"Stardew Valley Creator Confirms Game-Changing Harvesting Technique in 1.6 Update"
TL;DR
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone confirmed a bug that made left-to-right crop harvesting faster than right-to-left, which will be fixed in the upcoming 1.6 update. The bug has been present since the game's launch in 2016, resulting in a significant amount of lost time for players. The fix will speed up right-to-left movement without slowing down left-to-right, and the update is set to go live on March 19 without affecting save files.
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- Ahead of Stardew Valley update 1.6, creator Eric Barone confirms a bug players suspected for years that makes it "faster to harvest left-to-right" Gamesradar
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- Stardew Valley creator confirms game's future after next update GAMINGbible
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