky coyote that solely seems on day one.

PSA: there may be at the moment a difficulty, for those who begin a brand new farm on the meadowlands farm and open the animal door on the coop day 1, your chickens will disappear. Should you go away the door closed for sooner or later, it ought to save them. We’ll repair this. Lore: There’s a wild coyote on the farm…

— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) November 4, 2024

It’s unclear when Stardew Valley will repair its lacking hen downside. Within the meantime, replace 1.6 brings a subject of different modifications and additions for these nonetheless digging into the massively fashionable, cozy farming sim. Following its arrival on PC this previous March, the replace dropped Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One immediately (you possibly can see the complete patch notes right here), including the power to search out misplaced gadgets, use cheat instructions on sure platforms, and extra. ConcernedApe recommends gamers begin a brand new farm to see every thing replace 1.6 has to supply, which is why it’s so vital to verify the phrase about that pesky coyote will get on the market.

We gave Stardew Valley a ten/10 in our up to date 2024 evaluation, calling it a “trendy traditional with an infinite listing of attractive actions to finish and a deeply satisfying time administration problem to tackle.” For extra on ConcernedApe’s farming masterpiece, you possibly can examine how the creator solely simply managed to nab the sport’s hardest achievement final week.

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