With the new update 1.5 from Stardew Valley, we not only have numerous new features such as Ginger Island, but also a completely new split-screen mode. In this guide, we'll tell you how to play multiplayer in co-op and split-screen, and what to watch out for.
Those of you who like to play with your friends will be particularly interested in the multiplayer mode of Stardew Valley. In total, you can play together with up to three other players to realize the farm of your dreams. While one of you is the host, the others live in a small hut on the host's farm. (Hosts)
The player who started the game and is therefore the host owns the save file. He can start the multiplayer at any time. Crossplay only exists between GOG and Steam. Console or mobile players cannot join.
So you play in co-op mode in Stardew Valley
If you want to play in co-op mode in Stardew Valley, you will find the corresponding button in the start menu. If you click on it, you have the following options:
- Host new farm
- Join a new farm (your host must be active and have a free hut for you)
- Join an existing farm (the host must be active for this)
- Join LAN game (enter the host's IP address)
- Enter the invitation code (the host generates the code and gives it to other players)
Special features of the multiplayer
Everyone has their own hut
This is how the gameplay changes in multiplayer
- Go to sleep: The game does not ring in the night until all players have gone to sleep or when it is 2:00 am and the last player has collapsed from tiredness.
- The beginning of a festival: By entering the area
- Whether you create the community center or acquire the Joja membership
- If you want to pause the game, you have to use the / pause command in chat
- All players use the host's farmland
- You can choose to share your gold supply or pay it to a joint account. If you separate this, you can transfer money to other players by entering it in a book in the mayor's house. There you can also switch to a common supply.
- Each player has their own energy bar, friendships with NPCs and skills that you can strengthen by leveling up. It is advisable to appoint specialists here.
- The NPC can only be married to one player. Yes, you can't all marry Shane. But you can also marry one another and have children. You can also dance together at the Flower Dance Festival.
This is how you get experience in co-op mode
- Agriculture: If you harvest or interact with animals, you get experience. You don't get any for watering and planting.
- Mining: Whoever hits the last stroke with the pickaxe gets the experience. Even if you place a bomb, you get the experience for the respective destroyed rocks. So it's worth it.
- Forestry / collecting: whoever collects gets the experience. You will also gain experience by chopping a tree, stump or tree trunk. The same applies here: Whoever hits the last blow gets everything.
- Fishing: You gain experience when you catch fish and empty crab baskets. Whoever you place or bait doesn't get any.
- Combat: Whoever kills the monster and thus carries out the last blow, gets the experience.
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