Then the patch notes dropped. Stretching to over 500 bullet points spanning 10 pages, Update 1.6 is a love letter to the game’s longevity. It adds an entirely new festival, a new farm type, new dialogue for every NPC, a "mastery" system, and—in a move that broke the internet—eight-player multiplayer.
To give you a better idea of what to expect from the Stardew Valley 1.6 update, here's a brief history of the game's updates: stardew valley new update 1.6
Because 1.6 was built to help modders, it adds native support for , custom festivals , and parallel dialogue trees . The "Content Patcher" framework is now basically built into the game. Then the patch notes dropped