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Eric Barone

Creator of Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe)

How we know it's theirs

Their 2016 r/StardewValley AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 13 posts and 926 comments from u/ConcernedApe, dated 2012 to 2026, most often in r/StardewValley, r/AndroidGaming and r/nintendo.

Best moment

A redditor posted in r/StardewValley

Finally decided to marry Elliot and he immediately gives me the ick 😭

u/ConcernedApe replied

This is a mistake. He was supposed to say this if you marry Leah When I'm doing dialogues like this I will often copy and paste an entry from another data sheet first, just to get the formatting right. Then…

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This is a mistake. He was supposed to say this if you marry Leah

When I'm doing dialogues like this I will often copy and paste an entry from another data sheet first, just to get the formatting right. Then I'll edit the actual data. In this case I must've copied the entry from Leah (she comments if you marry elliott), and then forgotten to change the part that was targeting Elliott

More moments

In a thread on r/AndroidGaming

I'm ConcernedApe, creator of Stardew Valley. Ask me anything!

u/ConcernedApe replied

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Yeah, the mines used to be procedurally generated, and had things like boss fights, treasure rooms, and goblin cities in them. I was also planning on allowing you to build buildings down there, and even do cave farming. It was an extremely ambitious idea, and I actually implemented most of it... unfortunately, it ended up not feeling right and it just wasn't fun... so I scrapped the whole thing and started over, on the mine system that's in the game today. That was a really depressing moment in development, though

Context: a redditor asked about features he built and then cut Source

A redditor wrote in r/AndroidGaming

On “I'm ConcernedApe, creator of Stardew Valley. Ask me anything!”

Was Abigail eating gems an intentional thing?

u/ConcernedApe replied

haha actually, no... it was an oversight on my part. But once something like that is in the game and becomes part of the lore, you can't really change it. Nor would I want to!

A redditor posted in r/StardewValley

We met Eric Barone and he’s super chill :)

Wanted to make this post to give thanks on everyone’s behalf who were at the LA concert last night. ConcernedApe was super generous with his time/energy and greeted any fans after the show who wanted to meet him. He even brought out pens to sign anything anyone wanted signed…

u/ConcernedApe replied

hey, it was great meeting you guys! it was fun to do the doodles, my only regret is that I wish I had drawn morris' arms a little longer...

A redditor wrote in r/AndroidGaming

On “I'm ConcernedApe, creator of Stardew Valley. Ask me anything!”

Are you also working on ChuckleFish's new Magical sim game? What are some things you had ideas for but were never put in? What are you going to possibly be adding in the future? Thanks for making this game, love your work

u/ConcernedApe replied

One idea that never made it in was to have a rival farmer that moved to town at the same time as you, and you'd be kind of competing with them to be the best farmer... I'm glad I scrapped…

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One idea that never made it in was to have a rival farmer that moved to town at the same time as you, and you'd be kind of competing with them to be the best farmer... I'm glad I scrapped that because it doesn't fit with the relaxed nature of the game that I think is crucial

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