# Stardew Valley 1.6.12 Update

- Product: Stardew Valley (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stardew-valley)
- Vendor: ConcernedApe
- Date: 2024-11-07
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/413150/view/4443457735847051310
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stardew-valley/releases/2024-11-07-1.6.12-update

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- **changed** — Digging up special dirt spots, panning, harvesting ginger, and chopping twigs now grant foraging experience
- **changed** — Chopping trees and stumps grant a little more foraging experience
- **added** — Sandy now sells basic pants in her shop
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where you could harvest unusual quantities of items from crab pots
- **fixed** — Fixed secret gift recipient hint no longer showing up on Skills Tab
- **fixed** — Fixed rare crash when making a call using the telephone
- **fixed** — Fixed sound effects sounding different when using headphones after 1.6.11
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when trying to connect to an improperly formatted IP address
- **fixed** — Fixed rare crash in LAN multiplayer when not connected to a server
- **fixed** — Fixed some minor visual issues with Cyrillic characters
- **fixed** — Fixed rare crash when streaming .ogg Vorbis sounds

A small update which adjusts a few things and fixes some bugs.

Gameplay Changes

-  Digging up special dirt spots, panning, harvesting ginger, and chopping twigs now grant foraging experience

-  Chopping trees and stumps grant a little more foraging experience

-  Sandy now sells basic pants in her shop

Bug fixes

-  Fixed bug where you could harvest unusual quantities of items from crab pots

-  Fixed secret gift recipient hint no longer showing up on Skills Tab

-  Fixed rare crash when making a call using the telephone

-  Fixed sound effects sounding different when using headphones after 1.6.11

-  Fixed crash when trying to connect to an improperly formatted IP address

-  Fixed rare crash in LAN multiplayer when not connected to a server

-  Fixed some minor visual issues with Cyrillic characters.

Changes for modded players

-  Fixed rare crash when streaming .ogg Vorbis sounds

NOTE: If you use mods that are not yet compatible with 1.6.9+, you can roll back to 1.6.8 by switching to "Legacy_1.6.8" in the betas tab. (Right click Stardew Valley in library > Properties > Betas)