If you are one of many who gets a little frustrated trying to install mods for video games, especially for your beloved farming game known as Stardew Valley, then do not look any further. You can still enjoy the wonderful world of mods, provided that you own an Android phone or tablet. Now, if players are looking for a bigger, fan-made extension to Stardew Valley, that is more than just secret forests inside forests, the mod Stardew Valley Expanded is one of the biggest Stardew Valley expansions, which is sure to add dizzying hours of gameplay.
A large portion of the massive player base is focused on mods, constantly finding new ways to customize the game, change the quality of life, or add fun new features that will make it last forever. If you are a massive fan of Stardew Valley and want to get more out of the game, good news: there is a vibrant Stardew Valley modding community on the internet, working on creating new items, new recipes, new seeds, new neighbors, or even brand-new towns for you to explore.
First off, ConcernedApe has gone above and beyond to accommodate modders and has even recently released the games source code to PathosChild, who developed SMAPI the only software used for modding Stardew Valley. SMAPI is very reputable, with its creator, modder Pathoschild, being one of the modders who has worked with developer ConcernedApe to create the Stardew Valley patches in order to add additional mod support for Stardew Valley in order to add additional mod support for Stardew Valley.
Content Patcher is a mod for the SMAPI which allows for content packs that may modify the visuals or assets in Stardew Valley, similar to an XNB mod, but without the need for manually editing an XNB file. Many of Stardew Valleys’ current mods are compatible with Content Patcher, a tool that loads up an entire set of mods without changing XNB files, making installation and removal easier, and also decreasing the chance of conflicts between mods.
The Stardew Modding API is an open-source software piece maintained by the Stardew Valley modding community, allowing DLL files to be installed. The SMAPI can also help to manage your files, checking to see if your mod has received a new update, and also rewriting any installed mods if any Stardew Valley official update changes any Stardew Valley parts affecting your mod. To find mods go on to the Nexus mod page here.
When installing the zip file, you will want to move it into your Mods folder in the Stardew Valley folder, and then extract it within your Mods folder. Most mods can be installed by downloading zipped mod folders, extracting the files, and then just moving the unzipped folder to your Mods folder. Mac will create a separate folder for each group of mods within the games folder, such as mods and mods (multiplayer). Unzip your backups into your Mods folder, where the game is installed usually somewhere other than your save files, such as Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Stardew Valley/Mods.
After installing smapi, players must add Stardew Valley Expanded in the Mods folder within the Stardew Valley Game File. This can take up to 5 minutes, but ultimately, the StardewModdingAPI app will start up Stardew Valley just like it normally would, allowing Stardew Valley to be played with all of its new mods installed. You can click it right inside of your game folder to boot the modded Stardew Valley, or you can forward the Steam play launcher to your downloaded SMAPI so that when you hit play on Steam, Steam opens up the modded version.
