Overview
- Eric Barone reports he has been very productive lately and confirms Haunted Chocolatier remains in active development.
- He rejects claims of abandonment and says the project will not be folded into Stardew Valley.
- Barone explains the new game is written from scratch on a different engine, making a technical merge infeasible.
- He says Stardew Valley updates are not a testing ground for Haunted Chocolatier and that he keeps the projects separate.
- Addressing chatter about a 2030 launch, he clarifies he never set that date and will not provide a timeline beyond releasing it when it is done.