Final week, the satirical online game web site Hard Drive posted an article reporting on the fictional uproar created by the introduction of a compulsory (and pretend) Stardew Valley replace, which cruelly deleted gamers save information the second that they the opened up the sport’s Wiki.
Now, one enthusiastic modder has taken the joke to the subsequent degree and designed a really unofficial add-on for the sport that does simply that, although fortunately the true model of the ‘hardcore mode’ is completely non-obligatory. The mod was posted to Github by self-described software program engineer and system administrator ‘lostkagamine’, and seemingly follows Onerous Drive’s joke to the letter.
As reported by GamesRadar, the mod works by scanning each window on a participant’s pc whereas the sport is open, and can instantly erase the present save file within the occasion that it detects ‘Stardew Valley Wiki’ within the title of an open browser web page. “I’ve since up to date it in order that as a substitute of simply deleting your save, it additionally closes the browser window it finds the wiki in, simply so as to add insult to harm,” wrote the mod’s creator in a post on X.
i’ve since up to date it in order that as a substitute of simply deleting your save, it additionally closes the browser window it finds the wiki in simply so as to add insult to harm pic.twitter.com/xQCaG19DSA
— akemi homura, fallen from grace ⌚️ (@nightshademagia) June 22, 2024
You must admire the dedication to the bit, and the mod will undoubtedly catch the curiosity of gamers who occupy the shared house on a really particular ven diagram that features ‘Elden Ring gamers’, and ‘Stardew Valley Fanatics.’ These on the lookout for a much less unforgiving change of tempo from the vanilla recreation would, nevertheless, do effectively to take a look at IGN’s checklist of the perfect Stardew Valley mods launched so far.
March 19 noticed the PC launch of Stardew Valley’s extremely anticipated 1.6 replace, which introduced with it a wave of recent content material to the comfortable RPG, together with recent late-game content material, a brand new farm sort, gadgets, 100 strains of authentic dialogue, and an entire lot extra. The recreation’s creator, Eric ‘Involved Ape’ Barone, has but to disclose when the content material will launch for these enjoying on console, however has assured followers he’s doing the whole lot inside his energy to get the ports prepared “as quickly as potential.”
Within the meantime, try IGN’s up to date 2024 evaluate of the beloved farming RPG, or learn up on what we learn about Eric Barone’s subsequent title, The Haunted Chocolatier.
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