How to fix Stardew Valley`s funky frame-rate issues
(Windows Phone Central)

Stardew Valley is a superb indie game that caters to a vibrant community of virtual farmers and dungeon explorers. The game revolves around you inheriting and building up a neglected farm. Unfortunately, there`s an issue you may encounter that causes slight Frame-Per-Second (FPS) drops at seemingly random intervals. But fear not. There`s an easy fix that will get you back to your crops in no time. Reinstall XNA The problem has been narrowed down to Microsoft`s XNA framework. You can reinstall the suite to see if that solves the issue and gets gameplay back to smooth levels. Here`s how. Hit Windows Key + Q to bring up Cortana. Search `Add or Remove Programs`. Choose the top result. (It should match your query.) Scroll down to the `Microsoft XNA` listing. Select the program. Hit `Modify`. Select the `Repair` option in the wizard. Relaunch Stardew Valley and see if that solved your problem. If not, try to import a working configuration for XNA....