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It is virtually Stardew Valley’s tenth birthday, which emans that for a decade gamers have combed over each inch of Pelican City and the encompassing space, unearthing secrets and techniques, deciphering Dwarvish manuscripts, and placing Unusual Buns in hidden bins. However the recreation’s creator, Eric Barone (ConcernedApe), says there’s nonetheless one secret that followers have by no means discovered, although he hopes in the future they do.
We spoke to ConcernedApe for a giant interview in honor of the sport’s tenth anniversary, and among the many many subjects we mentioned was the query of in-game secrets and techniques. ConcernedApe has mentioned prior to now that there was nonetheless an impressive secret, so we needed to examine in and see if that was nonetheless true. And, yup, it’s, although perhaps his cheeky teasing will assist somebody discover it now. Here is precisely what he mentioned:
There’s nonetheless a secret that nobody has ever discovered. I do not assume they ever will. Perhaps I am going to reveal it sometime, however the issue with the key is that it is, it is mainly a secret message that is within the recreation and it reveals one thing that really is not even true anymore. It was revealing a factor about- Do I need to reveal it or not? Effectively, that is all I am going to say. I am going to say it was a secret message that was mainly asserting one thing that I truly shifted gears and that factor wasn’t even true anymore, but it surely’s nonetheless within the recreation. I simply do not know if anybody will ever uncover it as a result of it is so obscure.
I adopted up by marveling at this information, as the sport has been combed over and datamined all to heck through the years. Nonetheless, ConcernedApe replied that “there’s sure methods to cover messages that may’t actually be datamined. Should you disguise one thing within the code, it is going to all be discovered as a result of folks decompile the code and have a look at every part. Should you say disguise it within the artwork or one thing, if it is a secret message that is hidden within the art work someway, then folks cannot actually uncover that as simply. They need to see it.”
Might that be a clue as to what that is? Presumably! Get to work, secret hunters. ConcernedApe concluded by saying he would not assume anybody will discover it, however hopes that somebody does.
Stardew Valley turns 10 years outdated this February, and we’re celebrating with a bumper crop of tales. We interviewed ConcernedApe and chatted about subjects such because the addition of two new marriage candidates with 1.7, why there is not a Stardew Valley TV present, and the way Haunted Chocolatier is doing. We additionally chatted with the Stardew Valley group about what the sport has meant to them through the years.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Obtained a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.