We Take Our Hats Off To This Temporary Stardew Valley Performance Fix

Image: ConcernedApeStardew Valley’s long-awaited 1.6 update finally bloomed onto Switch earlier this week, bringing a bumper crop of new additions to the beloved farm sim. This included things like new festivals, floating items and fresh farm layouts, but it also seems to have bundled in its fair share of performance issues, something that creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has been suggesting temporary fixes for while he works on permanent solutions.

The latest suggestion might be the funniest (if most heartbreaking) yet, and honestly, we’ve got to take our hats off — or, more accurately, take our pets’ hats off — to ConcernedApe for coming up with it. Yep, if you want a temporary fix to 1.6 performance issues in Stardew, it seems you’ll have to remove all your pets’ wonderful headwear.