A new Stardew Valley patch is here, and we can all rest easy: it fixes Mr. Raccoon

Yet another Stardew Valley patch has arrived, this one «mostly bug fixes and translation changes» according to creator Eric Barone. But that doesn't mean it's not important: This one keeps Mr. Raccoon from disappearing during the raccoon cutscene in multiplayer. I think we can all agree that's vital stuff.

I don't play Stardew Valley, but even so I really enjoy the patch notes. They're often inscrutable, yet somehow undeniably wholesome—which characterizes the game itself pretty well, too. Some of the changes are fairly conventional gameplay tweaks, but the fixes are quite often the sort of thing you just don't see elsewhere.

A few examples that catch my eye: