Stardew Valley and Baldur's Gate 3 are a natural crossover. The bonds of friendship and community formed with your companions while on a shared quest to defeat the Netherbrain are comparable to the communal spirit of Pelican Town. If you asked me, which is harder: saving Faerun or catching the world's largest catfish, I know which one I'd choose.
Crossovers aren't really Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone's style, though references to Stardew Valley have appeared in other games such as Terraria and Balatro. Thankfully, modders are hard at work creating an unofficial crossover between Baldur's Gate 3 and Stardew Valley, entitled Baldur's Village.
The project was first announced by Xun in April, who predicted the mod would be ready closer to the end of the year. In a recent update post, Xun confirmed the mod was nearing release, with the team now focusing primarily on writing and translation.
"The first part of our mod is finished, and we've had amazing players from around the world volunteer to help translate it into different languages. Since most volunteers will be translating from English, and our team primarily works in Chinese, we've decided to focus on wrapping up the English version first. This way, both...