# Stardew Valley 1.6.4 Patch

- Product: Stardew Valley (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stardew-valley)
- Vendor: ConcernedApe
- Date: 2024-04-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/413150/view/4176601063663111285
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stardew-valley/releases/2024-04-18-1.6.4-patch

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- **added** — Added 20 new alternate mine layouts that can appear after reaching the bottom of the mines
- **added** — Added 20 new volcano mines layouts that can appear after unlocking the shortcut between the caldera and volcano entrance
- **added** — Added fish frenzies
- **added** — Added a special cutscene after helping new neighbors grow their family to the max
- **added** — Added 4 new fairy styles
- **added** — You can now place 8 additional non-fish items into fish tanks
- **added** — Raccoon shop now includes a trade for mystery boxes and golden mystery boxes
- **added** — Vinegar can now be poured onto trees to stop them from ever growing moss
- **changed** — Shaving enchantment now causes tree-specific drops: fern yields fiddlehead fern, mushroom yields red mushroom, mahogany yields hardwood
- **changed** — When you load a save, you will now unlock missed Steam achievements if needed
- **added** — Added mini-shipping bin as an expensive Qi gem shop purchase
- **changed** — Added more variety and improvements to Skull Cave treasure chests
- **changed** — Life elixirs now only restore health, and energy tonics now only restore energy
- **changed** — Wild seed spots are now rarer but yield more seeds
- **changed** — Doubled the Iridium Golem's chance to drop iridium
- **changed** — Monsters in the volcano entry level are now randomized each day
- **fixed** — Using a treasure totem indoors no longer works to prevent them from being wasted
- **changed** — Going down a level in the mines now makes you invulnerable for 1 second
- **changed** — Increased raccoon mystery box reward from 4 to 5
- **changed** — Farming experience now contributes to mastery experience at a 50% rate

_hey bobo, hope you've been enjoying the update so far_

Here is the latest patch, which includes some new content, as well as a bunch of balance changes, quality of life features, translation improvements, and bug fixes.

##### Stardew Valley 1.6.4

**New content & features**

– Added 20 new ‘alternate’ mine layouts, which can start appearing after reaching the bottom of the mines.
– Added 20 new volcano mines layouts, which can appear after you’ve unlocked the shortcut between the caldera and the volcano entrance.
– Added fish frenzies.
– Added a special cutscene after you’ve helped your new neighbors grow their family to the max.
– Added 4 new fairy styles.
– You can now place 8 additional non-fish items into fish tanks.
– Raccoon shop now includes a trade for mystery boxes and golden mystery boxes.
– Vinegar can now be poured onto trees to stop them from ever growing moss.
– Shaving enchantment now causes tree-specific drops: (fern → fiddlehead fern, mushroom → red mushroom, mahogany → hardwood)

** Translation changes**

– Many edits and improvements to the Chinese version
– Edits to the Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Turkish, and Korean translations.
– Changed the Chinese fonts to make them more appealing and readable.
– Changed Hungarian number spacing character from a comma to a period.
– Some improvements to Russian font.

**Balance changes**

– When you load a save, you’ll now unlock missed Steam achievements if needed (e.g. achievements gained while playing offline).
– Added mini-shipping bin as an expensive Qi gem shop purchase.
– Added more variety, and improvements, to Skull Cave treasure chests.
– Life elixirs now only restores health, and energy tonics now only restore energy.
– Wild seed spots are now rarer, but yield more seeds.
– Doubled the Iridium Golem’s chance to drop iridium.
– The monsters in the volcano entry level are now randomized each day.
– Using a treasure totem indoors no longer works. This prevents them from being wasted.
– Going down a level in the mines now makes you invulnerable for 1 second.
– Increased raccoon mystery box reward from 4 to 5.
– Farming experience now contributes to mastery experience at a 50% rate.
– Ice orb will no longer freeze a spider while it is in the air jumping.
– Removed red snapper from winter fishing quest pool, and sardines from the summer quest pool.
– You will no longer get calico rating points from going down the normal mines.
– Golden mystery boxes now have a small chance to yield an auto petter.
– Slightly reduced chance to find mystery boxes.
– Mine barrels and coal carts will now “refresh” at the start of each year.
– The order of mystery box rewards is now randomized per-player instead of per-save.

**Visual improvements**

– Qi club coins now show up in the shop menu.
– Various map edits and fixes.
– Removed Maru’s glasses from all beach portraits for consistency.
– Improvements to signage in some non-english languages (i.e. Chinese, French, and Russian)

**Quality of life changes**

– Added a 1.2-second delay after dropping an item, before it’s picked back up by the same player.
– Napalm rings are now non-destructive on the farm and inside the slime hutch (i.e. the explosion will only damage monsters).
– Added ctrl + right-click as an alternate toolbar drop hotkey.
– Receiving a “special notification” (e.g. first geode message) will no longer cancel out player actions such as eating or warping.
– Flopping fish no longer fall back into fish ponds.
– Crab pots now have a short time period after harvesting from them during which they can’t be removed (750ms).
– The Junimo bundle menu now only highlights items that can actually be placed in the selected bundle.

**Other changes**

– Minor optimizations.
– Added two inappropriate names to the list to exclude from the name generator.
– You can no longer give gifts to NPC’s during green rain year 1 (prevents incongruous attitudes). This also prevents a portrait issue with Demetrius.

**Gameplay fixes**

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