Fans of the Harvest Moon-inspired indie game Stardew Valley will be excited to learn that as of today, the long awaited multiplayer feature is now in beta. If you own the game on Steam, you'll be able to opt-in to the 1.3 beta of the game, allowing you to test out an unfinished, but functional version of the online multiplayer. You can access this version by right clicking Stardew Valley in your Steam library, and then going to properties, then in the beta tab, enter the password "jumpingjunimos", which will start the download. Once that's completed, you'll also need to play the single player mode and build up to 3 houses for other players to live in, which unlocks the co-op menu. Stardew Valley's multiplayer update is still incomplete, so you may run into bugs. The full version of the patch still does not have a release date, but it'll be releasing fully on PC first, then the Nintendo Switch, and later for all other platforms. GOG PC owners will need to wait a "few more days" to access the beta.

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[DKB]

Damn, finally. I got bored of this game quite quickly, but hopefully this will make me want jump back into it.

 

[owek1]

Anyone knows if someone with the PC version can play with those who has the Switch or PS4?

 

[RedoLane]

>Marriage between players is available.
Stardew Romance - An Harvest Moon Love Story.

 

[x65943]

I hope they add the option to start with multiple houses.

I would rather start a new game with friends. I am not interested in playing a game I've already built a second house in with a pal. At that point a lot of the fun stuff will already be finished.

 

[Clydefrosch]

so you have to hobble your farm to make room for friends?
no thank you.

also, i don't 100% see the point, i mean, i get joint farming could be much more productive early on, but pretty much anything worthwhile is halfway automated when the second year comes around.

 

[kuwanger]

Animal Crossing MultiVerse edition? Each village overlays on top of the others, so you can interact with other towns. All the other players appear as ghosts. So, that's where you shovel went.

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

Huh? Wait... so you have to play single player first and build houses for other players? I really hope they change that when the multiplayer goes out of beta. Needs to be easier for a people to quickly launch a new game together.

 

[ClassyDragon]

Huh? Wait... so you have to play single player first and build houses for other players? I really hope they change that when the multiplayer goes out of beta. Needs to be easier for a people to quickly launch a new game together.

I second this. For new players, playing solo for the first few days isn't a bad idea, but for my friends and me who have already played countless hours, I'd like to just start a new game without having to wait however long to build a cabin.

On a similar note, does anyone here know what resources and what cost the cabins are? It might not be so bad if they're cheap.

 

[lexarvn]

I hope they add the option to start with multiple houses.

On a similar note, does anyone here know what resources and what cost the cabins are? It might not be so bad if they're cheap.

According to https://stardewvalley.net/stardew-valley-v1-3-beta/ the cabins only cost 100g and take 10 stone to make, so really cheap. Per the same link, it looks like you can start out with pre-built cabins too.

 

[ClassyDragon]

According to https://stardewvalley.net/stardew-valley-v1-3-beta/ the cabins only cost 100g and take 10 stone to make, so really cheap.

Ah, thanks for that info. You could literally sell like 2 fish and you'd have enough, so not much of an annoyance I guess.

 

[lilaznkilla]

Huh? Wait... so you have to play single player first and build houses for other players? I really hope they change that when the multiplayer goes out of beta. Needs to be easier for a people to quickly launch a new game together.

That's mainly in place for when you're resuming a existing game.
I believe that you have the option to get the houses straight away in a new game.

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

That's mainly in place for when you're resuming a existing game.
I believe that you have the option to get the houses straight away in a new game.

Yeah, seems that way. That's good to hear!