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One craftyStardew Valleyplayer has used images found online to draw up a concept for an in-game hide for bird watching, as well as adding several bird sprites gathered together for a prime viewing experience. While the idea is just a concept, theStardew Valleycommunity seems excited by it, with hopes that it will one day be added to the game as a mod or otherwise.
The cozy farming town sim has seen a lot of updates in its eight-year run, including the addition of several animals. There are numerous species of bird present in the game, including Emily’s pet parrot, theegg-laying ostriches added toStardew Valleyin Version 1.5, and the Golden Joja Parrot on Ginger Island. Still, birds don’t really play a major role in the game despite its themes of living in harmony with nature.
That may be a reason why Reddit user peakys created the image of a bird-watching hide on the north end of the river that runs south of players' farms. The idea for the hide came after the player visited the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' Ham Wall and Avalon Marshes in the United Kingdom, and the image they shared includes 10 different species of bird all native to the U.K., including a tawny owl, blackbird, kingfisher, and cormorant. There is presently noStardew Valleymodassociated with the image, and the creator doesn’t even own the PC version of the game. Instead, they found sprite sheets online and used more than 100 layers in Photoshop to set the scene.
Stardew Valley Fans Want Bird Watching Added to the Game
Despite the creator having no real knowledge of how to create mods, several people commented that they would like to see bird watching added to the game. While the image doesn’t give a clear indicator of how that would function in the game, one fan suggested that players could purchase and place certain buildings around the natural areas of the valley that would alter the surroundings by causing different animals to spawn near them. There are already some other interactions with animals in the game, such asStardew Valley’s Trash Bearwhich appears in Year 3 and cleans up litter and sewer runoff in the valley after the player gives it the gifts it requests, so more interactions with birds don’t seem out of the question.
It seems highly unlikely that bird watching or any other activity will be coming to the game in an official update any time soon. Creator ConcernedApe is stilltrying to getStardew Valley1.6 running on consoles and mobileafter launching the massive update on PC all the way back in March, and he’s also got his next game,Haunted Chocolatier, to finish. Still, for players on PC, there is at least one popular mod already available, titled Bird Overhaul - Ornithologist’s Guildon Nexus Mods, that includes seasonal bird visits, birdbaths, feeders, and nests.
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You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won’t be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town’s most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness!
