Have you ever wondered why the Tunnel is blocked by a boom gate? And how the hell does Pam drive through it when there is no visible access panel nearby? Well wonder no more! Because this mod is basically just to spite the design of one boom gate in a dark Tunnel. (joke)
But there are a few reasons that everyone else would rather take the bus. The road just happens to be very long, and sometimes there are monsters roaming about. You'll either want to bring a sword with you, or just run, really fast.
This mod was originally created by Tarniyar, and was originally just called Walk to the Desert. I was granted permission to update and improve the mod and this is the outcome. Enjoy!
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The Bus is now functioning correctly, players no longer collide with world geometry or warps during the buses animation, this has been fixed after the bug was reported three times on Nexus Mods, thanks for reporting this issue.
Compatibility
Walk to the Desert is compatible with Stardew Valley Expanded, Ridgeside Village and the Boarding House and Bus Stop Extension. This mod is most likely compatible with other map expansion mods as well, if they aren't listed here then they haven't been tested yet. If the map mod makes direct changes to the Tunnel map, Backwoods map or the Calico Desert and has not been listed here then please let me know so I can add a compatibility fix for it to work directly with this mod.
Features of Walk to the Desert Redux
There are four new major maps, the Forest Road, Winding Road, Interchange and Ghost Town and a number of smaller locations -- some of them hidden. If you want to be surprised, don't open the spoilers!
Forest Road
This map connects to the left hand side of the tunnel -- I've removed that pesky barricade for you so you're free to pass all the way through. Forest Road features an abandoned farm, including a overgrown field that sometimes still produces vegetables, and a weird magic tree that sometimes produces fruits. And some wild monsters. They're not too strong, but you don't want to stand still and let them hit you.
To the left, the road continues on to the Winding Road map.
Hidden Features
The magic tree sometimes produces other strange objects -- check it around the holidays.
Behind a large, breakable boulder is flower meadow where you can find seasonal flowers.
Winding Road
This map connects to the Forest Road to the east, Garden Village to the West, and the Interchange map is located North. You can walk to Garden Village in about one hour in game time, easily getting there before Pam even gets out of bed!
Winding Road features normal random forage, a quarry area at the top of the map and a road going to the West where a planned Nuclear Power Plant mod will be located. (Monster Spawns will be re-added later)
Interchange
This map connects to the Winding Road at the bottom, the Ghost Town on the left, and a future location on the top right. (Downtown Zuzu will be added in the near future once the mod receives an update to add a Desert Location.)
The Interchange map also features another quarry area. (Monster Spawns will be re-added later)
Ghost Town
This map connects to the Interchange on the right, and the Calico Desert on the left. This mod is compatible with all the changes made to the desert by SVE as far as I've been able to see.
The Ghost Town is a battered looking place with nothing really of note, except for the warning signs. Maybe you should visit after dark? Or maybe you shouldn't...
Hidden Features
Content Spoilers
Crops
NPCs
Pickled Pete - birthday Winter 4. (Heart Events and a larger Shop Inventory coming later)
GOG's indie sale continues on, bringing some solid independent hits at an insanely affordable price. Indie games are where some of the most innovation in the industry is occurring already, but for a while, they were also one of the frontrunners for modding. So, here's the deal - five indie games, five mods, one for each, with a big asterisk that each of those indie games has many mods besides the ones we're picking to choose from. Let's dig in!
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Have you ever wondered why the Tunnel is blocked by a boom gate? And how the hell does Pam drive through it when there is no visible access panel nearby? Well wonder no more! Because this mod is basically just to spite the design of one boom gate in a dark Tunnel. But there are a few reasons that everyone else would rather take the bus. The road just happens to be very long, and sometimes there are monsters roaming about. You'll either want to bring a sword with you, or just run, really fast.
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There's our picks for five games and mods from the GOG Spring Sale, which continues running until the 20th of April. You've got almost two weeks to peruse some of the best indies out there, as well as try your luck with a few unspoken gems. Have any other ideas for your top picks from the sale items? Let us know in the comments down below!
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Stardew Valley 1.6 Update Support, Walk to the Desert Redux Update 1.3.3