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Stardew Valley Version 1.6 Database

Index of Stardew Valley 1.6 systems, festivals, vendors, progression unlocks, equipment, and route notes.

Desert Festival

Festival / Spring 15-17 after Bus Repair

A three-day Spring festival in Calico Desert with Calico Eggs, villager shops, Skull Cavern goals, and daily fishing quests.

Mini Festival / Summer 20-21

A Summer fishing mini festival where Rainbow Trout can produce Golden Tags that are exchanged for prizes.

Mini Festival / Winter 12-13

A Winter fishing mini festival with daily squid catch targets and copper, iron, gold, and iridium prize tiers.

Progression / After level 10 in all five skills

The 1.6 mastery system unlocks a Cindersap Forest cave, mastery points, and powerful skill pillar rewards.

Vendor / Twice per season on random marked calendar dates

A traveling 1.6 vendor above JojaMart/Movie Theater who sells random books and accepts book trades.

Progression / All year, source-dependent

Version 1.6 added books that grant skill experience or special powers, making book routing a long-term progression layer.

Combat / After Combat Mastery

Version 1.6 trinkets add an end-game combat equipment slot with companion, mobility, defense, money, and control effects.

Questline / After the strong wind storm event

A 1.6 Cindersap Forest questline where the repaired stump becomes home to the Raccoon family and barter progression.

Loot / After unlock cutscene

1.6 loot crates opened by Clint for 25g, sourced from many activities including fishing, mining, festivals, trees, and the Bookseller.

Weather Event / Randomly once in Summer on specific possible dates

A 1.6 Summer environmental event that transforms trees, spawns weeds, affects devices, and creates Moss/Mossy Seed routing.

Farm Map / New save farm map choice

The 1.6 farm map focused on animal raising, blue grass, and a starting coop with two chickens.

Crops / Seasonal

Carrot, Summer Squash, Broccoli, and Powdermelon add new seasonal routing, remixed bundle pressure, and seed-source planning.

Equipment / Fish Shop recipe or other reward routes

A 1.6 artisan machine that turns fish plus coal into Smoked Fish, doubling fish sell price while preserving quality.

Equipment / Crafting after recipe purchase

A 1.6 storage upgrade with 70 item slots that can replace existing regular or stone chests while keeping contents.