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* '''An antivirus hampering SMAPI in loading up the game.''' Often this results in larger gaps of time than is usual in the log (several seconds to do a very basic task). You can try disabling your antivirus to check if this is the cause, and if that fixes it, re-enabling the antivirus while whitelisting SMAPI, Stardew Valley, and the game folder.

* '''An antivirus hampering SMAPI in loading up the game.''' Often this results in larger gaps of time than is usual in the log (several seconds to do a very basic task). You can try disabling your antivirus to check if this is the cause, and if that fixes it, re-enabling the antivirus while whitelisting SMAPI, Stardew Valley, and the game folder.

** One tip: If you aren't sure if you have an antivirus, Windows has a built-in one named Windows Defender.

** One tip: If you aren't sure if you have an antivirus, Windows has a built-in one named Windows Defender.

* (Windows only) '''If you have a dedicated graphics card, run the game on it''' and not on the integrated graphics card. See above under “Game doesn’t launch” for instructions.

* (Windows only) '''If you have a dedicated graphics card, run the game on it''' and not on the integrated graphics card. See above under “[[#Game_doesn.27t_launch|''Game doesn’t launch'']]” for instructions.

* '''If you have a lot of mods, you should expect a loading time measured in minutes.''' The exact loading up time depends heavily on which exact mods you have and what your computer is like. If you have a few very large mods (such as one or more expansion-type mods) you should probably wait a few minutes before deciding something is wrong. If you have PyTK installed but are no longer using it, try removing it to see if this helps the load times.

* '''If you have a lot of mods, you should expect a loading time measured in minutes.''' The exact loading up time depends heavily on which exact mods you have and what your computer is like. If you have a few very large mods (such as one or more expansion-type mods) you should probably wait a few minutes before deciding something is wrong. If you have PyTK installed but are no longer using it, try removing it to see if this helps the load times.