{"id":2318,"date":"2023-02-22T11:02:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T11:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2025-07-10T20:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:41:05","slug":"modding-stardew-valley-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/2023\/02\/22\/modding-stardew-valley-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"how to mod stardew valley: a beginner-friendly guide for cozy gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stardew Valley is easily one of my favorite games of all-time. Its charming sandbox experience draws in players with a comfy, relaxing atmosphere, adorable characters, and endless opportunities for exploration and creation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, after countless hours of gameplay, it&#8217;s no surprise that some players may crave a fresh experience or just want to add some cuteness to their gameplay. 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74.36-74.36c6.62-6.62 3.43-17.9-5.66-20.16-47.38-11.74-99.55.91-136.58 37.93-39.64 39.64-50.55 97.1-34.05 147.2L18.74 402.76c-24.99 24.99-24.99 65.51 0 90.5 24.99 24.99 65.51 24.99 90.5 0l213.21-213.21c50.12 16.71 107.47 5.68 147.37-34.22 37.07-37.07 49.7-89.32 37.91-136.73zM64 472c-13.25 0-24-10.75-24-24 0-13.26 10.75-24 24-24s24 10.74 24 24c0 13.25-10.75 24-24 24z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"#howdoigetstarted\">How do I get started modding Stardew Valley?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2318_ac88ac-51 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2318_ac88ac-51\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_question kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M202.021 0C122.202 0 70.503 32.703 29.914 91.026c-7.363 10.58-5.093 25.086 5.178 32.874l43.138 32.709c10.373 7.865 25.132 6.026 33.253-4.148 25.049-31.381 43.63-49.449 82.757-49.449 30.764 0 68.816 19.799 68.816 49.631 0 22.552-18.617 34.134-48.993 51.164-35.423 19.86-82.299 44.576-82.299 106.405V320c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h72.471c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24v-5.773c0-42.86 125.268-44.645 125.268-160.627C377.504 66.256 286.902 0 202.021 0zM192 373.459c-38.196 0-69.271 31.075-69.271 69.271 0 38.195 31.075 69.27 69.271 69.27s69.271-31.075 69.271-69.271-31.075-69.27-69.271-69.27z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"#smapi\">What is SMAPI, and how do I install it?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2318_72ae21-d0 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2318_72ae21-d0\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_downloadCloud kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"8 17 12 21 16 17\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"21\"\/><path d=\"M20.88 18.09A5 5 0 0 0 18 9h-1.26A8 8 0 1 0 3 16.29\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"#wheremods\">Where do I find Stardew Valley mods?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2318_bb03d7-20 .kt-svg-icon-list-text 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_597e92-0a\">a few notes before we start<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BACKUP YOUR FILES BEFORE YOU START DOING ANYTHING!<\/strong><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BACKUP YOUR FILES <strong>anytime you are about to add a new batch of mods<\/strong>!<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mods load up like a sandwich: The first mod in the list alphabetically will load first, the second one will load in as a layer on top of the first, the third will be on top of both of them, and the 10th will be on top of everything below it. <br><br>Mods will definitely work together, but if you have two different mods that are trying to reskin your chickens, for example, the mod that shows up last <em>alphabetically <\/em>will be what shows up in your game. You can work your way around this by adding the letter &#8220;z&#8221; to the very start of the mod name (I even put it in front of the [CP] or [FS] labels on the folders). This will artificially make that folder last, and should make it load in properly.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to disable a mod, but don&#8217;t want to delete it because maybe you&#8217;ll turn it on another time, add a period to the very start of the mod name.  So change &#8220;Winter Grass&#8221; to &#8220;.Winter Grass&#8221; and it will disable the mod from loading in through SMAPI.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:79px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"howdoigetstarted\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_e8bb5c-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_e8bb5c-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_e8bb5c-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2318_e8bb5c-e8 > 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_09348e-41{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_09348e-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_09348e-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_09348e-41\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_85f6ae-ee\">how do i get started modding stardew valley?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting started modding Stardew is not as scary as it seems.  To give you an overview: you need a program that will boot Stardew in &#8220;modded mode,&#8221; you need some mods (which you will configure and troubleshoot if necessary), and you need some time!<br><br>When I got started modding Stardew Valley, I simply googled &#8220;how do I mod Stardew Valley&#8221; and that may even be how you ended up here.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stumbled across the glorious Stardew Valley wiki which is equipped with <a href=\"https:\/\/stardewvalleywiki.com\/Modding:Player_Guide\/Getting_Started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a very succinct tutorial of its own<\/a> on modding your game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First thing&#8217;s first: you&#8217;re going to need a mod loader that boots the game and allows mods to interact with the game&#8217;s code.  This is installed alongside your game itself, and can be uninstalled anytime you like.  You can even still boot up Stardew Valley without it if you still want a taste of Vanilla.<br><br>This is where you meet the program SMAPI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"smapi\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_e380f7-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_e380f7-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_e380f7-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2318_e380f7-61 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_e380f7-61{z-index:5;position:relative;}@media all 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_d063b5-ff{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_d063b5-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_d063b5-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_d063b5-ff\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_23997a-d8\">what is SMAPI, and how do i install it?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SMAPI stands for <em>Stardew Modding Application Programming Interface<\/em> (API) and is a free to use and safe app that allows you to boot Stardew Valley in a way that mods are able to load in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can download SMAPI from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/smapi.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">the SMAPI website<\/a>. This website is ridiculously useful with a mod compatibility checker and an error log parser, but we&#8217;ll touch on some of that later.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320\" style=\"width:506px;height:209px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image.png 505w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-450x186.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SMAPI will download as a .zip file, which you will need to extract with winzip or 7z or a program of that sort.  Inside the SMAPI folder, you&#8217;ll want to launch the .bat file called &#8220;install on Windows&#8221; and follow the on screen instructions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to install SMAPI into the correct location, you need to direct the installer to the Stardew Valley installation folder on your computer.  This is likely under your Steam Library folder, under &#8220;SteamLibrary\\steamapps\\common\\Stardew Valley\\&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to find the exact location of your Stardew install folder through Steam:<br>     1. Open Steam and go to your Library<br>     2. Right-click Stardew Valley and choose &#8220;Properties&#8221;<br>     3. On the left side choose &#8220;Local Files&#8221;<br>     4. In the upper right, click &#8220;Browse&#8221; &#8211; this will open the folder Stardew is saved in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you&#8217;ve finished the installation, I like to find the SMAPI launcher in the Stardew Valley installation folder and click-and-drag it onto my start bar or desktop so I have it as an easy to click shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also teach Steam to automatically launch Stardew Valley through SMAPI.<br>     1. Open Steam and go to your Library<br>     2. Right-click Stardew Valley and choose &#8220;Properties&#8221;<br>     3. Copy and paste the URL given to you in the SMAPI installer<br>     4. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE QUOTATION MARKS, PERCENTAGE SIGNS AND SPACES!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-1024x508.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-1000x496.png 1000w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-450x223.png 450w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-780x387.png 780w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1.png 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and that&#8217;s it!! now whenever you want to play modded Stardew make sure you open SMAPI up instead of the regular Stardew Valley application \ud83d\ude42  The log window needs to stay open while you&#8217;re playing as this is what manages the mods, and is useful for tracking errors and things like that.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2324\" style=\"width:507px;height:280px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2.png 1014w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2-1000x551.png 1000w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2-450x248.png 450w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-2-780x430.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"wheremods\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4{z-index:5;position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2318_3bb2bf-c4 alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{text-align:center;}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_9d537e-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_9d537e-27\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_78f5e5-b3\">where do i find stardew valley mods?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that you have SMAPI installed, it&#8217;s time to get to modding! There are literally thousands of mods available out there, so prepare to get comfy while you go on the fun search for the perfect mods for you.  There are several major websites you can browse mods on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\" target=\"_blank\">NexusMods<\/a> is my favorite spot to mod shop. I believe you need to create an account to download from here.  I really enjoy sorting the mods by &#8220;Popular Mods in the last 30 days&#8221; to find some interesting stuff! You can also favorite mods, and leave comments for help from the mod creators here. The Stardew Modding community is very collaborative and helpful, so don&#8217;t be shy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moddrop.com\/stardew-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\">ModDrop<\/a> is another popular spot for Stardew Mods, and I don&#8217;t believe you need an account for downloading from here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naver is another website that I must mention, but this one gets a little complicated. This is a Korean social media blogging site, and is a little tricky to get into some of the blog posts because a Naver account is required, and in order to create an account, Naver requires your legal ID.  I have found some <strong>public<\/strong> blog pages here (meaning an account is not required to download) though with some of the CUTEST Stardew mods I&#8217;ve ever seen, so I thought I should mention this, although I won&#8217;t be doing a deep dive tutorial on this (yet???).  My suggestion here is to google: &#8220;cute naver stardew mods&#8221; or just &#8220;naver stardew mods reddit&#8221; if you want to dig around and see what you can find. If enough of you are curious (tweet me if so!) then I&#8217;ll follow up this blog with a more in-depth Naver tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"modmanagers\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1{z-index:5;position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2318_290131-c1 alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70{text-align:center;}.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_bc076f-70{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_bc076f-70{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_bc076f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_bc076f-70\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_c8ebe5-e7\">Are there any mod managers for Stardew Valley?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer to this is: yes.  HOWEVER, I do not use mod managers because I&#8217;m a control freak and mod managers feel very limiting to my ability to arrange things precisely how I want.  This means I can&#8217;t help with mod managers, or teach about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will still list several of the most common mod managers though, in case that is your cup of tea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moddrop.com\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ModDrop<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/10455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">StarDrop<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/about\/vortex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vortex<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"install\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_395f9b-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_395f9b-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_395f9b-f7 > 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class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_01c36f-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_01c36f-01\">How do I install Stardew Valley mods?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we&#8217;re finally getting to the meat of this article: how do you go about installing Stardew Valley mods once you&#8217;ve found them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assuming you&#8217;ve followed along with this blog, you should already know where your Stardew Valley installation folder is, and that&#8217;s going to be important. So go ahead and open that folder up.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-3.png 683w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-3-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-3-450x221.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>You should see something like the picture above: the most important folders here being &#8220;Content&#8221; and &#8220;Mods&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you first open your mod folder, it will be totally empty.  Now let&#8217;s get a lil technical about the download and installation process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I would recommend creating a folder in your Downloads folder or wherever you prefer (that is NOT your Stardew installation folder) for you to download, unzip and organize\/process your mods before you actually install them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download your first mod. Let&#8217;s just start with one to get the hang of this. Downloading multiple mods at the same time can sometimes get a little confusing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once your mod is downloaded, move it to the &#8220;processing&#8221; folder we discussed in step one and right-click to extract the .zip file. If the folder that unzips is called something like &#8220;WinterGrass00203399585930&#8221; then you can go inside that folder and pull out the &#8220;real&#8221; mod folder which will most likely just be called &#8220;Winter Grass&#8221; &#8211; I would copy\/paste this folder above in the root &#8220;processing&#8221; folder and then delete WinterGrass00203399585930.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inside your &#8220;Winter Grass&#8221; folder you will likely see something like the screencap below; a config.json file, a manifest.json file and a .dll and .pdb file along with maybe some other components and sub-folders depending on the complexity of the mod.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5.png 673w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-5-450x199.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This folder looks good, so we can go back up into our &#8220;processing&#8221; folder and copy the entire &#8220;Winter Grass&#8221; folder and paste it into the &#8220;Mods&#8221; folder in your Stardew Valley installation folder that we looked at at the start of this section. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fff6db\"><strong>BONUS NERD TIP<\/strong>: I would actually recommend to organize your Stardew Valley &#8220;mods&#8221; folder a little bit.  I like to create sub-folders for different &#8220;types&#8221; of mod for ease of organization, and locating the right mods when troubleshooting.  <br><br>I would recommend folders like: &#8220;clothes \/ fashion&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;animals \/ livestock&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;expansions&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;villagers \/ sprites \/ portraits&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;buildings&#8221; &#8212; and whatever other &#8220;genres&#8221; of mods you find yourself downloading. Here&#8217;s a screencap of my mod folder organization for inspiration.<br><br>&#8220;Libraries&#8221; refers to mods that are required for other mods to work, but don&#8217;t necessarily have a &#8220;genre.&#8221; This folder includes things like: ContentPatcher, SpaceCore, AlternativeTextures, CustomFurniture, FashionSense, JsonAssets, PyTK, SAAT, TMXLoader, ExpandedPreconditionsUtility, QuestFramework, StardewHack, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2332\" style=\"width:522px;height:362px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7.png 696w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-7-300x208.png 300w, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_5f347f-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_5f347f-ba\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_5f347f-ba img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_5f347f-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_5f347f-ba\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_5f347f-ba wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_5f347f-ba\">How do I configure Stardew Valley mods?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay so we&#8217;re not technically done <em>installing<\/em> the mod yet from the previous section!  After you have placed the mod into your Mods folder, you want to launch SMAPI once and let it run all the way through to the Title Screen of Stardew in order to properly install the mod and generate the config.json file if that particular mod needs it.  I would even recommend creating a test save file and save Spring Day 1 in it just to use it to test out your mods on.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After you&#8217;ve launched SMAPI and gone into your test file, you can go ahead and close it all down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now look back over at your Mods folder in the particular mod you&#8217;re setting up, and see if there is a config.json file that has been generated.  This is the file you will go into and alter choices to match your preferences for the mod.  This sounds more complicated than it is (usually \ud83d\ude05).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s take <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/3871\" target=\"_blank\">Elle&#8217;s Dog Replacements<\/a>, for example. This mod replaces the Vanilla dog sprite with a large variety of breeds and colors of dogs.  There are currently over 100 textures that Elle has includes in this mod.  So you&#8217;ll be telling the config.json file which three you actually want to have as the re-texture. Most mod creators are angels and include all of this information either in a graphic file in the mod download itself, or in the instructions on the mod download page. Elle has done both with their Dog Replacement mod. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see in the screencap below, there is a folder called &#8220;Assets&#8221; and &#8220;References&#8221; &#8211; Assets will include the actual retextured sprite sheets, and you shouldn&#8217;t mess with this at all.  The References folder is a very helpful inclusion by the mod author to show you what the different choices are, along with the name you should use in the config.json file to ensure the re-texture you want shows up in your game.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2334\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04-1024x751.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2336\" style=\"width:512px;height:376px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04-1024x751.png 1024w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04-1000x733.png 1000w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04-450x330.png 450w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04-780x572.png 780w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dog-04.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">example of the reference sheet included in Elle&#8217;s Dog Replacements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After picking out the version of the mod you want to use, you can open the config.json file and update that information there.  Be careful not to delete any of the quotation marks, commas or brackets as this can mess the whole code up and result in errors in your SMAPI launcher, and possibly even game crashes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9.png 518w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-9-450x393.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After you save the config.json file with your changes, you can relaunch SMAPI and you should see your updated mod choices reflected in your game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rinse &amp; Repeat with all the different mods you wish to install! Not every mod will have a config.json file that you need to change anything in, so make sure you carefully read the instructions the mod author includes on their download page or in the readme file that often comes in the download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"troubleshoot\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa{z-index:5;position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2318_6ab39a-fa alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{text-align:center;}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_19bef9-d6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_58c3a0-18\">how do i troubleshoot stardew valley mods?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is going to be a very nuanced answer, so I will not be diving too deeply into this and will instead try to give general advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The very first thing I would recommend is to get comfortable with the SMAPI launcher, and understanding what the different colors of error text means. It&#8217;s a lot like driver&#8217;s education tbh.  Yellow is &#8220;caution, this isn&#8217;t working right but it shouldn&#8217;t mess with the game function&#8221; and red is &#8220;woah we got a big issue here, we couldn&#8217;t load this mod, or there&#8217;s an error, lets stop and take a look at it.&#8221;  The bright pink\/fuchsia color usually is just letting you know that there is an update available for the mod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second thing I would recommend is to get familiar with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/smapi.io\/log\" target=\"_blank\">SMAPI log parser<\/a> website. It is SO helpful for actually being able to look through the log file, as the SMAPI launcher console can be a little difficult to scroll around in. There are very concise instructions on the link above that will show you how to get your SMAPI error log onto the website, and then you will be able to dig around a little easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of the time the red or yellow text will tell you exactly what&#8217;s going wrong and how to fix it.  Other times&#8230; it seems meaningless and you have no idea what to do lol.  And so are the woes of running a modded game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve spent many hours googling and digging through forum posts and checking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/3871?tab=posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posts section<\/a> of the NexusMods mod listing to see if other people are experiencing the same problem and how they went about troubleshooting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QUADRUPLE CHECK the compatible versions of Stardew Valley, SMAPI and the mod itself! There&#8217;s lots of mods that are not compatible with 1.5+ and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, if all else fails and you&#8217;ve done a lot of messing around in a config file, just delete the mod outright and freshly install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, one more thing: The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/smapi.io\/mods\" target=\"_blank\">SMAPI mod compatibility tool<\/a> is AWESOME and will often link you to very specific forum posts that include unofficial updated\/patched versions of old mods that the mod author may have abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"update\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db{z-index:5;position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2318_fbe398-db alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{text-align:center;}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_49a4b2-c8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_a49e20-4b\">How do I update Stardew Valley mods?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is usually pretty easy, as SMAPI usually lets you know in the console in fuchsia text which mods have updates available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When updating mods, I recommend searching those mods on your favorite Stardew Mod website, and download the new version. DO NOT DELETE THE OLD MOD YET.  I would copy and paste the outdated version of the mod into a different folder (like downloads, desktop, or wherever else) and then drag the new version of the mod back into your Stardew Mods folder. Run SMAPI to generate the config file. And then, open your config file in the old mod and use this as a reference when filling out your new config file, just so you don&#8217;t forget which choices you picked. Some config files can be rather long, so this can save you a lot of tedious repetitive effort. Now you can delete the old folder and you should be good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively to searching on NexusMods or other mod sites, you could also check the <a href=\"https:\/\/smapi.io\/mods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SMAPI mod compatibility tool<\/a> and it will link you directly to the newest version of the mod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"multiplayer\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_997397-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_997397-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_997397-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 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#ffffff);}.kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2{text-align:center;}.kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_cf3170-c2{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_40396e-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_40396e-22\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_40396e-22 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_40396e-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_40396e-22\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_40396e-22 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_40396e-22\">do stardew valley mods work on multiplayer?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer to whether Stardew Valley mods work on multiplayer is a big ol&#8217; <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">maybe<\/span><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll want to check the description of the mods you download, as a lot of mod authors will note whether it&#8217;s compatible with multiplayer or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main thing I want to mention about installing mods for multiplayer, though, is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mods that greatly alter the function of the game<\/strong> (like Stardew Valley Expanded which just outright adds new maps and characters) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">will need to be installed by <strong>all<\/strong> players<\/span> in the multiplayer save file, or else the person without those mods will experience crashes, or may not be able to get into the save file at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aesthetic mods<\/strong> that simply retexture or reskin parts of the game and do not touch the coding or function of the game at all <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>do not<\/em> have to be installed by all players<\/span>.  In fact, say there are 4 of you on one save file: all 4 of you could have a totally different retexture\/reskin set of mods installed and take a group photo at the same time in the game and all have completely different aesthetic pictures at the end of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"musthave\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_37d8f9-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_37d8f9-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_37d8f9-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_11fdf4-ff{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_11fdf4-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_11fdf4-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_11fdf4-ff\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_e32d9b-9d\">must-have Stardew valley mods for beginners<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m happy to do a full blog post digging deeply into this question if yall are interested, but for now I&#8217;ll mention a few Stardew Valley mods I think are must-haves if you&#8217;re new to modding!  These mods shouldn&#8217;t feel too &#8220;cheaty&#8221; and will hopefully just improve the quality of life in the game and spice it up a little bit so it feels like a fresh experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/1150\" target=\"_blank\">UI info suite<\/a> &#8211; This is a mod I don&#8217;t think I could live without at this point. It adds quite a few quality of life functions to the menus and gameplay that just feel good.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Icons under the clock that show the day&#8217;s luck, whether there is a recipe on the TV, and who&#8217;s birthday is that day (if there is one)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adds an XP bar for tools as that appears momentarily as you gain XP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accurate heart levels that shows the heart filling up in pixels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Displays information on items on-mouse-over such as whether you need them for a Community Center bundle or not, as well as the sell price of 1 of those items vs the sell price of the entire stack you&#8217;re holding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shows how many days left until harvest on a crop when you mouse over it!!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shows the range of a Scarecrow when you&#8217;re placing it!!!!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shows NPC locations on the map<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>View calendar and quest billboard from your menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And a few other additions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/3753\" target=\"_blank\">Stardew Valley Expanded<\/a> &#8211; This mod is pretty well known at this point, but it&#8217;s just so dang charming and really makes Stardew feel like a new game. FlashShifter, the mod author, has done an incredible job of keeping all additions feeling very true to Vanilla-Stardew Lore as they add 27 new NPCs, 260 character events, 27 fish, two new farm maps, and a reimagined map with updated Vanilla locations and 50 new locations. There are also new objects, crops, festivals and so much more.  This is a must-have for those of you that have played Stardew Valley so much that it&#8217;s become routine. This will definitely shake things up.  I would also recommend <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/7286\" target=\"_blank\">Ridgeside Village<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/5787\" target=\"_blank\">East Scarp<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested in expansions with new areas and characters, and all three of these expansions work well together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/5450\" target=\"_blank\">Seasonal Villager Outfits<\/a> &#8211; I love this mod so much. Seasonal Villager Outfits adds new outfits for all the villagers that change depending on the season.  It also includes updated beach and festival looks.  This mod updates both the portrait and the character sprite, and there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/5969\">Stardew Valley Expanded<\/a> version as well!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moddrop.com\/stardew-valley\/modpacks\/8013-diverse-stardew-valley\" target=\"_blank\">Diverse Stardew Valley<\/a> &#8211; This is a seriously cool mod to have on hand which updates all of the vanilla characters to be much more inclusive including a wide variety of ethnicity, culture, body type and gender identity.  This mod includes seasonal and festival outfits!  There is a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/14851\" target=\"_blank\">Stardew Valley Expanded<\/a> mod to go along with this one as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/5849\" target=\"_blank\">Hot Spring Cave for your Farm<\/a> &#8211; Add aesthetic <em>and<\/em> function with this mod. Hot Spring Farm Cave updates the cave on your farm to not only add a cute waterfall, but also a few spots where you can plant crops, and a Hot Spring that you can swim in and restore your stamina similar to the baths up by the train in the mountains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/229\" target=\"_blank\">Gift Taste Helper<\/a> &#8211; This is another must-have for me.  Gift Taste Helper shows a tooltip when you mouse over a villager in your menus or on the calendar that shows what gifts they like. We&#8217;re all googling the Stardew Wiki anyway, so let&#8217;s cut a step out and just integrate it into the game already.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/3640\" target=\"_blank\">Chonkins<\/a> &#8211; chonky chickens&#8230;&#8230;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"xnb\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2318_7dafa2-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2318_7dafa2-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2318_7dafa2-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1300px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78{text-align:center;}.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_20fd35-78{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2318_20fd35-78{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2318_20fd35-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2318_20fd35-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Orelega One';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2318_1f8f40-dd\">Super Nerd Bonus: How do I unpack .xnb files?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you even know how to ask this question, then kudos to you! You&#8217;re officially going too far with modding (and I mean that in the best way possible :&#8217;] why don&#8217;t we just make our own video games already lol)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: I would highly recommend backing your files up before you start messing with the Content folder!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So an .xnb file is a base game file that usually includes a .png of a sprite sheet.  You can&#8217;t edit the xnb file directly, but you want to alter a hairstyle, or a portrait, or something of that type. So you need to crack that file open to get to the juice .png inside, and then repack it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was too intimidated to try this at first, but it&#8217;s actually pretty easy now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAUTION: download this at your own risk! I&#8217;ve been using it forever and have had no issues, but this is user-generated downloads; so run your virus checkers and be smart!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m currently using <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/sharedfiles\/filedetails\/?id=1709011717\" target=\"_blank\">XNBExtractor<\/a> to handle this. This link has pretty good instructions on it as well. But you&#8217;ll want to download the .zip file and extract it somewhere reliable to its own folder. I have mine saved in My Documents just for ease of access.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/heyshadylady.com\/staging\/2808\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2340\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside the folder are these 6 items (along with a readme instructional).  You don&#8217;t need to install this, it runs just as it is like this.  All you need to care about are the two folders called &#8220;Packed&#8221; and &#8220;Unpacked&#8221; and the two .bat files called &#8220;PackFiles.bat&#8221; and &#8220;Unpackfiles.bat&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go into your Stardew Content folder and locate the .xnb file you wish to work with.  Copy and paste it into the PACKED folder (as it is a packed .xnb file).  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run UnpackFiles.bat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the UNPACKED folder and you will see a .yaml file and the .png file. 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