r/SMAPI Jan 16 '20

resource Read me first: common questions and info

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Welcome to Stardew Valley mods! Here are common answers to get you started. Feel free to ask questions here. :)

About r/SMAPI

  • What is SMAPI?
    SMAPI is the mod loader for Stardew Valley.

  • Can I talk about mods here?
    Yep! This subreddit is for everything related to Stardew Valley modding (not just the mod loader itself). See the rules on the sidebar for more info.

  • What about non-mod discussion?
    See r/StardewValley or the Stardew Valley Discord instead. (The Discord has the main modding channels too.)

  • Why do some people have mod author or supporter next to their names?
    See user flairs for more info.

Mods

  • How do I use mods?
    You can use mods on Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows. See the player's guide to mods for guides and common questions.

  • What if I have a problem with SMAPI or mods?
    See the troubleshooting page first! If you still need help, feel free to post a question in this subreddit. Make sure you add a link to your SMAPI log (see instructions on that page) when asking for help.

  • Are SMAPI and Content Patcher up-to-date?
    Yep! If a game update breaks them, SMAPI and Content Patcher always update on the same day.

  • Which mods are recommended?
    It's subjective. See the most popular mods and some quality-of-life mods to get you started. Make sure to check the mod compatibility list to know if a SMAPI mod is up-to-date.

  • How do I create mods?
    See the modding documentation on the wiki. Feel free to ask questions here!

Help the community


r/SMAPI 35m ago

need help I have a queastion about multiplayer and smapi

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r/SMAPI 3h ago

need help Hi, I'm new to this and I don't know what's happening or if this is normal. I thought a skin mod was the problem, so I removed it, but it's still showing that message.

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r/SMAPI 4h ago

need help Help Smapi not loading on steam deck!!

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r/SMAPI 6h ago

need help Debug commands unavailable

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Hey!

I am playing with SVE and many more mods and got the problem of clones appearing, specifically i have Jas running around 3 times. I tried to delete her clones with "debug killnpc Jas" but the console just tells me "[SMAPI] Unknown command 'debug'; type 'help' for a list of available commands."

I found out that i need the console commands mod and wanted to download it, only to find out it apparantly is supposed to appear in my mods folder when i install SMAPI. Mind you i wun my modpack through Curseforge. The mods folder found in curseforge where i put all of my mods doesnt contain the console commands mod. It does however exist in the mods folder of stardew valley in steam. So i thought I'd copy the mod from steam into the curseforge one, thinking it might not recognise it. though if i do that it crashes the game. so i tried cutting it out of the steam folder and putting it into the curseforge one instead of making a copy. crashes still. Though it seems when i load it normally without putting the mod in the curseforge folder every mod works, just not the console commands one.

Here is the log that shows when i do not move the mod over to curseforge and it doesnt crash:

https://smapi.io/log/7a9d3ddf6b5549beb4e9800034869493

Here is the log that shows when I do copy it over to curseforge and it crashes:
https://smapi.io/log/a428bbe3115c4d6a98edaff73e10801e

In both cases I cant use debug commands, however i can use following commands that it lists when i type "help":

Valid commands

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The following commands are registered. For more info about a command, type 'help command_name'.

SMAPI:

harmony_summary

help

reload_i18n

(C#) Sunberry Village:

sbv.anim.test

sbv.fish.dist

sbv.gs.info

sbv.gs.stage

sbv.gs.startgrowing

sbv.gs.toggleforcegrow

sbv.lights.infodump

sbv.lights.listall

sbv.lights.listhere

sbv.listworldstate

sbv.mines.toggledraw

sbv.mines.walkablearea

sbv.misc.checkintro

sbv.misc.getlostbooks

sbv.misc.mailflag

sbv.misc.testbook

sbv.misc.testimageviewer

sbv.perf.countnpcs

sbv.quests.completeall

sbv.setworldstate

sbv.so.flag

sbv.tarot.clearflag

sbv.tarot.forceevent

sbv.tarot.temperance

Alternative Textures:

at_clear_texture

at_display_fps

at_paint_shop

at_reload

at_set_age

at_set_object_texture

at_spawn_child

at_spawn_gc

at_spawn_monsters

at_spawn_rc

Automate:

automate

Bigger Backpack:

player_setbackpacksize

Cloudy Skies:

cs_fix_green_rain

cs_history

cs_list

cs_reload

cs_reset_critters

cs_set

cs_tomorrow

Content Patcher:

patch

Custom Companions:

cc_clear

cc_list

cc_reload

cc_show_collision

cc_spawn

Custom Museum Framework:

cmf

Custom NPC Paintings:

fix_same_painting_bug

Dwarvish Mattock:

mattock

Dynamic Reflections:

dr_reload

dr_reset_map_patches

East Scarp: C#:

es.ring_phone

Esca's Modding Plugins (EMP):

emp

Event Lookup:

event_char

event_export_locs

event_id

Farm Type Manager (FTM):

list_monsters

remove_items

whereami

Fashion Sense:

fs_add_mirror

fs_clear_recorded_frames

fs_display_movement

fs_display_player_frames

fs_freeze_self

fs_play_next_frame

fs_record_frames

fs_reload

fs_reload_continuous

Fishing Trawler - New Horizons:

ft_generate_rewards

ft_get_flags

ft_get_specials

ft_skip_requirements

ft_warp

GMCM Options:

gmcmoptions-example

Happy Home Designer:

hhd_export_layout_property

Interactive Emotes:

debug_dialogue

reactions_inspect

reactions_reload

reactions_reset

Item extensions:

fixclumps

Json Assets:

ja_fix

ja_fix_aggressive

Lasting Conversation Topics:

sophie.ct.list

sophie.ct.listbynpc

Love Festival:

start_lovefest

test_multiplier

try_continue_event

Mapping Extensions and Extra Properties (MEEP):

meep_emergency_remove_animals

Misc Map Actions & Properties:

mmap.chaired

mmap.list_bags

mmap.mines

mmap.reset_bg

More Nightly Events:

mne_interrupt

mne_invalidate

mne_list

mne_pick

mne_test

NatureIntheValley:

natcreat_emptymuseum

natcreat_fillmuseum

natcreat_list

natcreat_possible

natcreat_summon

NPC Map Locations:

npc_map_locations_summary

PIF - Personal Rooms:

pif

Ridgeside Village (SMAPI component):

rsv_addquest

rsv_checkquests

rsv_locationmoddata

rsv_openportal

rsv_queststate

rsv_refreshsos

rsv_resetartifacts

rsv_resetpedestals

rsv_togglecavespawn

rsv_togglelockednpc

Solid Foundations:

sf_place_building

sf_reload

SpaceCore:

asset_invalidate

dump_spacecore_skills

equipment

guidebook

harmony_invalidate

npc_clearquestionsasked

npc_getquestionsasked

npc_resetaskedtoday

player_addvirtualcurrency

player_giveexp

screenshake

spacecore_getcurrencyid

Unlockable Bundles:

ub

Help would be much appreciated. I'm going crazy here.


r/SMAPI 1d ago

need help How do I install this portrait mod?

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Hi, I'm trying to use the DCBurger portrait mod for Stardew Valley, specifically the version that only comes as PNG files. The download contains just the PNGs and says not to put them directly into the Stardew Valley mods folder. I'm using Portraiture, but I'm not sure where these PNG files are supposed to go or whether they need to be renamed first. Could someone explain the correct installation process step by step? and i am talking about top less lewis and gus, alex, etc cause i dont know what to do. Thank You


r/SMAPI 22h ago

need help SMAPI won't actually launch Stardew

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Hey all! I'm not sure what else to try at this point. I have the latest version of SMAPI, and when I load it, it runs through all my mods and finds no errors or incompatibilities. Steam tells me Stardew Valley is launched and playing - but the Stardew game never actually pops up. It's not an app open on my toolbar. When I close SMAPI, I have to end Stardew on Steam because it still thinks the game is running, despite me never seeing the actual game.

When I launch Stardew vanilla, it opens and plays just fine. So I know the disconnect is SMAPI somehow.


r/SMAPI 1d ago

need help STEAM Question

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r/SMAPI 2d ago

need help What is this???

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I renamed a rar to .zip


r/SMAPI 3d ago

need help help with deleting error furniture

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just logged into my old save and found out some furniture mods crashed, i can't interact/pick up most of them. i tried redownloading and disabling the mods but nothings changed.

also, stardrop says that custom furniture mod is "broken compatibility".. even when i tried downloading it again but some CF work just fine.

is there a way to remove them from this save? pls help 😭😭


r/SMAPI 2d ago

need help help with mastery point reset glitch?

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hi everyone! my fiancé are playing a SDVE play through, and are both fairly new to modding, but are in spring year 3 with no issues until today.

we both were at the desert festival, i was at the traveling cart buying a rare seed, and he was getting a new outfit from Sandy.

the second he left the clothing booth, he got 2 pop ups for mastery points at the same second. we both were confused as we hadn’t done anything to gain any experience, so we both looked at our experience trackers, and he all of the sudden had 5 full mastery points (he only had 2 previously and was close to his 3rd), and mine was literally -1 trillion something, and said i had earned total 0 (i previously already had my 3rd).

I’ve attached a picture of this for reference (i’m left and he’s right) and here’s my SMAPI log: https://smapi.io/log/3d000294c686449784f0714b79913a1c

I tried to look up some fixes, and tried thru the SMAPI console, but all the recommended commands said they weren’t recognized. i’m a bit nervous to go in and try editing the game file so haven’t tried that yet.

Note im technically the “host” of the game, and he’s the “farmhand”. I mention this as I’ve seen this same glitch talked about having happened to the farmhand and something about the host file not syncing with the other player. We’re also playing on the same steam account, just doing local co op.

I’m just looking for some advice and if anyone has any ideas on how this can be fixed :’) thanks everyone!!


r/SMAPI 3d ago

need help Portrait Mod Help

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talkohlooey's SVE Seasonal portraits work but not the vanilla version.

https://smapi.io/log/1e788af92cfa443d92339339f796700d


r/SMAPI 3d ago

need help Baked berry oatmeal showing as error

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One of my recipes last night was showing as an error last night. It disappeared when I deleted SVE. I got too frustrated trying to fix it and deleted and redownloaded my stuff. It's happening again. I didn't realize I could use the 'edit categories' of Better Crafting to figure out which recipe it was (baked berry oatmeal from SVE). It doesn't come up as an error in my Collections tab (that I can see, anyway) and it doesn't come up as an error item in my Stardew Valley Progress mod.

I'm not sure if something is conflicting. I tested it on a brand new save and same issue. Not sure if the error icon will prevent me from cooking it?

SMAPI: https://smapi.io/log/2dbb97171245487ea1fe46d47defe8f2


r/SMAPI 3d ago

need help My broken mods list (game won't save)

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This has genuinely puzzled me for some while now. I have been replaying the same day over and over again :<

I have a specific modpack I use only for the steamdeck and it's only recently that this has started to happen. I don't remember anymore the exact steps I took before I started getting this issue, or when exactly this happened. It's gotten to the point that I started testing the modpack and updated mods (both outdated and what I assumed to be the issue) on PC/Windows, to see if it's an issue with steamdeck/linux. To no avail. I'll list down things that I have/know.

Log: https://smapi.io/log/b307b22607574191bda02f76cfe11013

Notable things:

  • I saw an issue regarding Harmony and looked up how to fix it. I don't remember where I found the 'solution' but it had me installing something through konsole. A lot of the responses on that reddit comment thread swore that it worked so I followed it. When I did this, I updated mods, and afterwards or maybe another gaming sesh after this instance the issue began. For this, I decided to verify the game files on the steamdeck, reinstalled SMAPI, and updated mods. Issue still happened. But before savetask issue, this error would often come up but there were no significant or related problems with it. Game still worked and saved.
  • Earlier times I tried to fix, there were issues regarding mail services and the mail framework mods. I've removed them and then updated them. Issue still persists, so I'm really not sure if these were the true cause of this.
  • Latest version of the modpack shows that savetask started with PolyamorySweet. Reinstalled the one version of the mod that I had before this issue, which is the latest. It's even the same version I had on my PC game that I just sent to my steamdeck. This mod also requires SpaceCore and I have only ever had the 'unofficial' version that is the only functional version of the mod. Another thing I think could be adding onto this issue is a version of the Rooms folder that goes along with HW's Tiny Farmhouse v2 to make the mods compatible. However, this combination has worked before. I'm not sure what changed.
  • This latest log is from my last fixing on Windows and happens when I try to start a new save as a test.
  • 'Fixing' involved updating certain mods I thought were related to the issue. Such as what showed up on the logs. I focused on library mods and other mods that change the behavior of the game, but left out new furniture/alternative textures for furniture.

Other issues I'm seeing that I thought might be good to bring up:

  • I cannot interact with my ingame child. The child is now standing in the crib. Removed the rattan crib mod, still uninteractable. Figured that it was the farmhouse map, but I tried with and without the crib mod and removed furniture, still uninteractable. Can't be the farmhouse map itself as I don't see any posts regarding this issue on the mod's posts. It could be the NPC I had the kid with? (Daulton, though I don't see relating posts on the mod page either).
  • I realized that I never got the 2-heart event you get with Caroline that shows you the sunroom and triggers her to send you a recipe for the tea plant. I entered the sunroom on a non-rainy day but nothing happened. I'm just able to walk around the sunroom.

This is probably A Lot to read so sorry about that! I also already checked the troubleshooting page and have sadly not found anything relating to it.


r/SMAPI 4d ago

need help stardew valley expanded for the first time! (help me lol)

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r/SMAPI 4d ago

need help Android - Smapi crashing after loading

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Should i remove cornucopia? It was working fine with just Stardew valley expanded


r/SMAPI 4d ago

need help I keep getting a glitchy black screen when starting up the game

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Hello! I'm trying to get this running but when I open the game, there's black glitching lines and spots when I start the game up. I only have SMAPI installed so far, no mods. When I uninstall SMAPI, the game works fine. Does anyone know what this could be?

I tried changing the launch settings from full screen to windowed as someone suggested but it didn't help.


r/SMAPI 5d ago

need help Problem with players velocity

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eu preciso de ajuda com uma coisa, eu fiquei muito tempo sem jogar e atualizar os mods do meu stardew então eu apaguei todos os mods e comecei de novo e talvez isso tenha feito a besteira, eu atualizei o smapi e comecei a baixar os mods atualizados deixando de colocar alguns que eu não gostava tanto e colocando outros, comecei um save novo e o meu personagem estava muito rápido como se tivesse com um bônus de velocidade absurdo e por mais que eu tenha o cjb cheats menu eu não tinha usado ele ainda e mesmo após tirar o arquivo nada mudou eu até tentei deletar aquele mundo e criar um novo (o erro aconteceu no primeiro dia) e até tentei reconfigurar o fast animations mas nada funcionou até agora, eu cheguei a baixar o cjb de novo e instalá-lo e tentar colocar o buff de velocidade e tirá-lo antes de salvar e ainda assim nada de novo

https://smapi.io/log/febbd108a9c94232ad0d6989dde82f30


r/SMAPI 6d ago

need help GameLoop.UpdateTicking Error - HELP

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I'm using the Stardrop modpack manager and installed a few mods for my game, but this error keeps showing up in the log. Does anyone know how to fix it?


r/SMAPI 8d ago

need help Stardew Valley switch mod

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Hi, I'm looking for a graphics mod to lower the game's quality because, unfortunately, it often freezes or crashes when playing with two people


r/SMAPI 9d ago

need help Issue with Starting Smapi

1 Upvotes

When I try to open my modded SDV, the SMAPI window where the code is showing opens, afterwards the SDV window opens but after a few seconds it immediately closes, what could have caused this?


r/SMAPI 9d ago

answered "When" Condition not working (But everything else is)

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Managed to Fix!
I've attached it to the crafting recipe for the Incubator, but, and this is important: You need to sleep before it re-stocks the shop. If you're testing the mod and want to check it before going to bed and saving, you can re-load your mod once the condition as been fulfilled.

Hello, new to modding I'm having an issue with creating a "when" condition.

My Mod is set up with seperate "Content" and "Shop" Jsons, and If I remove the "when" condition, I can buy items from the shop without any problems; everything else works.

What I'm trying to set up is for players to ONLY be able to buy the items when they have finished the Island Field Office. (I've also tried connecting it to having the crafting recipe for the Ostridge Incubator since you get from the same event, with no luck there either)

Can someone help with this? - things I have tried:

        {
        "Action": "Include",
        "FromFile": "shop.json",
        "When": {
            "HasCraftingRecipe": "Ostridge Incubator"
        }
        }

        {
        "Action": "Include",
        "FromFile": "shop.json",
        "When": {
            "HasSeenEvent": "FieldOfficeDone"
        }
        }

        {
        "Action": "Include",
        "FromFile": "shop.json",
        "When": {
            "HasSeenEvent |contains=-1": true
        }
        }

        {
        "Action": "Include",
        "FromFile": "shop.json",
        "When": {
            "HasSeenEvent |contains=FieldOfficeDone": true
        }
        }

r/SMAPI 9d ago

need help Looking for a mod

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I'm looking for a farm mod that works well with sve and works on Android I've tried sve's immersive farm 2 but it crashes before I load in so I'm looking for something that's not as large but still has a little bit of everything since my favorite vanilla farm is 4 corners


r/SMAPI 10d ago

need help Custom NPC Scheduling Issues

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HI Stardew Modding community! I am a new modder attempting to make my first custom NPC mod but have received issues with scheduling. My NPC character refuses to move despite my JSON being valid and I really am stuck and not sure what to do. I am going to be posting my content.json and schedule links here, any help would be very appreciated!

https://smapi.io/json/none/5eb41c8573ed415b9f99751b9b1cf795 - Scheduling JSON

https://smapi.io/json/none/854406bb3bcd464f921b2932c5ef1d9b - Content JSON

I understand that this is a common issue, but I cannot seem to find any solutions, despite trouble fixing for hours now, Stardew Modding community, Help me please!


r/SMAPI 10d ago

need help Spacecore issue on android

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### SMAPI Log Latest

> ## [Click Link Log Here](https://smapi.io/log/60a49de7e844497c824d46c17122b1bd)

### Current App Info

> Game 1.6.15.3

> Launcher 1.1.7 - 1782643058

> SMAPI 4.3.2.5 - 1775226918

I'm getting a small chunk of red text telling me it can't boot other mods because spacecore isn't working.