archived-modded-support

[dense ferry]

okey, if i can open it

But I have made 2 attempts and in one it sent me this error HRESULT 0x80070057

And in another it said that I did not have the administrator credentials when I am actually an administrator

[gaunt gust]

That's a hard drive error

what

[dense ferry]

chale, then F?????

[gaunt gust]

How much space do you have on your drive and can you quickly do a defrag?

[dense ferry]

I have 626gb (my drive is 1t SD) and I have no idea what a defrag 🥲

[gaunt gust]

okay, I'll try to find you an article in your native language

is it spanish or portuguese? I can't really tell, sorry

[dense ferry]

Spanish

[gaunt gust]

https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/desfragmentar-el-pc-con-windows-10-048aefac-7f1f-4632-d48a-9700c4ec702a try this?

[dense ferry]

okey

thank you

I'll try

[dense ferry]

I already tried it, 2 times, but it still can't open 😣
I just updated windows and when I tried to open it, the console finally appeared blank but it closed before the commands appeared 😖

[gaunt gust]

okay, hmmm

can we try to run the installer through the command line?

one sec

[dense ferry]

ok

[gaunt gust]

I'm on Windows 10 so it's a little different, but: while holding down the SHIFT button, right click in Explorer in the location you downloaded the installer to, and select "Open In Command Prompt"

I have Powershell (Windows 10), you will have "Command Prompt"

(ignore the Linux/Bash stuff, that's stuff I've installed)

[dense ferry]

so???

[gaunt gust]

exactly

[dense ferry]

I give him enter???

[gaunt gust]

sorry, I was checking the instructions, I haven't done this for a while

can you type .\"install on Windows.bat" and hit enter

[dense ferry]

tranquis

[gaunt gust]

that exactly, including the dot, the slash, and the quotes

[dense ferry]

ok

I get the error that I told you

[gaunt gust]

okay, that gets us somewhere to search

I see what's going on

it doesn't like the semicolon in your path. Can you move the installer somewhere else?

[dense ferry]

ok

entiendo

Ahhhhhhh friend, you are a saint

[gaunt gust]

sweet, glad that worked for you!

@tired brook apparently dotnet objects to semicolons in paths? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64168113/failed-to-create-coreclr-hresult-0x80070057 ?

[dense ferry]

It was indeed that, how stupid I was and all for being funny when naming my folder

[keen crow]

Blocked by the 😉 what a strange thing

[dense ferry]

Anyway, thank you very much, now yes, to kill the mods 😉

[blazing gulch]

hello need mobile help here pls!

what am I missing- everything loaded fine above that but then that one single red line T^T

[keen crow]

That mod's version is too high. Can try changing it to one of the ones in the brackets in the manifest

[radiant valve]

What, uh what happened?
https://smapi.io/log/d3adea678f2e4f12a6796f23f8bc9ed1?Mods=SMAPI

[blazing gulch]

the one i need doesnt have a version lower that, would changing the manifest work?

[keen crow]

Sure do

[gaunt gust]

(not the manifest, the format version in the content.json)

[keen crow]

Ooh yes, that one ☝️

[blazing gulch]

aah so content json right?

[radiant valve]

it didn't do the bot thing
https://smapi.io/log/d3adea678f2e4f12a6796f23f8bc9ed1

[keen crow]

I have... no idea

[radiant valve]

fun

game decided it doesn't like me anymore

[gaunt gust]

something is null when it shouldn't be, basically, which is kinda hard to track down

[radiant valve]

[blazing gulch]

so uh, turns out the other one didnt have the sprites so i changed to the ones with the sprites and it doesnt work with mobile smapi... if I change the api rec version would it work-?

[dusty spruce]

unlikely

although it's just a CP mod

eh, i guess it doesn't hurt to try

[blazing gulch]

here's what i got...

[dusty spruce]

oh well, you got your answer then - it's not gonna work

not without significant changes

[dense ferry]

Hello, it's me again, I can't find the file to start StardewmoddingAPI.exe 🙂
Could someone please tell me where I find the file??? 🙏🙏🙏

[hoary bane]

It shows the path right there.

[dense ferry]

ohhh I hadn't noticed, I'll check it out. Sorry, I'm new to handling consoles of this type of code.

[hoary bane]

It's alright, it's easy to miss.

[tired brook]

; is the path separator on Windows (e.g. to separate two paths in the PATH environment variable). I'm not surprised it caused issues, but it does seem weird that Windows allowed naming it with a semicolon in the first place.

[swift pike]

Uh, so here's a log.

https://smapi.io/log/7058bf00793240dcbed6c845b29f8086

I'm trying to get WoL to work.

But every time I level up to 5 after resetting magic...

It crashes.

Help, plz?

[gaunt gust]

That makes sense I guess, but it would be nice if the runtime would crash with a less obscure looking error

[main ingot]

try it on WoL 5.1.4

5.1.5 messed with my luck skill, but 5.1.4 works perfectly fine. may be the same fix

[swift pike]

Nope.

Just tried it.

[main ingot]

hmm. if the magic mod is messed up…. honestly i’d delete it, run the game so it cleans out magic skill, then reinstall it again. you can debug your skills back to where they were but thats all i can think of doing qq

i know my high level luck skill bugged out with 5.1.5 for some reason so i had to like clear it out entirely

and then reinstall it with 5.1.4. but i am not sure about magic

[swift pike]

It appears to be an inability to get a thing.

Maybe if the magic skill from the mod saved the professions list as a variable and returned that, instead of returning a new list every time?

[main ingot]

no clue what that means but lol if you want to submit a pr, u can ask @stray spire haha

[bright ocean]

so after installed smapi on Android can i just do the same thing i do on pc and just plop down mods in it?

[dusty spruce]

They have to be specific versions though

Because Android is on outdated Stardew 1.4

[bright ocean]

yes i do know the versions i need and i already downloaded some android compatible mods

[civic cosmos]

Hello, everyone

I wanted to play with a buddy and use mods. But the SMAPI.exe always crashes after a few minutes.
And when I start it with SMAPI then I can't select co-op at all.
How to play co-op with mods? Play it through Gamepass.

[lament prairie]

.q 5906

[devout pumice]

[#5906] "So, I realized where I messed up, I have restarted a few times and it is working consistently now. Following the steps on the wiki, I made a copy of the API file and renamed that and tht was when it wasnt working. All I actually changed was that the actually API file i renamed to Stardew Valley before making a copy to use as a shortcut. There was also 2 seperate files labeled just Stardew Valley both of which I changed to Stardew Valley - Vanilla . When these 2 things were done in tandem it began to function properly. Just wanted to put out there what actually worked in case someone else comes across it." - @celest lagoon (26 Mar 2022 @ 04:52:53 AM UTC)

[lament prairie]

^^playing multiplayer on Gamepass

Someone who fixed their issue wrote that up

I don’t understand it, because I don’t use Gamepass, but maybe it will help you

[dry cliff]

How do we find out what item keys are what items? I'm getting this error from hybrid crop engine but it doesn't tell me anything but the key:

This mod failed in the GameLoop.DayEnding event. Technical details:
ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added. Key: 506806141046
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary2.TryInsert(TKey key, TValue value, InsertionBehavior behavior) at HybridCropEngine.Mod.MakeHybridIndex(Dictionary2 data)
at HybridCropEngine.Mod.OnDayEnding(Object sender, DayEndingEventArgs e)
at StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Events.ManagedEvent`1.Raise(TEventArgs args) in SMAPI\Framework\Events\ManagedEvent.cs:line 101

[crude meadow]

hi, i used to play stardew with smapi a lot, but i hadnt connected it to steam. so on my steam profile i do not have all the achievements i wouldve gotten if i played on steam. is there any way to unlock these achievements without starting a new farm and doing it again? i now have my smapi connected with steam btw

[civic cosmos]

@lament prairie I would have to rename the original Stardew Valley.exe right? That doesn't work when I try to give it a different name, I always get an error message saying the file or folder doesn't exist

[sly stag]

i have a weird problem where my clothing mod, which adds extra clothing randomly comes up as different pixels and when i restart the game sometimes goes back to normal and then sometimes only some go back to normal then some remain weird/glitched and it changes everytime i start the game

[lament prairie]

No idea, I don’t use Gamepass

[vivid badger]

Does anyone have experience with manually installing SMAPI? I want to play the randomizer mod which only works with 1.5.4. However I can't use the auto install for smapi because it says that the game is 1.5.4 or earlier. And when I tried to manually add in the files from the older version of smapi, specifically 3.14.6, it just doesn't launch. All I really want is to shake up the game the way that this More Random Edition of the randomizer mod does. Assistance would be appreciated.

[hallow crest]

Hello! I'm getting a common json asset injecting error when logging into local co-op, and was told atravita had cooked up an updated mod to fix it.

[dusty spruce]

3.14.6 is way too new to use with Stardew 1.5.4

you gotta go like 3.11.x or even lower, i don't know honestly

[vivid badger]

I can go lower, I just chose that because it was around the last time that the randomizer itself worked was around May of this year. It also hadn't been updated since January of this year. I chose 3.14.6 because that was around that time the game was still in 1.5.4. But the issues I run into are two-fold, if I do the auto install, it says that the game is 1.5.4 or earlier and won't install. And if I follow the manual install, it just won't launch. So I feel like I'm missing a step or something

[dusty spruce]

3.14 definitely requires Stardew 1.5.6

[dapper gazelle]

can you post a photo of what your clothes look like when it happens? it sounds like the thing that happens with my clothes sometimes (and if so, it's probably related to json shuffle, but it would help to have a visual)

[dusty spruce]

looking at https://github.com/Pathoschild/SMAPI/blob/develop/docs/release-notes.md, 3.12.8 is the last version of SMAPI that supports Stardew 1.5.4

[sly stag]

sometimes its completely one colour or perhaps invisible, sometimes it's some weird pattern rn its like this

[gaunt gust]

!log

[native dragon]

@sly stag Can you upload your SMAPI log to https://smapi.io/log (see instructions on that page) and share the link here?

[gaunt gust]

Scroll up, I answered you when you asked the first time

[hallow crest]

Tysm Atra, I'll try it out!

[sly stag]

https://smapi.io/log/98e36674b4324c358042adcd314da194

[native dragon]

Log Info: SMAPI 3.16.2 with SDV 1.5.6 (build 1.3.37.0) on macOS Unix 10.13.6, with 50 C# mods and 72 content packs.

[vivid badger]

Absolutely right. Thank you. That was my issue. I got it working. As usual, it's operator error

[tired sable]

Hey, I've had this mod before but I really can't remember, do I have to download both of these to get the swimsuits stuff or can I just download one of them, if so which?

[main ingot]

you just need one

doesnt matter which. one of them is for content patcher, and one of them is for portraiture

so you download whichever one you need

[tired sable]

Oh okay, thanks a lot

[civic cosmos]

Ok I tried it with the GOG version but stardewmoddingapi.exe crashes after a few minutes.
Even if I rename the two.

[humble flame]

does this mean that daisy niko's tilesheets arent compatible with yellog's for SVE?

[calm heron]

does the mod description say anything about it

[humble flame]

no :(

[scarlet quail]

We had this issue previously

The most recent update took out the Yellog stuff

you'll need to nab an older version of the tilesheets

[humble flame]

where could i find those? :)

[scarlet quail]

Same page as the old tilesheets, under old files

you can either use the old one wholesale or just put the Yellog ones in your current folder

[blazing quest]

Does anyone know how to download stardew valley expanded? I’m on mac

[scarlet quail]

(For the record, not sure why they were removed, given the file errors when they are removed - if there's a reason for their removal that I should know about, let me know and I can not give this advice in the future)

!sve

[native dragon]

Stardew Valley Expanded (https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/3753) is a mod which adds a lot of new content and areas to the game. It has many dependencies, so be sure to follow the install guide which is on the github wiki along with FAQs and troubleshooting steps for common issues: https://github.com/FlashShifter/StardewValleyExpanded/wiki

[scarlet quail]

I mean, just... go follow the install guide there. Or find the install guide, if not there, on the SVE discord XD

[blazing quest]

Nothing seems to be working for me

[gaunt gust]

Apparently because project yellog was hidden?

[dapper gazelle]

^ yeah I'm p sure it's because of that

[gaunt gust]

Nicole, btw, at least one version of the experimental JA builds I was having people try does produce corrupted shirt textures

[dapper gazelle]

likely when Daisy went to do her most recent update, saw that they were hidden, knew she couldn't do her update and still include yellog, and decided to remove? (she also removed support for foliage redone finally so that leads me to suspect it was tied to the update)

[gaunt gust]

It's fixed in the latest experimental build

But like I see "corrupted shirts" and go "oh no"

[humble flame]

just to clarify you're saying i need to download an older version of daisy niko's tilesheets and then i can just put that version in my mods folder?

[dapper gazelle]

yeah I believe version 1.6.1 still has yellog support

[scarlet quail]

That would be the wholesale option yes

[long brook]

Is installing SVE the first time you mod SDV?

[humble flame]

thank yall for the help my errors have disappeared :)

[blazing quest]

Yeah

[long brook]

So just to make sure. Have you installed SMAPI?

[blazing quest]

Idk what that is lol

[long brook]

Figured

!gettingstarted

[native dragon]

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

[blazing quest]

Ty!

[long brook]

Please read there on how to install SMAPI for Mac first

[thin pond]

Hey! I am quite literally brand new to the community here after being a long time player. Im trying to get into modding but have been running into a series of errors

Do I need to install SMAPI and then also download the "SMAPI - Stardew Modding API" from Nexus as well?

[lament prairie]

You only need to install SMAPI once

You can get it from Nexus or smapi.io

[long brook]

Nope. Just pick one. Either download from smapi.io or nexus

The one from nexus is latest version 3.17.1 while on smapi.io is 3.16.2 (i'd say stable version)

[blazing quest]

I downloaded smapi but whenever I try to download a mod from nexus or mod drop it does nothing

[long brook]

Have you installed smapi?

[blazing quest]

Yes installed on macOS

[thin pond]

I just successfully loaded a modded save file through clicking on the "StardewModdingAPI" in the file folder but cannot get it to load through steam for some reason. Ive typed in the file path in the settings on steam but it can never seem to load it properly

[long brook]

Do you have mods folder inside the game folder?

[long brook]

Can you send the launch option you use? Could be something missing from the typing. Should be something like this (this is mine for example)
"D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\StardewModdingAPI.exe" %command%

[blazing quest]

Idk how to check that lmao

[long brook]

Do you use steam on mac?

[blazing quest]

Yeah

[thin pond]

"E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley\StardewModdingAPI" %command%

...and it just worked for some reason

[long brook]

Open the steam, go to library, right click on sdv, then properties. Under local files tab, click browse

[thin pond]

maybe I needed a system reset or something. Thank you @long brook

[long brook]

You're missing .exe on StardewModdingAPI.exe

[blazing quest]

I have a folder called contents - inside is info.plist, MacOS and resources

[gaunt gust]

What browser are you using

[blazing quest]

Chrome

[lament prairie]

Is the issue that when you download a mod, it doesn't appear in your downloads?

[long brook]

I think there should be folder named Mods after you install SMAPI. Btw downloading isn't the same as installing

[lament prairie]

Or is it that you are not putting it into the Mods folder and thus it is not showing up in the game?

[blazing quest]

I pressed install on macOS and it said complete

[lament prairie]

What are you doing with the mods you get from Nexus? Is it just pressing the download button?

[long brook]

So you did. Try launch the game first, maybe after the first launch Mods folder will be created (if there is no Mods folder still inside the game folder)

[blazing quest]

The games launched but nothings changed lol

[long brook]

No smapi window?

[lament prairie]

Did you put anything into the Mods folder?

[blazing quest]

Nope

[blazing quest]

There is no mods folder

[lament prairie]

Is the app icon in the dock a chicken or a red MG?

[blazing quest]

For stardew?

[lament prairie]

Yes

[blazing quest]

Chicken

[lament prairie]

Okay, SMAPI did not install properly then

On a Mac, when SMAPI installs, it automatically replaces the game

When you launch from steam, the icon should become a red MG

Did you get red text in your Terminal window when installing, or green text?

[lament prairie]

You can always try installing again if you don't remember

Hmm, okay

And you definitely re-launched the game after installing SMAPI?

[blazing quest]

Yeah

[lament prairie]

Did you by chance "verify files" after installing SMAPI?

On a Mac, that has the side effect of uninstalling SMAPI

[blazing quest]

I’ve done nothing since it installed

Maybe I’ll just give up lmaooo seems too much

[lament prairie]

When it says "Mods go here: <some path>" in terminal, can you go to that location?

[blazing quest]

There’s nothing that says that

[long brook]

Maybe .net 5 thingy that messing up her installation of smapi on mac?

[lament prairie]

What .net 5 thingy?

It should work just fine, barring weird edge cases

I have a mac and every install I've done has worked

[blazing quest]

My mac never lets me install anything

[tired sable]

So my gf wants to use "Medieval buildings" by Gweniaczek, but she only wants it for all buildings except the farm house, she wants to use the "Rosy Cottage" by Wabi. So she's wondering if that's possible, to install both, and turn off the medieval just for the farm house only? If someone knows

[lament prairie]

!loadorder

[native dragon]

When two mods both edit dialogue or images, whichever mod loads last "wins" and is the one you see in the game. In order to change the load order of mods, you can add false dependencies, see here for details: https://stardewmodding.miraheze.org/wiki/Tutorial:_How_to_Add_a_False_Dependency_for_Load_Orders

[lament prairie]

Make Rosy Cottage load last

[long brook]

The gerting started wiki (pictorial steps) tell people to download .net 5 (especially on M1 mac)

[lament prairie]

Also, if either of those has an AT version

[lament prairie]

That is out of date then

[blazing quest]

It just changed

To the mg

From the chicken

[lament prairie]

Okay, then SMAPI is in fact installed

!findmodsfolder

[native dragon]

Your Mods folder should be in your game folder after you install SMAPI. See here for more information on finding it: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide/Getting_Started#Find_your_game_folder
If you use Steam, you can also right click on the game name > Manage > Browse Local Files.

[long brook]

Try launch the game first

[blazing quest]

And it now says Stardew Valley 1.5.6 running SMAPI 3.16.2 with 3 mods

But what 3 mods lmao

[long brook]

Yes should be like that

3 mods that comes with SMAPI

[blazing quest]

Ahhh

[long brook]

Basic mod like error handler, save backup, and the last one i don't remember the name

[blazing quest]

Idk what to do from here

[long brook]

Now you can try to install SVE on your mac

Go here, then read the instruction on how to install it
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/3753

[lament prairie]

Just fixed this, thanks for letting me know. I didn't fully delete them out but I did mark them clearly as being old—they are not only not needed, they are probably entirely unhelpful.

[long brook]

Before installing SVE, you need to install requirement mods. Also in the mod description on requirement part

[lament prairie]

!sve there is an install guide

[native dragon]

Stardew Valley Expanded (https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/3753) is a mod which adds a lot of new content and areas to the game. It has many dependencies, so be sure to follow the install guide which is on the github wiki along with FAQs and troubleshooting steps for common issues: https://github.com/FlashShifter/StardewValleyExpanded/wiki

[blazing quest]

Do I install everything in the list individually?

[long brook]

No prob elizabeth. It's my first time checking pictorial guide too

[long brook]

Yes, the requirement right?

[blazing quest]

Link is loading up at the moment

[long brook]

Do you know how to download mods from nexus and install them?

[blazing quest]

Nope no idea

[long brook]

So you open the mod page (for example content patcher). There should be manual button on the upright side of the screen. Click it and click download. Choose slow download then wait til 5 second clear and the download will start

[blazing quest]

Okay now trying

Content patcher downloaded, do I open it or leave it and move onto the next?

[long brook]

You get zip file, right? Extract it to the Mods folder inside game folder location

[blazing quest]

I don’t have a mods folder

I go into my game folder, there’s contents - which has info.plist, MacOS and resources inside

[long brook]

When you launch the game (smapi window popped up), there is a text on the location of the Mods folder. Idk if macOS do like windows did but can you find the Mods folder first?

[lament prairie]

!findmodsfolder there is instructions here on finding your mods folder

[native dragon]

Your Mods folder should be in your game folder after you install SMAPI. See here for more information on finding it: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide/Getting_Started#Find_your_game_folder
If you use Steam, you can also right click on the game name > Manage > Browse Local Files.

[lament prairie]

There is a lot of other stuff in the MacOS folder, and also your mods folder

[blazing quest]

Okay mods folder is open, it has inside - Console commands , error handler and save backup folders

[long brook]

Then extract the zip file you download to this folder

[blazing quest]

Idk what that means loll

[long brook]

Right click on the zip file you've downloaded. Any text said extract?

[lament prairie]

When you download, is it a normal folder, or a zip file?

Normal folder > move into your Mods folder as-is

Zip file > double click to unzip

then move

[blazing quest]

There’s a folder and a zip archive

There’s two

Do I drag it into my mods folder

[lament prairie]

Move the folder into your mods folder

[long brook]

Zip archive named Content Patcher 1.28.bla bla bla and inside that zip file is folder named Content Patcher. You can drag that Content Patcher folder to Mods folder i guess

[lament prairie]

The zip, if it's been unzipped already, can be deleted

There is no "inside" on Macs

You just unzip

[blazing quest]

Okay i dragged it over

It’s unzipped so now just folder

[long brook]

Ah okay, work on windows too much i forgot how mac works

[blazing quest]

So do I do this for each download that it lists?

[lament prairie]

Yes

[blazing quest]

Okay got it now downloading the next one

Now on last one

[mortal stirrup]

So my girlfriend was installing SMAPI on her chromebook through Linux and when she ran sh "install on Linux.sh", it said access was denied. We already shared the folder with Linux

[blazing quest]

Okay so I downloaded all the list, now it says to download the stardew valley expanded but when I press manual it doesn’t do anything

@long brook ^

Do I need to press vortex instead?

[long brook]

Press manual and scroll down the page. Then click on manual update on the first mod version under main files

[blazing quest]

Okay got it

Now downloading

[lament prairie]

Use chmod to give access

[mortal stirrup]

Just chmod?

Or actually lemme reword that, is that the full command?

[blazing quest]

Okay now I have all this

Is this correct?

[long brook]

seems correct. try launch the game. if no red text appear on smapi window, you're good to go

[lament prairie]

No, you need the right inputs for what to change the access to and possibly recursion, which I don't know off the top of my head but should be easily findable

[blazing quest]

Do I just load up a new farm? And it has the mod?

[long brook]

yup

[blazing quest]

The game is still opening

Hope it works lmao

It now says running with 19mods

[mortal stirrup]

Isn’t it like, chmod +x- something something

I got her to try chmod +x SMAPI.install but that didn’t work

[long brook]

no red text?

[blazing quest]

Nope

When I load up the world, will I know the mods are working?

It’s a lot slower now lol

[long brook]

you're clear to go, congrats on modding sdv for the first time

[blazing quest]

Thankyou!!🥳🥳

[long brook]

it's a bit pain cause your first mod is SVE, it needs a lot of work for first timer on modding

[blazing quest]

What do I do if I want to play now without the mod? Or change to a different mod?

[lament prairie]

Here's a resource on chmod https://ss64.com/bash/chmod.html

[long brook]

idk about this for macOS cause i only know the steps for Windows

[lament prairie]

I rename my folders personally

!modgroups

[native dragon]

See this link for how to load different mod groups: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide/Getting_Started#Can_I_have_different_mod_groups.3F

[blazing quest]

If I open up my normal farm, will it be modded?

[long brook]

i use mod manager so i can set a profile to launch only basic smapi (counted as vanilla as only 3 basic mods that comes with smapi loaded) when i wanna play vanilla

[lament prairie]

Yes, unless you either switch to another mod group or launch the game directly via the Unix executable file

[blazing quest]

I’m confused on how to switch between mod groups

[long brook]

does running Stardew Valley.exe on macOS will launch the game in vanilla like in Windows?

[lament prairie]

There is no .exe

[main ingot]

!modgroups

[native dragon]

See this link for how to load different mod groups: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide/Getting_Started#Can_I_have_different_mod_groups.3F

[lament prairie]

.exe files do not work on Macs

There is a Unix executable file you can launch, but it's kind of annoying to find in the game folder and there's two that are almost identical

Unix executable files don't have a file extension

[blazing quest]

If I download 2 mods, will they both play together?

[lament prairie]

Generally yes

Sometimes mods conflict, but usually this is laid out on the mods page

If they do conflict, most of the time you can undo the conflict

[blazing quest]

Ahhh I see

Thanks!

[long brook]

got it

[blazing quest]

If I try to download a mod, and it says ‘There is no application set to open this document’

What does that mean?

[lament prairie]

!unzip might be a rar

[native dragon]

Files with the extension .zip, .rar, or .7z are archive files, which you can extract to get the actual files inside. For a .zip file, just right-click (or long-press on Android) it and choose the option like extract or uncompress. For .rar and .7z, you need to install third-party software first, like 7-zip https://7-zip.org on Windows, Keka https://keka.io on macOS, PeaZip https://peazip.github.io on Linux, or ZArchiver https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver on Android.

[gusty obsidian]

hello i hab problem pls help

whenever i open this happens

[lament prairie]

Did you switch to the compat branch?

[gusty obsidian]

uh what is that im confused

i just clicked install

[long brook]

!legacy this

[native dragon]

There are some instances where you will need to use the compatibility version of the game. Please be aware that SMAPI/game mods are not compatible with this version.

On Steam: In your library, right-click Stardew Valley and select Properties... > Betas > then "compatibility" under the dropdown.
On GOG: From the game's page, click the settings icon > Manage installation > Configure... > then "compatibility" under the Beta channels dropdown.

[gusty obsidian]

and did the cmd

[gusty obsidian]

oki ill try this out ty

[long brook]

no i mean the question elizabeth ask you is that bot message

[gusty obsidian]

oh havent done that but i just did

let me check

[long brook]

if you did what bot said above makes you can't run modded sdv

elizabeth ask you if you've done that before installing smapi on your new pc

[gusty obsidian]

oh i did not sorry

should i uninstall and reinstall everything

[long brook]

maybe reinstall smapi first, don't forget to revert back if you've done that bot instruction

[gusty obsidian]

oki so this is what is being displayed

sorry idk what im doing

[mortal stirrup]

We tried chmod +x “install on Linux.sh” but that didn’t work

[dusty spruce]

compatibility won't work with SMAPI

[long brook]

turn off legacy mode, switch to none on that beta

[gusty obsidian]

okay i turned it off and reinstalled and im stuck here

its not doing any texts

or any of my mods

okay uh its early im impatient

sorry it opened

[scarlet quail]

Just as an FYI, lots of mods will make that opening take longer. The key with modding is to be patient.

In any event. Are your mods all loading in?

[gusty obsidian]

they seem like they are :>

thank youu! sorry is so overwhelmed

[scarlet quail]

That's a normal reaction to first time modding, don't worry about it

[dire fractal]

can someone help me, I'm new to modding. I'm not sure on how to put this in game.

ive unzipped the file

[long brook]

have you installed SMAPI?

[dire fractal]

mhm

[scarlet quail]

That particular mod is a file replacer.

To use it, you'll have to replace the files in the game files with the exact pngs or convert the mod to a content patcher mod.

I don't personally touch the content folder without good reason so I'd advise the latter.

[dire fractal]

these ?

[scarlet quail]

Correct. you'll have to put those in the Content folder, replacing the Abigail pngs there. If, as I suspect, there's XNBs in there, that is an incomplete mod and you'll have to write a basic Content Patcher mod to put those in.

[dire fractal]

ah ok

[scarlet quail]

Why they did it that way, I don't know, and as I won't be using that mod personally, I don't truthfully care, they will likely simply be getting posts that users can't install the mod until they change it. shrug

[dire fractal]

yh ive passed on it for now?

do u recommend any other portrait mods?

[gaunt gust]

it's highdef you used to drop these in portaiture's folder.

[scarlet quail]

...Indeed, it appears the mod does require portraiture. Odd they don't have that in the mod description but shrug

shivers eugh, PyTK mods

Anyway, valk, guess it's usable by putting it in Portraiture's folder, but I don't know that particular setup so I'd leave it to someone else at this point

[cursive tapir]

can i get some help

i added some mods to my game but whenever i try to load into a world the game crashes

[long brook]

!log

[native dragon]

@cursive tapir Can you upload your SMAPI log to https://smapi.io/log (see instructions on that page) and share the link here?

[cursive tapir]

how do i find the logs

[cobalt yew]

it tells you if you click the link!

[cursive tapir]

https://smapi.io/log/6d562033662d43209d43e0c591e73a8b

[native dragon]

Log Info: SMAPI 3.16.2 with SDV 1.5.6 (build 22018) on Windows 11, with 13 C# mods and 4 content packs.

[cobalt yew]

you're missing a bunch of dependencies

sometimes, mods will be dependent on other mods to be installed to work

[cursive tapir]

can you help me tell what im missing?

[cobalt yew]

it tells you! Wood Maker requires Producer Framework, More Trees requires Mail Framework, Custom Walls and Floors Redux requires PyTK

you also have a few outdated mods

your version of PyTK is outdated, and so is Custom Furniture and Health Bars

[cursive tapir]

those are the latest on nexus tho

at least the last 2 are

[cobalt yew]

they aren't tho, the newest version of custom furniture is 0.12.0

[cursive tapir]

weird i thought i got them

[cobalt yew]

health bars seems to just be outdated period

[cursive tapir]

ig it was a mess up on my part

so should i remove health bars?

[cobalt yew]

yeah. not sure which one you had, but there should be other ones that are up to date

[long brook]

health bar newest update isn't on nexus
https://github.com/Zoryn4163/SMAPI-Mods/releases

[cursive tapir]

thank you guys a ton

[long brook]

if you know how to read log, you can go to smapi.io/mod and type whatever mod that show no longer compatible error

[cursive tapir]

i appreciate it

[cursive tapir]

okay cool thank you

[long brook]

also bookcase mod is considered broken, please remove that mod

[cursive tapir]

kk

thank you guys

[cobalt yew]

no problem!

[dapper gazelle]

lol not Kyubey being the icon of that github 😆

[swift pike]

Uuuuuugh.

I'm trying to fix someone else's transpiler patch...

Or maybe it doesn't need fixing and it's just I'm using something stupid.

Like, an out of date Harmony thing.

It's apparently casting a "LocalBuilder" type object, to a "Label" type object...

[sacred marten]

Is there a mod that makes the menu button stop working?

[swift pike]

Makes the menu button stop working?

...Is this related to my thing, or something else?

[sacred marten]

Your mod works great for me i believe it’s related to something else

[swift pike]

No, not my mod. My question. xP

[sacred marten]

Ohh lol well yea totally unrelated 😆

[long brook]

like new button greyed out?

[sacred marten]

Like i can’t pull up this menu anymore

I usually press the “E” button on my keyboard and it pops up but now it don’t

[robust bison]

do you have a mod binded to that key

[sacred marten]

Im not sure..i press “E” now and nothing happens

[robust bison]

check with gmcm

[sacred marten]

Ok thanks

[golden pulsar]

hello! I'm trying to download the Immersive Characters: Shane mod. I downloaded all the other mods the creator said was needed but i have no idea how to add the mod onto the game.
I'm using a Macbook (iOS) air if that helps!

basically i have the mods needed but idk how to start them

[arctic cairn]

ngl what id do is use a mod manager like vortex, makes it easier

are you using smapi?

[golden pulsar]

yes

[arctic cairn]

and all the mods are in the correct place?

[golden pulsar]

i know next to nothing about modding/coding so any slang/terminology probably wont make sense to me

[golden pulsar]

i have no clue

[arctic cairn]

hmm, your not using a manager are you? you manually installed them?

[golden pulsar]

i downloaded the mods and to organize things i put them all in a folder

[golden pulsar]

yes

[arctic cairn]

you unzipped the mods into the mods section of the stardew valley folder in your computer?

[golden pulsar]

no

[long brook]

!findmodsfolder

[native dragon]

Your Mods folder should be in your game folder after you install SMAPI. See here for more information on finding it: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide/Getting_Started#Find_your_game_folder
If you use Steam, you can also right click on the game name > Manage > Browse Local Files.

[arctic cairn]

ah, you need to do that

or else they wont work iirc

[golden pulsar]

i can't find the zip files though

here's the layout i have

i have the game files open too

i can't find stardew.exe but idk if that's just on windows

i tried searching tutorials but i got confused

idk im so confused

[long brook]

it's only on Windows. is this your first time modding?

[golden pulsar]

yes

next to nothing experience with coding/modding beforehand

it's never clicked for me so im used to playing vanilla

but i wanna try this mod really badly so im gonna figure it out haha

im sorry if i'm annoying

[lament prairie]

Move these folder into the Mods folder that SMAPI made for you (assuming you installed SMAPI)

Ignore most tutorials and videos, they’re written for windows

!gettingstarted

[native dragon]

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

[lament prairie]

You can follow the guides here, which are kept up to date (by the community)

[golden pulsar]

thanks

i'll probably have more questions but i'll use this!

[lament prairie]

!findmodsfolder if you can’t find it

[native dragon]

Your Mods folder should be in your game folder after you install SMAPI. See here for more information on finding it: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide/Getting_Started#Find_your_game_folder
If you use Steam, you can also right click on the game name > Manage > Browse Local Files.

[golden pulsar]

is this it?

i copy-pasted the steam link into Finder>Go>Go to Folder

it's telling me to unzip it but there's no zip files?

[cobalt yew]

the mod itself that you got from nexus should be a zip file or a rar file

[long brook]

or from moddrop

[cobalt yew]

also that doesn't look like the mods folder, no

but i have no clue about mac to be fair

[gaunt gust]

It is the game folder

Smapi may not be installed

[golden pulsar]

i'll delete SMAPI and redownload it?

[gaunt gust]

Run the installer

[golden pulsar]

when i try this happens. I think i managed to download Zsh

it told me to download it so i did

[gaunt gust]

What version of mac are you using

[golden pulsar]

Macbook air

i don't know what generation

ill chck

check*

[cobalt yew]

i think they mean your ios

[golden pulsar]

apple? i don't know the question ;-;

[gaunt gust]

Actually: the path has a colon in it, that probably breaks things

Move the installer somewhere else

[golden pulsar]

what do you mean?

like, move it to desktop?

[gaunt gust]

Yes, that will work

[golden pulsar]

not much changed i think

[gaunt gust]

Did you move the whole directory and not just the install on mac file+

Paths aren't magic lol

[golden pulsar]

i just moved the file-

[gaunt gust]

Move the whole directory

[golden pulsar]

alrught

alright*

[sacred marten]

Anyone knows what would cause the menu to no longer pop up.. i can no longer see my relationships, my skill levels, i can’t change my farmer’s clothes all because the menu won’t pop up

I usually use the “E” button on my keyboard.. i tried every button on my keyboard and nothing

[golden pulsar]

oh my god you're magic

[arctic cairn]

ok,im having a tiny bit of trouble with stardew valley expanded. in vortex, it says its enabled, but in SMAPI it says that its failed to load, and that pre-requisites arnt met. i really dont know if its working or not, so should i just disable it because im thinking of adding a mod that conflicts with it.

[gleaming kestrel]

If the pre-reqs aren't met, it's not working

[arctic cairn]

thought so

[gleaming kestrel]

What specifically is it telling you you're missing?

[arctic cairn]

vortex says they are but smapi says they arnt tho

[golden pulsar]

sorry to interrupt but what do they mean? T^T

[long brook]

!log check on log

[native dragon]

@arctic cairn Can you upload your SMAPI log to https://smapi.io/log (see instructions on that page) and share the link here?

[grave cradle]

Hi! When everyone else is done I have a massive issue going on, but I don't want to be rude and over talk anyone. ❤️ Could I get a tag when someone is free to help please?

[golden pulsar]

wait hold on ill visit the website

[arctic cairn]

kk

[sacred marten]

This menu is what i can’t pull up anymore

[gleaming kestrel]

I think Vortex in general is kind of unadvised for SDV mods?

[golden pulsar]

i assume i click 1

[cobalt yew]

you should always believe smapi above vortex. vortex isn't even recommended to use tbh

[long brook]

try esc button

[gleaming kestrel]

Give me back the brain cell, rudy! It's my turn to use it!

[golden pulsar]

SMAPI now installed

https://tenor.com/view/sad-eyes-obama-president-obama-cry-gif-17112377

[arctic cairn]

getting my log one sec

https://smapi.io/log/a5531147d31649c79353a05515364c5b

[native dragon]

Log Info: SMAPI 3.16.2 with SDV 1.5.6 (build 22018) on Windows 10, with 24 C# mods and 57 content packs.

[arctic cairn]

yeah, i only use it because it allows me to download straight off nexus and idk wtf im doing when it comes to mods

[cobalt yew]

you're missing dependencies. sometimes mods will depend on other mods to be installed

[arctic cairn]

ah, so best just to disable it then since im installing a mod that conflicts with it?

or should i uninstall it to make sure that it wont conflict with it at all?

[gleaming kestrel]

What mod? Are you sure it'll conflict?

[arctic cairn]

im installing a mod that completly redos the wizard

[gleaming kestrel]

This isn't a conflict issue right now, it's a "you don't have the right frameworks to run it"

[arctic cairn]

and the mod author says the 2 arnt compatible

[cobalt yew]

honestly, learning how to download them manually will save you a lot of headache in the long run. or try using the stardrop mod manager made specifically for stardew instead; not sure if that lets you download mods directly or not

[arctic cairn]

yeah ik, i just dont want stardew to brick again

[arctic cairn]

kk

[gleaming kestrel]

Then yes, if you'd prefer the wizard mod over SVE, you'll have to uninstall SVE

[arctic cairn]

ok thank you

[gleaming kestrel]

I don't think you'd hit any errors because SVE isn't loading in the first place, but best to just keep things clean and neat

[cobalt yew]

your log pretty much tells you what's wrong tbh. you're missing dependencies, some of them aren't smapi mods, some of them are outdated

[arctic cairn]

ah

[long brook]

you can download mod using vortex feature in stradrop, just connect starrop using Nexus API. the cons is you got no zip file as backup as stardrop will auto install the mod to Mods folder

[arctic cairn]

ngl i dont know anything about coding or smapi so that explains alot

[gleaming kestrel]

I thiiiink the latest version of UI Info Suite is on github, but going to that link in the red text (https://smapi.io/mods) should point you to the right place?

[arctic cairn]

kk ty

[cobalt yew]

have you tried watching a short video on it? i feel like that would help with your understanding a lot

"it" as in installing mods for stardew

[lament prairie]

!uiinfosuite

[native dragon]

If you go to https://github.com/Annosz/UIInfoSuite2/releases, you can find UI Info Suite 2, which works with Stardew 1.5.5+. Download the first zip, not the source code.

[gleaming kestrel]

TIL we have a command for that XD

[scarlet quail]

!smapi

[native dragon]

SMAPI (https://smapi.io/) is the mod loader for Stardew Valley. It loads mods into the game, provides APIs for mods to use, intercepts errors, and backs up your save files automatically.

[scarlet quail]

For acorn

[viral basin]

thank you

[golden pulsar]

the mod im trying to run doesn't change any appearances, just changes dialogue and adds heart events and stuff. how do i know it's working? I talked to shane but i got a vanilla dialogue

[scarlet quail]

It also means you're going to want to download content patcher and put that into your mod folder as well acorn

[cobalt yew]

if smapi doesn't throw any errors, it should be working!

[golden pulsar]

the header says "Stardew Valley 1.5.6 - running SMAPI 3.17.1 with 3 mods"

[long brook]

is this the mod you use?
https://www.moddrop.com/stardew-valley/mods/487802-immersive-characters-shane

[golden pulsar]

yessir

[cobalt yew]

then you should be good

[scarlet quail]

Then it's not working

Rudy, you're forgetting

[cobalt yew]

OH LMAO

[scarlet quail]

SMAPI comes with three base mods

[gleaming kestrel]

Oh yeah, you know when Immersive Shane is working XD

[cobalt yew]

oh........... omg

you are right

duh

do you see any red text in the smapi console?

[scarlet quail]

their mod count needs to be 4+ to even have a chance at working. that said, SMAPI is running, so...

Oh, there should be

Immersive Shane is content patcher, no?

[gleaming kestrel]

Yyyyes? Yes

[long brook]

the mod isn't installed, not error

[gleaming kestrel]

Let me check

[scarlet quail]

So three base mods means they can't have content patcher

[gleaming kestrel]

Yes, it's CP

[scarlet quail]

because Content Patcher is not a base mod.

So SMAPI ain't even seeing it because Content Patcher ain't installed

[viral basin]

alrighty they're both downloading, now i just gotta wait

[gleaming kestrel]

(Always make sure to check the "requirements" section on a mod page!)

[golden pulsar]

im using mac lmao

[viral basin]

jeopardy music

[golden pulsar]

i did and downloaded those reqs :D

[scarlet quail]

that...doesn't matter dyl

not from a modding standpoint anyway

Anyway. Did you unzip the folders?

And put them in the mods folder?

[golden pulsar]

idk how to on mac. im gonna try to install content patcher first

i have it downloaded

[swift pike]

Oh my god I fixed it.

[scarlet quail]

Content Patcher...is also in a zip.

I'd solve the unzip first, so....

[golden pulsar]

it's a folder tho????

[scarlet quail]

!unzip

[native dragon]

Files with the extension .zip, .rar, or .7z are archive files, which you can extract to get the actual files inside. For a .zip file, just right-click (or long-press on Android) it and choose the option like extract or uncompress. For .rar and .7z, you need to install third-party software first, like 7-zip https://7-zip.org on Windows, Keka https://keka.io on macOS, PeaZip https://peazip.github.io on Linux, or ZArchiver https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver on Android.

[golden pulsar]

everything is a folder, not a zip

[swift pike]

Okay, so they didn't use the correct argument instruction code for the thing.

[cobalt yew]

a zip is a folder

[golden pulsar]

oh yeah

well none of the filetypes i see are .zip, .rar. or .7z

[bright ocean]

just downloaded windrar and unzip stuff from there

[gleaming kestrel]

Can you show me a screenshot of your mods folder real quick?

[golden pulsar]

yeah

[cobalt yew]

oh ok, then you're prob good on that front

[bright ocean]

oh wait he uses a mac

[scarlet quail]

That's literally not possible if downloading from Nexus. Speaking as someone who did upload a mod, even if it's just a content pack for another mod, you have to give a zip/rar/etc.

Do not download winrar

!unzip

[native dragon]

Files with the extension .zip, .rar, or .7z are archive files, which you can extract to get the actual files inside. For a .zip file, just right-click (or long-press on Android) it and choose the option like extract or uncompress. For .rar and .7z, you need to install third-party software first, like 7-zip https://7-zip.org on Windows, Keka https://keka.io on macOS, PeaZip https://peazip.github.io on Linux, or ZArchiver https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver on Android.

[scarlet quail]

Just download 7zip, much easier.

[bright ocean]

he uses a mac tho

[viral basin]

woo im getting somewhere i think

[scarlet quail]

that doesn't matter Stan

[cobalt yew]

is 7zip not for mac?

[scarlet quail]

I'm pretty sure 7zip should have a mac version

Yep, in command

[golden pulsar]

here's the mods i downloaded. they're inside the SMAPI folder

[scarlet quail]

Get keka

Oh!

[gleaming kestrel]

Aha, wrong file path

[scarlet quail]

Well now we have a far different problem: That's not the mods folder dyl

Or if it is you deleted the main three mods that come with it and I'm sus of your Stardew game

one of the two.

[golden pulsar]

i must've deleted the mods folder when moving the mods

[bright ocean]

sus moment

[golden pulsar]

ill delete and reinstall SMAPI

[swift pike]

Okay, so I tested my fix for the thing.

[scarlet quail]

stares So you're saying you... deleted the mods...Yeah the folder name being Stardew Clients now makes me think this ain't a legal copy

[golden pulsar]

i named that

[viral basin]

💀 illegal copy

[golden pulsar]

i made the folder and moved the mods into it

[rose star]

Why...

[golden pulsar]

it didn't come like that lol

[bright ocean]

pirate yarr harr fiddle diddy

[scarlet quail]

Then that isn't your mods folder

[gleaming kestrel]

Doesn't SMAPI set all that up automatically?

[viral basin]

shiver me timbers matey

[scarlet quail]

SMAPI sets it up automatically, correct

[cobalt yew]

it should

[golden pulsar]

i think i deleted it so 💀

alr ill redownload smapi

[long brook]

reinstall

[scarlet quail]

That cannot be the mods folder. So like I said. It's either the wrong mods folder or we have... someone with an illegal copy

[long brook]

this for windows, not mac i believe

[scarlet quail]

Correct, JustOut

[golden pulsar]

that's what i meant, sorry 😅

[scarlet quail]

However, SMAPI shows where the mods folder is when it's installed

(the filepath)

So they should know where.

[viral basin]

do i extract content patcher/ smapi? they both just downloaded so i think everything is good now

[scarlet quail]

extract both, yes

[golden pulsar]

i have the SMAPI zip folder now

[long brook]

on mac the directory is something like this
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Stardew Valley/Contents/MacOS
for the game folder and Mods should be inside this directory after SMAPI is installed properly

[scarlet quail]

For you acorn you need to run SMAPI's installer in the extracted SMAPI folder

so extract smapi, then go into the new folder and click "install on windows"

It will come up with a command prompt - yes, a command prompt, don't be scared. Just hit 1, then enter, then 1, then enter

(Since you have on Steam, it should auto-detect the filepath)

Let me know when that part is done and we can do the final steps.

[cobalt yew]

hold on lemme swoop in with the visual

this is what the extracted smapi folder should look like (notice the file path at the top as well, it should remain in downloads, not your stardew valley game folder)

[golden pulsar]

haha found the 3 base mods i think

[viral basin]

HRHARHAHR i think it looks liek yours

[scarlet quail]

Yes, dyl

[gleaming kestrel]

Okay where those are is where all your mods should go

[scarlet quail]

that's the three base ones. Put those in that mod folder.

the ones that are currently in the wrong one that is

anyway, acorn, double click that install on windows file

[golden pulsar]

is it okay if i put the mods in a subfolder and put that subfolder into the mods folder?

[scarlet quail]

Then the 1/enter/1/enter thing

[viral basin]

what the hell is this

[scarlet quail]

Command prompt

hit 1, then enter, then 1, then enter.

[cobalt yew]

^

[gleaming kestrel]

Yes but I think there's caveats to that?

[cobalt yew]

and then just wait for it to do its thing

[viral basin]

literally shaking ive never seen anything like that in my life but its installing i think

[golden pulsar]

i decided against the subfolder

[gleaming kestrel]

I know things like CP mods (like Shane) can go into a subfolder

[scarlet quail]

That's the command prompt acorn

[golden pulsar]

okay so i have all the mods in the mod folder

[gleaming kestrel]

I don't know about C#/framework mods

[viral basin]

wooo its thereee

[golden pulsar]

ill try running stardew and see if that does the trick

[cobalt yew]

YOU DID IT

[gleaming kestrel]

You should be good now

[viral basin]

yayayayayayay

[scarlet quail]

Under normal circumstances anyone who isn't good with computers should never touch a window looking like that, but SMAPI is just installed that way so it's pretty simple

Anyway

[viral basin]

proudest achievement ive made in my whole life

[scarlet quail]

Extract Content Patcher's folder, move that and the Sebastian folder into that mods folder

[cobalt yew]

me when someone i've helped figures it out: 🥺

[golden pulsar]

!unzip

[native dragon]

Files with the extension .zip, .rar, or .7z are archive files, which you can extract to get the actual files inside. For a .zip file, just right-click (or long-press on Android) it and choose the option like extract or uncompress. For .rar and .7z, you need to install third-party software first, like 7-zip https://7-zip.org on Windows, Keka https://keka.io on macOS, PeaZip https://peazip.github.io on Linux, or ZArchiver https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver on Android.

[scarlet quail]

and you're almost good to go. There's generally launch options to set as well but if you just want to get straight to playing, double click "StardewModdingAPI" in that Stardew Valley folder

!launchoptions

[native dragon]

If you're using Steam or GOG on Windows, you will need to set your launch options in order for Steam/GOG to automatically launch with SMAPI. The SMAPI installer will tell you what to set as the launch options when it completes (green text). You can find instructions (with screenshots) on how to do that here: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Windows#Configure_your_game_client

[scarlet quail]

I'd just add as non-Steam game, myself, as I have buttons for clicking for vanilla, for mod testing, for personal modding, and for multiplayer mods

[golden pulsar]

waiting for keka to download now

[viral basin]

yeah? no? maybe?

[scarlet quail]

Yep, that all looks good

[viral basin]

WOOOO

[sacred marten]

Thanks so much i appreciate you trying to help.. turns out i forgot Faye’s portrait when i changed a few out lol thankfully it’s fixed and working!!

[scarlet quail]

So you can either edit the launch options or just get straight to it by doubleclicking StardewModdingAPI in the local files of Stardew

do not just hit play on Steam without editing launch options/adding StardewModdingAPI (SMAPI) as a non steam game

That will just launch vanilla

[bright ocean]

if i were you I'd backup all of your mod that you just downloaded like the zip ones and put them in a Google drive so incase something happens you always have your entire mod library ready to download and extract

[cobalt yew]

i. don't do that tbh hjdfkg

[scarlet quail]

I also don't do that

[cobalt yew]

i probably should

[golden pulsar]

trying to open the file that'll let me install SMAPI but it wont allow me to access it?

[cobalt yew]

you need to extract/unzip it first

[gleaming kestrel]

SMAPI's already installed

[scarlet quail]

I hoard all the mod zips in one folder sure but like... I can just redownload from Nexus later

[viral basin]

yeah im a little lost again, sorry, where would i find this

[cobalt yew]

OH LOL

[scarlet quail]

!launchoptions

[native dragon]

If you're using Steam or GOG on Windows, you will need to set your launch options in order for Steam/GOG to automatically launch with SMAPI. The SMAPI installer will tell you what to set as the launch options when it completes (green text). You can find instructions (with screenshots) on how to do that here: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Windows#Configure_your_game_client

[golden pulsar]

i tried opening stardew beforehand but it didn't open with SMAPI

it opened as normal

[gleaming kestrel]

Did you click "play" on Steam?

[golden pulsar]

and the header just said "Stardew Valley"

[scarlet quail]

If you mean "where do you mean about how to get to the local files of stardew"

[cobalt yew]

you need to launch it through the api

[scarlet quail]

cog, manage, local files again

[golden pulsar]

i use the shortcut but ill try your way

[cobalt yew]

don't just click play on steam

[gleaming kestrel]

Well, if it's a Steam game, you have to set the launch options like Acorn is doing

[scarlet quail]

pinches bridge of nose deep sigh

[scarlet quail]

Okay listen up newbies

[cobalt yew]

you need to launch it through this

[scarlet quail]

Do not hit play on steam without launch options if you're trying modded

Or mod stuff will not launch

[cobalt yew]

lyoko if you're feeling ticked off, you should probably take a step away

[scarlet quail]

Oh, no, not ticked off in this case

[long brook]

Only for Windows. Not for macOS

[bright ocean]

wait does playing on smapi means we don't get achievements ?

[golden pulsar]

i am very new to all of this so im sorry T^T

[scarlet quail]

this though

I just said it earlier XD so I'm like "alright, listen up. Saying this again"

[viral basin]

noted

[cobalt yew]

you do if you still open it through steam with the launch option, yeah!

[gleaming kestrel]

WHY IS MAC SO... WHAT IT IS

[long brook]

Still get achievement

[viral basin]

this look good so far? im goin by what the screenshot thing

[scarlet quail]

Trust me you'd know if I'm getting ticked off. I would be super, super, super blunt about it

[cobalt yew]

yup

[scarlet quail]

Anyway XD

that looks fine to me

[long brook]

Getting started link will tell you

[scarlet quail]

!gettingstarted

[native dragon]

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

[golden pulsar]

when i get money i am buying a windows T^T

[viral basin]

i thought you were getting ticked off earlier so i was getting emotional and almost gave up because i dont like people being mad at me 🗿 but anyway

[gleaming kestrel]

It'll tell me why Mac is arcane and unknowable? XD

[scarlet quail]

Nope! This is just my way of speaking usually, I do apologize

[long brook]

How mac works is different with Windows. Idk the exact detail tho

[viral basin]

no no need to apologize i misread

[golden pulsar]

dude i could access the download file but now it wont let me

[cobalt yew]

mac

[scarlet quail]

What error are you getting?

[viral basin]

even the %command% part?

[scarlet quail]

I don't know mac as well but the error message would be helpful

[bright ocean]

sometimes mac is a giant raging tumor

[cobalt yew]

oh my god lol

[golden pulsar]

^^^

[bright ocean]

probably just a false alarm

[gleaming kestrel]

Yup, that part too

[cobalt yew]

mac fuck off

[scarlet quail]

Jack is correct. That part too

Oh it's that unidentified developer thing

there's a way around that I remember but I can't remember who said it in here. One sec

Backsearch don't fail me now

Aha!

sorry I know that's months ago

still, I knew I saw something about it before

[viral basin]

im nervous to press play as it says, so i have the properties as it says, i have both folders and the mod in the correct place, im using 7 zip, and thats it i believe

[lament prairie]

Right click > open

[scarlet quail]

Yep. Hit play acorn

[lament prairie]

This is covered in the pictorial guide on Macs

[gleaming kestrel]

Be brave! You've got everything all set up now

[scarlet quail]

SMAPI should come up. Tell us if there's any red text in the SMAPI window

[viral basin]

oh god the overthinking is smacking me in the face

[golden pulsar]

AMAZING

[viral basin]

alright ill click play

[cobalt yew]

proud of u

[golden pulsar]

thanks

[viral basin]

oh thank gosh

[golden pulsar]

gonna open stardew now and see if it works

[gleaming kestrel]

It's new and scary right now but eventually you'll be like the rest of us with a mod collection in the triple digits, wondering where your life went so wrong. XD

[golden pulsar]

people who mod/understand modding/coding = strange deities that i worship

[cobalt yew]

jhjgkdfg

[scarlet quail]

Eh, it's a learnable skill. We're not deities

[gleaming kestrel]

Also we share like... three braincells half the time

[scarlet quail]

Besides, it's a pipeline. First you start modding. Then you start reading your own logs. Then you start making your own improvements to mods

[long brook]

We learnt those things. You can learn it too

[scarlet quail]

Then you use the knowledge from making those improvements to make a content pack mod

[cobalt yew]

no i was born like this 😎

[scarlet quail]

Eventually you create a whole new mod in Content Patcher, then you start learning C#... 😛

[gleaming kestrel]

And then suddenly your name is orange and you're not actually playing the game anymore

[viral basin]

Thank you all so much, I had to switch to my phone bc it wouldn't let me go back on dizzy and text but regardless thank you all so much for being incredibly patient and kind and helpful I appreciate it greatly 🫶

[gaunt gust]

A year later and the words "oh god that ends up on the loh" make sense to you

[cobalt yew]

my name ain't even orange and this is me

[verbal bane]

could i have some help?

[cobalt yew]

sure

[scarlet quail]

First, love your name because RSV has a character by that name

Second sure. What's up?

[gleaming kestrel]

I swear I spend as much or more in this channel and #modded-stardew as I do playing these days, lol

[bright ocean]

help ahead

[verbal bane]

okay so i was trying to boot up my game but my log said i had multiple copies of it but i cant find duplicates anywhere no matter how hard i look

[gleaming kestrel]

(Also you have a Care Bear as your pfp _

[scarlet quail]

Ahhh I have a guess

!log

[native dragon]

Can you upload your SMAPI log to https://smapi.io/log (see instructions on that page) and share the link here?

[golden pulsar]

IT WORKS

[bright ocean]

heck i spend all my time fixing mods than playing the game lmao

[golden pulsar]

THANK YOBA

[verbal bane]

https://smapi.io/log/698701699e27473281e2ef8e3144799a

[native dragon]

Log Info: SMAPI 3.17.1 with SDV 1.5.6 (build 22018) on Windows 11, with 13 C# mods and 12 content packs.

[scarlet quail]

Yep I see where the dupes are

[verbal bane]

where?

[scarlet quail]

So it has the same manifest on two areas. I'm going to show you via the log stuff

- (CP)Shiqing because you have multiple copies of this mod installed. To fix this, delete these folders and reinstall the mod: Mods\Sandwich Biscuit - Fanmade by EvellynYuri-13696-1-0-2-1665688940 (3)\Sandwich Biscuit - ♡ Please Open Me First ♡\[CP] Shiqing\[CP] Shiqing, Mods\Sandwich Biscuit English Version 7.0-13340-7-0-1665205116 (4)\Sandwich Biscuit-13255-1-2-1664021250\[CP]Sandwich Biscuit\[CP]Sandwich Biscuit\[CP] Shiqing\[CP] Shiqing.

[viral basin]

Can I still get straight into it even If I'm in the game or am i stuck with the vanilla?

[scarlet quail]

Sandwich Biscuit fanmade and Sandwich Biscuit English Version are, to SMAPI, the same thing

....also I think that mod had some bad name connotations or something but I'd have to check modded farmers where it came up

Acorn.... what do you mean?

Sorry, the question is confusing. Straight into what?

[gleaming kestrel]

Once you've edited the launch options, you can play right from Steam

Oh wait, no, I think I see what you're saying

[scarlet quail]

If you set the launch options, Stardew will always launch modded.

[gleaming kestrel]

If you're already in game, you have to exit

[bright ocean]

probably that mod has two versions the English one is essentially maybe the same thing except translated?

[scarlet quail]

if you don't, but you add it as a non-Steam game, you can always click play on modded or click play on Stardew Valley to launch vanilla

[gleaming kestrel]

If it launched in vanilla, it won't swap to the modded version automatically since it's basically two separate programs.

[scarlet quail]

If you double click StardewModdingAPI from the local files, it will launch modded, but you will have to go to your local files to launch it every time until you do one of the first two things

[gleaming kestrel]

But since you changed your launch options, once you exit your current game and restart from Steam, it should be the mod version

[viral basin]

Alrighty also 1 more question I think, do I have to make a whole new game play now that I have the mod or would it be in the game regardless of if I continued a previous game play

[cobalt yew]

it's still there

mods are global, not save by save

[scarlet quail]

So... tricksy question. You can continue a previous one, and with your Sebastian mod I believe it's all Content Patcher so since it's just dialogues you should be fine.

[viral basin]

Would it be better to start new? I don't mind i wasn't that far in the game either way

[scarlet quail]

Normally, however, mods applied to a save will then always be on that save and then will deny you the ability to launch the save in vanilla

[long brook]

Depends on what mods you use. If mods added new character for example, best start new game. If only cosmetic or retexture, you can continue a save file

[cobalt yew]

usually better to just start new yeah

[scarlet quail]

Technically, Yandere Sebastian is just cosmetic, because dialogue. But advice is to start a new game, especially if new.

[viral basin]

Alrighty thank you all so much again I can't tell you how grateful I am for you all that helped 💃

[scarlet quail]

(I add mods all the time to my current playthrough, to at least nicole's consternation, but I also know how to offset the issues XD )

[bright ocean]

i didn't help but your welcome

[gleaming kestrel]

Most mods are safe to be added or removed mid-game but it's a bad habit (that I think most of us indulge in anyway, lol)

[scarlet quail]

Look if I don't reach 300 by the end of my playthrough at this point I'll be disappointed

[viral basin]

Regardless I'm grateful for you

[scarlet quail]

But also somewhat proud of myself? 😛

[gleaming kestrel]

XD

[keen aurora]

how do i install mods

[cobalt yew]

!gettingstarted

[native dragon]

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

[scarlet quail]

Start with that.

[long brook]

The channel is calmer now. Can you explain the problem you have?

[scarlet quail]

If you have specific questions beyond that link, let us know.

[keen aurora]

well see i did all that installed a few mods then when i launched it my pc broke

cuz ive done modding on skyrim and other games in overwolf i just dont know what to do cuz there isnt crash logs when it just breaks pc

[grave cradle]

Yes! Thank you so much!
So SMAPI appears to load, but then stops loading after loading mods. I had SMAPI open for about an hour trying to get it to load and it just... wouldn't. I'm severely computer illiterate and severely dyslexic so I just can't figure out what went wrong. It was working the day before yesterday.

[long brook]

!log can you do this?

[native dragon]

@grave cradle Can you upload your SMAPI log to https://smapi.io/log (see instructions on that page) and share the link here?

[cobalt yew]

is the game not opening in another window? if it has loaded all the mods, it should be done doing its initial thing

[cobalt yew]

i think you'll have to be a bit more specific. your pc broke how?

[grave cradle]

I think I did it correctly.

https://smapi.io/log/11387fa0206a48bfb0d8574f7ed1505b

[native dragon]

Log Info: SMAPI 3.16.2 with SDV 1.5.6 (build 22018) on Windows 10, with 52 C# mods and 64 content packs.

[keen aurora]

froze

completely

[scarlet quail]

Okay. So High In Church yours is... I have a pretty good guess.

First though - is your computer old?

I know, odd question, humor me

[grave cradle]

I don't think so, it's a workstation. I can ask my husband if it is. He would know.

It's a 2014 model.

[scarlet quail]

Okay. You have PyTK and no SpriteMaster, which already means load times are likely abysmal

[keen aurora]

okay magically working

[scarlet quail]

2014 yeah that's old

So here's the medium version.

PyTK is an older mod that SMAPI generally has to force compatibility mode for. This means any loading improvements are out the window there. Compound that with your older computer and no SpriteMaster (a performance improving mod) and your load times are likely going to be very long

Some people wait 20 minutes for load.

So.

!sm

[native dragon]

SpriteMaster (https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/4922) is a mod that resamples the game's graphics to be smoother and improves performance.

[scarlet quail]

First, install that, and disable resampling in Generic Mod Config Menu if you don't want the smoothing effect

[grave cradle]

Okay

[long brook]

Is it loading the game after launch or load a save file that took forever?

[scarlet quail]

Second. Please boot SMAPI and give us your log again once that's done, preferably after having deleted PyTK. There will be a lot of red in your log, yes, but it will help us identify if we can work around it.

[keen aurora]

i lied so when i launch a world full pc freeze no alt tab or windows key

[grave cradle]

It's not loading the game at all.

Okay let me remove PyTK. One moment.

[scarlet quail]

JustOut the log freezes after PyTK's compatibility mode

so the answer would be nope XD

[keen aurora]

it might be the mod list

[scarlet quail]

Anyway. Bonkkrs that's...normal. if you click while it's launching a world, it'll not respond and die

click the world you want to load and then don't touch it

[keen aurora]

okie dokie

[scarlet quail]

Just walk away, get a drink of water, etc.

[keen aurora]

tyty ❤️

[grave cradle]

Loading SMAPI now

Sorry this takes so long!

[scarlet quail]

Again, don't be alarmed if there's a lot of red in your log

[long brook]

Sorry the answer for what?

[grave cradle]

Right, we kinda want red right now to fix the issue.

[scarlet quail]

We just want to see which mods you needed PyTK for

[scarlet quail]

this

[humble flame]

oh also make sure not to click inside of SMAPI at all that'll make the game not load either it happened to me once

[scarlet quail]

Ahhh the select smapi mode

my nemesis

[cobalt yew]

it'll load eventually

[scarlet quail]

not if the top of your window says Select SMAPI, rudy

[cobalt yew]

oh? :0

[long brook]

Well the answer i assume could be one the those, not nope

[scarlet quail]

if it does that you just rekt it if it was loading

[grave cradle]

The game loaded!

I do the log thing again, correct?

[scarlet quail]

yes please

That definitely means it was load times

so I'd like to be able to hopefully give you workarounds rather than "put PyTK back on and hope SpriteMaster balances it out"

[grave cradle]

https://smapi.io/log/9779f2937b0d449cae1de8ca0b4f6da2

[native dragon]

Log Info: SMAPI 3.16.2 with SDV 1.5.6 (build 22018) on Windows 10, with 51 C# mods and 64 content packs.

[scarlet quail]

short version is this. To get to the save files, SMAPI has to launch the game

You can tell when SMAPI doesn't launch the game in the log

blinks

[cobalt yew]

oh you're so fine

you only have one mod that depends on pytk

[scarlet quail]

So uh, High In Church. You have Custom Furniture but no packs for it

If you had packs I'd say that Elizabeth might have a converter for them to DGA but...you have no packs

[cobalt yew]

time to yeet

[scarlet quail]

so that means just kill off Custom Furniture because it's not doing anything

[grave cradle]

So I don't need PyTK anymore?

[scarlet quail]

And you're good

[cobalt yew]

nope

no pytk, no custom furniture

[gleaming kestrel]

...the fact that I have no yeet emojis is a crime

[scarlet quail]

Correct. Take out PyTK and kill Custom Furniture too

[grave cradle]

Thank you all so much! I really appreciate the help!

[scarlet quail]

No problem! Again, remember to disable resampling if you don't like SpriteMaster's smoothing

if you do, feel free to play with it

[grave cradle]

Gotcha!

[gleaming kestrel]

I used to hate the smoothing, then it grew on me, now the actual pixel style looks weird. XD

[flat scarab]

https://smapi.io/log/3feeaeda674344248c753d96fb72790c#content
I completely installed a new stardew and a new smapi and got all the mods here yesterday, so its the latest version

but now smapi gives error on the title screen itself. and here's the mod file. what do i do??? :(

[native dragon]

Log Info: SMAPI 3.16.2 with SDV 1.5.6 (build 22018) on Windows 10, with 164 C# mods and 252 content packs.

[cobalt yew]

seems like you have multiple copies of the same mods

you also have a bunch of incompatible mods

[flat scarab]

would it say which mods?

[cobalt yew]

yes, it says in the log

[cursive tapir]

for modded does everyone playing the world have to download the mods?

[scarlet quail]

Yeah. Rudy is correct.

Divi I'm not going to lie yours is in my top rankings of bad logs. Like. There is so much wrong with your log

Honestly, delete any mods in red. Keep deleted any that SMAPI says are not a SMAPI mod.

Reinstall ones that say "no manifest.json"

[cobalt yew]

yeah like i'm not gonna list all that, i'm sorry dhgjk. it explains to you really straight-forward what to do if you read the log and just scroll until you reach the red bits!

[scarlet quail]

And then reinstall everything else

[flat scarab]

its all new... like i havent even made a new game.

[rose vessel]

it doesn't matter

if you're using outdated/broken mods smapi is gonna crash

[gleaming kestrel]

When you say you completely installed a new Stardew, does that mean you've played and modded before, or you're new to it?

[scarlet quail]

Yeah as long as you have the red in your log and as bad as it is, you are unable to do much. And you have at least 30 mods which are problematic, and that's being nice since your SMAPI has 73 errors

[flat scarab]

all mods that i installed were in nexus in the Popular (all time) section

[scarlet quail]

That definitely doesn't matter

Several of those are popular from all time and are outdated

[gleaming kestrel]

They have so many downloads and endorsements because they were posted years ago, lots of time for people to use them before 1.4 and 1.5 came out and broke stuff.

[cobalt yew]

did you make sure to get the latest versions?

[gleaming kestrel]

And if you're new to modding, it's not a good idea to get a ton of mods right away.

[scarlet quail]

I would love to help but I literally, physically cannot, nor do I have the time to troubleshoot 30-40 completely broken mods. Start with the steps I outlined above, then move forward with asking "is there an unofficial/updated version of XYZ?"

[cobalt yew]

you should also pay attention to when the last update was

if it's too long ago, they will likely be outdated

[flat scarab]

ok i'll go through the logs, i just need to delete mods folder for it, right?

[scarlet quail]

Delete the mods in the mods folder, yes.

the ones that are listed in red.

[flat scarab]

yes, all mods were downloaded yesterday and were in the latest version

[gleaming kestrel]

Don't delete the entire folder; there's a few in there that are necessary for SMAPI. Just the red ones.

[scarlet quail]

yeah rudy in most cases here it's XNB or outdated mods

[cobalt yew]

they just haven't received updates for the latest game version then. they might have unofficial updates

[flat scarab]

yes bus locations, for example, has the unofficial updates... i got those too

[dapper gazelle]

not sure what you mean by unofficial update for BusLocations? it was updated earlier this summer....