modding help

I found out that i can only load into stardew valley if i use legacy_1.5.6 which is better because before i couldnt even launch it, buy my mods arent working and i dont know how or if i can fix it. I can only load into it on steam and if i use the application modding one in files it doesnt do...

Hello! I would like some help creating a small mod that adds one fish to the game as a starting point! I've been using Content Patcher as I think that's all I'll need to complete this. I've used Ridgeside Village and the in-game XNBs to formulate my JSONs. Furthermore, I've been able to spawn in...

When I go to the Community center the game blackscreens and repeats errors in smapi, I've tried verifying and removing all mods related to the community center, but I can't figure this out. please help <3

am desperate Please chat I need help these errors I might cry, I need a translation someone please [Content Patcher] Patch error: (CP/NPCs) Downtown Zuzu > Load Portraits/Callum has a FromFile which matches non-existent file 'assets\Portraits\calPortraits.png'. [Content Patcher] Patch...

I'm pretty sure he's clipping through the front layer but I don't know how to fix it since there wasn't anything on the wiki. I think editing the map in Tiled could solve it but that's way too much work, so I'm not going to do it. Everyting else seems fine, so I don't know what to do in this...

First time creating a mod here:wchick:just for fun I wanted to create an NPC for east scarp that is a non-datable same as Krobus:krobus:(give void ghost pendant to become roommates) I used the character files, stardew modding wiki page and mod files as references, but I don't really understand...

Im currently making a portraits and sprites mod for Penny, but I can't figure out how to load seasonal wariants in the .json file. I wasn't able to find tutorials or examples that I could make sense of. I tried using "When": { "Season": "(Example Season)", } under the Action, Target and...

So when you put a main folder then put subfolder into it And create a content.json (and manifest.json) files into the subfolder, the content.json should still be able to read whatever the Path is, as long as it’s in the same file as the content.json, right? But for some reason the game keeps...

I can't install SAMPI because the installer uses a .bat file which I cannot use. If somebody sends me the installed SAMPI files I can use those to mod.

Switched computers recently and reinstalled all of my mods. I'm not seeing any errors when looking at the logs, but I'm sure someone understands it better than me. Can anyone tell me if I am doing something wrong? Its not throwing any errors in the console or in the log from what I can tell. I...

Hello! I downloaded the Farmer Portraits mod, which shows a portrait of your farmer on the left side of dialogue boxes. I have some drawings of my farmer that I'm trying to use, and was able to get one portrait to work with this as my content.json contents: { "Format": "1.4", "Changes"...

So, i've been trying to add this mod that i made myself to the game for the past three days and i always says the same thing "could not load mod because the folder is empty" i don't understand what i'm doing wrong to be honest, i did everything correctly like the tutorial said and it still won't...

So I'm pretty new to modding Stardew Valley and I'm having issues with Gh's peach male body. Mod is in my mods folder, but it wont show up in game, and gives me an error in the terminal: [Content Patcher] Error preloading content pack '(CP) GH's Peach Body type (male)'. Technical details...

Hello everyone! I clearly have no idea what I'm doing wrong... can someone please double check my mess? :sweat: I'm at my wits end LOL. Any and all advice/criticism is welcome 🙏 Thank you in advance! https://smapi.io/json/content-patcher/d2b067dd8a984b3cb406e481697c9815 along with this...

Hi, I'm very new to modding. I was hoping to make a mod of something very simple: a retexture mod, where it's pretty much just for cosmetics sake. One thing though, is there a way to change the frame-size on pre-existing sprite sheets? I wanted to change Sam to look like Wayne from the game...

I am playing on Windows Couldn't find the version but according to steam its updated to the latest https://smapi.io/log/43ff92b92f4f490db89847f7d66c31e7 Loading up the game flashes this error (see image) [SMAPI] Found 10 mods with warnings: [SMAPI] Skipped mods [SMAPI]...

I have an idea for a stardew mod set in the future of the Ferngill Republic that requires essentially everything to be changed, but I know there's some stuff that's hard-coded... Is it a big deal to get around that? For example, I want zero vanilla festivals in this mod, zero vanilla NPCs and...

Hi I'm new to modding Stardew Valley. I'm very confused because I don't know how to start modding, even reading the wiki's guide. The first thing I would like to know is why the wiki show a .DLL mod file tutorial and why (mostly my mods) uses content.json files to work? Sorry if it's a dumb...

Hi all! I'm relatively new to modding, but I'm trying to make something similar to doors that actually not a doors and windows that not a real windows by haleatsburrito and was wondering if anyone would be able to help me? The author hasn't been active since 2021 so I figured I'd get better help...

I bought Stardew on the Microsoft store rather than steam and all the tutorials I've seen are for people who have Stardew Valley on Steam. Does anyone here know how to install mods on window without steam if it's even possible.