# Stardew Valley 1.6.9 Update Now Available

- Product: Stardew Valley (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stardew-valley)
- Vendor: ConcernedApe
- Date: 2024-11-04
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- **added** — A new NPC in the secret woods can restore lost items that can't be found again for a price
- **added** — Legendary fish can now be placed in fish ponds, limited to one per pond, and produce legendary fish roe with unique water colors for each fish
- **added** — Beds can now be placed and slept in inside any constructed buildings that allow furniture
- **added** — Items dropped in water now float for a short time so you can collect them quickly or with a magnet ring
- **added** — Sam and Shane now have work portraits while working at JojaMart
- **added** — New Easter eggs added
- **changed** — Blue grass no longer grows slower than normal grass
- **changed** — Fruit tree growth is no longer blocked by grass and seed spots
- **changed** — Pine trees now drop one extra wood when chopped down
- **changed** — The initiation quest now counts wild slimes killed on the farm
- **changed** — Thorns ring damage now stacks if you equip two of them, and monsters killed by a thorns ring now drop loot like regular kills
- **changed** — With the Gatherer skill, the chance to double harvested forage now applies when using an iridium scythe too
- **changed** — Son of Crimsonfish can now be caught during the night market
- **changed** — Robin no longer constructs buildings during green rain in year 1
- **changed** — Passing trains are now more likely to happen multiple times in the same session, but can no longer appear on consecutive days
- **changed** — Willy's shop now opens on spring 2 in the first year even if you didn't read his letter
- **changed** — Added Rusty Sword, Femur, Elf Blade, Steel Smallsword, Crystal Dagger, Obsidian Edge, and Work Boots to Adventurer's Guild after reaching certain mine levels
- **changed** — Added Cow Decal to Marnie's shop, Sports Cap to Hat mouse, and Advanced Iridium Rod to Willy's shop
- **changed** — Fish ponds now show the number of roe or other output items to collect
- **fixed** — Placing a bomb and then switching to a weapon no longer applies its enchantments to the bomb damage

Hello everyone,
Here is the latest Stardew Valley update for you. I hope you have been enjoying everything new in 1.6. Thanks for playing Stardew Valley!
-Ape ːstardropː

1.6.9 Changelog:

###### New content & features
* If you lost an item that can't be found again, a new friend appears in the secret woods who can get it back (for a price).
* You can now put legendary fish in fish ponds. These are limited to one per pond and produce legendary fish roe. Each fish has a unique water color.
* You can now place beds and sleep inside any constructed buildings that allow furniture.
* Items dropped in water now float for a short time, so you can collect them if you're quick or have a magnet ring.
* Sam and Shane now have work portraits while working at JojaMart.
* Slightly tweaked some dialogues.
* Added new Easter eggs.
* Added [hidden cheat commands](https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Multiplayer#Cheat_commands)

###### Balance changes
* Blue grass no longer grows slower than normal grass.
* Fruit tree growth is no longer blocked by grass and seed spots.
* Pine trees now drop one extra wood when chopped down.
* The initiation quest now counts wild slimes killed on the farm.
* Thorns ring damage now stacks if you equip two of them, and monsters killed by a thorns ring now drop loot like regular kills.
* With the Gatherer skill, the chance to double harvested forage now applies when using an iridium scythe too.
* Son of Crimsonfish can now be caught during the night market.
* Robin no longer constructs buildings during green rain in year 1.
* Placing a bomb and then switching to a weapon no longer applies its enchantments to the bomb damage.
* Added some items to shops:
  * Adventurer's Guild: Rusty Sword, Femur, Elf Blade, Steel Smallsword, Crystal Dagger, Obsidian Edge, and Work Boots. These unlock after you reach a certain mine level, regardless of whether you found them in a mine chest.
  * Marnie's shop: Cow Decal.
  * Hat mouse: Sports Cap.
  * Willy's shop: Advanced Iridium Rod.
* Passing trains are now more likely to happen multiple times in the same session, but can no longer appear on consecutive days.
* Willy's shop now opens on spring 2 in the first year even if you didn't read his letter.
* Fixed Queen of Sauce reruns being affected by the recipes needed by unclaimed farmhands in empty cabins.
* Fixed being able to receive monster damage while jumping down a mine shaft before the screen fades to black.
* Fixed spa not fully recovering energy when a max-energy buff is active.
* Fixed sleeping late while exhausted not reducing stamina as intended.
* Fixed the catalogue and Furniture Catalogue selling items from themed catalogues like Retro Catalogue.
* Fixed exploit where a fish pond with a golden cracker could produce unlimited output. Fish pond output bonuses are now applied once when the output is created.
* Fixed exploit where you could cancel cow milking and still get the friendship boost.
* Fixed unintended extra chance of spontaneous green rain trees when loading a save in fall.
* Fixed skill buffs affecting shop item requirements in 1.6.
* Fixed sturdy ring no longer halving debuff times in 1.6.
* Fixed lower chance of catching lava eels in caldera after 1.6.
* Fixed forage crops harvested from garden pots always being low-quality and providing no XP.
* Fixed iridium scythe with forage crops not giving XP or applying the forage level quality boost.
* Fixed some weapons never dropping from crates when legacy randomization is enabled.

###### Quality of life changes
* The game now recovers most saves automatically if they're broken, corrupted, or missing the `SaveGameInfo` file.
* The game now resends most achievements, recipes, and important mail if you somehow missed them. For PlayStation/Xbox players, [missed trophies are readded when perform a specific action instead](https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Achievements#Retroactive_achievements).
* Fish ponds now show the number of roe or other output items to collect.
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