making-mods-general

[brittle pasture]

no

[calm nebula]

Swift

[brittle pasture]

Taylor

[calm nebula]

Hottest pop star in the west

[dusty scarab]

darn. I was hoping someone had seen something I'd missed. thank you :D

[gray bear]

i mean there is in fact a swift Tool enchantment

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Forge#Tool_enchantments

[scenic pecan]

I'm trying to spawn a monster when you go to get your crops

But I do not know how to compile things

[dusty scarab]

I think you'll probably need C# for that

right click on your project and "Build"

[scenic pecan]

Hopefully, Raven

[scenic pecan]

do you mean this

[dusty scarab]

let me quickly make screenshots

[tender bloom]

No

How did you get these files?

[scenic pecan]

am i supposed to compile now?

[scenic pecan]

I made a project in VSC

[tender bloom]

Do you have an IDE?

Ah ok

VSC can compile but if you don’t know any C# this will be much more painful than CP

[dusty scarab]

that's a class library, right?

[scenic pecan]

Yes

[dusty scarab]

first, your main must be called ModEntry.cs and has to follow this template

!startmodding

[ocean sail]

Making mods can be broadly divided into two categories:

• Content packs are formatted text files, and don't need any programming knowledge. They can add/edit NPCs, maps, new items, shops, and more. To get started, see the list of framework mods, the wiki tutorial for Content Patcher, and there might be relevant guides on the tutorial wiki.
• C# mods use programming code to change fundamental game mechanics. See getting started with C# modding.

Usually it’s easier to start with making content packs, since you don't need to learn programming.

To use this command, type !startmodding.

[scenic pecan]

Everyone keeps linking this to me

what am i suposed to do in this wiki

[dusty scarab]

using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using StardewModdingAPI;
using StardewModdingAPI.Events;
using StardewModdingAPI.Utilities;
using StardewValley;

namespace YourProjectName
{
    /// <summary>The mod entry point.</summary>
    internal sealed class ModEntry : Mod
    {
        /*********
        ** Public methods
        *********/
        /// <summary>The mod entry point, called after the mod is first loaded.</summary>
        /// <param name="helper">Provides simplified APIs for writing mods.</param>
        public override void Entry(IModHelper helper)
        {
            helper.Events.Input.ButtonPressed += this.OnButtonPressed;
        }


        /*********
        ** Private methods
        *********/
        /// <summary>Raised after the player presses a button on the keyboard, controller, or mouse.</summary>
        /// <param name="sender">The event sender.</param>
        /// <param name="e">The event data.</param>
        private void OnButtonPressed(object? sender, ButtonPressedEventArgs e)
        {
            // ignore if player hasn't loaded a save yet
            if (!Context.IsWorldReady)
                return;

            // print button presses to the console window
            this.Monitor.Log($"{Game1.player.Name} pressed {e.Button}.", LogLevel.Debug);
        }
    }
}```

[dusty scarab]

I typed it for myself. it has a really good explanation on how to get into C# development

[scenic pecan]

What is it?

[tender bloom]

I don’t use VSC, sadly. I use Rider

[scenic pecan]

Are you givng me a SMAPI skeleton?

[dusty scarab]

public override void Entry is where you register events and what happens where

it's the basic template

You mod MUST have 2 things, 1. ModEntry.cs which is like your main, and manifest.json

[dusty scarab]

yes, but I was wanting to see if there was an equivalent that could be put as a temporary buff on a consumable, rather than enchanted directly onto the tool

[scenic pecan]

This is what i've got

[dusty scarab]

and I apologize, I missed your no @ on reply request

[gray bear]

oh! in that case, no there is not.

[dusty scarab]

Okay, first you need something to run when your mod is being registered which is ModEntry.cs, this is what's called when SMAPI loads your mod

[scenic pecan]

How do i get "ModEntry.cs"?

Do you want me to show it to SMAPI?

[dusty scarab]

either rename class1.cs or make a new item

[dusty scarab]

after you made ModEntry.cs paste this into it, this is a basic template. Entry is what needs to happen, whether it's calling methods on events or enabling different classes

[scenic pecan]

Hold on bro

Im pretty sure Entry is just aa block

so i can have it anywhere

i'll write it in the Class1.cs somewhere down there

[dusty scarab]

When SMAPI launches what it starts to check is for ModEntry.cs if I understand correctly.
You might be able to do it your way, I am not 100% certain but I haven't done so

[dusty scarab]

regarding how to compile, you see at the top of the left menu there's a "build" button if you press it the mod will compile into your Stardew Valley/Mods folder

[scenic pecan]

Automatically?

I didn't put anything in SMAPI's mod folder right now by the way, i've installed zero mods right now

[dusty scarab]

if you have Pathoschild's ModBuildConfig package install it should do so automatically as far as I'm concerned

[uncut viper]

it looks for your Mod subclass and the Entry function within it. doesn't care what the file is named

[dusty scarab]

The more you know

[scenic pecan]

How to test if entry works?

[dusty scarab]

did you add any events?

[scenic pecan]

no

[calm nebula]

I think people keep linking to it because we're not sure if you even need c# for your project (yet)

[dusty scarab]

they want to spawn an monster when going into the farm

[scenic pecan]

spawn a monster when a crop is broken, sometimes

[uncut viper]

you can also register SMAPI events from anywhere

[scenic pecan]

Do you mean my mod doesn't need to be in the SMAPI mod folder for it to work?

[uncut viper]

im only saying you can do things in more than just your entry function

so long as those other functions do run eventually

[scenic pecan]

Ok

[uncut viper]

if you've compiled your mod then you test it by launching the game and seeing if your mod does what you told it to do

[dusty scarab]

can they spawn a mob with content patcher, they need C# right?

[uncut viper]

im not familiar enough with FTM to be able to answer that within the context of their idea

[dusty scarab]

fair enough

[scenic pecan]

the way a code is "compiled" is by renaming it?

[dusty scarab]

click build

[scenic pecan]

I don't have "Stardewmod3"

[dusty scarab]

Stardewmod3 is the name of my namespace

[scenic pecan]

where do i find my namespace

[dusty scarab]

your name space is StardewValleyCropJunkie if I am not mistaken

[scenic pecan]

where is it tho

is there a shortcut to "build"?

[dusty scarab]

wait, are you using VSC or VS22?

if you're using Visual Studio Code it doesn't have a compiler....

[scenic pecan]

it's icon is blue

and it's called Visual Studio Code

[scenic pecan]

Do i have to do it in some other way?

[dusty scarab]

I think visual studio code doesn't have a way to compile, you might need to switch to visual studio 22

[scenic pecan]

Only a software can compile?

i can't do it manually?

[iron ridge]

you can run dotnet build StardewValleyCropJunkie from a terminal in vs code

[dusty scarab]

They probably know better

[scenic pecan]

error MSB1009: Project file does not exist.

I'll ask Chatgpt later

[iron ridge]

!gs i really just recommend folowing the docs for visual studio
(wrong command, oops)

[ocean sail]

If you would like a guide to setting up mods for Stardew Valley, check out the getting started guide! https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide

To use this command, type !gs.

[dusty scarab]

From personal experience it doesn't give the most accurate information especially with this subject I really suggest you read the wiki, especially the get started and IDE reference. visual studio 22 for me is a lot more comfortable than code

[dusty scarab]

!startmodding it really has everything you need and is easily digestable. I suggest following the "getting started with C# modding" and (and I am speaking from experience cause I sure as hell know I exhausted some people) people are really nice here and more than happy to help even if my questions are a little silly at times.

[ocean sail]

Making mods can be broadly divided into two categories:

• Content packs are formatted text files, and don't need any programming knowledge. They can add/edit NPCs, maps, new items, shops, and more. To get started, see the list of framework mods, the wiki tutorial for Content Patcher, and there might be relevant guides on the tutorial wiki.
• C# mods use programming code to change fundamental game mechanics. See getting started with C# modding.

Usually it’s easier to start with making content packs, since you don't need to learn programming.

To use this command, type !startmodding.

[gentle rose]

When we link wiki pages, usually it means that in our experience, that page has the information relevant to what you’re trying to do, so it’s worth trying to read it (maybe even multiple times). Programming and modding often require understanding multiple specific concepts in order to achieve things, so the more you read, the better.

ChatGPT can only know what it reads from the internet, and in this case, all the reliable information is on the wiki, so the wiki is literally just a more reliable version of what chatgpt would tell you without the mistakes. (Also, it’s worth pointing out you aren’t allowed to post code written by chatgpt in this server.)

[golden basin]

@finite ginkgo "Introduction.Popper": "Hi! I'm Pop! Like Pop, Pop, Joja Pop!#$action Spiderbuttons.BETAS_Jump FC.Popper",

is it like that?

[urban patrol]

is anyone familiar with the mod NuclearBomb? someone sent me a log with no visible errors, but there are about a trillion mods they have loaded. there's one mod, NuclearBomb, which is editing my assets and i'm wondering if that's causing the player unwanted behavior

[obtuse wigeon]

Is there a command like patch summary that shows which mods modify a tilesheet? One mod I have is messing with a certain type of tile but I can't tell which

[gray bear]

patch summary "<modid>"

[gentle rose]

if they’re doing it via content patcher it’s still patch summary

[obtuse wigeon]

I'm trying to specify the tilesheet rather than the mod itself, because I don't actually know which mod causes it, something like patch summary winter_outdoorTileSheet rather then patch summary "<modid>"

[uncut viper]

you dont need to specify a modid

you can just do patch summary and get a summary of all patches

but iirc you can also do it by asset as long as you have the asset name

but it would be Maps/winter_outdoorTileSheet

[gray bear]

you can patch export maps/winter_outdoorTileSheet i think

wait no that's patch summary as well

it just showed up as it. what button said ^

[obtuse wigeon]

Ahhh I tried Maps:winter_outdoorTileSheet as thats what lookup anything says the tile is on, that's why it wasn't working, thank you!

[gray bear]

are there docs for this anywhere

[uncut viper]

https://github.com/Pathoschild/StardewMods/blob/develop/ContentPatcher/docs/author-guide/troubleshooting.md#summary

[finite ginkgo]

(to see the summary for a specific asset the command is patch summary asset <asset name>)

[uncut viper]

ah, i missed the literal asset part

[gray bear]

ooh, i see. thank you

[scenic pecan]

Noted

[gray bear]

does the asset name need to be in " "?

[obtuse wigeon]

It seems that has not helped at all. it's filtered for the right asset, but it doesn't show anything that patches it, neither Maps/winter_outdoorTileSheet or Maps/outdoorTileSheet shows which mods patch them, when I clearly have on as I play with a recolour, odd, oh well

Whoops my fault, never mind it does actually work, outdoors is supposed to be pluralized

[royal stump]

"Nuclear Valley" on nexus is NuclearBombLocations in the manifest, which is the only relevant one I see on any of the main sites
can't say I've heard of it otherwise
https://github.com/ApryllForever/NuclearBombLocations

[urban patrol]

oh thank you! unfortunately i doubt i'll be able to understand the C# code after glancing at it :/

[gray bear]

someone using sushi project had this problem and i don't think it's fixable

[finite ginkgo]

Maybe! The CP docs list it quoted, but I assume the quotes are only required if the asset name has a space in it

[uncut viper]

is it specifically editing your asset, like one you made up yourself?

[gray bear]

try patch summary asset "Maps/winter_outdoorsTileSheet"

[uncut viper]

you're confusin different people together bea

[gray bear]

oh! wrong reply

[urban patrol]

if i'm reading this log correctly, then it's editing my maps. the user reported they couldn't find my NPCs or my locations https://smapi.io/log/f94c5c38b5f64ebe81ed469dcab3ed3f

[ocean sail]

Log Info: SMAPI 4.3.2 with SDV 1.6.15 build 24356 on Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0, with 177 C# mods and 363 content packs.
Suggested fixes: One or more mods are out of date, consider updating them

[gray bear]

apologies, was meant for atlas

[urban patrol]

no worries! i do that all the time lol

[uncut viper]

whats one of your NPC or location names?

[golden basin]

who made betas?

[gray bear]

button

[royal stump]

button, right above you

[obtuse wigeon]

Not sure if I understand the C# code right but in NuclearLocation.cs is it taking all .tmx maps and modifying them?

[uncut viper]

i did

[golden basin]

oh buuutton

I think i found a bug

[urban patrol]

NuclearBomb edited Maps/handwrittenhello.dbda_Lighthouse.

i turned on trace and filtered by handwrittenhello

[uncut viper]

if you meaon on Line 36 thats just the GameLocation constructor

[gray bear]

did it show something like this? am gonna spoiler that

[obtuse wigeon]

I was indeed, gotcha

[uncut viper]

feel free to describe it either here or in my thread

[golden basin]

so when I do this
"Introduction": "{{i18n:Introduction.Popper}}#$action Spiderbuttons.BETAS_Jump FC.Popper",

to make my lil mouse jump happily after introducing himself and then I exit out and load back in his sprite his invisable

[urban patrol]

it might not even be nuclear bomb's fault to be clear, i just have no idea what's wrong

[obtuse wigeon]

Oh I fixed it, I wrote outdoor not outdoors, I missed an s by accident, thank you for the help though!

[uncut viper]

that wouldnt have anything to do with BETAS

[gray bear]

oh! yeah that happens

[golden basin]

oh...I wonder why thats happening then

it suddenly says his sprites cant be found at all even though it just was found

even is like his portraits are gone! but its there and its his character sprite thats gone

[uncut viper]

all the Jump action does is call Character.jump() on the NPC. doesnt do anything else

[golden basin]

thats so weird then i wonder whats going on

i see the issue

[royal stump]

as far as I can tell, NuclearBomb doesn't actually edit assets in the C#*; the author left an "on asset requested" event in the code that just says "edit" and never actually touches anything

[golden basin]

my mistake

[uncut viper]

i think it must be a different NuclearBomb mod? because the name of this mod in the manifest is not just "NuclearBomb"

[royal stump]

their custom map edits could theoretically mess with yours, of course, but that "NuclearBomb edited [every asset]" text is unrelated

[golden basin]

he lives

[royal stump]

the github doesn't include all the manifests and the ID is actually "NuclearBomb" for the C# pack on nexus

[uncut viper]

is this not the C# pack?

oh nvm i misunderstood

[royal stump]

I'm not sure which manifest is on the github, but yeah, it doesn't match the download

[uncut viper]

wouldnt that mean there could be a non-empty assetrequested in the nexus version then, if its different from the github version

[royal stump]

OnAssetRequested is also blank on github but looks like this in a decompile (possibly as an artifact, but still)

public void OnAssetRequested(object sender, AssetRequestedEventArgs e)
{
    e.Edit((Action<IAssetData>)delegate
    {
    }, (AssetEditPriority)0, (string)null);
}```

I assume it's just triggering on literally every asset, from the log

[gray bear]

why would it do this

[uncut viper]

i dont think decompiling would lead to an artifact like that, that seems like whatd be causing that in the log

[royal stump]

...oh it has two dlls, I just noticed

[gray bear]

two of em?!?!

[royal stump]

so yeah, NuclearBomb just isn't on the github that I saw, and NuclearBombLocations is also in there

[gray bear]

2 c# mods

[royal stump]

nvm, searched bad, it's here https://github.com/ApryllForever/NuclearBomb

[uncut viper]

well on the bright side the empty delegate is doing nothing,, on the dark side it means it was a red herring for nic

[urban patrol]

good to know it's not actually affecting anything, but yeah i'm at a loss for what's wrong lol

except for that XNB error they had but it's for Data/Buildings

[gray bear]

could be a mod conflict

[royal stump]

they have enough mods that I'd basically just tell them to trial and error it

[urban patrol]

like remove half the list repeatedly until the issue goes away?

[royal stump]

yep, though it tends to be hard to explain that with how required mods work

(e.g. someone removes FTM and it fixes their asset conflicts )

[gray bear]

[royal stump]

if anyone else manages to reproduce the same issue, comparing their lists can help, so you could save that log for later

[urban patrol]

good idea

Thank you for reporting! I couldn't find any errors with my mod in your log, and there are too many mods you have installed that I'm unfamiliar with for me to know the issue. If it's a mod conflict, I recommend trying to narrow down what is causing the issue by removing half of your mod list at a time until you stop seeing the issue. You would have to be careful not to remove required dependencies, though. If you're able to figure out what mod is causing the conflict, I'd love to know so I can take a look at compatibility!

is this clear? i don't think english is their first language so i'm worried

[hallow prism]

if you think they speak another language you can tell them to mention if they need a translation and you see if someone can do it

we cover a lot of different languages here after all

[urban patrol]

they commented in (good) english, so i suspect they speak it but it may not be their native language

[obtuse wigeon]

(That's why I keep all the library/core mods seperate, tbh I seperate them more then neccessary but it helps debugging so much)

[gray bear]

(can't expect everyone to do that, would be nice though)

[obtuse wigeon]

(So organised )

[gray bear]

Only when it counts?

[royal stump]

iirc that makes tools refund stamina if you don't successfully hit something

[gray bear]

nice

[obtuse wigeon]

Yep! if you dont hit sucessfully or use the wrong tool it refunds the stamina, it's been a life saver (literally) as I miss click so often cause my mouse is a bit naff

[worn oar]

im trying to use the tiled extension for the tile sheets of the island farmhouse interior but it's saying the files can't be found even tho that's where they are? (first is before I do "fix stardew tilesheets", second is after)

[cobalt lance]

anyone know where i can find the ||abigail drumming sprite from sam's 8 heart event||?

[hard fern]

Its in her spritesheet

[cobalt lance]

oh im dumb, thank u

[worn oar]

and I get this error in game

[hard fern]

!log

[ocean sail]

Important note: Your computer username may appear in the log. If your username is your full name, please be aware of this before uploading it.

Please share your SMAPI log file. To do so:

1. Open this page: smapi.io/log.
2. Follow the instructions at the top of the page to upload the log file. (Don't copy & paste from the console window!)
3. After uploading, it will show a green box with a URL to share. Post that URL here.

Please do it even if you don't see any errors. This has useful info like what mods and versions you have, what the mods are doing, etc. If the issue didn’t occur in your last session, please load the game to the point where the issue occurs, then upload the log.

To use this command, type !log.

[worn oar]

https://smapi.io/log/edeaa175f74b4d0e9fda8626b306e3b8

[ocean sail]

Log Info: SMAPI 4.3.2 with SDV 1.6.15 build 24356 on Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0, with 66 C# mods and 280 content packs.
Suggested fixes: One or more mods are out of date, consider updating them

[urban patrol]

!tilesheetclimbing

[ocean sail]

When creating or editing maps in Tiled, one common error is tilesheet climbing, marked by red text containing "invalid tilesheet path '../../..'. This is caused by SMAPI not being able to find the tilesheets needed by the map file. To prevent this error, make sure that you have a copy of all necessary tilesheets in the folder containing your WIP tmx file. Copies of vanilla tilesheets can later be deleted, but must be present while working on your map.

If you get this error with a completed map, an easy way to fix it is to open your tmx file in VS Code or a similar text editor, find all of the places with <image source=, and remove the filepaths to so that only the tilesheet names remain. For example, if the code says <image source="Content (unpacked)/Maps/townInterior_2" width="512" height="64"/>, change it to just <image source="townInterior_2" width="512" height="64"/>.

To use this command, type !tilesheetclimbing.

[worn oar]

I did this and im not getting the error anymore but it isn't showing up in game at all

[urban patrol]

what are you trying to do, create a new map/location? we won't be able to help without knowing what you're trying to do and probbaly seeing your code as well

[worn oar]

island house interior. I referenced an existing mod for the code bc I've never made a mod before and this is all it had in the content.json

[urban patrol]

was it showing up before?

[worn oar]

when I was getting the errors?

[urban patrol]

ever

[worn oar]

uh no but I didnt try it before I replaced the map with the one I edited from vanilla

[urban patrol]

by replace do you mean you were using EditMap? or were you still using Load

[worn oar]

I mean I replaced the map file that was in the mod I referenced the coding from

is it wrong? idk what im doing ngl

[urban patrol]

well tbh i'm not sure if the island farm house is weird like the normal farm house is. if you're not seeing any effect then it's time to figure out why. one possible reason is Load is exclusive priority, so if another mod is also trying to Load the island farm house then neither will apply. if there are no errors in your log, then we'll have to figure out why. you can see if your patch is being applied by typing patch summary YourModId into the SMAPI console, replacing YourModId with your actual mod id

using Load has advantages and disadvantages. your mod would not be compatible with any other mod that loads the island farm house, and anyone who edits the island farm house would edit on top of your map

[worn oar]

what should I use instead? sorry I'm very new to this

[urban patrol]

well, if you don't intend your mod to be compatible, then using load is fine. load also allows you to set your map properties inside of tiled instead of editing them in with CP patches. most of the time for maps though people use EditMap and specify the width/height

okay so your load is being applied

can you send a screenshot of what you see in game vs what your map should look like?

[worn oar]

game is just the vanilla farmhouse and this is what the edit should look like

that's in game

[urban patrol]

it's been a while since i made it to ginger island in game lol

[worn oar]

I'm using vpr if that matters

[urban patrol]

i believe VPR just targets tilesheets and wouldn't have anything to do with the layout of maps

what's up with the floor though? are the tiles supposed to look like they have grass underneath?

[worn oar]

no idk some of the flooring is just wonky like that I just dont use those. this interior is untouched tho

[urban patrol]

okay i see

let me check the wiki in case i'm missing anything special about the island farm house

[worn oar]

oh I'm also using expanded

if that makes a difference

but I dont think that edits the farmhouse interior at all

[urban patrol]

i'm wondering if your target is wrong, but i also suspect that the island farmhouse may have something going on behind the scenes because i can't even find data for it in Data/Locations

[worn oar]

I found the file but it's empty

[urban patrol]

oh wait it's under IslandHut

the map path is Maps/Island_Hut

try changing your target to that

[worn oar]

I thought that was the hut leo lives in

[uncut viper]

thats Leos house

[urban patrol]

oh

never mind

oh here it is IslandFarmHouse which is what you have

i had match whole word on in my original ctrl-F

can you try patch summary? i wonder if your load is being overwritten by another mod. we're looking for things that edit Maps/IslandFarmHouse

you could also try patch exporting the asset

[worn oar]

idk what that means sorry

[tender bloom]

!patchsummary

[ocean sail]

Can you do these steps to provide more info?

1. Load your save and view the content that should be patched.
2. Type patch summary directly into the SMAPI window and press enter.
3. Upload your SMAPI log to https://smapi.io/log (see instructions on that page).
4. Post the log link here.

To use this command, type !patchsummary.

[urban patrol]

https://github.com/Pathoschild/StardewMods/blob/develop/ContentPatcher/docs/author-guide/troubleshooting.md

[worn oar]

https://smapi.io/log/efdb27d35980423e826c762e5e009e81

[ocean sail]

Log Info: SMAPI 4.3.2 with SDV 1.6.15 build 24356 on Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0, with 66 C# mods and 280 content packs.
Suggested fixes: One or more mods are out of date, consider updating them

[urban patrol]

for future reference, this is usually why people test their mods with minimal mods in their mod folder! that way you can see if what you're doing is working without worrying about a billion other things

[worn oar]

oh sorry should I remove everything else?

[urban patrol]

you have another mod that edits the island farm house in there. i think it's Tikamin557.CP.ApartmentHouse

if you recognize that mod, it's doing edits on top of your load

so you either need to remove that mod or make yours compatible with it

[worn oar]

I dont recognize that at all

[urban patrol]

wait i misread the log on another line

[tender bloom]

Probably https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/18917

[urban patrol]

hallway fix?

[tender bloom]

Unless it’s not that one after all 😛

[worn oar]

oh yeah I have that

forgot abt that

[urban patrol]

yeah the line wrapped around and i was looking at the latter half of a HasMod condition by accident

[tender bloom]

I wish patch summary would print line by line

So that you could use the cool filter tools more easily

[urban patrol]

yeah i'm resorting to firefox search bar lmao

so yeah you need to look at how hallway fix patches the map and either remove it or change how you implement your mod

[worn oar]

yay ok I removed it and it works now! ty! I think making it compatible is a bit over my head atm

[urban patrol]

it's fine if you don't want it to be compatible with that mod! that sounds passive aggressive but it's not

[tender bloom]

Big same, but on mobile I honestly just give up

[urban patrol]

oh god yeah

[tender bloom]

Usually compatibility is 2nd priority to the mod working, in my opinion

Once you get it working you can worry about whether to add compat or not and if so, how. Some mods just are inherently incompatible.

[urban patrol]

looks at the people who install fifteen farmhouse map mods

[tender bloom]

“Make Shane Bright Purple” and “Make Shane Bright Orange” just don’t work together

[lucid mulch]

Got flashbacks to trying to run all the mods together and the arms race the recolours had on cursors was insane

[urban patrol]

if you were curious, though, the way i would do compatibility (depending on how much hallway fix changes) would be:

1. use EditMap instead of Load, and define your area as whatever about the farmhouse you want to change
2. make patch priority Late so it applies after hallway fix has already patched the map

[scarlet ether]

Can anyone help me troubleshoot what's going on here? The wall of Tiny Farmhouse 1.6 is default vanilla colour despite Seaside Interiors loading after and affecting the rest of the house normally. I've disabled everything but Tiny Farmhouse, Farmhouse Fixes, Seaside Interiors and GMCM. It's driving me nuts.

[lucid iron]

can you change the wall paper

[scarlet ether]

Yes, but the wall is still yellow at the base.

[latent mauve]

Is anything else patching the farmhouse interior or farmhouse_tiles still?

[scarlet ether]

No, just Tiny Farmhouse and Seaside Interiors.

[hard fern]

The "wall" looks more like the floor? The flooring doesn't seem to extend all the way properly

Its probably missing a row of tiledata

[latent mauve]

The bottom tile of the wall is usually partially exposed like that to allow the flooring to show under it.

patch export Maps/FarmHouse and see what tile it's using on that wall?

If it's missing tiledata, that would also be a way to check that. 🙂

[hard fern]

for visualization...

[latent mauve]

Not sure why you're pointing that out specifically, Shrimply? That is vanilla behavior, though, and is why the bottom-most wall tile is on the Buildings layer, so the flooring on the Back layer peeks through.

[hard fern]

I might be confused here, as im not sure what's being talked about here

[latent mauve]

The issue here is that both the wall and flooring tiles on the top wall are not being recolored.

[hard fern]

?

I think im missing something

[latent mauve]

The "yellow still being at base" could very well be competing tiledata

[hard fern]

I dont know where the "top wall" is here

[latent mauve]

When I say top wall I am referring to the section of wall visible at the top of the screen, sorry for the confusion.

as opposed to the beams/borders at the sides or bottom

[hard fern]

What i was looking at was the floor, just looking at the floor and how it doesn't seem to be replaced all the way back properly (i dont think im explaining this right...)

And i know in a map, the floor tiledatas extend up into the wall

[scarlet ether]

None of the tile data is missing. TBF, maybe it's a hardcoded thing, because the vanilla farmhouse walls and floor aren't being recolored at all when I checked. "/

[latent mauve]

ah, gotcha Shrimply, just reread the original post and see where they only said wall.

Seaside Interiors is 1.6 compatible, right?

It's not something silly like the tilesheet not being fully recolored for farmhouse_tiles.png, or Tiny Farmhouse using a custom tilesheet for the walls?

[scarlet ether]

Yes, Interiors is 1.6 compatible.

Tilesheets are fully recoloured and there aren't any custom tilesheets. So IDK what'sgoing on. :/

[latent mauve]

hmm

and you're absolutely certain nothing else is patching the farmhouse at this point

No kitchen mods or anything that might be overreaching?

[scarlet ether]

No other mods. Just Tiny Farmhouse, Farmhouse Fixes {which is a req'ment for TF}, and Seaside Interiors.

[latent mauve]

hmm

Seaside Interiors doesn't look like it has a file for walls_and_floors at all

[scarlet ether]

So the issue was something simple like a vanilla tilesheet not being recoloured?

[latent mauve]

Seems that way, since Tiny Farmhouse or Farmhouse Fixes might be using the wallpaper and flooring from walls_and_floors instead of farmhouse_tiles in that spot?

If you right-click on the messed up wall in your patch export, which tilesheet does it say the tile is from?

[scarlet ether]

walls and floors =_=

[latent mauve]

so, easy fix.

(I'm also not surprised, since vanilla uses walls_and_floors for that section too, and there is no 'clean' section of wall in farmhouse_tiles without a cabinet or something on it to use instead)

and not using walls_and_floors makes it not able to be decorated with new wallpaper later

[scarlet ether]

I'll just have to make a personal patch then. Half my visual setup is personal edits and patches anyway. /sigh

Thank you for troubleshooting with me. :3

[latent mauve]

Yep, just make a personal patch over walls_and_floors for those specific pieces.

Or if you're gonna make a personal edit anyway, you could go the extra mile and make them brand new wallpapers and floors instead of replacing. xD

[scarlet ether]

Honestly, I just wanna play the game at this point. I've been futzing around for months trying to get everything just right and I'm mostly just done at this point. After this patch I'll finally be able to play pretty Stardew. o0o

[oak umbra]

I'm learning to make a map using Tiled and trying to add some text to it when you right click a building yet some reason it isn't showing up in game. Am I doing something wrong?

[latent mauve]

Is your TileData object on the Buildings layer?

[uncut viper]

the grid-alignment of your TileData also doesnt appear to line up with how it appears in game

in game the tile is smaller and perfectly under the window

[oak umbra]

Yes

[latent mauve]

Width and Height being 0 is definitely an issue.

Is View > Snapping > Snap to Grid on?

[uncut viper]

oh in fact when opening the image and looking closer instead of the discord preview i can see they are not aligned to the grid

and way too large

[latent mauve]

Are you editing the vanilla map?

[uncut viper]

or at least, visually large. not sure whats up with your 0 width 0 height one

[oak umbra]

Yes

[oak umbra]

Custom map

[tender bloom]

If it’s not aligned to the grid, it just isn’t registered at all pretty sure

[oak umbra]

Not sure how to make it a different size

[tender bloom]

I would remake them aligned to the grid

[uncut viper]

it looks like you mightve tried to select your existing TileData but accidentally created a single pixel sized new tileData object

[latent mauve]

Okay, you may need to double check that your grid is matching a vanilla map so that the size is correct.

[oak umbra]

How would I double check?

[latent mauve]

This is from the vanilla Town map if you look at the Map Properties pane

[kind shell]

Does anyone know how I could bypass the blue night filter + rain overlay and have these window overlays stand out like they do in my photoshop sketch ? Right now they're getting ruined by the in game overlay

[oak umbra]

Thanks

[uncut viper]

the outlines of the actual tile grid are there, just hard to see in your screenshot, its just that your TileData objects themselves are way off

[oak umbra]

Decided to manually resize them to be 16 by 16

[uncut viper]

they also need to be perfectly grid aligned

[latent mauve]

Yeah, they need to be 16 width and 16 height in the properties.

(they can be bigger if they're covering multiple tiles, but that's the minimum, and you want to keep them at multiples of 16, since that's the defined Tile size)

[uncut viper]

(tangential question: if i make a TileData larger to cover multiple tiles, but its like, 3px wider than it should be, does the entire TileData get removed, or just the 3px on the right?)

(like if it covers 3.7 tiles wide, do the other 3 stay safe and its just the .7?)

[latent mauve]

(I have no idea, that sounds like something to science)

[uncut viper]

maybe after dinner i will science

nvm chu is here chu can science for me

[lucid iron]

i think it depends on the top left corner

[uncut viper]

[lucid iron]

one time i helped someone who had ??? passable settings

and it turns out it's cus their rectangle is 0.3px above where it should be

so the whole thing got applied to 1 row above

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1388224519658930238/1401256121758650509/image.png?ex=689e1d75&is=689ccbf5&hm=05d7e20967b729a20ae901186c29fdf1c2d15b3737a93eca9ccdef27cd943a3f&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1042&height=349

[ornate locust]

it definitely does that, I had something barely off like that and it applied a full row over too

[patent lance]

New quote added by atravita as #6549 (https://discordapp.com/channels/137344473976799233/156109690059751424/1405344670896230541)

[lucid iron]

nou

[ornate locust]

then I found the setting in Tiled that snaps those things

[oak umbra]

Fixed it and it's showing up in game. Thanks you guys

[uncut viper]

what. why does TileData normally get yeeted if its misaligned then. does it just matter that one Entire Actual Tile is covered?

or was it ONLY applying to the row above?

[lucid iron]

i have no idea tbh

[uncut viper]

ill blame the Tiled fairies

[ornate locust]

So I had a 16x16 tile that was just placed like .3 px off

And it fully moved it that tile over

I don't know what'd happen if it's just too big

[uncut viper]

and didnt apply it at all to the tile you intended?

[ornate locust]

Correct

[uncut viper]

huh

[ornate locust]

It applied only to the other tile

[lucid iron]

i dont think about this very much cus i just turned on snapped to grid and never looked back

[ornate locust]

definitely do that LOL

Was a headache to figure out what was happening and when I did, I instantly looked for snap settings

[calm nebula]

We blame tiled/tmxtile

[uncut viper]

SMAPI should patch it to fix it

[ornate locust]

If one tile is fully covered and the square also covers a little of the next tile, it MIGHT apply to both fully, I dunno. It seemed very all or nothing

I didn't mess with it more when I realized what was happening

I suspect it doesn't do part-tiles at all either way

[lucid iron]

hm so

cp migrate building traction(taaction(trigger action action))) more or less works when I change building.buildingType.Value

however i feel like i get orphaned farm animals if it had an interior

[hard fern]

taaction....

[brittle pasture]

yeet them all

send them to the farm upstate

[uncut viper]

move them into a global inventory first

[lucid iron]

a global inventory for characters is a waiting room

[brittle pasture]

special integration with animal husbandry, turn them into m-

[hard fern]

m

[lucid iron]

sending them to the darkwings dimension

[hard fern]

the shadow realm

[calm nebula]

Just dump them on the faem for now

[lucid iron]

also while im at it maybe i should make migrate crop tree fruittree

[dusky sail]

sending out a request for help 🙏 i want to set up a forage item that only shows up near the dragon skeletons in the volcano similar to the vanilla dragon tooth. is this something that's possible with farm type manager/how would i do it

[uncut viper]

so, the decimals first get lopped off the TileData coordinates since its cast to an int, and then divided by 16 and then the decimals of that result lopped off once more
so if your TileData is at tile x5, y5 and aligned itll be x80 and y80. if its slightly off, at say x82.99 and y79.14, then xTile will take 82 / 16 = 5.125, lop off the decimals, 5 is the x coordinate of this TileData
then 79 / 16 = 4.9375, lop the decimals, 4 is now the y coordinate of your TileData
then it checks if there is a tile on the correct texture layer at 5, 4. which there probably wont be, since that wasnt the tile you cared about. but if there was something painted there, then the TileData would exist, it would just be 1 tile higher in game (since positive Y = down) than you thought it would be. this is assuming your TileData is still 16 wide and 16 tall, though, just misaligned, but the same applies for larger TileData spans

basically: if the TileData is a lil to the left or above, things will be shifted one tile to the left or above respectively. if its a lil to the right or below, itll actually still turn out fine. if you have TileData that spans multiple tiles that is a little to the left, the entire block of TileData is shifted to the left, and similar for if the block is a lil above. but if the block as a whole is a lil to the right or below, itll be fine. if things are shifted and there are tiles on the right layer where the data was shifted to, itll still appear, otherwise its yeeted

as for TileData that is mostly aligned except for one edge that peeks over the grid, thatll also cause the same shifting if its peeking out on the left or the top edge. if you have a 3x2 grid of TileData but the right-most edge is 3px too wide, it'll just ignore those 3 pixels

pictured: TileData that will actually work believe it or not (itll cover the top half of the cactus and the tile to the left of that one)

[calm nebula]

Button

No melons for you

[dusty scarab]

does anyone know where I can find a list of event IDs that will work with the PLAYER_HAS_SEEN_EVENT game state query?

vanilla event IDs

[vernal crest]

Any event ID?

Go to Data/Events/ and then open the desired event location file and find the event id you are after?

[dusty scarab]

yeah, I want to find the ID for the scene during the community center unlock where you learn to speak Junimo. unless there's an easier way to check that game state?

[uncut viper]

what if I patch xTile to make it simply round to the nearest multiple of 16 in this calculation to fix it

[uncut viper]

any event ID works, the community center one is no different. there is probably a mail flag for it too, but i dont know it off the top of my head

[dusty scarab]

...I suppose PLAYER_HAS_MET works for that, too, because you meet the Wizard during that event and can't meet him any earlier

[uncut viper]

if you find the event ID for that community center event itd be just as viable

you can definitely meet him earlier with mods

[oak umbra]

Anyone know what these blocks are? I don't seem them in Tiled

[uncut viper]

thats a forage from a mod you uninstalled

presumably

[oak umbra]

Thanks

[vernal crest]

Isn't it the event in the wizard tower that lets you read the junimo language?

[calm nebula]

[vernal crest]

He gives you that potion

[uncut viper]

(i actually dont think its that bad of an idea, aside from whether or not you think itd be bad to make people NOT worry about grid alignment)

[latent mauve]

That's the Forest Magic wallet item/power.

[calm nebula]

[dusty scarab]

yes

[vernal crest]

Then you need to look in Data/Events/WizardHouse to find the event ID

[uncut viper]

(and aside from, yknow, the fact that itd really need to be SMAPI that did it for it to get any use, and it doesnt seem like the kind of thing Pathos would want SMAPI to do)

[calm nebula]

Just align it

[dusty scarab]

thank you :D

[lucid iron]

i think you need to add a light source for this, which you can do with MMAP

[latent mauve]

mail flag: canReadJunimoText

[ivory plume]

You can also check PLAYER_HAS_MAIL Current canReadJunimoText (see list of useful mail flags).

[latent mauve]

just barely ninja'd Pathos.

[lucid iron]

it works like this https://github.com/Mushymato/MiscMapActionsProperties/blob/main/[CP] MMAP Examples/light.json#L23-L44

and it supports custom light maps if you wanna draw smth

[dusty scarab]

ah, thank you very much, as well :D that looks a lot more straightforward!

because my brain does not want to cooperate, this is the correct formatting for the letter to be sent once the player has both unlocked reading Junimo text AND has combat level 2, correct? I'm not missing anything in the Conditions line?

[uncut viper]

missing the player argument on the combat level

[dusty scarab]

thank you

I knew I was missing something, but I couldn't see it

[kind shell]

if i add lights to the farmhouse window via map edits, would a player be able to move the farmhouse and the lights move with the farmhouse? I'm thinking I may have to use some c#? I saw some code on github for a mod that added lights to ladders, so of course it was positioning the lights dynamically but there was a render infront function (drawAboveAlwaysFront = true) , now i'm wondering if i could mahe that apply to my content patcher overlay without having to position the png. via making it a TemporaryAnimatedSprite or something, I haven't done a script mod for stardew and I've been trying to find a way around it for such a simple effect but it's not looking good

[lucid iron]

it's not a map edit

it's a building data edit

that is why you needed extra framework

[kind shell]

Ohhhhhhh i see

okay cool i'll dig through their docs

thanks!

[lucid iron]

(it's my docs)

[kind shell]

Ahhh Thank you for making thissssss

I'm combing thru

[lucid iron]

here's the relevent bits https://github.com/Mushymato/MiscMapActionsProperties/blob/main/docs/tile-properties.md#front-or-back-layer-mushymatommap_light-radius-color-typetexture-offsetx-offsety-lightcontext-

you add this to the TileProperties section on a building

[kind shell]

Okay thank so much, I'll try to get it workin'

[tired matrix]

Does anyone know why the house looks like this? Modded

[vernal crest]

DId you start a new save after adding the house to the map?

[tired matrix]

Ah makes sense i didnt

[vernal crest]

Things on the paths layer of maps are generated at the start of a save so anything placed by Paths stays there

[tired matrix]

At least it works yayy

[winged charm]

hey I'm trying to load my npc but I keep geting somekind of error while loading into the map. I think it's something to do with the portraits, but I have no clue

[game] Failed to spawn NPC 'Aiden.Haydel_NPCAiden'.
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.ContentLoadException: The content file was not found.
 ---> FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\Content\Portraits\Aiden.Haydel_NPCAiden.xnb'.
File name: 'D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\Content\Portraits\Aiden.Haydel_NPCAiden.xnb'```

[dusty scarab]

I can use the PLAYER_HAS_MAIL query to check to see if a player's recieved a modded letter, correct? I'm assuming the mail id argument would be the ID of the modded letter

[uncut viper]

yes

as with most things, the game has no way of telling the difference between something modded and something vanilla

[dusty scarab]

thank you, I just wanted to double check and make sure before I went off on this line of thought :D

[lucid iron]

is there some kinda schedule thing that turns the npc invisible

[uncut viper]

assuming your NPC is Aiden, it says there in the error message that you have two patches trying to load the same thing

[vernal crest]

Specifically you have two Load patches with a Target of Characters/Aiden.Haydel_NPCAiden

[winged charm]

That would be something to fix with my content.json right?

[uncut viper]

your content.json or wherever else you put the patches

[winged charm]

Could that affect what I have in my disposition?

And thank y'all for the help as always

[vernal crest]

No, they're not related to your Data/Characters patch (your disposition)

[winged charm]

I just don't see where it would attempt to load the character twice when I don't have any errors? :o https://smapi.io/json/content-patcher/1a2efc5d1c3d4890a2216a325eda30c4

[uncut viper]

your first and 3rd patches

its loading to Characters/{{ModId}}_NPCAiden twice

the validator will never tell you about an error like this, it only warns you of syntax errors

not really logic errors

[vernal crest]

Judging by your third patch having a logname of "base portraits" and you having no portraits Load, I think you accidentally set the Target of that one to "Characters/{{ModId}}_NPCAiden" when you meant for it to be "Portraits/{{ModId}}_NPCAiden"

[winged charm]

i was just about to ask that. Let me try that out :)

It loaded!! I needed "Portraits/{{ModId}}_NPCAiden" instead. Now I just need to make the NPC interactable

[unborn dune]

any guide on how to make npc mod

[torpid sparrow]

!npc

[ocean sail]

Creating a Custom NPC

Keep in mind that making NPCs is a complex process that requires learning many different aspects of Stardew modding.
Here are a few links that can help get you started on all that you need to know:

• Tiakall has a great tutorial on making a custom NPC for 1.6.

• NPCs no longer use dispositions, check the wiki page for the new NPC data.

• Aviroen has put together a template that will allow you to easily create a romanceable NPC.

• Feel free to jump into the https://discord.com/channels/137344473976799233/1277457201077813280 thread for more interactive feedback and help!

• Fireredlily has a WIP NPC Builder Please do report any errors you get with it into the NPC thread!

To use this command, type !npc.

[lucid iron]

public static void AddModNPCs() what is this for

it's empty

[brave fable]

in what context?

[calm nebula]

Didn't smapi used to patch that to add mod npcs lol

Has anyone made a sourdough mod

Or a realistic melons mod. And by that I mean vines everywhere

[brave fable]

oh, a base game method. there's a few of those around, no clue which are vestigial and which are still used by SMAPI

[calm nebula]

Smapi patches nothing no more, iirc

[torpid sparrow]

i think there's a bread mod that adds sourdough but not a whole range of different sourdoughs

[calm nebula]

With the exception of the runtime so harmony works

(Mini mono hotfix)

[tiny zealot]

ok atra i was gonna say it has one harmony patch left which is to make harmony work lol

[calm nebula]

Ichor! Man of the hour! I'll have some free time this weekend so I'm considering making bread!

[tender bloom]

Bread sounds tasty 🥖

[calm nebula]

Hi classical!

[tiny zealot]

i see people have been discussing sourdough without me. shame /j

[brave fable]

do you have any idea how many bread mods there are

[calm nebula]

But, consider, realistic sourdough mod

[torpid sparrow]

sourdough system where u feed the starter and must knead every n hours

[calm nebula]

Also it's incredibly unrealistic that stardew melons only produce one

[tiny zealot]

at least summer squash is a regrower

pumpkins yielding only one is also a choice

[calm nebula]

I think Elizabeth once make a zucchini mod

[tiny zealot]

we have one (1) pumpkin plant in our garden and it has become the emperor. the garden belongs to the pumpkins now

[calm nebula]

That's about right tbh

[oak umbra]

For some reason SMAPI is ignoring the warp I created for my mod that I put in the town. Any reason why?

[round timber]

remove the colon after EditMap

also id suggest using a name thats a bit more unique than Custom_Village for compatibility reasons

[oak umbra]

Will do, Thanks

[tiny zealot]

more than just the name, you should not be using format "1.23.0" or the old "CustomLocations"

[round timber]

oh yeah that too lol

[oak umbra]

What should I be using? Is there an updated list?

[tiny zealot]

can you tell us what guide you used, so we can excise it?

[oak umbra]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7N_SWwwN70

[upbeat nymph]

@astral peak thanks

[oak umbra]

Just a tutorial that I've been following

[lucid mulch]

got 1.5.6 loaded up.

Not sure whether other mods like SMAPI or PyTK would be patchcing it or not, but it specifically diffs the main content managers version of NPCDisposition with a true vanilla version and spawns them into the game

It predates the more generic code in Data/Characters which spawns all villagers, vanilla or modded.
as 1.5.6 was all hardcoded spawns of locations and NPC's

Game1.locations.Add(new GameLocation("Maps\\AnimalShop", "AnimalShop"));
Game1.locations[Game1.locations.Count - 1].addCharacter(new NPC(new AnimatedSprite("Characters\\Marnie", 0, 16, 32), new Vector2(768f, 896f), "AnimalShop", 2, "Marnie", datable: false, null, Game1.content.Load<Texture2D>("Portraits\\Marnie")));
Game1.locations[Game1.locations.Count - 1].addCharacter(new NPC(new AnimatedSprite("Characters\\Shane", 0, 16, 32), new Vector2(1600f, 384f), "AnimalShop", 3, "Shane", datable: true, null, Game1.content.Load<Texture2D>("Portraits\\Shane")));
Game1.locations[Game1.locations.Count - 1].addCharacter(new NPC(new AnimatedSprite("Characters\\Jas", 0, 16, 32), new Vector2(256f, 384f), "AnimalShop", 2, "Jas", datable: false, null, Game1.content.Load<Texture2D>("Portraits\\Jas")));
Game1.locations.Add(new GameLocation("Maps\\LeahHouse", "LeahHouse"));
Game1.locations[Game1.locations.Count - 1].addCharacter(new NPC(new AnimatedSprite("Characters\\Leah", 0, 16, 32), new Vector2(192f, 448f), "LeahHouse", 3, "Leah", datable: true, null, Game1.content.Load<Texture2D>("Portraits\\Leah")));   

AddModNPCs was a more generic method to do it based on disposition info but couldn't delay doing it (eg Kent)

[astral peak]

ofc

[round timber]

ye that video is three years old, way before 1.6. in general video guides arent recommended because they can very quickly become outdated

[oak umbra]

Noted

[oak umbra]

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Location_data

Would this be the updated guide to use?

[brave fable]

spreading crops would be a real nice feature. itd be neat seeing pumpkins and melons spread out with weed-like vines and pop up fruit here and there

[round timber]

the sdv wiki is generally up to date yeah

[oak umbra]

Thanks

[vernal crest]

You can use this tutorial instead of the video (in addition to the wiki page you found): https://stardewmodding.wiki.gg/wiki/Tutorial:_Map_Patches_and_Warps#Creating_the_New_Map_(house_interior). It's specifically for making a house but the concepts are the same. Instead of a house interior, it's your custom village map.

[oak umbra]

Thank you

[kind shell]

okay, so, I'm Trying to load my .png and have it glow using MiscMapProperties and I'm not getting an error with this json but it's also not working https://smapi.io/json/content-patcher/a24e9f7c917a4e45896c89f06620efa3

[urban patrol]

is that all of your code, or is there more? you're missing Changes in that (but if you just put the snippet in there, ignore me)

[kind shell]

yeah it's just a snippet

[urban patrol]

okay. are you sure that your FromFile path is correct?

[vernal crest]

That doesn't look anything like the example chu gave you

[kind shell]

I can send the rest, cause it could just be a careless mistake somewhere else

[vernal crest]

It looks like you may have mixed up map TileProperties and building TileProperties

[kind shell]

i did have a mistake in the fromfile and i've fixed it now, still not showing up, they sent me a part of the docs that referenced "Front or Back layer: mushymato.MMAP_Light [radius] [color] [type|texture] [offsetX] [offsetY] [lightContext]", it is true i have 3% idea what I'm doing so, i'm just tryna figure out how to like properly implement that

[vernal crest]

Chu also sent you an example of how to implement it

{
      "Action": "EditData",
      "Target": "Data/Buildings",
      "TargetField": [
        "Well",
        "TileProperties"
      ],
      "Entries": {
        "{{ModId}}_Light": {
          "Id": "{{ModId}}_Light",
          "Name": "mushymato.MMAP_Light",
          "Value": "4 Green Characters/Junimo",
          "Layer": "Front",
          "TileArea": {
            "X": 1,
            "Y": 1,
            "Width": 1,
            "Height": 1
          }
        }
      }
    },

[kind shell]

oh gosh I totally missed this

Thanks 😅

[vernal crest]

Your patch should look like this but edited to match what you need (e.g., TargetField "FarmHouse", not "Well", etc)

[kind shell]

okay i'll try to get it workin' agian

thanks for your patience 😅

[latent cape]

Hello uh is this like the proper way to do the updated dialogue question? A bit struggling to understand the one in the wiki so i had doubts https://smapi.io/json/none/6f844f1c01c44191a0a65f5711748c8a

[kind shell]

I'm getting an error that "FarmHouse" doesn't exsist in TagetField, is there an alternative name for the farmhouse in this context?

[brittle pasture]

it's Farmhouse, not FarmHouse

(the H is not capitalized)

[vernal crest]

Oops sorry

[kind shell]

I see okay! np

[vernal crest]

(Blame CA for Farmhouse but TileSheets confusing me /j)

[tiny zealot]

don't feel bad. the location is called FarmHouse, after all

it's just the building that has lowercase h

[lucid iron]

i need a "how cursed is this" check

[vernal crest]

Close! You can only have one fallback (that's the line that plays next time the player sees the Mon2 dialogue) so "Badfarm_fallback": "I'm sure you'll do great, practice makes perfect.$4" will never get seen. Instead, write it like this:

{
  "Mon2": "Good day, @.$4#$b#$q {{ModId}}_GoodFarm/{{ModId}}_BadFarm FarmQuestion_fallback#How do you manage the farm so far?#$r {{ModId}}_GoodFarm 10 Goodfarm#It's great! I'm slowly getting the hang of it..#$r {{ModId}}_BadFarm 0 Badfarm#It's still hard for me to do.. there are so many things to do at once",
  "Goodfarm": "That's great to hear. I'll be looking forward to your best product$1",
  "Badfarm": "Oh... that's too bad..$8#$b#well.. if you need anything, I can help you with some of the stuff if you like.",
  "FarmQuestion_fallback": "$p {{ModId}}_GoodFarm#I see that you already adjusting to the responsibilities of a farmer. Well done.$11|I'm sure you'll do great, practice makes perfect.$4" // This will check if the good farm answer was chosen. If it was, it will play the line before the | otherwise it will play the line after it.
}

(I also changed it so you're using unique IDs for the dialogue answers instead of numbers, because that's the recommended practice.)

[latent cape]

Thank you so much!!

[lucid iron]

atm i made Child -> NPC work like this
(dw about multiplayer for now)

• at LoadStage.SaveLoadedLocations i iterate all the child (which are Characters in FarmHouse and loaded at this point) and build a childId -> childNPCId (which contains the unique multiplayer id of the parent farmer) mapping (ChildToNPC), then invalidate Data/Characters and Data/NPCGiftTastes
• in asset requested i do edits to those based on ChildToNPC, i also forward some assets from Characters/Dialogue/childId to Characters/Dialogue/childNPCId
• in day started, i force reload the child npc instance (which would have spawned with no dialgoue/schedule/gift taste)

there's some additional jank like giving a default Portraits/png or Characters/png asset

now im wondering if it'd be a lot easier if i just store info about children on the farmer, who i understand is initialized much earlier in the save load

[latent cape]

Oh but wait, last time i used the | for it, it just suddenly included in the dialogue instead being a separate response

[vernal crest]

Did you have the $p {{ModId}}_GoodFarm# at the beginning of the line last time?

[latent cape]

ohh I didnt, instead I used the old numerical ID, think that's the problem oops

[tiny zealot]

you might be able to do at least the id mapping in here, since you're probably stuck with string->string for arbitrary farmer data

[lucid iron]

all i actually need is a list of child ids

i have a second Dictionary<string, CharacterData> for children, so it's the key to this asset

and child npc id is just mod id + child id + unique multiplayer id

[tiny zealot]

using loadstage and forcing cache invalidation to reload affected assets smells fairly cursed to me (classic J-Club-level shenanigans) but the j club is sort of supposed to be cursed and i'm not sure there's a better solution for this sort of thing tbh

[lucid iron]

yea i dunno™

even in the farmer moddata case im gonna have to do it at some wacky load stage

[kind shell]

...Does anyone see any glaring issues with this? https://smapi.io/json/content-patcher/d2fd015856b546909796e461d53f2f69 no errors but still nothing is showing up where I think it should?

[lucid iron]

but it'd be earlier, SaveLoadedBasicInfo

you installed mmap right

oh the name's wrong too

"Name": "mushymato.MMAP_Light" this is important

in the example, Characters/Junimo is the light texture, you'd have to load or {{InternalAssetKey: assets/windowfeatures/lightson.png}}

[kind shell]

yes it is installed, okay I will revert name to what it should beee

[lucid iron]

little npc does it a bit differently (i think it constructs the npc at 6:10?) but it's partly cus that mod's pre 1.6 i feel

i feel it would be useful if there's no particular restriction on the NPC version of the kid, while the Child is still in use for "stay home" days

[uncut viper]

you can now ez bz beb all your bobbers with bebber bobbers
i actually made a mod to go with it this time, too: Pokéball Bobbers!

please be in awe of my preview image, graphic design is my passion as you can clearly tell

this is about the limit of my artistic ability

[brittle pasture]

boble

[uncut viper]

bibble

[brittle pasture]

bibie

ok enough deltarune references do you want a showcase

[oak umbra]

Should my Content.Json file have anything else before I code in the map?

[vernal crest]

Yes, right now you have no location for your map so it won't really exist in game. You need a Data/Locations entry,

[uncut viper]

if you are offering yes since i have an actual mod to go with it that i edited into the message

[vernal crest]

Also, you should not replace {{ModId}} with your mod's ID. It's a token that will do that for you.

[brittle pasture]

done

[gentle rose]

(is it not missing the format and changes field, aba?)

[vernal crest]

It is, you're right iro

[gentle rose]

I had to check because I'm on mobile and it's showing up as a total of three pixels haha

[uncut viper]

(i forgot the showcasing would remove the nexus embed text, i probably shoulda edited in that its a bobber style framework to actually, yknow, explain what it does. oops. oh well)

[gentle rose]

hard to tell like this

[vernal crest]

And yet you still spotted it and I didn't haha

[uncut viper]

you cant read that? it says LogWvmr, Artior, Targul, and FronF1lo

[kind shell]

i finally got a light to show up!

[royal stump]

(🔎 "Targul": "Maps/{{Wackowy[yoshi egg emoji]2004.TheMedical}}Map")

[uncut viper]

it does look like a yoshi egg emoji

i can see it

[vernal crest]

Copy this example and edit it to what you need it to be (you may need to remove some patches).

(Also, are you using Visual Studio on purpose? That's usually overkill for CP modding.)

[oak umbra]

Yes. and Thank you

[oblique meadow]

Before I take the time and go down the rabbit hole. Are there any pre-existing frameworks or anything I should be aware of for things like auto watering or auto fertilizer

I checked the wiki and did a small search on nexus and found nothing

[brittle pasture]

https://github.com/KhloeLeclair/StardewMods/blob/main/CloudySkies/author-guide.md#trigger-actions

[drowsy pewter]

What is the title of gus's job? Is he a bartender?

[brittle pasture]

he calls himself a bartender in one of his liness

though I assume he does more than tend the bar

[oblique meadow]

Thank you!

[drowsy pewter]

Perfect!

[brittle pasture]

his intro line also has him introduce himself as a chef

food and drinks, he does it all basically

[drowsy pewter]

Cant wait to add his famous zucchini fritters to the game

Artichoke Dip! This is a delightful way to get more artichokes into your body. Personally, I don't even dip anything in there. I just guzzle the sauce down like it's a milkshake. Delicious.
The queen of sauce is too real for this

[humble timber]

yeah i assume his job is similar to my first one (i was a hotel restaurant worker who did cooking, bartending, being a barista in the mornings. we did it Aalll)

[dusky sail]

Plus he's probably the owner and manager

[humble timber]

tru. busy guy

[dusky sail]

I don't have a source for that. It's just an assumption

[humble timber]

he does talk about the finances

[oak umbra]

https://smapi.io/json/content-patcher/38adbc0a64704c8e859584908be8e9b0

How's this look?

[uncut viper]

please use the smapi uploader and not send giant jsons in here

!json

[ocean sail]

JSON is a standard format for machine-readable text files that's used by Stardew Valley mods.

If you need help with a JSON file, you can upload it to smapi.io/json to see automatic validation and share the link here.

When making mods, it's recommended to edit your files in a text editor with JSON support, such as VS Code, Notepad++, or Sublime Text. These programs will check for syntax errors.

To use this command, type !json.

[oak umbra]

Thank you, will do

[oak umbra]

https://smapi.io/json/content-patcher/38adbc0a64704c8e859584908be8e9b0

[brave fable]

bery bleased sombeone bade a bod to bake by bobbers bebber

[humble timber]

bhat

[obtuse wigeon]

blueberry baving a bronk, ball an bambulance

[brittle pasture]

the "Bondulance" meme flashed into my brain and I've been laughing for 5 minutes

[obtuse wigeon]

That's exactly the meme that came into my head too, I love it so much, always makes me giggle

[hard fern]

Bondulance....

I have never heard of this meme...

[obtuse wigeon]

You clearly have a life and aren't chronicly online, I envy you

[hard fern]

I looked it up qnd i think ive seen the meme a grand total of ONCE

LOL

[dusty scarab]

all I can imagine is James Bond popping out of the back of an ambulance to do Cool Spy Things to some bad guy who thinks he's won the war

like, that 'someone call an ambulance! ...but not for me!' sort of deal
edit: also looked it up, my guess was halfway right, at least XD

[grand iris]

how do i get to grampleton

fields

[vital lotus]

The recipe I got keep showing wrong on the shop. Here's the patch exported the Data/CraftingRecipes

  "ItsBenter.ShellCollection.CP_SandBucksParcel": "ItsBenter.ShellCollection.CP_SandBucks 5 428 1/null/ItsBenter.ShellCollection.CP_SandBucksParcel/false/null/",```

This the patch for fish shop:

            "{{ModId}}_NauticalScarecrow": {
                "Id": "{{ModId}}_NauticalScarecrow",
                "ItemId": "(BC){{ModId}}_NauticalScarecrow",
                "Condition": "PLAYER_HAS_SEEN_EVENT Current {{ModId}}_GiftFromWilly",
                "IsRecipe": true,
                "Price": 500,
            },
            "{{ModId}}_SandBucksParcelRecipe": {
                "Id": "{{ModId}}_SandBucksParcelRecipe",
                "ItemId": "{{ModId}}_SandBucksParcel",
                "Condition": "PLAYER_HAS_SEEN_EVENT Current {{ModId}}_GiftFromWilly",
                "IsRecipe": true,
                "Price": 550
            },```

[grand iris]

my message just got sent to the top of the chat

how to get to grampleton fields

[vital lotus]

should be for #modded-stardew, this channel is mainly for making mods

[grand iris]

oh

thanks

[hallow prism]

you may need to have a match between your item NAME (name, not id) and your recipe id, which is done either by changing the name

or by using the field in the addition to the shop

let me search the field

"ObjectInternalName": "Cookies",

[vital lotus]

@hallow prism adding the ObjectInternalName works... Thank you

[hallow prism]

you're welcome 🙂

i got puzzled a lot by this error early on when i first did recipe on 1.6, so now i tend to be a little goblin when i see the "my recipe is sap and wood" issue 😄

[vital lotus]

Appreciate ur testing on 1.6. Now I can sleep soundly

[drowsy pewter]

can attest lumina is a goblin for the torch recipe

[latent cape]

So I stumbled upon a bug in one of my events that used the changeLocation command. The event happens at night, but when the character warps into the change location, the environment changes into day. Can anyone help me on how to fix this or does this have something to do with the ambientLight command?

Nevermind, fixed it!

[gentle rose]

production ready /lh

[lucid mulch]

looks like some 1.5.6 code I looked at earlier

[gentle rose]

(this is just a placeholder until I design the data model I'm going to use for this)

[calm nebula]

Looks like some code i wrote last week before I abstracted it to json

[lucid iron]

Why r u doing this instead of 1 spritesheet wouldn't it be easier

[gentle rose]

these are spritesheets

I may have a look a merging them at some point but for now it's easier to leave them separated

[finite ginkgo]

Yeah I think chu was asking why separate sprite sheets and not one unified sprite sheet

Don't personally see how separate is easier

[lucid iron]

I am bully iro again dw about it

[gentle rose]

mostly because these are frames of an animation for the entire spritesheet which already has a set format, so it was easier to just work with the existing format until I get around to thinking about data models etc and will also think about this kind of stuff

each one of these is a portrait sheet

[lucid iron]

Just steal the draw layers logic maybe

[gentle rose]

it wouldn't be complicated, this entire thing is just a placeholder for now while I implement the actual logic

making all the formats sensible is the next step on my todo list after making it work in splitscreen

[icy spade]

Hello! I have a quick question, as someone who's knowledge of programming and modding in general is very limited, how hard would it be to make my own simple ressource pack/mod that replaces textures to the game ?
Is there a documentation or some guide somewhere to make the process easy ?

[hallow prism]

you wouldn't need real coding, but will need to learn how Content Patcher is working

!unpack is also a needed step

[ocean sail]

Follow this guide to unpack the game's content files in order to see and explore how the game data is structured.
It's helpful when making your own mods, or just to learn about how the game works!

To use this command, type !unpack.

[humble timber]

!startmodding uuh is this the right command

[ocean sail]

Making mods can be broadly divided into two categories:

• Content packs are formatted text files, and don't need any programming knowledge. They can add/edit NPCs, maps, new items, shops, and more. To get started, see the list of framework mods, the wiki tutorial for Content Patcher, and there might be relevant guides on the tutorial wiki.
• C# mods use programming code to change fundamental game mechanics. See getting started with C# modding.

Usually it’s easier to start with making content packs, since you don't need to learn programming.

To use this command, type !startmodding.

[icy spade]

I see, i'll look into this
Also if you're familiar with the process, how hard is it to change a texture and then see how it looks ingame; like does it changes it instantly ingame or do you have to relaunch the game every time?

[icy spade]

thx!!

[hallow prism]

!patchreload

i hate you bot

[icy spade]

haha

[humble timber]

lmao

[hallow prism]

!reload

[ocean sail]

How do I reload my changes while I'm still in game?

• Content Patcher pack: enter patch reload <your_mod_id> in the SMAPI console window. This will reload and reapply all your patches (but won't recalculate the ConfigSchema or DynamicToken sections if you use them).
• Translation files: enter reload_i18n in the SMAPI console window. If it's for a Content Patcher pack, also run patch reload afterwards.
• C#: see the Visual Studio hot reload or Rider hot reload feature.

To use this command, type !reload.

[icy spade]

wow awesome

[hallow prism]

most stuff should be able to be refreshed this way

[icy spade]

i'll look into all this and come back if i have issues, thank you everyone

[humble timber]

yee , we'll be here if u need help

[icy spade]

oh and last thing, i don't know how the tilesets works in stardew but is the process to change the ground textures like the grass and paths as easy? because from what i've seen there's a bunch of mods that changes buildings and assets but few that changes the actual tiles

[hallow prism]

it's a bit easier to change separate pieces like buildings

than grass and such that are scattered everywhere

[icy spade]

i see

i'll experiment a bit and we'll see how it looks

[humble timber]

if you wanna make a recolor specifically yea thats a bit more involved (speaking from experience here)

id recommend starting with a simpler patch first to get the hang of json

[icy spade]

i was thinking changing the texture themself, not just recolor but yeah if the process is complicated i'll try to make something easier first

[humble timber]

ahhh yeah that would be even more effort depending LOL. same amount of work 'code'-wise tho

i guess my recolor is more of a retexture technically speaking. but its really just a Frankenstein using fall grass but recolored to replace winter snow

[icy spade]

oo

wait i've seen your work before on nexus i think

[humble timber]

haha possibly i have a random assortment of mods!

[icy spade]

good to know that i can directly ask very experimented people lol

anyway thanks for the help

[humble timber]

of course!

[zenith venture]

Hello! Sorry, I have a question. How does one know the coordinates of an object in TileSheets? I'm reading the Content Patcher GitHub tutorial, and they give this example:

FromArea": { "X": 0, "Y": 0, "Width": 16, "Height": 16 }, // optional, defaults to entire FromFile
"ToArea": { "X": 256, "Y": 96, "Width": 16, "Height": 16 } // optional, defaults to source size from top-left
}

But how can I know the areas of the object I want to edit in a tilesheet?

[gentle rose]

progress/more new toys to play with (ian portrait by @safe kraken) it even works in splitscreen now

[vernal crest]

Open it in an image editor. Almost all of them will show pixel coordinates when you hover over a point with your mouse. You most likely will want to set a grid to whatever the most likely tile size is for the spritesheet, which you can usually work out by looking at the size of the sprites but can also ask in here about if you can't figure it out.

[zenith venture]

Ohhhh, I see. Thank you! I'll try to see if I can manage it. ^^

[icy spade]

argh i tried using alternative texture but content patcher is much easier for what i'm trying to do

For testing purposes i'm using daisyniko's earthy recolor and modifying the textures but i can't reload it, it says the id is wrong althought i'm using the unique id found in the manifest.json

[vernal crest]

Can you share exactly what you're entering into SMAPI?

[calm nebula]

Remoce the <>

[icy spade]

oh yeah that's it

sorry guys im big stupid

[calm nebula]

(No worries!)

[stuck thunder]

Is there a way to easily change every asset in the game using a prebuilt structure and some already made code?
I really don't want to have to manually put every single asset in the game into a json file.

[lucid iron]

Your usecase seems fine for TargetWithoutPath

{
"Action": "EditImage",
"Target": "Animals/Blue Chicken, Animals/Brown Chicken",
"FromFile": "assets/Animals/{{TargetWithoutPath}}"
}

You can keep putting more , delim targetd

[stuck thunder]

Nice, thanks.
The only problem now is that there are still way too many assets in the game to just do that manually.
When I say every asset, I mean every asset (the images at least).

[lucid iron]

ls -1

But if you want everything to be grayscale maybe just use nightshade

[stuck thunder]

I forgot about that

Time to think of a new funny mod idea then

[obtuse wigeon]

Is there a simple framework (not many things it's able to do) that allows content packs to modify things they couldn't without it, thats also source available? I want to have a look at how content packs access frameworks and how they return data

[brittle pasture]

if you need a guide on how to make frameworks: https://stardewmodding.wiki.gg/wiki/Tutorial:_Making_Framework_Mods

[obtuse wigeon]

Didn't realise there was a dedicated wiki page, thank you!

oh it's on wiki.gg that's why I didn't realise

[lucid iron]

What's the thing you wanna make

[upper forum]

Ok I feel like I'm going crazy- can anyone tell me if I'm doing something wrong? This is a mod that adds HD portraits to an existing custom NPC. All other festivals are working fine, but for some reason the flower dance portrait just won't show up lol. It just defaults to the spring portrait. I've got this code in my config.json file alongside the other festivals, and they all seem to work fine. It's just this festival which is broken for some reason lol

        "Action": "EditImage",
        "Target": "Mods/Duruz/Quinn_base",
        "FromFile": "assets/Portraits/Quinn_flowerdance.png",
        "Update": "OnLocationChange",
        "When": {
            "DayEvent": "flower dance",
            "LocationName": "temp",
        }
    },```

I'm using the HD Portraits format for Portraiture because PortraiturePlus conflicts with a bunch of other mods, so using that instead for festival outfits is kind of a no-go.

[obtuse wigeon]

Sorry haven't looked back at the server in a while, I have an idea in mind but I'm nowhere near to actually starting it, I just wanted to read up on how frameworks function and get a general understanding behind them for when I do make one

[upper forum]

The png is correctly named, I know that much. And I have it listed properly in the portraits.json file too so it should load using Portraiture's HDPortraits compatibility

Like, for all intents and purposes this should override the default portrait, right?

[gentle rose]

do you have a location called "temp"?

[stark spindle]

Hey, Quick question if you null out an event does it still count as seen?

[gentle rose]

because this requires the player to be in a location with that name

[uncut viper]

no. the event doesnt exist anymore.

if the player has ALREADY seen the event before installing your mod, itll still count

[upper forum]

from what I know, that's what you use for any festival location, no? That's what I've seen all other mods use. Is the flower festival in a different location?

[stark spindle]

awesome thanks. Thats exactly what I wanted to hear 🙂

[gentle rose]

just don't include a location in the "when" field I think

idk though

[upper forum]

Hmm, I can try it real quick

hmm, no dice D:

[uncut viper]

the location is called "Temp" not "temp"

[upper forum]

The base mod is using the correct portrait, it's just the HD portrait that's not working

[uncut viper]

possibly relevant

[upper forum]

didn't fix it either, still won't use the flower dance portrait :/

[blissful panther]

[upper forum]

this is so weird. Like, this should be working, right? It should be automatically applying the portrait as soon as the festival starts

[gentle rose]

what are we looking at?

[blissful panther]

Closeup interactions on items!

[gentle rose]

oh nice, yeah I thought I didn't recognise that message!

[calm nebula]

We're looking at Dh's farm

[blissful panther]

The farm is also a sneaky backdrop, yes.

[lucid iron]

DH can you add paged close ups

[blissful panther]

Yup, that's the next step!

To items, at least. They're already a thing in general obviously.

[lucid iron]

Yay

[blissful panther]

{
    "Action": "EditData",
    "Target": "Data/TriggerActions",
    "Entries": {
        "DH.Test.PurpleSlimeEgg.CloseupInteraction.Trigger": {
            "Id": "DH.Test.PurpleSlimeEgg.CloseupInteraction.Trigger",
            "Trigger": "spacechase0.SpaceCore_OnItemUsed",
            "Condition": "ITEM_ID Input 439",
            "Actions": [
                "MEEP_CloseupInteraction_Action"
            ],
            "CustomFields": {
                "MEEP_CloseupInteraction_Image": "Mods/MEEP/SlimeEggCloseup",
                "MEEP_CloseupInteraction_Text": "Maybe I can hatch this..."
            },
            "MarkActionApplied": false
        }
    }
},
{
    "Action": "EditData",
    "Target": "spacechase0.SpaceCore/ObjectExtensionData",
    "Entries": {
        "439": {
            "UseForTriggerAction": true
        }
    }
}

I think it's about the nicest way I can do it as far as the CP goes... without changing too much.

[calm nebula]

Dh it looks like to get yarn i need to go to London myself 🙁

[blissful panther]

Oh yeah, hold on!

[upper forum]

is it possible to have a "when" field that references a specific day, not just an event? Is there somewhere that I can see the syntax for that?

so I could brute-force the portrait to just load on spring 24 instead of the flower dance. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing 🤔

[hallow prism]

yes there is

https://github.com/Pathoschild/StardewMods/blob/stable/ContentPatcher/docs/author-guide/tokens.md

[upper forum]

awesome, thanks for the link! This'll be super useful

[upper forum]

So for some godforsaken reason, that didn't work

but this does lmao

kinda brute forced it. no clue why Spring outfit was being prioritized over the festival outfit no matter what lol, but it works!

[oblique meadow]

Hey all I could use help. I've been staring at https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Buildings for a while...and to the best of my knowledge i'm doing this right...Robin registers and processes the upgrade. Everything completes and goes through...but it still only shows my default map. Im not sure what im missing:

//Load Greenhouse Maps
        {
            "Action": "Load",
            "Target": "Maps/Greenhouse",
            "FromFile": "assets/EG_Greenhouse0.tmx"
        },
        {
            "Action": "Load",
            "Target": "Maps/Greenhouse1",
            "FromFile": "assets/EG_Greenhouse1.tmx",
            
        },
        {
//Add To Robin
                "Action": "EditData",
                "Target": "Data/Buildings",
                "Entries": {"Greenhouse1": {
                    "BuildCondition": "PLAYER_HAS_MAIL Any ccPantry Received",
                    "Id": "Greenhouse1",
                    "Name": "Greenhouse Expansion 1",
                    "Description": "Slightly Bigger",
                    "Texture": "Buildings/Greenhouse",
                    "DrawShadow": true,
                    "UpgradeSignTile": "4.8125, 2",
                    "UpgradeSignHeight": 20.0,
                    "Size": {"X": 7,"Y": 6},
                    "FadeWhenBehind": true,
                    "SourceRect": {"X": 0,"Y": 160,"Width": 112,"Height": 160},
                    "Builder": "Robin",
                    "BuildDays": 2,
                    "BuildCost": "1",
                    "BuildMaterials": [{                            
                    "ItemId": "(O)388",
                    "Amount": "2"},],
                    "BuildingToUpgrade": "Greenhouse",
                    "MagicalConstruction": false,
                    "HumanDoor": {"X": 3,"Y": 5},
                    "IndoorMap": "Greenhouse1",
        },},},
                                
        
    ]
}```

[safe kraken]

There's some stuff it may be happening here

ups wrong channel

[devout otter]

Oh, that's because you put the spring patch under/after the flower dance patch. So the spring outfit got priority and patched over the flower outfit.

[zenith robin]

There is some funky stuff that happens when you upgrade the greenhouse with robin. The interior stays the same until you reload the save, but when you reload the save the game has your custom upgraded greenhouse, but also adds the default greenhouse back in. I found that out when redoing my greenhouse upgrades mod recently.

[oblique meadow]

So there's no way to have it force load without reloading the save?

[zenith robin]

not that I am aware of, I got around it by making it an entirely new building and removing the base one on save load after moving everything over to the custom one.

[lucid iron]

You can fake an upgrade sorta

Rather than construction, do some other thing to set a mail flag and then do a map edit by that flag

[obtuse wigeon]

I have a question about how SMAPI parses the manifest.json files, does it ignore white space, new lines, and indentation? can a manifest be written entirely in one line if it ignores these? Or are these needed for the manifest to be recognised correctly?

[lucid iron]

It's a json file, so it doesn't care about whitespace normally

[zenith robin]

I initially did that with special orders as well.

[obtuse wigeon]

perfect thank you!

[zenith robin]

If you want to look at the code I have to replace and transfer greenhouse contents, you can check my github for greenhouse upgrades. Otherwise I would suggest trying to use mail flags.

Does anyone know why when I force a crop to harvest stage the sprite vanishes?

any other stage the sprite simply updates to the correct sprite, but not havest

[lucid iron]

How are you forcing it?

Vanish sounds like you have transparent sprites at the expected position

[zenith robin]

I am updating the dayofCurrentPhase and currentPhase for the crop and then running updateDrawMath on the crop

let me look at the sprite sheets again

I see what I did. TY. I didnt check if it was null so for some crops the final value works and others it is 1 befoe final

[weary pivot]

Hello. Am currently trying my luck with making a CP mod that changes some UI elements of other mods using EditImage to use recoloured ones to make them fit some recolor mods better. I got lucky with Generic Mod Config Menu's buttons because the path for the button assets were spelled out in its AssetManager file, but there's no such thing in Deluxe Journal so I'm having a hard time figuring that one out. Still barely beginning to learn to read c# but it seems that I might not be able to because it's in an 'internal sealed class'?

Also is doing something like this ok? Currently it's for personal use but I'm wondering if it's worth turning it into something others can use so that people can just do a quick install instead of having to backup/delete/replace the original assets.

[oblique meadow]

Thanks for this. I wound up getting it working with { "Action": "EditData", "Target": "Data/TriggerActions", "Entries": { "{{ModId}}_SetFlag": { "Id": "{{ModId}}_SetFlag", "Trigger": "locationchanged", "Condition": "BUILDINGS_CONSTRUCTED All Greenhouse1 1 2", "Action": "AddMail Current {{ModId}}_GH1" } } }, { "Action": "EditMap", "Target": "Maps/Greenhouse", "FromFile": "assets/EG_Greenhouse1.tmx", "FromArea": { "X": 0, "Y": 0, "Width": 39, "Height": 40}, "ToArea": { "X": 0, "Y": 0, "Width": 39, "Height": 40}, "EditMapMode": "Replace", "Update": "OnDayStart", "When": {"HasFlag: CurrentPlayer": "{{ModId}}_GH1"} },

[hard fern]

I think if you were to share it you would have to ask permissions first 🤔

[weary pivot]

Ok! I'll be sure to do that.

Also an example of what worked and what didn't if that helps:

 {
        "LogName": "GenericModConfigMenu - Keybinds Button Swap",
        "Action": "EditImage",
        "Target": "Mods/GenericModConfigMenu/KeyboardButton",
        "FromFile": "Assets/GenericModConfigMenu/keybinds-button.png",
        "When": {
            "HasMod |contains = spacechase0.GenericModConfigMenu": true
        }
},

{
        "LogName": "DeluxeJournal - Building Icons Swap",
        "Action": "EditImage",
        "Target": "Mods/DeluxeJournal/BuildingIconsTexture",
        "FromFile": "Assets/DeluxeJournal/building-icons.png",
        "When": {
            "HasMod |contains = MolsonCAD.DeluxeJournal": true
        }
    }

[lucid iron]

It doesn't really have anything to do with internal sealed class or whatever, the author simply didn't load the ui texture to the content pipeline

This means you will have to separately pack replacer pngs unless the author of deluxe journal do something about it

[weary pivot]

I see! Thanks for explaining that.

[winged charm]

I managed to get my NPC to load last night, but now SMAPI tells me "[game] Removed broken NPC 'Aiden' in BusStop: villager with no data or sprites." and that it can't load my potraits so it just removes any function from the npc

[brittle pasture]

!json

[ocean sail]

JSON is a standard format for machine-readable text files that's used by Stardew Valley mods.

If you need help with a JSON file, you can upload it to smapi.io/json to see automatic validation and share the link here.

When making mods, it's recommended to edit your files in a text editor with JSON support, such as VS Code, Notepad++, or Sublime Text. These programs will check for syntax errors.

To use this command, type !json.

[winged charm]

I've tried that already, but I still get the same issue. Could it be my portrait.png itself?
https://smapi.io/json/content-patcher/ef56e1ba773449dab509a86401df6691

[brittle pasture]

I guess you renamed your NPC from Aiden to {{ModId}}_NPCAiden and then loaded a previous save, in which case it's just the game notifying you that it sent the old Aiden to the shadow realm

your NPC data otherwise looks fine, go to sleep and they should show up

(I noticed you're loading a file named dispos.json and also specifying their Data/Characters entry below, is that intended)

[winged charm]

I don't know if i supposed to. I've only been told to really follow the guides and thats what they state. Yet I don't really know the purpose of it, but heres what i have in my dispo.json

  "Changes": [
    {
      "Action": "EditData",
      "Target": "data/NPCDispositions",
      "Entries": {
        "Aiden": "adult/polite/neutral/positive/male/datable/null/Town/spring 13//BusStop 15 22/Aiden"
      }
    }
  ]
}```

[lucid iron]

ah this is the old way

you can remove it now

[winged charm]

I was told I was also using an old character creator that only worked because SMAPI was able to convert it, so I'll try it w/o the file and report back o7

[uncut viper]

Miss Coriel's creator isnt updated for 1.6, its CP that converts it for you

[brittle pasture]

the conversion is turning it into a Data/Characters (and stuff) entry, which you're doing below

just yeet it yes

[uncut viper]

Content Patcher has migrators that will handle things from older versions as long as the "Format" is old enough, but it doesnt give you access to all the new features

[lucid iron]

yea you already did the new way good job

[uncut viper]

it just ensures bare minimum functionality

[winged charm]

It was helpful to start and lay the ground work, but man was it tricky to do the new way after Miss Coriel's got it working with Content Patcher

[uncut viper]

to me that sounds like it was anti-helpful

[winged charm]

It atleast gave me the motivation to push forward

[uncut viper]

i will not deny it that in this instance, then

[lucid iron]

well im just speaking of what you showed us here

which is you did the Data/Characters good job, and thus don't need the data/NPCDispositions

[golden basin]

holy shit

that was so fast

[winged charm]

That was fast lool

[golden basin]

it was like BAM SPAM

[winged charm]

Freaking love AI Mr. Beast

[iron ridge]

oh they have evolved their images

[golden basin]

is there a mod that adds custom event commands

i have event command suggestions

[gentle rose]

there are a few, I think?

[golden basin]

i know spacecore does but casey is gone right now i think

[iron ridge]

casey's active enough

[gentle rose]

spacecore is still around though, so if it already does what you want it to do you may as well use it

[golden basin]

it doesnt do what i want no

but i does have event commands

[lucid iron]

i dont think there's anything that makes it rain in an event

[golden basin]

it*

[uncut viper]

casey is on modding hiatus

[gentle rose]

(not in the "making changes to spacecore" sense afaik)

[lucid iron]

or even makes it rain in middle of day in general

[golden basin]

spacecore makes it rain but it keeps raining

[lucid iron]

ah you cannot unrain?

[golden basin]

nah you cant unrain

[lucid iron]

setRaining locationContext true/false

weird it looks like it's meant to take a bool

[golden basin]

youc an unrain?

[iron ridge]

ohh

[winged charm]

When working with the schedule since that's the newest error from SMAPI what does the last number mean in the string from the wiki?
"Wed": "1000 BusStop 24 23 3/1800 Town 47 87 0/"

[golden basin]

well wait i didnt want rain though

i wanted snow?

[lucid iron]

i have no idea then

[golden basin]

does spacecore do snow

so much info my brain is melty

[lucid iron]

besides actual weather effect

i suppose you can just make a big temp anim sprite that looks like snow?

[golden basin]

lag though

[lucid iron]

this is the second time i have heard about temporary animated sprite being laggy but i dont do events so i got no idea what is real

[golden basin]

it can be if its super big and has lots of animated parts

[lucid iron]

oh i was thinking only 2 sprites (but yes big)

hmmm

[golden basin]

i could make a location that is always snowing that you cant get to

thats just for some events

XD

[lucid iron]

yea that was my thought

[golden basin]

ayyy we sharing a brain cell today

[lucid iron]

tho i was thinking temp map + the mmap steam thing, but again with a snowy looking texture

there's nothing to turn it on/off rn tho it is only map entry/exit

yea i dunno

[lucid iron]

i think u should just do this for now

[golden basin]

itd be easier to make a location that just is labeled as not always active

[lucid iron]

yea

[uncut viper]

(most locations should be not always active unless they really need to be, ftr)

[obtuse wigeon]

is there a list of frameworks like the list here (https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Content_pack_frameworks) that require a content pack rather than adding tokens and other stuff for other content packs to use? Or do I need to go through each on and have a loot to see if they need their own content packs?

[winged charm]

!npc

[ocean sail]

Creating a Custom NPC

Keep in mind that making NPCs is a complex process that requires learning many different aspects of Stardew modding.
Here are a few links that can help get you started on all that you need to know:

• Tiakall has a great tutorial on making a custom NPC for 1.6.

• NPCs no longer use dispositions, check the wiki page for the new NPC data.

• Aviroen has put together a template that will allow you to easily create a romanceable NPC.

• Feel free to jump into the https://discord.com/channels/137344473976799233/1277457201077813280 thread for more interactive feedback and help!

• Fireredlily has a WIP NPC Builder Please do report any errors you get with it into the NPC thread!

To use this command, type !npc.

[uncut viper]

that is the list

[obtuse wigeon]

Ahh okay gotcha, I shall have to go through them all then

[uncut viper]

the "is CP extension" field differentiates them

[calm nebula]

Atlas, what is your end goal

[uncut viper]

learning by seeing what others have done, as i understand it

though it may be a good time to warn that you shouldnt really make a framework that isnt a CP extension nowadays

like, you can, but people are going to wonder why, and theyll be valid to do so

[obtuse wigeon]

Ahh gotcha okay, just got confused bc some of the are able to use custom content packs and add tokens for CP

[lucid iron]

you can make content pack for if you enjoy not having easy to content patcher tokens and conditions, and having to manage all assets by yourself

[obtuse wigeon]

Oh this is a seperate goal, this is an automation for making content packs for various/multiple frameworks and a converter for converting them between different frameworks, making a custom framework is a seperate project that's on a very slow timeline

[brittle pasture]

what would that do that the existing converters in !converters aren't doing

[uncut viper]

im not sure if i misunderstand but "convert between different frameworks" sounds like trying to convert an apple to an orange to me

or an apple to an automobile depending on the frameworks

[obtuse wigeon]

This is just a personal project to brush up on python and the json library, exisiting converters can easily be used instead of this, but I like to test my skills

[lucid iron]

i mean you could make stuff like AT to CP or CP to AT, but yea have you looked at !converters

[hard fern]

Apple into an aeroplane

[obtuse wigeon]

I mean more like CP to AT/AT to CP, or old frameworks to newer/updated ones

[lucid iron]

well have fun i suppose

[uncut viper]

why do you need to know which are CP extensions then and which arent?
(this isnt me trying to dissuade you or anything, im just genuinely curious why you'd need this if you need to look at them all anyway)

[lucid iron]

i did think there should be a AT to CP skins converter for buildings and farm animals

but the output is just json so

all the same in the end

[obtuse wigeon]

it was just to see if there was another option that would save a bit of time instead of going to each nexus page/ documentation for each mod on the list if only a few required their own content packs

[uncut viper]

right but what does it matter when making a converter if a mod needs its own content pack format or not

you need to read both their docs anyway

and like chu said its all json so the process isnt really different when it comes to actually converting

[obtuse wigeon]

I'm working on the first module, which is making basic templates for multi-framework mods without a lot of rewriting and without inputting a lot of indentical information, so finding a list of frameworks that don't only add tokens was the goal, I'm quite tired so that explanation is probably no where near comprehensible, but I can't think of a better way to word it

[lucid iron]

im confused by your definition of multi framwork mod

the trend is moving towards CP does data stuff for everyone, so there's 1 unified json format

[uncut viper]

i think i only partially understand but i dont wanna make you keep explaining if you're tired and also would just rather work on it, so i will just trust that you have your reasons

[obtuse wigeon]

Like mods that require different content packs in a single parent folder, Using SVE as an example, it has a CP content pack, FTM content pack, and a SMAPI folder, they all require seperate Manifest files, but I want to add support for a variety of different frameworks so that if I make a mod that needs CP and AT, then it can generate those repetitive files, or if one uses FTM, CP, and SF it can make them too

[lucid iron]

well hm for C# mods there's already a ModBuildConfig thing that lets them pack in a content pack with the C#

https://github.com/Mushymato/StardewMods/blob/main/SprinklerAttachments/SprinklerAttachments.csproj#L29

[obtuse wigeon]

there is, but this still helps me develop my skills which really is the intension of this "excercise"

[lucid iron]

maybe you could make it a nuget thing too

ig im perhaps conflating "thing for personal use" for "actual tool to be published in hopes of being useful to many"

i have a quite a lot of little personal use things just like this

[obtuse wigeon]

oh ye this is entirely just a personal thing, there are other programs, scripts, tools, that can do what this does but better in ways I wouldn't think of, it's quite fun making small personal use cases like this

[primal spruce]

Can I make a custom wedding ceremony only using CP?

[brittle pasture]

sure: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Custom_wedding_events

here's an example mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/29885

[primal spruce]

thanks!

[worn oar]

is there a guide to what goes on which layer for farm maps? the higher ones with the details around the edges confuse me

[torpid sparrow]

[[Maps]]

i do not know the commands

one sec

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Maps

[calm nebula]

[[Modding:Maps]]

[empty radish]

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Maps

[calm nebula]

Back goes behind the player. Always Front is always above. Building blocks the player from walking. Front is in front it is in front of the player. Paths is metadata

[worn oar]

I'm more confused with how there are two alwaysfront and two buildings layers and which goes on which of those

[torpid sparrow]

If there are multiple than the highest one will show first

But they still fundamentally do the same thing

Relative to the player

[obtuse wigeon]

A layer suffixed by a number is entirely visual, it doesn't carry the properties of the layer without the suffix, the highest suffix is displayed on top

[calm nebula]

If there are numbers they are esthetics only

[worn oar]

ok ty

[dusky sail]

i think i've confused myself. do i add new digspot artifacts through data/objects, data/locations, or both?

[calm nebula]

Either iirc

[dusky sail]

ok cool ty

[upper forum]

...Oh my god, that was it. it works even with the old code 💀

thank you so much lmao

[humble timber]

lmao rip

[oak umbra]

For content pack mods is it possible to have multiple types of mods in a single pack? E.g a new map with new cloths, food etc?

[devout otter]

Rule of thumb is to put the things with the wider conditions up top.

[lucid iron]

sure, if they are done via content patcher

[lucid mulch]

1 mod per content pack type.
so 1 content patcher, 1 ftm, etc
but the 1 content patcher pack can do items, maps, npcs, etc

[humble timber]

you'll probably want to use includes for organization sake

but yeah very doable to do multiple things in one

[oak umbra]

Thank you.

[winged charm]

I just keep running into new errors. Am I supposed to have more to my schedule even when I'm just trying to get my NPC to load?

    "Changes": [
        {
            "LogName": "Aiden Schedule",
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Characters/schedules/{{ModId}}_NPCAiden",
            "Entries": {
                "spring": "610 Town 15 23 3"
             "Wed": "1000 BusStop 24 23 3",
            }
        }
     ]
}```

[lucid mulch]

missing comma at the end of the spring line

[winged charm]

I still get the same error though even with the added comma

[thin fern]

any idea why my custom npc might not be moving and unable to speak to ? i have all the basic stuff just to test the bot out rn but theres no error that shows on smapi

[winged charm]

Could it be my content.json that's causing it to load improperly?

[winged charm]

I'm having the same issue right now. It's failing to load my schedule.json, but I can see that my npc is on the map

[thin fern]

well at least im not in this alone 😭

[tired matrix]

oh my- he breathes!!

[winged charm]

Yaay!! That's awesome

[oak umbra]

Anyone know what the texture dimensions, size etc for making a new building is?

Need to design a new building but not sure how big to make the texture file for it.

[dusky sail]

They can be any sizd i think

[humble timber]

depends on how many tiles wide/tall u want it to be

[dusky sail]

If youre looking for a starting point id say just grab a vanilla building that you like the size of and base it on that

[oak umbra]

Thanks you two

So the only limit that really exist is the size of the map it's going on?

[humble timber]

uuh kind of?

[dusky sail]

Technically there's an upper limit of 4096x4096 pixels iirc but i doubt youd be going that high anyways

Tbh it's "make it any size you want" but if you make it unreasonably big you might get complaints from mod users. And the threshhold for unreasonable is really dependant on what youre making

Also are we talking farm buildings or npc houses

[latent mauve]

both of you, did you load a blank.json first for your Characters/schedules/<npcname> and Characters/dialogue/<npcname> files?

^ to shy also

(I did this earlier, made an EditData action for both of those and forgot to load the blank JSON to create the file I was using as the target first)

[naive wyvern]

hello, need a bit of Tiled help
So i usually make my tilesets with a lot of allowance, and im sure now that this is final

on Tiled there's these white boxes and i dont want them there its kinda ugly uisgiugs how do i clean my file q.q

[latent mauve]

Just resizing the PNG that Tiled is referencing didn't remove the white space?

[naive wyvern]

nope 😔

[latent mauve]

wow, rude, Tiled xD

[naive wyvern]

and when I tried re-adding the tilesheet as a new tileset, it treated it like a separate thing

so when I deleted the first iteration, my entire map is gone

[lucid iron]

What does your actual png look like

[naive wyvern]

like this now

It was previously super long