Mods that I like on Stardew Valley
The first things I will list off are Expansions, stuff that adds a lot of new things and areas. Everything I list will have their respective link, I am pretty sure you need to be on a pc/laptop to click them but I could be wrong.
Make sure to visit this post every once in a while in case I update it. There will be a re-editted/update date below to say when was the last time I was on this post.
EXPANSION MODS - These mods adds new area's, NPC's, items, events, foods, fish and many more things!
Re-edited and worked on: 5/8/2023
( WARNING PLEASE READ!
I do want to make a fair warning to not have too many expansions at once. It can and will make your loading time last a long time, can make the game very laggy and hard to play. Adding NPC's can affect stuff greatly due to how much work it takes to make an NPC. I am not telling you how to play the game, if you feel like adding all of these at once into your game then go ahead, but I am warning you now just so that you know why your game is lagging so much.
The next warning is to make sure you install all of the things that a mod needs! It will be on the requirements on the mod page. I am not to blame if you download said mods and not look at the requirements.
THANKS FOR READING! :) )
Stardew Valley Expanded - It's an amazing mod that adds 27 new NPC's, 50 locations, 260 new character cutscene events, 27 new fish, reimagined vanilla areas, two farm maps, new music, questlines, objects, crops, festivals and a lot of other things! I usually pair this with Ridgeside.
Ridgeside Village - This is a really great mod to pair with Stardew Valley Expanded! It adds 50 new NPC's, a new location, new items, new shops, new festivals, new music, new quests and a lot more stuff! To get to the village, from your farm go to the bus stop and then go behind the bus, there should be a set of stairs! Go up them and go up the lift and there's the new area! Just follow the upper path for a shorter way to Ridgeside, or take the long way along the bottom path.
East Scarp - Another amazing mod that brings a whole new town! It adds new NPC's, a new farm, new locations, new fish, new shops, special orders and lots of secrets! To get to the town, go into Pelican town and go to the Blacksmith house. Above it is a path, take it to the bridge and go across it. Just keep heading that way and you will load into East Scarp!
Downtown ZuZu City - Now, this mod is pretty cool! This adds the imfamous ZuZu city to the game! You remember how a lot of NPC's talk about ZuZu City but you can never go? Well, here you go! This expansion adds new NPC's, 7 NPC's to befriend and marry, new foods, new items, new weapons, moving cars that can and will kill you if you stand in front of them, a ZuZu Obelisk, a secret puzzle hidden in the ZuZu Sewers and many more things!
Stardew Aquarium - This adds an aquarium to the Valley! To get to it, you need to have access to the train. Make sure you download all the prerequisites that the mod asks for, because it's very important so you can get to the Aquarium! You can donate fish to the Aquarium if you don't feel like selling them or eating them, and watch them swim around! There is also a beach outside of the Aquarium and new shops!
QUALITY OF LIFE MODS
( Here are mods that I absolutely love to play with my game or mods that I may not use but you might like to use! )
NPC Map Locations - It does exactly as the title says! It shows the location of NPC's on the map and the optional Minimap. This mod is really good at tracking down those pesky NPC's that you want to shove gifts at.
Look Up Anything - By pressing F1 while in game, you can look up anything! Like a villagers bio, when a crop will be ready to harvest, how long a fence will last, why your farm animals are sad, and a lot more! ( Yes, I know that's exactly what the actual description says, leave me alone! 😂 )
Generic Mod Config Menu - This mod is very important! I would highly suggest you download this one with any other mods you have because it lets you configure said mods in the starting menu rather then going through the game files for it. You can also prep this with a shortcut key to access it while in the actual game itself.
Tractor - This adds a tractor to the game that you can purchase from Robin! It takes a bit to get the money and items in default, but if you go into the config, you can lessen the items and money costed to make it. This mod helps you water plants, cut down trees, break rocks, dig up dirt and much more!
Automate - I love this mod a lot. You put a chest near a machine and it will automatically use the items in it to create the desired item you want. Like say you put it near a keg, if you have fruit in it like Strawberries, it will make Strawberry Wine! It will beat the pesky task of going to all of your kegs and putting berries in them or collecting them when they are done.
UI Info Suite - This mod provides a lot of information about what's going on. Here is a list of what it can do from the mod page itself:
Display an icon that represents the current days luck
Display experience point gains
Display a dynamic experience bar that changes based on your current tool or location
Display more accurate heart levels
Display more information on item mouse overs, including items that are still needed for bundles
View calendar and quest billboard anywhere
Display icons over animals that need petting
Display crop type and days until harvest on mouseover
Display icon when animal has item yield (milk, wool)
Sprinkler, scarecrow, beehive and junimo hut ranges
Display npc locations on map
Skip the intro by pressing the Escape key
Display an icon for Queen of Sauce when she is airing a recipe you don't already know
Display an icon when Clint is upgrading one of your tools. Icon will tell you how long until the tool is finished and shows you which tool you are upgrading.
7. Skull Cavern Elevator - The title says it all! An elevator to the floors you travel to in the Skull Cavern!
8. Kitty Channels - It's a pretty simplistic mod that changes the TV channel people into cute kitty cats. What's not to love?
9. Better Beach Forage - You ever get tired that there isn't enough Beach Forage? This helps that need. It improves the spawn rate of the beach forage and even adds crabs to the beach!
10. Yet Another Harvest with Scythe Mod - This mod lets you harvest stuff with your scythe! You can still pluck them but using the scythe ( in my opinion ) is much faster. There is a incompatibility with this mod and the Tractor mod. So don't have these two mods together.
11. Move it - This mod lets you move things everywhere. Well, almost everywhere. There are limits. But you ever have your new farm and there is a tree stump in the way that you really want to move? This mod lets you do that. But I will say this, read the description of the mod to know its capabilities and its warnings.
12. Gift Taste Helper - This displays helpful tips that shows an NPC's favorite gifts when you hover over their icon on the calendar or social tab in your menu.
13. To Dew - With a press of the key, you can set notes for yourself at the corner of the screen. When you complete it, just click it and it gets crossed out. You can even make the notes yearly, monthly or daily. Please look at the description for more information that I may have accidentally left out.
14. Turn To Your Enemies - Whenever you attack, if there is a monster close to you, you will immediately turn to them. It's quite helpful for those that are still new to battle.
15. Fashion Sense - This mod gives you a pocket mirror you can use to customize yourself. I would 100% suggest looking into the description for more information. This mod is definitely worth a look at, especially if you love changing clothes or your hair in game.
16. Deluxe Grabber Redux - This removes the ability of you having to harvest crop, foraging, digging up artifacts and harvesting animals. Go into the config menu either in the game files or Generic Mod Config mod then adjust this to however you see fit!
17. Kitty Themed Scarecrows - This mod is very simple, it replaces the looks of normal scarecrows to that of kitty cats! They look like they are standing on perches. It's a lot more humane looking then some images that look like the stick is up its butt.
18. Starry Night Interface - This changes color to a lot of things in game. From the in-game dialogue boxes to the in game menu! Give it a look at!
19. Wear More Rings - You can wear more rings then two in game! You have five fingers on each hand, so why can't you wear rings on them all? Go into the config in either the mod file in the folders or in Generic Mod Config.
20. Autofill Pet Bowl - I don't consider this cheating really. I absolutely love this mod because sometimes I can be extremely forgetful, and that means I either forget to feed my farm animals or water my cat/dog. This eliminates having to water your pet, so you don't have to worry at 1:50am that you didn't feed your pet.
21. Tidy Crafting Menu with Optional Balancing - This sorts out the crafting menu in your in game menu, it makes it a lot more cleaner and it just makes more sense.
22. Fishing Info Overlays - Gives you an overlay at the corner of your screen when you take out your fishing rod to show you what fish you can get in that area.
23. PFM Automate - This is a very good mod to pair with Automate. It lets you connect some modded machines to chests to get the job done! But this doesn't work on every modded machine, so be aware.
24. Convenient Chests - This allows you to auto stack item to chests with a press of a key, so you don't have to open the chest to throw stuff in!
25. ChestEx - This mod lets you change the colors of your chests and name the chests! Of course, you can change the color of chests in the normal unmodded game, but this lets you change more then just a few colors.
MODS THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE CHEATY
Friends Forever - This mod removes friendship decay. Very handy for someone who doesn't really like paying close attention to other villagers while balancing out everything else in the game.
No Fence Decay - This mod removes the fence decay feature from the game. No more replacing the fences!
Better Farm Cave Forage - This mod is here because in my opinion, this can give you a lot of options early game. Along with donations to the community center early on.
Chests Anywhere - This lets you access your chests anywhere you are. No more throwing chests down at the entrance to the mines to dump stuff and go back into the mine!
~ More to come soon! ~
