Modding:Migrate to Stardew Valley 1.6

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This page is for modders. Players: see Modding:Mod compatibility instead.

The following describes the upcoming Stardew Valley 1.6.0, and may change before release.

This page explains how to update your mods for compatibility with the next major game version (tentatively Stardew Valley 1.6.0), and documents some of the changes and new functionality. See also Migrate to SMAPI 4.0.

This describes an unreleased alpha version of the game. Things will change before it's released!

FAQs

What's changing?

Stardew Valley 1.6 makes fundamental changes to the game code to make it more extensible for mods.

Is this the modapocalypse?

Maybe. The update includes major changes to fundamental parts of the game, and SMAPI and Content Patcher can't feasibly rewrite every older mod for compatibility with some of the changes. This will break many existing mods until they're updated for the changes. However, per discussion between the game developers and modding community, we've agreed that this short-term pain is more than offset by the huge long-term improvements to modding.

How to update your mod

1. Update your mod code and assets for the changes listed below (particularly Breaking changes for C# mods and Breaking changes for content packs).
2. If SMAPI still says your mod is incompatible, check the TRACE messages in the log file for the reason why.
   If the logs say "marked 'assume broken' in SMAPI's internal compatibility list", you can increase the Version in your content pack's manifest.json file to bypass it.
3. Test the mod in-game and make any other changes needed.

What's new architecturally?

.NET 6

See also: .NET 6 under breaking changes.

For C# mod authors, Stardew Valley 1.6 updates from .NET 5 to .NET 6. See What's new in .NET 6 and What's new in C# 10 for more info, but some highlights include...

• improved performance;
• improved hot reload;
• new LINQ methods;
• record structs;
• and support for ARM64 on macOS.

What's new for items

Custom items

Overview

Stardew Valley 1.6 makes three major changes to how items work in the game:

1. Each item now has a string ID (ItemId) and a globally unique string ID (QualifiedItemId). The QualifiedItemId is auto-generated by prefixing the ItemId with the item type identifier.

   For legacy reasons, the ItemId for vanilla items may not be globally unique. For example, Pufferfish (object 128) and Mushroom Box (bigcraftable 128) both have ItemId: 128. They can be distinguished by their QualifiedItemId, which are (O)128 and (BC)128 respectively.

2. Each item type now has an item data definition in the game code which tells the game how to handle it. C# mods can add or edit definitions. Each definition has a unique prefix which is used in the qualified item IDs. The vanilla types are bigcraftables ((BC)), boots ((B)), farmhouse flooring ((FL)), furniture ((F)), hats ((H)), objects ((O)), pants ((P)), shirts ((S)), tools ((T)), wallpaper ((WP)), and weapons ((W)).
3. Custom items can now provide their own item texture, specified in a new field in the item data assets (see below). The item's ParentSheetIndex field is the index within that texture.

In other words, the four important fields for items are:

name	type	description
ItemId	string	An item key which should be globally unique, but may not be for existing vanilla items. For example, 128 (vanilla item) or Example.ModId_Watermelon (custom item). This should only have alphanumeric, underscore, and dot characters so it's safe to use in delimited fields, file names, etc. By convention this should include your mod ID or author name, like ExampleAuthor.ModId_ItemName.
QualifiedItemId	string	A globally unique item key, like (O)128 for a vanilla item or (O)Example.ModId_Watermelon for a custom one. This is auto-generated from the TypeDefinitionId and ItemId fields.
ParentSheetIndex	int	The item's sprite index within its spritesheet.
TypeDefinitionId	string	The ID for the data definition which defines the item, like (O) for an object. You can use ItemRegistry.type_* constants with this field: if (item.TypeDefinitionId == ItemRegistry.type_object) ...

Item references

Item references throughout the game code now use the ItemId instead of the ParentSheetIndex. Since the ItemId is identical to the index for existing vanilla items, most data assets are unaffected by this change. For example, here's from Data/NPCDispositions with one custom item:

"Universal_Like": "-2 -7 -26 -75 -80 72 395 613 634 635 636 637 638 724 459 Example.ModID_watermelon"

Unless otherwise noted, unqualified item IDs will produce objects. Some assets let you override that by specifying a QualifiedItemId value instead. For example, you can add (O)128 to the gift taste list to explicitly add for an object. Here's a partial list of data assets and their supported item ID formats:

data asset	item ID format
Data/CraftingRecipes Data/CookingRecipes	Ingredients: both supported. Output: set field 2 to the unqualified item ID, and field 3 to one of true (bigcraftable) or false (object) or an item type identifier like BC.
Data/fruitTrees	Fruit: both supported. Sapling: unqualified only.
Data/NPCGiftTastes	Both supported, but only (O) items can be gifted.

Item types

These are the item types for which custom items can added/edited:

item type	type identifier	data asset
big craftables	(BC)	Data/BigCraftablesInformation Each item can set a custom texture name in field 11, and sprite index in field 10. The default texture is TileSheets/Craftables.
boots	(B)	Data/Boots Each item can set a custom texture name in fields 9 (item) and 7 (shoe color), and sprite index in fields 8 (item) and 5 (shoe color). The default textures are Maps/springobjects (item) and Characters/Farmer/shoeColors (shoe color).
crops	not technically an item type	Data/Crops Each crop can set a custom texture name in field 9, and sprite index in field 2. The default texture is TileSheets/crops.
fish (in fish tanks)	not technically an item type	Data/AquariumFish Each fish can set a custom aquarium texture name in field 6, and sprite index in field 0. The default texture is LooseSprites/AquariumFish.
furniture	(F)	Data/Furniture Each item can set a custom texture name in field 9, and sprite index in field 8. The default texture is TileSheets/furniture.
fruit trees	not technically an item type	Data/FruitTrees Each fruit tree can set a custom texture name in field 4, and sprite index in field 0. The default texture is TileSheets/fruitTrees.
hats	(H)	Data/Hats Each item can set a custom texture name in field 7, and sprite index in field 6. The default texture is Characters/Farmer/hats.
objects	(O)	Data/ObjectInformation Each item can set a custom texture name in field 10, and sprite index in field 9. The default texture is Maps/springobjects.
pants & shirts	(P) and (S)	Data/ClothingInformation Each item can set a custom texture name in field 10, and sprite index in fields 3 (male) and 4 (female). If field 4 is -1, it'll use the same value as the male index. The default texture is Characters/Farmer/pants and Characters/Farmer/shirts. Shirt textures must be exactly 256 pixels wide, divided into two halves: the left half for the shirt sprites, and the right half for any dye masks. The remaining space can be left blank if needed. sprites dye masks /-----------\ /-----------\ ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ ┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐ │ │ │ 0 ││ 1 ││ 2 ││ a ││ b ││ c │ │ │ └───┘└───┘└───┘└───┘└───┘└───┘ │ │ ┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐┌───┐ │ │ │ 3 ││ 4 ││ 5 ││ d ││ e ││ f │ │ │ └───┘└───┘└───┘└───┘└───┘└───┘ │ └────────────────────────────────┘
tools	(T)	Data/Tools Each item can set a custom texture name in the Texture field, and sprite index in the SpriteIndex field. The vanilla tools use the TileSheets/Tools texture.
Wallpaper & floorpaper	(WP) and (FL)	Data/AdditionalWallpaperFlooring See format docs.
weapons	(W)	Data/Weapons Each item can set a custom texture name in field 16, and sprite index in field 15. The default texture is TileSheets/weapons.

When resolving an unqualified item ID like 128, the game will get the first item type for which it exists in this order: object, big craftable, furniture, weapon, boots, hat, pants, shirt, tool, wallpaper, and floorpaper.

Define a custom item

You can define custom items for most vanilla item types using only Content Patcher or SMAPI's content API.

For example, this content pack adds a new Pufferchick item with a custom image, custom gift tastes, and a custom crop that produces it. Note that item references in other data assets like Data/Crops and Data/NPCGiftTastes use the item ID.

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        // add item
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/ObjectInformation",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_Pufferchick": "Pufferchick/1200/100/Seeds -74/Pufferchick/An example object.////0/Mods\\Example.ModId\\Objects"
            }
        },

        // add gift tastes
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/NPCGiftTastes",
            "TextOperations": [
                {
                    "Operation": "Append",
                    "Target": ["Entries", "Universal_Love"],
                    "Value": "Example.ModId_Pufferchick",
                    "Delimiter": " " // if there are already values, add a space between them and the new one
                }
            ]
        },

        // add crop (Pufferchick is both seed and produce, like coffee beans)
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/Crops",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_Pufferchick": "1 1 1 1 1/spring summer fall/0/Example.ModId_Pufferchick/-1/0/false/false/false/Mods\\Example.ModId\\Crops"
            }
        },

        // add item + crop images
        {
            "Action": "Load",
            "Target": "Mods/Example.ModId/Crops, Mods/Example.ModId/Objects",
            "FromFile": "assets/{{TargetWithoutPath}}.png" // assets/Crops.png, assets/Objects.png
        },
    ]
}

Most item data assets work just like Data/ObjectInformation. See also specific info for custom fruit trees, custom tools, and melee weapons.

Error items

In-game items with no underlying data (e.g. because you removed the mod which adds them) would previously cause issues like invisible items, errors, and crashes. This was partly mitigated by the bundled Error Handler mod.

Stardew Valley 1.6 adds comprehensive handling for such items. They'll be shown with a 🛇 sprite in inventory UIs and in-game, the name Error Item, and a description which indicates the missing item ID for troubleshooting.

For C# mods

Compare items

Since Item.QualifiedItemId is globally unique, it can be used to simplify comparing items. For example:

old code	new code
item.ParentSheetIndex == 128	item.QualifiedItemId == "(O)128"
IsNormalObjectAtParentSheetIndex(item, 128)	item.QualifiedItemId == "(O)128"
!item.bigCraftable && item.ParentSheetIndex == 128	item.QualifiedItemId == "(O)128"
item is Boots && item.ParentSheetIndex == 505	item.QualifiedItemId == "(B)505"

You can also use ItemRegistry.QualifyItemId to convert any item ID into a qualified one (if it's valid), and ItemRegistry.HasItemId to check if an item has a qualified or unqualified item ID.

Note that flavored item don't have their own ID. For example, Blueberry Wine and Wine are both (O)348. This affects flavored jellies, juices, pickles, and wines. In those cases you should still compare their separate fields like preservedParentSheetIndex (which actually contains the preserved item's ItemId, not its ParentSheetIndex).

Construct items

Creating items works just like before, except that you now specify the item's ItemId (not QualifiedItemId) instead of its ParentSheetIndex. For example:

new Object("128", 1);                      // vanilla item
new Object("Example.ModId_Watermelon", 1); // custom item

You can use a new utility method to construct items from their QualifiedItemId:

Item item = ItemRegistry.Create("(B)505"); // Rubber Boots

Define custom item types

You can implement IItemDataDefinition for your own item type, add it to the ItemDataDefinition.ItemTypes field, and call ItemRegistry.ResetCache to register it. This provides all the logic needed by the game to handle the item type: where to get item data, how to draw them, etc. This is extremely specialized, and multiplayer compatibility is unknown. Most mods should add custom items within the existing types instead.

New Is* methods

1.6 adds some StardewValley.Object methods to handle custom items in a generic way (and to let mods patch the logic):

method	effect
object.IsBar()	Whether the item is a copper bar, iron bar, gold bar, iridium bar, or radioactive bar.
object.IsBreakableStone()	Whether the item is a stone debris item which can be broken by a pickaxe.
object.IsFence()	Whether the item is a fence.
object.IsFruitTreeSapling()	Whether the item is a fruit tree sapling. This checks the Data\fruitTrees keys, so it works with custom fruit trees too.
object.IsHeldOverHead()	Whether the player is shown holding up the item when it's selected in their toolbar. Default true (except for furniture).
object.IsIncubator()	Whether the item can incubate farm animal eggs when placed in a building.
object.IsTapper()	Whether the item is a tapper or heavy tapper.
object.IsTeaSapling()	Whether the item is a tea sapling.
object.IsTwig()	Whethere the item is a twig debris item.
object.IsWeeds()	Whether the item is a weed debris item.

Work with item metadata

1.6 adds an ItemRegistry API for working with the new item system:

method	effect
ItemRegistry.Create	Create an item from its item ID (qualified or unqualified). If the ID doesn't match a real item, the optional allowNull parameter indicates whether to return null or an Error Item. For example: Item item = ItemRegistry.Create("(B)505"); // Rubber Boots You can also get a specific value type instead of Item if needed. This will throw a descriptive exception if the type isn't compatible (e.g. you try to convert furniture to boots). Boots item = ItemRegistry.Create<Boots>("(B)505"); // Rubber Boots
ItemRegistry.Exists	Get whether a qualified or unqualified item ID matches an existing item. For example: bool pufferfishExist = ItemRegistry.Exists("(O)128");
ItemRegistry.IsQualifiedId	Get whether the given item ID is qualified with the type prefix (like (O)128 instead of 128).
ItemRegistry.QualifyItemId	Get the unique qualified item ID given an unqualified or qualified one. For example: string qualifiedId = ItemRegistry.QualifyItemId("128"); // returns (O)128
ItemRegistry.GetMetadata	This lets you get high-level info about an item: // get info about Rubber Boots ItemMetadata info = ItemRegistry.GetMetadata("(B)505"); // get item ID info $"The item has unqualified ID {info.LocalId}, qualified ID {info.QualifiedId}, and is defined by the {info.TypeIdentifier} item data definition."; // does the item exist in the data files? bool exists = info.Exists(); And get common parsed item data: // get parsed info ParsedItemData data = info.GetParsedData(); $"The internal name is {data.InternalName}, translated name {data.DisplayName}, description {data.Description}, etc."; // draw an item sprite Texture2D texture = data.GetTexture(); Rectangle sourceRect = data.GetSourceRect(); spriteBatch.Draw(texture, Vector2.Zero, sourceRect, Color.White); And create an item: Item item = metadata.CreateItem(); And get the type definition (note that this is very specialized, and you should usually use ItemRegistry instead to benefit from its caching and optimizations): IItemDataDefinition typeDefinition = info.GetTypeDefinition();
ItemRegistry.ResolveMetadata	Equivalent to ItemRegistry.GetMetadata, except that it'll return null if the item doesn't exist.
ItemRegistry.GetData	Get the parsed data about an item, or null if the item doesn't exist. This is a shortcut for ItemRegistry.ResolveMetadata(id)?.GetParsedData(); see the previous method for info on the parsed data.
ItemRegistry.GetDataOrErrorItem	Equivalent to ItemRegistry.GetData, except that it'll return info for an Error Item if the item doesn't exist (e.g. for drawing in inventory).
ItemRegistry.GetErrorItemName	Get a translated Error Item label.

Custom crops

Crops are still stored in Data/Crops, but that asset has been overhauled in Stardew Valley 1.6. The slash-delimited entries are now models to simplify edits and enable new features.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is the unqualified item ID for the seed item.
• The value is model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
Growth
Seasons	The seasons in which this crop can grow (any combination of spring, summer, fall, and winter).
DaysInPhase	The number of days in each visual step of growth before the crop is harvestable. Each step corresponds to a sprite in the crop's row (see SpriteIndex). For example, a crop with "DaysInPhase": [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ] will grow from seed to harvestable in 4 days, moving to the next sprite in the row each day.
RegrowDays	(Optional) The number of days before the crop regrows after harvesting, or -1 if it can't regrow. The crop will keep the full-grown sprite (i.e. the last phase in DaysInPhase) during this time. Default -1.
IsRaised	(Optional) Whether this is a raised crop on a trellis that can't be walked through. Default false.
Harvest
HarvestItemId	The item ID produced when this crop is harvested.
HarvestMethod	(Optional) How the crop can be harvested. This can be Grab (crop is harvested by hand) or Scythe (harvested with a scythe). Default Grab.
HarvestMinStack HarvestMaxStack	(Optional) The minimum and maximum number of HarvestItemId to produce (before HarvestMaxIncreasePerFarmingLevel and ExtraHarvestChance are applied). A value within this range (inclusive) will be randomly chosen each time the crop is harvested. The minimum defaults to 1, and the maximum defaults to the minimum.
HarvestMaxIncreasePerFarmingLevel	(Optional) The number of extra harvests to produce per farming level. This is rounded down to the nearest integer and added to HarvestMaxStack. Defaults to 0. For example, a value of 0.2 is equivalent to +1 max at level 5 and +2 at level 10.
ExtraHarvestChance	(Optional) The probability that harvesting the crop will produce extra harvest items, as a value between 0 (never) and 0.9 (nearly always). This is repeatedly rolled until it fails, then the number of successful rolls is added to the produced count. For example, tomatoes use 0.05. Default 0.
Appearance
Texture	The asset name for the texture (under the game's Content folder) containing the crop sprite. For example, the vanilla crops use TileSheets\crops.
SpriteIndex	(Optional) The index of this crop in the Texture, one crop per row, where 0 is the top row. Default 0.
TintColors	(Optional) The colors with which to tint the sprite when drawn (e.g. for colored flowers). A random color from the list will be chosen for each crop. Each value can be a Color field name (like ForestGreen), RGB hex code (like #AABBCC), or RGBA hex code (#AABBCCDD). Default none.
Advanced
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

For example, this adds a custom cucumber crop (assuming you've already added custom items for cucumber seeds and cucumber):

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/Crops",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.Id_CucumberSeeds": {
                    "Seasons": [ "summer" ],
                    "DaysInPhase": [ 1, 2, 2, 2 ], // grows in 7 days with four growing sprites
                    "HarvestItemId": "Example.Id_Cucumber",
                    "Texture": "{{InternalAssetKey: assets/crops.png}}",
                    "SpriteIndex": 0
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Custom fences

You can now add or customize fences by editing the Data/FenceData asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where the key matches the ID field and the value is a model with these fields:

field	effect
ID	A key which uniquely identifies this fence. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom fences, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_FenceName.
ItemId	The unqualified item ID for the corresponding object-type item.
Health	The health points for a fence when it's first placed, which affects how quickly it degrades. A fence loses 1/1440 points per in-game minute (roughly 0.04 points per hour or 0.5 points for a 12-hour day). Repairing a fence sets its max health to 2 × (base_health + repair_health_adjustment), where base_health is this field's value and repair_health_adjustment is a random value between RepairHealthAdjustmentMinimum and RepairHealthAdjustmentMaximum.
Texture	The asset name for the texture (under the game's Content folder) when the fence is placed. Use \ (or \\ in JSON) to separate name segments if needed. For example, the vanilla fences use individual tilesheets like LooseSprites\Fence1 (wood fence).
RemovalTool	A list of tools which can be used to break the fence, matching the keys in Data\ToolData. For example, "RemovalTool": ["Axe", "Pickaxe"] will let players use the axe or pickaxe.
PlacementSound	The audio cue ID played when the fence is placed or repaired (e.g. axe used by Wood Fence).
RemovalSound	(Optional) The audio cue ID played when the fence is broken or picked up by the player. Defaults to the same sound as PlacementSound.
RemovalDebrisType	(Optional) The type of cosmetic debris particles to 'splash' from the tile when the fence is broken with a tool. The defined values are 0 (copper), 2 (iron), 4 (coal), 6 (gold), 8 (coins), 10 (iridium), 12 (wood), 14 (stone), 32 (big stone), and 34 (big wood). Default 14 (stone).
RepairHealthAdjustmentMinimum RepairHealthAdjustmentMaximum	(Optional) A random amount added to the Health when a fence is repaired by a player. See the Health field description. Both default to 0.
HeldObjectDrawOffset	(Optional) When an item like a torch is placed on the fence, the pixel offset to apply to its draw position. Specified as a string in the form "<x>, <y>". Defaults to "0, -20" if omitted.
LeftEndHeldObjectDrawX RightEndHeldObjectDrawX	(Optional) The X pixel offset to apply when the fence is oriented horizontally, with only one connected fence on the right (for LeftEndHeldObjectDrawX) or left (for RightEndHeldObjectDrawX). This fully replaces the X value specified by HeldObjectDrawOffset when it's applied. Default 0.

Custom floors (craftable) & paths

You can now add or customize craftable floors & paths by editing the Data/FloorPathData asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where the key matches the ID field and the value is a model with these fields:

field	effect
ID	A key which uniquely identifies this floor/path. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For vanilla floors & paths, this matches the spritesheet index in the TerrainFeatures/Flooring spritesheet; for custom floors & paths, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_FloorName.
ItemId	The unqualified item ID for the corresponding object-type item.
Texture	The asset name for the texture (under the game's Content folder) when the flooring is applied or the path is placed. Use \ (or \\ in JSON) to separate name segments if needed. For example, the vanilla tilesheet is TerrainFeatures\Flooring.
Corner	The top-left pixel position for the sprite within the Texture spritesheet, specified as a model with X and Y fields.
PlacementSound	The audio cue ID played when the item is applied/placed (e.g. axchop used by Wood Floor).
FootstepSound	The audio cue ID played when the player steps on the tile (e.g. woodyStep used by Wood Floor).
WinterTexture Corner	(Optional) Equivalent to Texture and Corner, but applied if the current location is in winter.
RemovalSound	(Optional) The audio cue ID played when the item is unapplied or picked up. Defaults to the same sound as PlacementSound.
RemovalDebrisType	(Optional) The type of cosmetic debris particles to 'splash' from the tile when the item is unapplied or picked up. The defined values are 0 (copper), 2 (iron), 4 (coal), 6 (gold), 8 (coins), 10 (iridium), 12 (wood), 14 (stone), 32 (big stone), and 34 (big wood). Default 14 (stone).
DrawContouredShadow	(Optional) Whether the shadow under the placed/applied item follows the contour of the sprite pixels, instead of just drawing a box around the tile. Default false.
ConnectType	(Optional) When drawing the flooring across multiple tiles, how the flooring sprite for each tile is selected. Defaults to Default. The possible values are: value usage Default For normal floors, intended to cover large square areas. This uses some logic to draw inner corners. Path For floors intended to be drawn as narrow paths. These are drawn without any consideration for inner corners. CornerDecorated For floors that have a decorative corner. Use CornerSize to change the size of this corner. Random For floors that don't connect. When placed, one of the tiles is randomly selected.
CornerSize	(Optional) The pixel size of the decorative border when the ConnectType field is set to CornerDecorated or Default.
FarmSpeedBuff	(Optional) The speed boost applied to the player, on the farm only, when they're walking on paths of this type. Negative values are ignored. Default 0.1.

Custom machines

You can now add/edit machine logic by editing the Data/Machines asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is the qualified item ID for the item which acts as a machine (like (BC)127 for mushroom boxes).
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

Item processing rules

field	effect
OutputRules	The output produced by this machine. If multiple output rules can be produced, the first available one is selected. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this rule for the current machine (it doesn't need to be unique between machines). The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom rules, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_RuleId. Triggers When to apply this output rule. This can list any number of triggers; the output will apply if any of them match. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Trigger (Optional) When this output rule applies. Defaults to ItemPlacedInMachine. The possible values are... ItemPlacedInMachine: apply this rule when an item is placed into the machine. This is the most common machine behavior. OutputCollected: apply this rule when the machine's previous output is collected. An output-collected rule won't require or consume the input items, and the input item will be the previous output. For example, this is used to reload the crystalarium. MachinePutDown: apply this rule when the machine is put down. For example, this is used to start the worm bin. DayUpdate: apply this rule when a new day starts, if it isn't already processing output. For example, this is used for the soda machine. RequiredItemId (Optional) The qualified or unqualified item ID for the item to match, if the trigger is ItemPlacedInMachine or OutputCollected. Defaults to allowing any item ID. RequiredTags (Optional) The context tags to match against input items, if the trigger is ItemPlacedInMachine or OutputCollected. An item must have all of the listed tags to select this rule. You can negate a tag with ! (like "RequiredTags": [ "bone_item", "!fossil_item" ] for bone items that aren't fossils). RequiredCount (Optional) The required stack size for the input item, if the trigger is ItemPlacedInMachine or OutputCollected. Default 1. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this trigger should be checked. Item-only tokens are valid for this check if the trigger is ItemPlacedInMachine or OutputCollected. Defaults to always true. OutputItem The items produced by this machine. If multiple output entries match, one will be selected randomly unless you specify UseFirstValidOutput. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported by machine output. Notes: If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. The ItemId and RandomItemId can optionally contain special tokens, which will be replaced before the item ID is parsed. For example, you can use FLAVORED_ITEM Wine DROP_IN_ID to create a wine for whatever item was placed in the machine. token replaced with DROP_IN_ID The qualified item ID for the item placed in the machine. DROP_IN_PRESERVE If the item placed into the machine is a flavored item like Apple Juice or Tuna Roe, the unqualified item ID for the flavor item (e.g. the apple in Apple Wine). Otherwise 0. NEARBY_FLOWER_ID The item ID for a flower within 5 tiles of the machine, or -1 if no flower is found. For example, bee houses produce FLAVORED_ITEM Honey NEARBY_FLOWER_ID. Item conditions in the Condition field will check the input (not output) item. PreserveType (Optional) The produced item's preserved item type, if applicable. This sets the equivalent flag on the output item. The valid values are Jelly, Juice, Pickle, Roe or AgedRoe, and Wine. Defaults to none. PreserveId (Optional) The produced item's preserved unqualified item ID, if applicable. For example, blueberry wine has its preserved item ID set to the blueberry ID. This can be set to DROP_IN to use the input item's ID. Default none. Name (Optional) The internal name (not translated display name) to set for the output item, with {0} replaced with the input item's internal name. This is used to prevent flavored items from stacking (e.g. apple wine and blueberry wine). If omitted, the output item's normal internal name is used. CopyColor (Optional) Whether to inherit the color of the input item if it was a ColoredObject. This mainly affects roe. Default false. CopyPrice (Optional) Whether to inherit the quality of the input item (before PriceModifiers are applied). This is ignored if the input or output aren't both object ((O))-type. CopyQuality (Optional) Whether to inherit the quality of the input item (before QualityModifiers are applied). PriceModifiers PriceModifiers (Optional) Quantity modifiers applied to the output item's price. Default none. IncrementMachineParentSheetIndex (Optional) Whether to increment the machine's spritesheet index by one while it's processing this output. This stacks with the ShowNextIndexWhenLoaded field (i.e. setting both to true will increment the index by two). Default false. OutputMethod (Optional, specialized) A C# method which decides which item to produce. If set, the ItemId field is optional and ignored. This must be specified in the form <full type name>.<method name> (like StardewValley.Object.OutputSolarPanel). The method must be static and match the game's MachineOutputDelegate method signature: /// <summary>Get the output item to produce.</summary> /// <param name="machine">The machine instance for which to produce output.</param> /// <param name="location">The location containing the machine.</param> /// <param name="player">The player using the machine.</param> /// <param name="inputItem">The item being dropped into the machine, if applicable.</param> /// <param name="probe">Whether the machine is only checking whether the input is valid. If so, the input/machine shouldn't be changed and no animations/sounds should play.</param> /// <param name="outputData">The item output data from <c>Data/Machines</c> for which output is being created, if applicable.</param> /// <param name="overrideMinutesUntilReady">The in-game minutes until the item will be ready to collect, if set. This overrides the equivalent fields in the machine data if set.</param> /// <returns>Returns the item to produce, or <c>null</c> if none should be produced.</returns> public static Item GetOutput(Object machine, GameLocation location, Farmer player, Item inputItem, bool probe, MachineItemOutput outputData, out int? overrideMinutesUntilReady); If this method returns null, the machine won't output anything. CustomData Machine-specific data provided to the machine logic, if applicable. For example, the cask uses this to set the aging rate for each item: "OutputItem": { "OutputMethod": "StardewValley.Objects.Cask.OutputCask", "CustomData": { "AgingMultiplier": 4 } } UseFirstValidOutput (Optional) If multiple OutputItem entries match, whether to use the first match instead of choosing one randomly. Default false. MinutesUntilReady DaysUntilReady (Optional) The number of in-game minutes or days until the output is ready to collect. If both days and minutes are specified, days are used. If none are specified, the item will be ready instantly. InvalidCountMessage (Optional) If set, overrides the machine's main InvalidCountMessage field. RecalculateOnCollect (Optional) Whether to regenerate the output right before the player collects it, similar to bee houses. If the new item is null, the original output is returned instead.
AdditionalConsumedItems	(Optional) A list of extra items required before OutputRules will be checked. If specified, every listed item must be present in the player, hopper, or chest inventory (depending how the machine is being loaded). This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect ItemId The qualified or unqualified item ID for the required item. RequiredCount (Optional) The required stack size for the item matching ItemId. Default 1. InvalidCountMessage (Optional) If set, overrides the machine's main InvalidCountMessage field.
AllowFairyDust	(Optional) Whether the player can add fairy dust to speed up the machine. Default true.
ReadyTimeModifiers	(Optional) Quantity modifiers applied to the produced item's processing time. The modifier conditions can use item-only tokens, which will check the input (not output) item.
ReadyTimeModifierMode	(Optional) A quantity modifier mode which indicates what to do if multiple modifiers apply at the same time. Default Stack.

Behavior tweaks

field	effect
PreventTimePass	(Optional) A list of cases when the machine should be paused, so the timer on any item being produced doesn't decrement. Possible values: value effect Outside Inside Pause when placed in an outside or inside location. For example, bee houses don't work inside. Spring Summer Fall Winter Pause in the given season. For example, bee houses don't work in winter. Sun Rain Pause on days with the given weather. Always Always pause the machine. This is used in specialized cases where the timer is handled by advanced machine logic.
AllowLoadWhenFull	(Optional) Whether the player can drop a new item into the machine before it's done processing the last one (like the crystalarium). The previous item will be lost. Default false.
ClearContentsOvernightCondition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the machine should be emptied overnight, so any current output will be lost. Defaults to always false.

Audio & visuals

field	effect
LoadEffects WorkingEffects	(Optional) The cosmetic effects shown when an item is loaded into the machine (for LoadEffects), or while it's processing the item (for WorkingEffects, based on the WorkingEffectChance probability). Both default to none. These consist of a list of models with these fields: field effect RequiredItemId (Optional) If set, only apply this effect if the main input item has this qualified or unqualified item ID. RequiredTags (Optional) If set, only apply this effect if the main input item has all of these context tags. You can negate a tag with ! (like "RequiredTags": [ "bone_item", "!fossil_item" ] for bone items that aren't fossils). Sound (Optional) An audio cue ID to play. Defaults to no sound. DelayedSounds (Optional) The audio to play after a short delay. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Sound The audio cue ID to play. Delay The number of milliseconds until the sound should play. ShakeDuration (Optional) A duration in milliseconds during which the machine sprite should shake. Default none. Frames (Optional) The animation to apply to the machine sprite, specified as a list of offsets relative to the base sprite index. Default none. Interval (Optional) The number of milliseconds for which each frame in Frames is kept on-screen. Default 100. TemporarySprites (Optional) The temporary animated sprites to show. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Texture The asset name for the texture (under the game's Content folder) for the animated sprite. SourceRect The pixel area for the first animated frame within the Texture, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. PositionOffset (Optional) A pixel offset applied to the sprite, relative to the top-left corner of the machine's collision box, specified as an object with X and Y fields. Defaults to (0, 0). Color (Optional) A tint color to apply to the sprite. This can be a Color field name (like ForestGreen), RGB hex code (like #AABBCC), or RGBA hex code (#AABBCCDD). Default White (no tint). AlphaFade Loops Rotation RotationChange ScaleChange SortOffset (Optional) See equivalent fields in the temporaryAnimatedSprite event command. Default 0. Frames Scale (Optional) See equivalent fields in the temporaryAnimatedSprite event command. Default 1. Interval (Optional) See equivalent fields in the temporaryAnimatedSprite event command. Default 100. Flicker Flip (Optional) See equivalent fields in the temporaryAnimatedSprite event command. Default false.
WorkingEffectChance	(Optional) The percentage chance to apply WorkingEffects each time the day starts or the in-game clock changes, as a value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Default 0.33.
LightWhileWorking	(Optional) The light emitted by the machine while it's processing an item. Default none. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Radius (Optional) The size of the area covered by the light effect, as a multiplier of the default radius (like 1.5 for an area 50% wider than the default). Default 1. Color (Optional) A tint color to apply to the light. This can be a Color field name (like ForestGreen), RGB hex code (like #AABBCC), or RGBA hex code (#AABBCCDD). Default White (no tint).
WobbleWhileWorking	(Optional) Whether the machine sprite should bulge in & out while it's processing an item. Default false.
ShowNextIndexWhileWorking ShowNextIndexWhenReady	(Optional) Whether to show the next sprite in the machine's spritesheet while it's processing an item (ShowNextIndexWhileWorking) or ready (ShowNextIndexWhenReady). Default false.

Player interaction messages

These only apply when the player interacts with a chest directly, instead of using a hopper or mod like Automate.

field	effect
InvalidItemMessage	(Optional) A tokenizable string for the message shown in a toaster notification if the player tries to input an item that isn't accepted by the machine.
InvalidItemMessageCondition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether InvalidItemMessage should be shown. This can use item-related queries like ITEM_TYPE. Defaults to always true.
InvalidCountMessage	(Optional) A tokenizable string for the message shown in a toaster notification if the input inventory doesn't contain this item, unless overridden by InvalidCountMessage under OutputRules. This can use extra custom tokens: [ItemCount]: the number of remaining items needed. For example, if you're holding three and need five, [ItemCount] will be replaced with 2.

Advanced logic

field	effect
InteractMethod	(Optional) A C# method invoked when the player interacts with the machine when it doesn't have output ready to harvest. This must be specified in the form <full type name>.<method name> (like StardewValley.Object.SomeInteractMethod). The method must be static and match the game's MachineInteractDelegate method signature: /// <summary>The method signature for a custom <see cref="MachineData.InteractMethod"/> method.</summary> /// <param name="machine">The machine instance for which to produce output.</param> /// <param name="location">The location containing the machine.</param> /// <param name="player">The player using the machine.</param> /// <returns>Returns whether the interaction was handled.</returns> public static bool InteractWithMachine(Object machine, GameLocation location, Farmer player);
HasInput HasOutput	(Optional) Whether to force adding the machine_input or machine_output context tags respectively. This isn't needed for most machines, since they'll be set based on the OutputRules field. Default false.
IsIncubator	(Optional) Whether this machine acts as an incubator when placed in a building, so players can incubate eggs in it. Default false. This is used by the incubator and ostrich incubator. The game logic assumes there's only one such machine in each building, so this generally shouldn't be used by custom machines that can be built in a vanilla barn or coop.
StatsToIncrementWhenLoaded StatsToIncrementWhenHarvested	(Optional) The game stat counters to increment when an item is placed in the machine (StatsToIncrementWhenLoaded) or when the processed output is collected (StatsToIncrementWhenHarvested). Default none. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect StatName The name of the stat counter field on Game1.stats. RequiredItemId (Optional) If set, only increment the stat if the main input item has this qualified or unqualified item ID. RequiredTags (Optional) If set, only increment the stat if the main input item has all of these context tags. You can negate a tag with ! (like "RequiredTags": [ "bone_item", "!fossil_item" ] for bone items that aren't fossils). It's fine to use this with custom machines, but you can only increment built-in stats so it won't be applicable for most custom machines. For example, the vanilla game increments PiecesOfTrashRecycled for the recycling machine and GeodesCracked for the geode crusher.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Interacting with machines in C#

Stardew Valley 1.6 adds two Object fields for reference:

field	effect
lastOutputRuleId	If this is a machine, the output rule ID for the rule being processed by the machine (if any).
lastInputItem	If this is a machine, the item that was dropped into the machine to start the current output (if any).

And a few methods for processing items:

field	effect
IsMachineWorking()	Get whether the machine is currently processing an item.
ShouldTimePassForMachine(location)	Get whether the machine should be updated in the given location. For example, this will return false for solar panels placed indoors, or outdoors on a cloudy day.
GetMachineData()	Get the underlying machine data from Data/Machines.
PlaceInMachine(…)	Try to place an item in the machine using the rules from Data/Machines. This returns a boolean which indicates whether the machine was successfully started.
OutputMachine(…)	Try to set the machine output given the input item and an optional output rule to apply. Most code should call PlaceInMachine instead.

A lot of the generic machine logic is also handled by a new MachineDataUtility class, which lets C# mods interact with machine data more directly. For example, you can check which output a machine would produce without actually updating the machine.

Custom melee weapons

Melee weapons are still stored in Data/Weapons, but that asset has been overhauled in Stardew Valley 1.6. The slash-delimited entries are now models to simplify edits and enable new features (like the new Projectiles feature).

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is the unqualified item ID for the weapon.
• The value is model with the fields listed below.

Basic weapon info

field	effect
Name	The internal weapon name.
DisplayName Description	A tokenizable string for the translated display name & description.
Type	The weapon type. One of 0 (stabbing sword), 1 (dagger), 2 (club or hammer), or 3 (slashing sword).

Appearance

field	effect
Texture	The asset name for the spritesheet containing the weapon's sprite.
SpriteIndex	The index within the Texture for the weapon sprite, where 0 is the top-left sprite.

Stats

field	effect
MinDamage MaxDamage	The minimum and maximum based damage caused when hitting a monster with this weapon.
Knockback	(Optional) How far the target is pushed when hit, as a multiplier relative to a base weapon like the Rusty Sword (e.g. 1.5 for 150% of Rusty Sword's weight). Default 1.
Speed	(Optional) How fast the player can swing the weapon. Each point of speed is worth 40ms of swing time relative to 0. This stacks with the player's weapon speed. Default 0.
Precision	(Optional) Reduces the chance that a strike will miss. Default 0.
Defense	(Optional) Reduces damage received by the player. Default 0.
AreaOfEffect	(Optional) Slightly increases the area of effect. Default 0.
CritChance	(Optional) The chance of a critical hit, as a decimal value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Default 0.02.
CritMultiplier	(Optionmal) A multiplier applied to the base damage for a critical hit. This can be a decimal value. Default 3.

Game logic

field	effect
CanBeLostOnDeath	Whether the player can lose this tool when they die. Default true.
MineBaseLevel MineMinLevel	(Optional) The base and minimum mine level, which affect mine container drops. Both default to -1, which disables automatic mine drops.

Advanced

field	effect
Projectiles	(Optional) The projectiles fired when the weapon is used, which continue along their path until they hit a monster and cause damage. A separate projectile is fired for each entry in this list. This consists of a list of models with these fields (one projectile will fire for each entry in the list): field effect Id A unique identifier for the projectile within the current weapon's data. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom projectiles, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_ProjectileId. Damage (Optional) The amount of damage caused when the projectile hits a monster. Default 10. Explodes (Optional) Whether the projectile explodes when it collides with something. Default false. Bounces (Optional) The number of times the projectile can bounce off walls before being destroyed. Default 0. MaxDistance (Optional) The maximum tile distance the projectile can travel. Default 4. Velocity (Optional) The speed at which the projectile moves. Default 10. RotationVelocity (Optional) The rotation velocity. Default 32. TailLength (Optional) The length of the tail which trails behind the main projectile. Default 1. FireSound BounceSound CollisionSound (Optional) The sound played when the projectile is fired, bounces off a wall, or collides with something. All three default to none. MinAngleOffset MaxAngleOffset (Optional) A random offset applied to the direction of the project each time it's fired. Both fields default to 0, in which case it's always shot at the 90° angle matching the player's facing direction. SpriteIndex (Optional) The sprite index in the TileSheets/Projectiles asset to draw for this projectile. Defaults to 11 (a glowing-yellow-ball sprite). Item (Optional) The item to shoot. If set, this overrides SpriteIndex. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported for ammo items. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. Note that these are magic projectiles fired when the weapon is used, they're not aimed directly like slingshot projectiles.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Custom movie concessions

You could already add/edit concessions sold in the movie theater, but conflicts were likely since each concession had an incrementing numeric ID which matched its position in the vanilla tilesheet.

Stardew Valley 1.6 addresses that with two changes:

• The Id field is now a string, so you can use a globally unique ID like ExampleAuthor.ModId_ItemName.
• You can now use a different texture with two new required fields:

  field	effect
  Texture	The asset name for the texture containing the concession's sprite.
  SpriteIndex	The index within the Texture for the concession sprite, where 0 is the top-left sprite.

For example, this content pack adds a new 'Pufferchick Pop' concession with a custom image:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/Concessions",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_PufferchickPop": {
                    "Id": "Example.ModId_PufferchickPop", // must specify ID again when creating a new entry
                    "Name": "PufferchickPop",
                    "DisplayName": "Pufferchick Pop",
                    "Description": "A cute cake pop shaped like a pufferchick.",
                    "Price": 25,
                    "Texture": "{{InternalAssetKey: assets/pufferchick-pop.png}}" // an image in your content pack
                    "SpriteIndex": 0
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Custom museum donations & rewards

You can now add/edit the items which the museum accepts in donation and gives back in rewards through the new Data/MuseumRewards data asset.

Format

The data asset consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique identifier for the reward group. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom reward entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_RewardName.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
TargetContextTags	The items that must be donated to complete this reward group. The player must fulfill every entry in the list to unlock the reward. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Tag The context tag for the items to require. Count The minimum number of items matching the context tags that must be donated. For example, an entry with the tag forage_item and count 2 will require donating any two forage items. Special case: an entry with the exact values Tag: "", Count: -1 passes if the museum is complete (i.e. the player has donated the max number of items).
FlagOnCompletion	(Optional if RewardItemIsSpecial is true) Whether to add the ID value to the player's received mail. This is used to track whether the player has collected the reward, and should almost always be true. If this is omitted and RewardItemIsSpecial is false, the player will be able collect the reward infinite times. Default false. After the reward is collected, you can check this value using the HasFlag condition in Content Patcher.
RewardEventSeenFlag	(Optional) The ID to add to the player's event-seen list when the reward is collected. (You must still specify FlagOnCompletion or RewardItemIsSpecial either way.) After the reward is collected, you can check this value using the HasSeenEvent condition in Content Patcher.
RewardItemId	(Optional) The qualified item ID for the item given to the player when they donate all required items for this group. There's no reward item if omitted.
RewardItemCount	(Optional) The stack size for the RewardItemId (if the item supports stacking). Default 1.
RewardItemIsSpecial	(Optional) Whether to mark the RewardItemId as a special permanent item, which can't be destroyed/dropped and can only be collected once. Default false.
RewardItemIsRecipe	(Optional) Whether to give the player a cooking/crafting recipe which produces the RewardItemId, instead of the item itself. Ignored if the item type can't be cooked/crafted (i.e. non-object-type items). Default false.
RewardMail	(Optional) A mail ID to add to the player's mailbox tomorrow.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

For example, this content pack adds two rewards, one in form of a mail, the other a machine :

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
	"Changes": [
		{
			"Action": "EditData",
			"Target": "Data/MuseumRewards",
			"Entries": {
			//Send a mail when a specific item is donated
				"Example.ModId_ShinyArtifact": {
					"TargetContextTags": [
						{
							"Tag": "id_example.modid_shinyartifact",//The unique context tag identifying the item
							"Count": 1
						},
					],
					"FlagOnCompletion": true,
					"RewardMail": "Example.ModId_ShinyArtifact"
				},
			//Gives a machine as reward when 18 minerals are donated.
				"Example.ModId_18MineralItems": {
					"TargetContextTags": [
						{
							"Tag": "item_type_minerals",
							"Count": 18
						},
					],
					"RewardItemId": "(BC)Example.ModId_SuperMachine",
					"RewardItemCount": 1,
					"FlagOnCompletion": true,
					
				},
			},
		}
	]
}

The mail entry would then be added to mail data using the same key. See Custom Items and Custom Machines to add the items themselves.

Achievements

The A Complete Collection achievement is automatically adjusted to require any custom donations added too. This is based on the number of donated items though, so removing custom donations later may incorrectly mark the museum complete (since you may have donated enough items to meet the total required).

Custom fruit trees

Data format

You can now add custom fruit trees by editing the revamped Data/fruitTrees asset. This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is the unqualified item ID for the sapling item in Data/ObjectInformation.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
DisplayName	A tokenizable string for the tree's display name. This should return a display name without 'tree' (like Cherry for a cherry tree). This is used in UI messages like "Your <display name> tree wasn't able to grow last night".
Seasons	The seasons in which the fruit tree bears fruit. This consists of an array of season names (any combination of spring, summer, fall, or winter). Note: the previous 'island' season value is no longer valid. Using summer is equivalent to how it worked before (since we now have per-location seasons).
Fruit	The fruit items to add to the tree each day while the tree is in-season. The first matching fruit (if any) is selected each day. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported for fruit items. Notes: If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. Season conditions are ignored in non-seasonal locations like the greenhouse and Ginger Island. Season (Optional) If set, the group only applies if the tree's location is in this season. This is ignored in non-seasonal locations like the greenhouse and Ginger Island. Chance (Optional) The probability that this entry is selected, as a value between 0 (never drops) and 1 (always drops). Default 1 (100% chance).
Texture	The asset name for the texture under the game's Content folder. Use \ (or \\ in JSON) to separate name segments if needed. For example, vanilla fruit trees use TileSheets\fruitTrees.
TextureSpriteRow	The tree's row index in the Texture spritesheet (e.g. 0 for the first tree, 1 for the second tree, etc).
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

For example, this content pack adds a custom fruit tree, including custom items for the sapling and fruit:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        // add fruit + sapling items
        // note: sapling must have an edibility under 0 (usually -300) to be plantable
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/ObjectInformation",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_Pufferfruit": "Pufferfruit/1200/100/Basic -6/Pufferfruit/An example fruit item.////1/Mods\\Example.ModId\\Objects",
                "Example.ModId_Puffersapling": "Puffersapling/1200/-300/Basic -74/Puffersapling/An example tree sapling.////2/Mods\\Example.ModId\\Objects"
            }
        },

        // add fruit tree
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/FruitTrees",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_Puffersapling": {
                    "DisplayName": "[DataString Data\ObjectInformation Example.ModId_Pufferfruit 4]", // field 4 (display name) for our fruit item
                    "Seasons": [ "spring" ],
                    "Fruit": [
                        {
                            "Id": "Example.ModId_Pufferfruit",
                            "ItemId": "Example.ModId_Pufferfruit"
                        }
                    ],
                    "Texture": "Mods\\Example.ModId\\FruitTrees",
                    "TextureSpriteRow": 0
                }
            }
        },

        // add images
        {
            "Action": "Load",
            "Target": "Mods/Example.ModId/FruitTrees, Mods/Example.ModId/Objects",
            "FromFile": "assets/{{TargetWithoutPath}}.png" // assets/FruitTrees.png, assets/Objects.png
        },
    ]
}

The fruit trees can then be added to the game by giving the player a sapling item in the usual ways (e.g. from a shop).

Fruit items

For C# mods, the fruitsOnTree field (number of fruit on the tree) has been replaced by fruit (list of fruit items).

Spawning wild trees

Custom trees can be added to the game in two ways:

• Spawn them on map tiles when the location is created, using the new SpawnTree: fruit <tree ID> tile property. This must be added on the Paths layer, which must also have tile index 34 from the paths tilesheet.
• Or give the player a seed item in the usual ways (e.g. from a shop, mail letter, etc).

Custom tools

You can now create/edit tools by editing the new Data/Tools asset. This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is the unqualified item ID.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

Basic tool data

field	purpose
ClassName	The name of the C# class to construct within the StardewValley.Tools namespace. The class must be a subclass of StardewValley.Tool, and have a constructor with no arguments. For example, given a value of Axe, the game will create StardewValley.Tools.Axe instances. The main values are: main tools (Axe, FishingRod, Hoe, MeleeWeapon, MilkPail, Pan, Pickaxe, Shears, Wand, and WateringCan); a special GenericTool type which applies the Data/Tools data and only has generic logic, so C# mods can patch in their own logic; and two tools cut from the game which may not work correctly (Lantern and Raft).
Name	The internal name to set for the tool item.
DisplayName Description	A tokenizable string for the tool's in-game display name and description.
AttachmentSlots	(Optional) The number of attachment slots to enable on the tool. Note that only FishingRod tools have the code to render and use attachment slots. Default -1, which keeps the default value set by the tool class.
SalePrice	(Optional) The default price when the item is sold to the player in a shop. Defaults to -1, in which case you should set the price manually in shops.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Appearance

field	purpose
Texture	The asset name for the texture containing the tool's sprite.
SpriteIndex	The tool's sprite index within the Texture, where 0 is the top row.
MenuSpriteIndex	(Optional) The sprite index within the Texture for the item icon. Defaults to SpriteIndex.

Upgrades

field	purpose
UpgradeLevel	(Optional) The tool upgrade level. Default -1, which keeps the default value set by the tool class.
ApplyUpgradeLevelToDisplayName	(Optional) Whether to adjust the DisplayName for the usual upgrade levels. For example, the display name for a level one Axe changes to 'Copper Axe'. Default false. The display name format in English is: upgrade level display name format 1 Copper <display name> 2 Steel <display name> 3 Gold <display name> 4 Iridium <display name>
ConventionalUpgradeFrom	(Optional) If set, prepends an upgrade for the given tool ID to the UpgradeFrom field. This applies these rules (based on the UpgradeLevel field, not the upgrade level of the specified tool ID): upgrade level price items needed 1 data-sort-value="2000">2,000g Copper Bar (5) 2 data-sort-value="5000">5,000g Iron Bar (5) 3 data-sort-value="10000">10,000g Gold Bar (5) 4 data-sort-value="25000">25,000g Iridium Bar (5) For example, Iridium Axe specifies this value: "ConventionalUpgradeFrom": "(T)GoldAxe"
UpgradeFrom	(Optional) The requirements to buy this tool from Clint's blacksmith tool upgrade shop. If you specify multiple entries, the first one which matches will be applied. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field purpose Price (Optional) The gold price to buy the upgrade. Defaults to 0. RequireToolId (Optional) If set, the qualified or unqualified item ID for the tool that must be in the player's inventory for the upgrade to appear. The tool will be destroyed when the upgrade is purchased. TradeItemId (Optional) If set, the qualified or unqualified item ID for an extra item that must be traded to upgrade the tool. (For example, many vanilla tools need metal bars.) TradeItemAmount (Optional) The number of TradeItemId required. Defaults to 1. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this upgrade is available. Defaults to always true. For example, these are equivalent to the Steel Axe's upgrade settings: "UpgradeFrom": [ { "RequireToolId": "(T)CopperAxe", "Price": 5000, "TradeItemId": "(O)335", // Iron Bar "TradeItemAmount": 5 } ] If you want the tool to always be available, you can just omit the conditions. For example: "UpgradeFrom": [ { "Price": 5000 } ] Note that Clint needs a few days to smith the new tool. If you want to sell the tool directly, add it to a regular shop instead.

Game logic

field	purpose
CanBeLostOnDeath	Whether the player can lose this tool when they die. Default false.

Extensibility

field	purpose
ModData	(Optional) The mod data values to set when the tool is created, accessible in C# code via the tool.modData dictionary. For example: "ModData": { "PowerLevel": 9000 }
SetProperties	(Optional) Set the value of arbitrary properties on the tool class. For example, this would disable the tool animation and require no stamina: "SetProperties": { "InstantUse": true, "IsEfficient": true }

Custom wild trees

Data format

You can now create/edit wild trees by editing the Data/WildTrees asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The asset key is the unique tree type identifier. The vanilla tree IDs are 1 (oak), 2 (maple), 3 (pine), 6 (palm), 7 (mushroom), and 8 (mahogany). For custom trees, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_TreeType. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters.
• The asset value is a model with thee fields listed below.

field	effect
Textures	The texture to use as the tree's spritesheet in-game. If multiple textures are listed, the first matching one is used. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Texture The asset name for the tree's spritesheet. Season (Optional) If set, the specific season when this texture should apply. For more complex conditions, see Condition. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this texture should be applied for a tree. Defaults to always enabled. This is checked when the tree is created, a new day starts, or its texture is reloaded by a mod. More frequent conditions (like time of day) won't work as expected unless a mod manually triggers a tree update.
SeedItemId	(Optional) The qualified item ID for the seed item. If omitted, the tree can't be planted and SeedChance will be ignored.
SeedPlantable	(Optional) Whether the seed can be planted by the player. If this is false, it can only be spawned automatically via map properties. Default true.
GrowthChance	(Optional) The probability each day that the tree will grow to the next stage without tree fertilizer, as a value from 0 (will never grow) to 1 (will grow every day). Defaults to 0.2 (20% chance).
FertilizedGrowthChance	(Optional) Equivalent to GrowthChance, but with tree fertilizer. Defaults to 1 (100% chance).
SeedChance	(Optional) The probability each day that the tree will produce a seed that will drop when the tree is shaken, as a value from 0 (never) to 1 (always). Default 0.05 (5% chance).
SeedOnChopChance	(Optional) The probability that a seed will drop when the player chops down the tree, as a value from 0 (never) to 1 (always). Default 0.75 (75% chance).
DropWoodOnChop	(Optional) Whether to drop wood when the player chops down the tree. Default true.
DropHardwoodOnLumberChop	(Optional) Whether to drop hardwood when the player chops down the tree, if they have the Lumberjack profession. Default true.
IsLeafy	(Optional) Whether shaking or chopping the tree causes cosmetic leaves to drop from tree and produces a leaf rustle sound. When a leaf drops, the game will use one of the four leaf sprites in the tree's spritesheet in the slot left of the stump sprite. Default true.
IsLeafyInWinter	(Optional) Whether IsLeafy also applies in winter. Default false.
GrowsInWinter	(Optional) Whether the tree can grow in winter (subject to GrowthChance or FertilizedGrowthChance). Default false.
IsStumpDuringWinter	(Optional) Whether the tree is reduced to a stump in winter and regrows in spring, like the vanilla mushroom tree. Default false.
AllowWoodpeckers	(Optional) Whether woodpeckers can spawn on the tree. Default true.
UseAlternateSpriteWhenNotShaken UseAlternateSpriteWhenSeedReady	(Optional) Whether to render a different tree sprite when the player hasn't shaken it on that day (UseAlternateSpriteWhenNotShaken) or it has a seed ready (UseAlternateSpriteWhenSeedReady). If either field is true, the tree spritesheet must be double-width with the alternate textures on the right. If both are true, the same alternate sprites are used for both. Default false.
DebrisColor	(Optional) The color of the cosmetic wood chips when chopping the tree. This can be... a Color field name (like ForestGreen); an RGB hex code (like #AABBCC) or RGBA hex code (#AABBCCDD); or one of 12 (brown/woody), 100001 (white), 100001 (light green), 100002 (light blue), 100003 (red), 100004 (yellow), 100005 (black), 100006 (gray), or 100007 (charcoal / dim gray). Defaults to 12 (brown/woody).
ChopItems	(Optional) The additional items to drop when the tree is chopped down. All matching items are dropped. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported for chop drops. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. MinSize MaxSize (Optional) The minimum and/or maximum growth stage for the tree at which this item is produced. The possible values are Seed, Sprout, Sapling, Bush, and Tree. Both default to no limit. ForStump (Optional) Whether the item is only produced if the tree is a stump (true), not a stump (false), or both (null). Defaults to false (non-stumps only). Chance (Optional) The probability that the item will drop, as a value between 0 (never drops) and 1 (always drops). Default 1 (100% chance).
ShakeItems	The items produced by shaking the tree when it's fully grown. This only applies the first time the tree is shaken each day. All matching items are dropped. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported for shake items. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. Season (Optional) If set, the group only applies if the tree's location is in this season. Chance (Optional) The probability that this entry is selected, as a value between 0 (never drops) and 1 (always drops). Default 1 (100% chance).
TapItems	The items produced by tapping the tree. If multiple items can be produced, the first available one is selected. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported for tapper items. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. DaysUntilReady The number of days before the tapper is ready to empty. Season (Optional) If set, the group only applies if the tree's location is in this season. PreviousItemId (Optional) If set, the group only applies if the previous item produced by the tapper matches the given unqualified item ID. Chance (Optional) The probability that this entry is selected, as a value between 0 (never drops) and 1 (always drops). Default 1 (100% chance).
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Spawning wild trees

Custom trees can be added to the game in two ways:

• Spawn them on map tiles when the location is created, using the new SpawnTree: wild <tree ID> tile property. This must be added on the Paths layer, which must also have tile index 34 from the paths tilesheet.
• Or give the player a seed item in the usual ways (e.g. from a shop, mail letter, etc).

Default recipes

You can now have crafting and cooking recipes that are learned automatically by setting the condition field to default. Any missing default recipes will be learned on day start.

For example, here's the chest entry from Data/CraftingRecipes:

"Chest": "388 50/Home/130/true/default/Chest"

Hats on aquarium fish

Custom fish in aquariums can now wear hats, just like vanilla sea urchins. This can be enabled by specifying a new field in Data/AquariumFish:

index	field	purpose
7	hat position	The pixel position of the hat on the sprite, specified as an object with X and Y values. Note: currently this is only used to check if the fish can wear a hat, and has no effect on its position.

New context tags

1.6 adds several new item context tags:

context tag	effect
campfire_item	Marks the item as a campfire. If the item also has the torch_item context tag, when it's placed in the world and turned on... campfire flames are drawn over it; if the item is big craftable, light is emitted from its center instead of the top.
fish_legendary	Marks the fish as a legendary fish. For example: it can't be caught again, shows an alternate sprite in the fishing minigame and a 'caught legendary fish' message after catching it, can't be added to a fish pond, etc.
fish_legendary_family	Marks the fish as part of the legendary fish family for the fishing minigame. For example: requires magic bait, can't catch two at once, smaller bobber bar, 5× XP gain, etc.
geode	Marks the item as a geode item, which can be broken open at Clint's blacksmith shop or using a geode crusher.
geode_crusher_ignored	If the item also has geode, prevents breaking it open in a geode crusher.
item_type_<type>	For an object-type item, the type value from the 'type and category' field. (Non-object items always have the exact tag item_type_ with nothing after the last underscore.) This is automatic and shouldn't be set manually. The tag is checked in a few places (e.g. the museum to check if an item is an artifact or mineral), but most of the game won't be affected.
museum_donatable not_museum_donatable	Set whether the item can be donated to the museum, overriding the vanilla logic.
not_placeable placeable	Sets whether the item can be placed on the ground.
not_plantable_context_<context ID> not_plantable_location_<location name> plantable_context_<context ID> plantable_greenhouse plantable_location_<location name>	See custom planting restrictions.
paddy_crop	Marks the item as a paddy crop like rice or taro. This enables paddy-related logic like needing to be planted near water.
prevent_loss_on_death	Indicates the item can't be lost when the player dies.
sign_item	Marks the item as a sign, which lets player display items on it or place it on a fish pond to show the fish count.
torch_item	Marks the item as a torch, which lets the player turn it on/off to emit light. See also campfire_item.

Contexts which affect machine processing:

context tag	effect
crystalarium_banned	When applied to a gem or mineral item, prevents players from placing it in a crystalarium.
keg_juice keg_wine	Allows processing the item in a keg to produce a juice or wine variant.
preserves_jelly preserves_pickle	Allows processing the item in a preserves jar to produce a jelly or pickled variant.
seedmaker_banned	When applied to a seed item, prevents players from placing it in a seed maker.
tapper_item	Marks the item as a tapper or heavy tapper.
tapper_multiplier_<multiplier>	The multiplier applied to the tapper production speed. For example, 2 will make items take half their base time (i.e. each item will finish in base time/speed multiplier). Defaults to 1 if omitted.

And informational tags which are added automatically, and have no effect on the game logic:

context tag	effect
id_<item id>	The qualified item ID, like id_(o)128. This is added automatically and can be used to match or exclude an item by ID using context tags. Any spaces in the ID are replaced with underscores, and single quotes are removed.
is_machine	Indicates the item has machine logic. This is added automatically based on Data/Machines and is informational only (it has no effect on the game logic).
machine_input machine_output	Whether the item is a machine which accepts items from the player (machine_input) and/or which produces items for the player to collect (machine_output). If the machine data sets the ConversionMethod field, both tags are added since there's no way to know what the method does. These are added automatically based on Data/Machines and have no effect on the game logic. The is_machine tag is always added if these are.

Inventory class

For C# mods, 1.6 adds a new Inventory class to manage a list of items. This is used for the Farmer.items and Chest.items fields. It implements IList<Item>, so most existing code should still work fine.

This has three main benefits:

• It has methods to simplify many common operations. For example:

  method	effect
  HasAny()	Get whether the inventory contains any items (ignoring empty slots).
  CountItemStacks()	Get the number of item stacks in the inventory (ignoring empty slots).
  ContainsId(id)	Get whether the inventory contains any item with the given qualified or unqualified item ID.
  ContainsId(id, minCount)	Get whether the inventory contains items with the given qualified or unqualified item ID, and their combined stack size is at least minCount.
  CountId(id)	Get the combined stack size of all items with the given qualified or unqualified item ID.
  GetById(id)	Get a list of items in the inventory with the given qualified or unqualified item ID.
  ReduceId(id, count)	Remove the given number of items matching the given qualified or unqualified item ID. This reduces the stack size for matching items until a total of count have been removed, and clears any slots which reach a stack size of zero.

• Many common operations have been unified, so previously player-only methods can now be used with chests too.
• It has an internal index by item ID, so operations like items.ContainsId("(O)128") are much more efficient since they no longer iterate the list.

This replaces some previous methods:

game class	old code	migration
Farmer	getItemCount(id) GetTallyOfObject(id) GetTallyOfObject(id, isBigCraftable)	Use items.CountId(id).
	hasItemInInventory(id, count) hasItemInInventoryNamed(name) hasItemWithNameThatContains(name)	Use items.ContainsId(id, count).
	hasItemInList(list, id, count)	Use list.ContainsId(id, count).
	areAllItemsNull()	Use !items.HasAny().
	numberOfItemsInInventory()	Use items.CountItemStacks() to count all items, or Items.Count(p => p is Object) to match this method's actual behavior.
	consumeObject(id, count) removeItemsFromInventory(id, count)	Use items.ReduceId(id, count).
Object	ConsumeInventoryItem(player, id, count)	This was somewhat specialized and shouldn't be called by mod code, but the equivalent would be (obj.autoLoadChest?.items ?? player.items).ReduceId(id, count).
	GetTallyOfObject(player, id)	This was somewhat specialized and shouldn't be called by mod code, but the equivalent would be (obj.autoLoadChest?.items ?? player.items).CountId(id).

ItemContextTagManager class

For C# mods, 1.6 adds a new ItemContextTagManager class which simplifies working with item context tags and reduces repeated code.

This provides a few utility methods:

method	effect
GetBaseContextTags(id)	Get the base context tags for an item from the Data/ObjectContextTags asset. This doesn't include dynamic context tags added by the instance, which you can get via item.GetContextTags().
DoesTagQueryMatch(query, tags)	Get whether a context tag query matches the given tags. For example, ItemContextTagManager.DoesTagQueryMatch("bone_item, !fossil_item", item.GetContextTags()) returns true if the item is a bone item but not a fossil (like the Bone Flute).
DoAllTagsMatch(requiredTags, actualTags) DoAnyTagsMatch(requiredTags, actualTags)	Get whether every (DoAllTagsMatch) or at least one (DoAnyTagsMatch</samp) required tag matches the actual item tags. This supports negated required tags like "!fossil_item" too.
DoesTagMatch(requiredTag, actualTags)	Get whether a single tag matches the actual item tags. This supports negated required tags like "!fossil_item" too.
SanitizeContextTag(tag)	(Specialized) Replace characters that may appear in item names so they're valid in context tags. For example, SanitizeContextTag("Sam's Boombox") returns sams_boombox.

Other item changes

• Added Game1.cropData to read crop info without constantly reloading the Data/Crops asset.
• Added per-object display names (e.g. for custom flavored items). See the ObjectDisplayName item spawn field, or object.displayNameFormat in C#.
• Item pedestals are now normal item, so you can spawn them using a mod like CJB Item Spawner to display items.
• Added optional Condition game state query field to Data/SpecialOrders.
• Item data changes:
  • The display name field now exists in English too for Data/Boots, Data/Bundles, Data/CookingRecipes, Data/CraftingRecipes, Data/Fish, and Data/Furniture.
  • The randomly spawned stones, twigs, and weeds have been formalized into litter. They all now have object type Litter, category -999 (Game1.litterCategory), a relevant display name/description (like Gold Stone/Break apart to obtain gold ore instead of Stone/...), a price of 0 (not sellable), and edibility of -300 (inedible). In C# code, you can use the new item methods like item.IsWeeds() to detect them. This also adds all mine ore nodes to Data/ObjectInformation, so the game no longer creates invalid items to show their sprite. (Doing so in 1.6 will now show an Error Item sprite instead.)
  • For C# mods, honey items now have their preserve field set to Honey (instead of null) and now have the honey_item context tag.
• Crop changes:
  • Paddy crops now recheck for nearby water each day, so they'll update if you add/remove a building with water or change the map layout.
  • In Data/Crops, each harvest option is now self-contained. For example, you can set HarvestMinStack without ExtraHarvestChance.
  • Removed most crop fields which only mirror the data (like harvestMethod or seasonsToGrowIn). Mods can get the info through crop.GetData() instead.

• Other item logic:
  • Data/Bundles is now loaded later, so content packs can edit it reliably.
  • The %item mail command has a new %mail id <item id> [count] format which accepts a qualified or unqualified item ID. This deprecates the bigobject, furniture, object, and tools options.
  • The Object.performObjectDropInAction method now applies the probe argument much more consistently. This only affects method calls with probe: true.
  • The obj.IsScarecrow() and GetScarecrowRadius() methods now work for non-bigcraftable objects too.
  • Setting an object's tile position through obj.TileLocation now recalculcates its collision box automatically. (Setting it through the tileLocation net field directly won't though.)
  • Added new fields & methods for C# mods:

    type	field/method	effect
    Crop	GetHarvestMethod()	Get the method used to harvest the crop (one of HarvestMethod.Grab or HarvestMethod.Scythe).
    	IsInSeason(location)	Whether the crop can grow in the location's current season (or true if crops ignore seasons in the location, like the greenhouse).
    Item	IsRecipe Quality Stack sellToStorePrice(…)	Equivalent to the previous Object fields/methods, to simplify common code and avoid needing to special-case Object items.
    	CanBeLostOnDeath()	Get whether this item can be lost when the player dies, so it can be recovered from the item recovery service.
    	HasTypeId(id) HasTypeObject() HasTypeBigCraftable()	Get whether the item has the given type definition ID. These are null-safe and double as a null check: if (item.HasTypeId(ItemRegistry.type_object)) { // item is non-null and has type (O) } HasTypeObject() and HasTypeBigCraftable() are shortcuts for passing ItemRegistry.type_object and ItemRegistry.type_bigCraftable respectively.
    FishingRod	CanUseBait() CanUseTackle() GetBait() GetTackle() HasMagicBait() HasCuriosityLure()	Simplifies working with the fishing rod's bait and tackle.
    FruitTree	GetQuality()	Get the quality of fruit currently being produced by the fruit tree.
    	TryAddFruit()	Add a fruit item to the tree based on its data.
    IndoorPot	Water()	Simplifies watering dirt in the garden pot.
    Object	GetBoundingBox() GetBoundingBoxAt(x, y)	Get the pixel collision area for the item placed in the world. These replace the former getBoundingBox(position) method.
    Tool	isScythe()	Equivalent to the previous MeleeWeapon method, to simplify common code and avoid needing to special-case MeleeWeapon items.
    Tree	CheckForNewTexture()	Reset the tree's texture if it would change based on its data.

  • Fixed furniture drawn over sitting players if it has no front texture.
  • Removed crop.InferSeedIndex(). This was used to support old crops, which are now fixed by a save migration instead.

What's new for locations & weather

Custom locations

You can now add/edit locations by editing the revamped Data/Locations asset.

The asset consists of a model with these fields:

field	effect
CreateLocations	The location instances to create when the save is loaded. This consists of a string → model lookup, where... The key is a unique identifier for this location, which will be used as the location's Name (not DisplayName) field. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom locations, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_LocationName. The value is a model with the fields listed below. field effect MapPath The asset name for the map to use for this location. AlwaysActive (Optional) Whether this location is always synchronized to farmhands in multiplayer, even if they're not in the location. Any location which allows building cabins must have this enabled to avoid breaking game logic. Type (Optional) The full name of the C# location class to create. This must be one of the vanilla types to avoid a crash when saving. There are too many to list here, but the most useful types are likely StardewValley.GameLocation (default value) and StardewValley.Locations.DecoratableLocation.
DefaultArtifactSpots	The items that can be found when digging artifact spots in any location. See ArtifactSpots under Locations for info.
DefaultFish	The items that can be found by fishing in any location. See Fish under Locations for info.
Locations	The gameplay data for locations in the game (regardless of whether they were created using the CreateLocations field or some other way). This consists of a string → model lookup, where... The key is the internal name of the location to change. (The farm will use Farm_<type key> for a vanilla farm type, or Farm_<type ID> for a custom farm type, or Farm_Standard if no type-specific entry was found.) The value is a model with the fields listed below. field effect DisplayName (Optional but strongly recommended) A tokenizable string for the translated location name. This is used anytime the location name is shown in-game for base game logic or mods. DefaultArrivalTile (Optional but strongly recommended) The default tile position where the player should be placed when they arrive in the location, if arriving from a warp that didn't specify a tile position. Default none, which usually places the player at (0, 0). ExcludeFromNpcPathfinding (Optional) Whether NPCs should ignore this location when pathfinding between locations. Default false. ArtifactSpots (Optional) The items that can be found when digging artifact spots in this location. The game combines this with DefaultArtifactSpots, then applies them in the order set by their Precedence field. (Artifact spot drops can also be listed in Data/ObjectInformation's 'miscellaneous' field; those are applied by the RANDOM_ARTIFACT_FOR_DIG_SPOT entry in DefaultArtifactSpots.) This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported by artifact spot drops. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. Chance (Optional) The probability that the item will be dropped if the other fields match, as a decimal value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Default 1. ApplyGenerousEnchantment (Optional) Whether to apply the 'Generous' enchantment, which adds a 50% chance of the item dropping twice. If the enchantment is applied, the item's fields are rerolled for the second drop (e.g. a new random value between MinStack and MaxStack is selected). Default true. OneDebrisPerDrop (Optional) Whether to split the dropped item stack into multiple floating debris that each have a stack size of one. For example, if the dropped item has a stack size of 3, this will spawn three separate item stacks. Default true. ContinueOnDrop (Optional) Whether to continue checking for more items to drop when this item is dropped. Default false. Precedence (Optional) The order in which this entry should be checked, where lower values are checked first. This can be a negative value. Forage with the same precedence are checked in the order listed. Default 0. For consistency, vanilla artifact drops mostly use these values: -1000: location items which should override the global priority items (e.g. fossils on Ginger Island); -100: global priority items (e.g. Qi Beans); 0: normal items; 100: global fallback items (e.g. clay). For example, a location with this field will drop 2-4 pufferfish with a 50% chance on summer days: "ArtifactSpots": [ { "Condition": "LOCATION_SEASON Here summer", "ItemId": "(O)128", "MinStack": 2, "MaxStack": 4 } ] FishAreas (Optional) The distinct fishing areas within the location. These can be referenced by fish via FishAreaId, and determine which fish are collected by crab pots. This consists of a string → model lookup, where the key is the fish area ID and the value consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Position (Optional) The tile position and size covered by this fishing area, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. This area will apply for crab pots placed within it, or when the fishing rod bobber lands within it. Default null (anywhere). Areas with a Position value have priority over those without. CrabPotFishTypes (Optional) A list of fish types that can be caught by crab pots within the area. This is matched against field index 4 in Data/Fish for 'trap' (i.e. crab pot) fish. The vanilla types are freshwater and ocean. If omitted, defaults to freshwater. CrabPotJunkChance (Optional) The chance that crab pots within the area will find junk instead of a fish each time they produce a harvest. This is ignored if the player has the Mariner profession. Default 0.2 (20%). Fish (Optional) The fish that can be caught in the location. Notes: Unlike other item spawn lists, the game doesn't check fish in the order listed. Instead it first sorts them by their Priority field, and then randomly shuffles fish with the same priority. The produced item ID is saved to recreate the fish later. Any item info that's not based on the item ID is ignored (like stack size, quality, flavored variants like Blueberry Wine vs Wine, and the is-recipe flag). This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported by forage items. This must return an Object item (or subclass of Object). If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. Chance (Optional) The probability that the fish will spawn if selected, as a decimal value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Default 1. Season (Optional) If set, the specific season when the fish can be caught. This is much more efficient than using Condition, but only supports a single season. Defaults to null (all seasons). FishAreaId (Optional) If set, the fish area in which the fish can be caught (as an area ID defined under FishAreas). Defaults to null (all zones). BobberPosition (Optional) If set, the tile area within the location where the fishing rod's bobber must land to catch the fish. Default null (anywhere). PlayerPosition (Optional) If set, the tile area within the location where the player must be standing to catch the fish. Default null (anywhere). MinFishingLevel (Optional) The minimum fishing level needed for the fish to appear. Default 0. ApplyDailyLuck (Optional) Whether to add the player's daily luck to the spawn chance. This affects both the Chance field and the Data\Fish chance, if applicable. Default false. CuriosityLureBuff (Optional) The value to add to the spawn chance when the player has the Curiosity Lure equipped, if set to 0 or higher. This affects both the Chance field and the Data\Fish chance, if applicable. Default -1, which keeps the default behavior (i.e. no effect on the Chance field and a scaled boost to the Data\Fish chance). CatchLimit (Optional) The maximum number of this fish which can be caught by each player. This limit is permanent (i.e. once it's reached, that fish will never appear again). For example, legendary fish set this to one. Default -1 (no limit). RequireMagicBait (Optional) Whether the player must fish with Magic Bait for this fish to spawn. Default false. MinDistanceFromShore (Optional) The minimum distance from the nearest shore (measured in tiles) at which the fish can be caught, where zero is water directly adjacent to shore. MaxDistanceFromShore (Optional) The maximum distance from the nearest shore (measured in tiles) at which the fish can be caught, where zero is water directly adjacent to shore. Default -1 (no limit). Precedence (Optional) The order in which this entry should be checked, where lower values are checked first. This can be a negative value. Fish with the same precedence are shuffled randomly. Default 0. For consistency, vanilla fish mostly use values in these ranges: -1100 to -1000: global priority items (e.g. Qi Beans); -200 to -100: unique location items (e.g. legendary fish or secret items); -50 to -1: normal high-priority items; 0: normal items; 1 to 100: normal low-priority items; 1000+: global fallback items (e.g. trash). IgnoreFishDataRequirements (Optional) Whether to ignore spawn requirements listed in Data/Fish, if applicable. The Data/Fish requirements are ignored regardless of this field for non-object ((O))-type items, or objects whose ID isn't listed in Data/Fish. SetFlagOnCatch (Optional) The mail flag to set for the current player when this fish is successfully caught. Default none. ChanceModifiers (Optional) Quantity modifiers applied to the Chance value. Default none. ChanceModifierMode (Optional) quantity modifier modes which indicate what to do if multiple modifiers in the ChanceModifiers field apply at the same time. Default Stack. Forage (Optional) The forage that can spawn in the location. Notes: Unlike other item spawn lists, these entries aren't checked sequentially. Instead, the game... adds every forage entry whose Condition and Season match to a spawn pool; chooses a random number of spawn opportunities (between 1 and 4); for each spawn opportunity, chooses a random tile position and forage to spawn. If the spawn fails (e.g. the tile is water/occupied or the forage's Chance doesn't pass), the game will make nine other attempts with a re-randomized tile & forage before skipping this spawn opportunity. The stack size is ignored. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported by forage items. This must return an Object ((O))-type item. If it uses an item query that returns multiple items, one will be selected at random. If it returns null or a non-Object item, the spawn attempt will be skipped (with a logged warning if the item type is invalid). Chance (Optional) The probability that the item will spawn if selected, as a decimal value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Default 1. Season (Optional) The specific season when the forage should apply. This is more efficient than using Condition, but only supports a single season. Defaults to null (all seasons). CustomFields The custom fields for this entry.

Custom location contexts

Vanilla contexts

• The game previously had two hardcoded location context enums: Default (for the valley) and Island (for Ginger Island). These have been replaced with data models which define the location context settings, loaded from the Data/LocationContexts asset.
• The desert is now part of a new Desert context (instead of Default). Some of the previously hardcoded desert logic (like always sunny weather) is now just part of the context data in Data/LocationContexts.

Format

Custom contexts can be created by editing the new Data/LocationContexts asset, and setting the context name in the location's LocationContext map property.

The data asset consists of a string → model lookup, where the key matches the Name field and the value is a model with these fields:

Required fields:

field	effect
Name	The unique ID for the location context. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom contexts, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_ContextName.

Player actions:

field	effect
DefaultValidPlantableLocations	(Optional) The internal names of the locations where crops can be planted and grown by default (see also custom planting restrictions).
AllowRainTotem	(Optional) Whether a Rain Totem can be used to force rain in this context tomorrow.
MaxPassOutCost	(Optional) When the player passes out (due to exhaustion or at 2am) in this context, the maximum amount of gold lost. If omitted or set to -1, uses the same value as the Default context (data-sort-value="1000">1,000g by default).
PassOutMail	(Optional) When the player passes out (due to exhaustion or at 2am) in this context, the possible letter IDs to add to their mailbox (if they haven't received it before). If multiple letters are valid, one will be chosen randomly (unless one specifies SkipRandomSelection). This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Mail The letter ID to add. The game will look for an existing letter ID in Data/mail in this order (where <billed> is Billed if they lost gold or NotBilled otherwise, and <gender> is Female or Male): <letter id>_<billed>_<gender> <letter id>_<billed> <letter id> If no match is found in Data/mail, the game will send passedOut2 instead. If the mail ID starts with passedOut, {0} in the letter text will be replaced with the gold amount lost, and it won't appear in the collections page. MaxPassOutCost (Optional) The maximum amount of gold lost. This is applied after the context's MaxPassOutCost (i.e. the context's value is used to calculate the random amount, then this field caps the result). Defaults to unlimited. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this entry is active. Defaults to always true. SkipRandomSelection (Optional) If true, send this mail if the Condition matches instead of choosing a random valid mail. Default false.
PassOutLocations	(Optional) When the player passes out (due to exhaustion or at 2am) in this context and they started the day in a different location context, the locations where they'll wake up. (If the player started the day in the same context, they'll wake up in the last bed they slept in instead.) This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Location The internal location name. Position The default tile position within the location, specified as an object with X and Y fields. If the location has any bed furniture, they'll be placed in the first bed found instead. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this entry is active. Defaults to always applied. If no locations are specified or none match, the player will wake up in their bed at home.
ReviveLocations	(Optional) If the player just got knocked out in combat, the location names where they'll wake up. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Location The internal location name. Position The tile position within the location, specified as an object with X and Y fields. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this entry is active. Defaults to always applied. If the selected location has a standard event with the exact key PlayerKilled (with no / or preconditions in the key), that event will play when the player wakes up and the game will apply the lost items or gold logic. The game won't track this event, so it'll repeat each time the player is revived. If there's no such event, the player will wake up without an event, and no items or gold will be lost. If no locations are specified or none match, the player will wake up at Harvey's clinic.

Season:

field	effect
SeasonOverride	(Optional) The season which is always active for locations within this context (one of spring, summer, fall, or winter). For example, setting summer will make it always summer there regardless of the calendar season. If not set, the calendar season applies.

Weather:

field	effect
WeatherConditions	(Optional) The weather logic to apply for locations in this context (ignored if CopyWeatherFromLocation is set). Defaults to always sunny. If multiple are specified, the first matching weather is applied. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Weather The weather ID to set. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether to apply the weather. Defaults to always applied.
CopyWeatherFromLocation	(Optional) The Name (i.e. unique ID) of the location context from which to inherit weather.

If a passive festival is active in any location within this context, the weather is sunny for the entire context regardless of these fields.

Music:

field	effect
DefaultMusic	(Optional) The cue ID for the music to play when the player is in the location, unless overridden by a Music map property. Despite the name, this has a higher priority than the seasonal music fields below. Ignored if omitted.
DefaultMusicCondition	(Optional) A game state query which returns whether the DefaultMusic field should be applied (if more specific music isn't playing). Defaults to always true.
DefaultMusicDelayOneScreen	(Optional) When the player warps and the music changes, whether to silence the music and play the ambience (if any) until the next warp (similar to the default valley locations). Default false.
SpringMusic SummerMusic FallMusic WinterMusic	(Optional) A list of cue IDs to play before noon in this location unless it's raining, there's a Music map property, or the context has a DefaultMusic value. If multiple values are specified, the game will play one per day in sequence.
DayAmbience NightAmbience	(Optional) The cue ID for the background ambience to play when there's no music active, depending on the time of day. Both default to none.
PlayRandomAmbientSounds	(Optional) Whether to play random outdoor ambience sounds depending on factors like the season and time of day (e.g. birds, crickets, and mysterious groan sounds in the rain). This is unrelated to the DayAmbience and NightAmbience fields. Default true.

Advanced:

field	effect
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Custom garbage cans

Format

You can now add or edit garbage cans on any map by editing the new Data/GarbageCans asset (see examples below).

The asset consists of a data model with these fields:

field	effect
DefaultBaseChance	The probability that an item will be found when searching garbage cans, as a value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). If the probability check fails, only items that set IgnoreBaseChance can spawn. This can be overridden by the per-garbage-can BaseChance field. Default 0.2.
BeforeAll AfterAll	The items to prepend (BeforeAll) or append (AfterAll) to the GarbageCans → Items field for all garbage cans. These work exactly like the items in that field (e.g. subject to the garbage can's base chance).
GarbageCans	The data for individual garbage cans. This consists of a string → model lookup with these fields: field effect entry key A key which uniquely identifies this garbage can. The key should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom garbage cans, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_GarbageCanId. BaseChance (Optional) If set, overrides the root DefaultBaseChance field for this garbage can. Defaults to DefaultBaseChance. Items (Optional) The items to try spawning when the player searches the garbage can. The first matching item in BeforeAll + Items + AfterAll will be spawned, and any further items will be ignored. Defaults to none. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported by garbage cans. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. IgnoreBaseChance (Optional) Whether this item can spawn even if the BaseChance probability check didn't pass. Default false. IsMegaSuccess (Optional) Whether to treat this item as a 'mega success' if it's selected, which plays a special crit sound and bigger animation. Default false. IsDoubleMegaSuccess (Optional) Whether to treat this item as an 'double mega success' if it's selected, which plays an explosion sound and dramatic animation. Default false. AddToInventoryDirectly (Optional) Whether to add the item to the player's inventory directly, opening an item grab menu if they don't have room in their inventory. If false, the item will be dropped on the ground next to the garbage can instead. Default false. CreateMultipleDebris (Optional) Whether to split the spawned item into multiple stacks which each have a stack size of one. This has no effect if AddToInventoryDirectly is enabled. Default false. If the garbage can being searched doesn't have its own entry under GarbageCans, the game will just use the BeforeAll and AfterAll fields.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Example new garbage can

You can add garbage cans using only Content Patcher or SMAPI's content API. For example, this content pack adds a new garbage can entry with the ID Example.ModId_Carpenter:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/GarbageCans",
            "TargetField": [ "GarbageCans" ],
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_Carpenter": {
                    "Items": [
                        // 25% chance of pufferfish
                        {
                            "ID": "Example.ModId_Pufferfish",
                            "Condition": "RANDOM 0.25",
                            "ItemId": "(O)128"
                        },

                        // else guaranteed random House Plant item
                        {
                            "ID": "Example.ModId_RandomHousePlant",
                            "ItemID": "RANDOM_ITEMS (F) @has_id_in_base_range 1376 1390"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Then you'd place an Action: Garbage Example.ModId_Carpenter map tile property to mark a tile as a garbage can using this data.

Example change for existing garbage can

You can edit an existing garbage cans using only Content Patcher or SMAPI's content API. For example, this content pack adds pufferfish to the Saloon garbage can, and moves it above the dish of the day.

Note that this uses TargetField to 'move into' the item list for the saloon, and then treat those items as the entry list being edited. Specifying an ID which isn't in the list will add a new entry, just like when editing a regular list asset.

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/GarbageCans",
            "TargetField": [ "GarbageCans", "Saloon", "Items" ],
            "Entries": {
                // 25% chance of pufferfish
                {
                    "ID": "Example.ModId_Pufferfish",
                    "Condition": "RANDOM 0.25",
                    "ItemId": "(O)128"
                }
            },
            "MoveEntries": [
                { "ID": "Example.ModId_Pufferfish", "BeforeId": "Base_DishOfTheDay" }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Custom map actions

C# mods can now handle custom Action & TouchAction map properties by calling GameLocation.RegisterTileAction & RegisterTouchAction, and passing a callback which receives the location, map property arguments, player who activated it, and tile position.

For example, let's say you want a locked gate which needs a custom key item. You can add a regular TouchAction Example.ModId_UnlockGate map property (e.g. by adding it directly in the map file, or using Content Patcher's EditMap, or using the content API). Then you can just handle the logic from your C# mod:

internal class ModEntry : Mod
{
    /// <inheritdoc />
    public override void Entry(IModHelper helper)
    {
        GameLocation.RegisterTouchAction("Example.ModId_UnlockGate", this.HandleUnlockGate);
    }

    private void HandleUnlockGate(GameLocation location, string[] args, Farmer player, Vector2 tile)
    {
        const string mailFlag = "Example.ModId_GateUnlocked";
        const string keyId = "Example.ModId_GateKey";

        // unlock gate if locked
        if (!player.mailReceived.Contains(mailFlag))
        {
            if (!Game1.player.hasItemInInventory(keyId, 1))
            {
                Game1.activeClickableMenu = new DialogueBox("This gate is locked. I wonder where the key is?");
                return;
            }

            player.removeFirstOfThisItemFromInventory(keyId);
            player.mailReceived.Add(mailFlag);
        }

        // apply open-gate map edit
        IAssetDataForMap mapHelper = this.Helper.Content.GetPatchHelper(location.map).AsMap();
        mapHelper.PatchMap(
            this.Helper.Content.Load<Map>("assets/unlocked-gate.tmx"),
            targetArea: new Rectangle((int)tile.X - 1, (int)tile.Y - 1, 2, 2)
        );
    }
}

Custom map layers

You can now add any number of map layers by suffixing a vanilla layer name (i.e. Back, Buildings, Front, or AlwaysFront) with an offset. For example, Back-1 will be drawn before/under Back, and Back2 will be drawn after/over it. You can increment the number to add more layers.

This only affects layer rendering. Tile properties must still be set on the original layers.

Custom minecarts

You can now add/edit minecart destinations by editing the Data\Minecarts data asset, which consists of a data model with two relevant fields (listed below).

field	effect
MinecartsUnlocked	A game state query which indicates whether minecarts in general are unlocked. You usually shouldn't change this value, unless you're changing the overall game progression (e.g. adding an alternative way to unlock minecart access).
Destinations	The destinations which the player can travel to from any minecart. This consists of a string → model lookup, where the key is a unique destination ID (only containing alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters, with custom entries prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_DestinationId), and the value is a model with these fields: field effect Location The location ID for the destination. Tile The destination tile position within the location, specified as a model with X and Y fields. Direction The direction the player should face after arrival (one of down, left, right, or up). DisplayName A tokenizable string for the destination name shown in the minecart menu. You can use the location's display name with the LocationName token (like [LocationName Desert] for the desert). Network (Optional) An arbitrary ID which groups the destination (along with any others having the same ID) into a separate network. Destinations in a network are only visible if the destination list is opened for that network via the MinecartTransport [network name] action property. If omitted, the minecart is part of the implicit default network. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this minecart destination is available. Defaults to always available. CustomFields The custom fields for this entry.

Example

This Content Patcher content pack adds the Railroad as a minecart destination, complete with a map edit adding a decorative minecart. It is available after the Earthquake has occured and minecarts have been unlocked.

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        // add minecart destination
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/Minecarts",
            "TargetField": [ "Destinations" ],
            "Entries": {
                "Railroad": {
                    "Location": "Railroad",
                    "Tile": { "X": 16, "Y": 39 },
                    "Direction": "down",
                    "DisplayName": "[LocationName Railroad]"
                }
            },
            "When": {
                "HasFlag": "ccBoilerRoom",
                "query: {{DaysPlayed}} >= 32": true
            }
        },

        // add decorative minecart
        {
            "Action": "EditMap",
            "Target": "Maps/Railroad",
            "FromFile": "assets/Custom_Railroad_Minecart.tmx",
            "ToArea": { "X": 15, "Y": 35, "Width": 4, "Height": 5 }
        }
    ]
}

Custom passive festivals

You can now add or modify passive festivals by editing the Data/PassiveFestivalData asset.

(A passive festival is a festival like the Night Market. They replace a location for a period of time, the player can enter/leave them anytime, and time continues passing while at the festival.)

Data format

The Data/PassiveFestivalData asset consists of a string → model lookup, where the key is the unique festival ID, and the value is a model with these fields:

field	effect
ID	A key which uniquely identifies this festival. For custom festivals, the ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters, and should ideally be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_FestivalName.
DisplayName	A tokenizable string for the display name shown on the calendar.
Season	The season when the festival becomes active.
StartDay EndDay	The days of month when the festival becomes active.
StartTime	The time of day when the festival opens each day.
StartMessage	A tokenizable string for the in-game toast notification shown when the festival begins each day.
MapReplacements	The locations to swap for the duration of the festival. Despite the field name, this swaps locations (e.g. as added by CustomLocations using Content Patcher), and not the location's map asset. This is specified as a string → string lookup, where the key is the original location to replace and the value is the new location. Both use the internal location name, as shown by the Debug Mode mod. For example, this swaps the Beach location with BeachNightMarket during the Night Market: "MapReplacements": { "Beach": "BeachNightMarket" }
Condition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the festival is enabled (subject to the other fields like StartDay and EndDay). Defaults to always enabled.
ShowOnCalendar	(Optional) Whether the festival appears on the calendar, using the same iridium-star icon as the Night Market. Default true.
DailySetupMethod CleanupMethod	(Optional) A C# method which applies custom logic when the day starts (DailySetupMethod) and/or overnight after the last day of the festival (CleanupMethod). These must be specified in the form <full type name>.<method name>. The methods must be static, take zero arguments, and return void.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

NPC schedules

When a passive festival is active, NPCs will check for a schedule entry in this order:

syntax	summary
<festival ID>_<festival day>	Applies on the given date. The <festival day> is relative, so 1 matches the festival StartDay. Example: NightMarket_3 or marriage_NightMarket_3
<festival ID>	Applies if there's no date-specific entry. Example: NightMarket or marriage_NightMarket

If the NPC is married to a player, they'll add a marriage_ prefix to the keys (like marriage_<festival ID>_<festival day>) and ignore any entry without the prefix.

Custom planting restrictions

You can now add context tags to a crop seed, fruit tree sapling, or wild tree seed to restrict where it can be planted. This is based on these tags:

tag	effect
plantable_greenhouse	Can always be planted in a greenhouse (i.e., locations with IsGreenhouse), regardless of any other context tag.
plantable_location_<location name> not_plantable_location_<location name>	Must or must not be planted in one of these locations. This must be the internal location name (as shown by Debug Mode), lowercase and with any spaces replaced with underscores.
plantable_context_<context ID> not_plantable_context_<context ID>	Must or must not be planted in one of these location contexts. The context ID must be lowercase, with any spaces replaced with underscores.

When multiple tags are specified, they're applied in this precedence order:

precedence	rule	result
1	plantable_greenhouse matches	plantable
2	plantable_location_* matches	plantable
2	not_plantable_location_* matches or not_plantable_context_* matches	not plantable
3	plantable_context_* or plantable_location_* specified but didn't match (not_* doesn't affect this rule)	not plantable
4	current location listed in the context's DefaultValidPlantableLocations field	plantable
5	defaults to normal planting logic

For example:

tags	effect	plantable	reason
none	Farm	☑ plantable	default behavior
	Greenhouse	☑ plantable
	location listed in its context's DefaultValidPlantableLocations	☑ plantable
	Bus Stop	☐
plantable_greenhouse, not_plantable_context_default	Farm	☐	matches not_plantable_context_default
	Greenhouse	☑ plantable	overridden by plantable_greenhouse
plantable_location_islandwest	Island West	☑ plantable	matches plantable_location_islandwest
	Island South	☐	doesn't match plantable_location_islandwest
	Farm	☐
plantable_context_island	Island West	☑ plantable	matches plantable_context_island
	Island South	☑ plantable
	Farm	☐	doesn't match plantable_context_island
not_plantable_context_island	Island West	☐	matches not_plantable_context_island
	Island South	☐
	Farm	☑ plantable	default behavior
plantable_location_town, plantable_location_mountain	Town	☑ plantable	matches plantable_location_town
	Mountain	☑ plantable	matches plantable_location_mountain
	Farm	☐	doesn't match any plantable_location_* tags

Custom weather

You can now change the weather algorithm by editing location context data, and (with a C# mod) implement custom weathers.

Fields like Game1.weather and Game1.weatherForTomorrow are now strings to support custom mod weather IDs. The change for vanilla weather has no effect on Content Patcher packs, since the new weather IDs match the ones Content Patcher was using before (i.e. Sun, Rain, Snow, Storm, and Wind). C# mods may also see a Festival weather, while Content Patcher packs will see Sun for it. The constants like Game1.weather_sunny have the new string values (with new constants like Game1.legacy_weather_sunny for the legacy values).

The base game will treat an invalid weather as sunny. C# mods can implement custom weather effects using normal SMAPI events like UpdateTicked, or by patching methods like Game1.ApplyWeatherForNewDay and Game1.populateDebrisWeatherArray.

Custom world maps

The default world map. The entire map is the Valley region, and the highlighted portion is an area with its own texture, tooltip/name, and player marker positioning.

You can now change the world map by editing the Data/WorldMap asset. You can add custom maps for certain locations, apply texture overlays, add/edit tooltips, set player marker positioning, etc. The default map for the valley is fully defined in Data/WorldMap.

Concepts

The game divides the world map into three main concepts (see example at right):

• A region is a large-scale part of the world containing everything shown on the map. For example, the default world map is the Valley region.
• A map area is a subset of the world map which optionally add tooltips, scroll text, texture overlays, and player marker positioning info.
• A map area position matches in-game locations and tile coordinates to the drawn world map. The game uses this to automatically position player markers at a relative position on the world map (e.g. so you can watch other players move across the location on the map).

Format

The Data/WorldMap data asset consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique identifier for the region. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom regions, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_RegionName.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
BaseTexture	(Optional) The base texture to draw for the map, if any. The first matching texture is applied. If map areas provide their own texture too, they're drawn on top of this base texture. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A unique identifier for the texture entry. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_TextureName. Texture The asset name for the texture to draw. SourceRect (Optional) The pixel area within the Texture to draw, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. Defaults to the entire texture image. MapPixelArea (Optional) The pixel area within the map which is covered by this area, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. If omitted, draws the entire SourceRect area starting from the top-left corner of the map. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this texture should be selected. Defaults to always selected.
MapAreas	The areas to draw on top of the BaseTexture. These can provide tooltips, scroll text, texture overlays, and player marker positioning info. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A unique identifier for the map area. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_MapAreaName. PixelArea The pixel area within the map which is covered by this area. This is used to set the default player marker position, and is the default value for pixel areas in other fields below. ScrollText (Optional) A tokenizable string for the scroll text (shown at the bottom of the map when the player is in this area). Defaults to none. Textures (Optional) The image overlays to apply to the map. All matching textures are applied. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A unique identifier for the texture entry within the area. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_TextureName. Texture The asset name for the texture to draw. If set to the exact string MOD_FARM, the game will apply the texture for the current farm type (regardless of whether it's a vanilla or mod farm type). This should usually be used with "MapPixelArea": "0 43 131 61" (the farm area on the default map). SourceRect (Optional) The pixel area within the Texture to draw, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. Defaults to the entire texture image. MapPixelArea (Optional) The pixel area within the map which is covered by this area, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. If omitted, defaults to the map area's PixelArea. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this texture should be selected. Defaults to always selected. Tooltips (Optional) The tooltips to show when hovering over parts of this area on the world map. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A unique identifier for the tooltip within the area. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_TooltipName. Text (Optional) A tokenizable string for the text to show in a tooltip. PixelArea (Optional) The pixel area within the map which can be hovered to show this tooltip. Defaults to the area's PixelArea. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this tooltip should be available. Defaults to always available. KnownCondition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the area is known by the player, so the Text is shown as-is. If this is false, the tooltip text is replaced with ???. Defaults to always known. LeftNeighbor RightNeighbor UpNeighbor DownNeighbor (Optional) When navigating the world map with a controller, the tooltip to snap to when the player moves the cursor while it's on this tooltip. This must specify the area and tooltip formatted like areaId/tooltipId (not case-sensitive). If there are multiple possible neighbors, they can be specified in comma-delimited form; the first valid one will be used. For example, this will snap to the community center when the user moves the cursor to the right: "RightNeighbor": "Town/CommunityCenter" A blank value will be ignored, but the game will log a warning if you specify neighbor IDs and none of them match. To silently ignore them instead (e.g. for a conditional location), you can add 'ignore' as an option: "RightNeighbor": "Town/SomeOptionalLocation, ignore" See also the MapNeighborIdAliases field in the region data. WorldPositions (Optional) The in-world locations and tile coordinates to match to this map area. The game uses this to automatically position player markers at a relative position on the world map (e.g. so you can watch other players move across the location on the map). This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A unique identifier for this entry within the area. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_PositionName. LocationContext (Optional) The location context in which this world position applies. The vanilla contexts are Default (valley) and Island (Ginger Island). LocationName (Optional) The location name to which this world position applies. Any location within the mines and the Skull Cavern will be Mines and SkullCave respectively, and festivals use the map asset name (like Town-EggFestival). LocationNames (Optional) Equivalent to LocationName, but you can specify multiple locations as an array. TileArea MapPixelArea (Optional) The tile area within the in-game location (TileArea) and the equivalent pixel area on the world map (MapPixelArea). These are used to calculate the position of a character or player within the map view, given their real position in-game. For example, if the player is in the top-right corner of the tile area in-game, they'll be shown in the top-right corner of the drawn area on the world map. Both are specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. TileArea defaults to the entire location, and MapPixelArea defaults to the map area's PixelArea. ScrollText (Optional) A tokenizable string for the scroll text shown at the bottom of the map when the player is within this position. Defaults to the map area's ScrollText, if any. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this entry should be applied. Defaults to always applied. ExtendedTileArea (Optional, specialized) The tile area within the in-game location to which this position applies, including tiles that are outside the TileArea. The ExtendedTileArea must fully contain TileArea, since the latter won't be checked for the initial detection anymore. For example, let's say we have this ExtendedTileArea (the larger box) and TileArea (the smaller box inside it), and the player is at position X: ┌────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────┐ │ │ X │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────┘ │ └────────────────────┘ In this case, the entry would be selected (since the player is inside the ExtendedTileArea), and their coordinates would be shifted into the nearest TileArea position: ┌────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────┐ │ │ │X │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────┘ │ └────────────────────┘ This is used for complex locations that use multiple tile areas to match a drawn map with a different layout. This can be omitted in most cases. CustomFields The custom fields for this entry.
MapNeighborIdAliases	(Optional) A set of aliases that can be used in tooltip fields like LeftNeighbor instead of the specific values they represent. Aliases can't be recursive. For example, this lets you use Beach/FishShop in neighbor fields instead of specifying the specific tooltip IDs each time: "MapNeighborIdAliases": { "Beach/FishShop": "Beach/FishShop_DefaultHours, Beach/FishShop_ExtendedHours" }

Example

This Content Patcher content pack adds a new world map for Ginger Island. If the player unlocked the beach resort, it applies the beach resort texture.

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        // add world map edits
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/WorldMap",
            "Entries": {
                "GingerIsland": {
                    "BaseTexture": [
                        {
                            "Id": "Default",
                            "Texture": "{{InternalAssetKey: assets/ginger-island.png}}"
                        }
                    ],
                    "MapAreas": [
                        {
                            "Id": "IslandSouth",
                            "PixelArea": { "X": 105, "Y": 105, "Width": 231, "Height": 240 },
                            "ScrollText": "Dock", // example only, should usually be translated

                            "Tooltips": [
                                {
                                    "Id": "Resort",
                                    "Text": "Dock" // example only, should usually be translated
                                }
                            ],

                            "Textures": [
                                {
                                    "Id": "Resort",
                                    "Texture": "{{InternalAssetKey: assets/resort.png}}",
                                    "Condition": "PLAYER_HAS_FLAG Any Island_Resort"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Real-time positioning

In Stardew Valley 1.6, the world map now shows players' actual positions within the world in real-time (instead of showing them at a fixed point for each location like 1.5.4). In multiplayer, you'll see other players' position in real-time too.

For custom locations, this usually happens automatically based on your PixelArea and LocationName fields in Data/WorldMap. For complex locations whose tile layout doesn't match the drawn map, you can specify pixel + tile areas in the WorldLocations field to allow real-time positions.

⚠ Current limitations:

• The forest (outside), town (outside), and Ginger Island (all) temporarily have a fixed marker position like in 1.5.4. Their locations' layouts are very different from the drawn map, so they'll be migrated during the 1.6 late alpha.
• Building interiors temporarily show a fixed marker position on the farm, like in 1.5.4. Dynamically mapping those to the building's exterior position will be added during the late alpha.

New map properties

1.6 adds several new map properties.

Warps & map positions

property	explanation
DefaultWarpLocation <x> <y> (valid in any location)	The default arrival tile, used when a player or NPC is added to the location without a target tile (e.g. using debug commands like debug warp or debug eventbyid).

Audio

property	explanation
MusicContext <context> (valid in any location)	The music context for this location. The recommended values are Default or SubLocation. Setting SubLocation has two effects: SubLocation has a lower priority than Default. In split-screen mode, that means if player A is at a location with a Default music context, and player B is a location with a SubLocation context, the game will choose player A's music. When the player leaves a location with SubLocation music, the music will be stopped unless the new location has the same music and music context set.
MusicIgnoreInRain T² (valid in any outdoor location)	If set, the Music property is ignored when it's raining in this location.
MusicIgnoreInSpring T² MusicIgnoreInSummer T² MusicIgnoreInFall T² MusicIgnoreInWinter T² (valid in any outdoor location)	If set, the Music property is ignored in the given season.
MusicIgnoreInFallDebris T² (valid in any outdoor location)	If set, the Music property is ignored in fall during windy weather.
MusicIsTownTheme T² (valid in any location)	If set, uses the same behavior as Pelican Town's music: it will start playing after the day music has finished, and will continue playing while the player travels through indoor areas, but will stop when entering another outdoor area that isn't marked with the same Music and MusicIsTownTheme properties.

Crops

property	explanation
AllowGiantCrops T	If set with any non-blank value, giant crops can grow in this location. (To plant the crop itself, you'll need custom planting restrictions or the DefaultValidPlantableLocations context field.)

Building construction

property	explanation
CanBuildHere T (valid in any outdoor location)	Whether to allow constructing buildings in this location. The game will adjust automatically to account for it (e.g. Robin will let you choose where to build). See build anywhere in what's new.
BuildConditions <query> (valid in any outdoor location)	If CanBuildHere is set, an optional game state query which indicates whether building is allowed currently.
LooserBuildRestrictions T (valid in any outdoor location)	If set, tiles don't need to be marked Buildable T or Diggable T in their properties. Tiles can be blocked with Buildable F instead. The other restrictions still apply.
ValidBuildRect <x> <y> <width> <height> (valid in any outdoor location)	The tile area within the map where buildings may be placed. If omitted, buildings may be placed in any open space in the map.

Other map property changes

• The NPCWarp and Warp properties are now fault-tolerant. They'll automatically ignore extra spaces, log an informative warning if parsing still fails, and continue with the next warp if possible.
• The Stumps map property now works in all locations.
• Removed many unused map/tile properties like Arch, Debris, Fish, and asdf.

Tile property changes

• You can now override a tile index property by setting it as a tile property.
• Added new Action tile properties:

  layer	property	explanation
  Buildings	Action BuildingSilo	If a building covers this tile, enables silo interactions on this tile subject to the building's HayCapacity field in Data/Buildings.
  Buildings	Action BuildingToggleAnimalDoor	If a building covers this tile, opens or closes its animal door.
  Buildings	Action Forge	Opens the Forge menu.
  Buildings	Action ObeliskWarp <location name> <x> <y> [whether to dismount]	Warps the player to the specified location name and position with the Obelisk animation/sound effects.
  Buildings	Action OpenShop <shop id> [from direction] [open time] [close time] [owner tile area]	Open the shop with the given <shop id>. All arguments besides the ID are optional: [from direction]: if specified, the player must be standing in this direction relative to the shop (one of down, up, left, right, or none). Setting this to none disables the requirement. The default for most vanilla shops is down. [open time] and [close time]: the start & end times in 26-hour format when the shop is available. Interacting with the tile outside those times does nothing. [owner tile area]: if specified, the tile area which must contain one of the shop owners for the shop to be available. For a custom shop, these are defined by its ValidNPCs field. This can be specified in two forms: <x> <y> for a single tile, or <x> <y> <width> <height> for a multi-tile area.
  Buildings	Action PlayEvent <event id> [check preconditions] [skip if seen]	Immediately start an event, subject to the conditions: [check preconditions]: whether to ignore the action if the event's preconditions don't match (one of true or false). Default true. [skip if seen]: whether to ignore the action if the player has already seen the given event. Default true. If the event is skipped, the action is silently ignored. For example, Action PlayEvent 60367 false false will replay the bus arrival event from the start of the game.

• Added new TouchAction tile properties:

  layer	property	explanation
  Back	TouchAction PlayEvent <event id> [check preconditions] [skip if seen] [fallback action]	Equivalent to Action PlayEvent. If the event is skipped, you can optionally specify another action to call instead after the other parameters, like TouchAction PlayEvent 60367 true true TouchAction PlayEvent 520702 false false to play another event instead.

• Dropped support for non-string map & tile properties. Properties set to bool, int, or float will be converted to string when the game loads them.
• The NoSpawn tile property now allows false as a value (e.g. to disable a NoSpawn tile index property).
• The Treasure tile property has a new Treasure Item <item ID> format which accepts a qualified or unqualified item ID.

Other location/map changes

• All locations can now have animals. The IAnimalLocation is now obsolete and implemented by GameLocation.
• Added new fishing areas to simplify compatibility between fish & map mods (specifically for hilltop farm, wilderness farm, town, and desert).
• Added validation for map properties and tile properties. If the format is invalid, the game will now log a detailed error and skip it.
• Added a descriptive error when a required location or layer isn't found. Mods can use map.RequireLayer and Game1.RequireLocation to get a location with similar error-checking.
• Game logic which checks tile indexes is now more fault-tolerant, so it won't crash if an expected tile was edited.
• Building display names & descriptions are now in Strings/Buildings for reuse.
• Building interiors now inherit their parent's location context by default.
• Removed Data/Blueprints. This has been replaced by Data/Buildings (building data) and Strings/Buildings (display names & descriptions).
• Finished migrating DecoratableLocation flooring/wallpaper areas to string IDs (started in Stardew Valley 1.5.5).

• Added methods to simplify common operations:

  type	method	effect
  Building	CreateInstanceFromId	Create a building instance from its type ID in Data/Buildings. For example: Building shippingBin = Building.CreateInstanceFromId("Shipping Bin", Vector2.Zero); // creates an instance of StardewValley.Buildings.ShippingBin
  Cabin FarmHouse	CanAssignFarmhand AssignFarmhand	(Cabin only) Check whether the cabin is available to assign to a farmhand, or perform the assignment.
  	HasOwner	Get whether the home has an assigned player, regardless of whether they've finished creating their character.
  	OwnerId	Get the unique ID of the player who owns this home, if any.
  	IsOwnedByCurrentPlayer	Get whether the cabin belongs to the current player.
  	IsOwnerActivated	Get whether the home has an assigned player and they've finished creating their character.
  	HasNpcSpouse	Get whether the player who owns this home is married to any NPC (when used like HasNpcSpouse()) or a specific NPC (like HasNpcSpouse(name)). This also replaces shouldShowSpouseRoom().
  Farm	GetStarterFarmhouseLocation	Get the default tile position for the farmhouse. (See also farm.GetMainFarmHouseEntry().)
  	GetStarterPetBowlLocation	Get the default tile position for the pet bowl.
  GameLocation	AddDefaultBuildings	Can be overridden to add custom buildings when the location is created and/or loaded. These can either be re-added whenever they're missing (like the vanilla farmhouse), or only built once on save creation (like the vanilla pre-built cabins). This replaces the former farm.AddModularShippingBin() method.
  	GetMapPropertySplitBySpaces GetTilePropertySplitBySpaces	Get the value of a map/tile property and split it into individual words. If the map/tile property isn't defined, returns an empty array. For example: string[] fields = Game1.currentLocation.GetMapPropertySplitBySpaces("ScreenshotRegion");
  	HasMapPropertyWithValue	Get whether a map property is defined and has a non-empty value. For example: bool canUseCasks = Game1.currentLocation.HasMapPropertyWithValue("CanCaskHere");
  	TryGetMapPropertyAs	Get a map property and parse it into into a Point, Rectangle, or Vector2 value. For example: if (!this.TryGetMapPropertyAs("MailboxLocation", out Point position)) { position = new Point(68, 16); // default value }
  	removeObjectsAndSpawned	Remove all objects, bushes, resource clumps, and terrain features within a tile area.
  LibraryMuseum	HasDonatedArtifacts()	Get whether any items have been donated to the museum.
  	HasDonatedArtifactAt(tile)	Get whether any donated item is currently placed at the given tile position within the museum.
  	HasDonatedArtifact(itemId)	Get whether an artifact with the given qualified or unqualified item ID has been donated to the museum.
  MineShaft	GetLevelName	Get the location name for a generated mine or Skull Cavern level. For example: string locationName = MineShaft.GetLevelName(10); // returns "UndergroundMine10" Game1.warpFarmer(locationName, 0, 0, false);
  	IsGeneratedLevel	Get whether a location or location name is a generated mine or Skull Cavern level. For example: string locationName = "UndergroundMine10"; bool isMine = MineShaft.IsGeneratedLevel(locationName, out int level); // returns true, 10
  VolcanoDungeon	GetLevelName IsGeneratedLevel	Equivalent to the matching MineShaft methods, but for the Volcano Dungeon.

• MineShaft.tryToAddMonster now returns whether a monster was added.
• Fixed location.refurbishMapPortion copying Back source properties to the Building target layer.

What's new for buildings

Custom buildings

You can now add custom buildings by editing the Data/Buildings asset. This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique building ID. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters, and should ideally be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_BuildingName.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

Required fields

field	effect
Name Description	A tokenizable string for the display name and description (e.g. shown in the construction menu).
Texture	The asset name for the texture under the game's Content folder.

Construction

field	effect
Builder	(Optional) The NPC from whom you can request construction. The vanilla values are Robin and Wizard, but you can specify a different name if a C# mod opens a construction menu for them. Defaults to Robin. If omitted, it won't appear in any menu.
BuildCost	(Optional) The gold cost to construct the building. Defaults to data-sort-value="0">0g.
BuildMaterials	(Optional) The materials you must provide to start construction, as a list of models with these fields: field effect Id (Optional) A key which uniquely identifies this entry within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. Defaults to the ItemId if not specified. ItemId The required item ID (qualified or unqualified). Amount The number of the item required.
BuildDays	(Optional) The number of days needed to complete construction (e.g. 1 for a building completed the next day). If set to 0, construction finishes instantly. Defaults to 0.
BuildCondition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the building should be available in the construction menu. Defaults to always available.
AdditionalPlacementTiles	(Optional) The extra tiles to treat as part of the building when placing it through the construction menu. For example, the farmhouse uses this to make sure the stairs are clear. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect TileArea The tile area relative to the top-left corner of the building, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. OnlyNeedsToBePassable (Optional) Whether this area allows tiles that would normally not be buildable, so long as they are passable. For example, this is used to ensure that an entrance is accessible. Default false.
IndoorItems	(Optional) The items to place in the building interior when it's constructed or upgraded. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this entry within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_EntryId. ItemId The qualified item ID for the item to place. Tile The tile position at which to place the item, specified as an object with X and Y fields. Indestructible (Optional) Whether to prevent the player from destroying, picking up, or moving the item. Default false.
MagicalConstruction	(Optional) Whether the building is magical. This changes the carpenter menu to a mystic theme while this building's blueprint is selected, and completes the construction instantly when placed.
AddMailOnBuild	(Optional) A list of letter IDs to send to all players when the building is constructed for the first time.

Upgrades

field	effect
BuildingToUpgrade	(Optional) The ID of the building for which this is an upgrade, or omit to allow constructing it as a new building. For example, the Big Coop sets this to "Coop". Any numbers of buildings can be an upgrade for the same building, in which case the player can choose one upgrade path.
IndoorItemMoves	(Optional) When applied as an upgrade to an existing building, the placed items in its interior to move when transitioning to the new map. This is a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this entry within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_EntryId. Source The tile position on which any item will be moved. Destination The tile position to which to move the item. Size (Optional) The tile size of the area to move, specified as a model with X and Y fields. Defaults to a 1×1 area. If this is multiple tiles, the Source and Destination specify the top-left coordinate of the area.
UpgradeSignTile	(Optional) The tile position relative to the top-left corner of the building where the upgrade sign will be placed when Robin is building an upgrade, in the form "<x>, <y>". Defaults to approximately "5, 1" if the building interior type is Shed, else "0, 0".
UpgradeSignHeight	(Optional) The pixel height of the upgrade sign when Robin is building an upgrade. Defaults to 0.

Exterior behavior

field	effect
Size	(Optional) The building's width and height when constructed, measured in tiles. Defaults to a 1 x 1 area.
CollisionMap	(Optional) An ASCII text block which indicates which of the building's tiles the players can walk onto, where each character can be X (blocked) or O (passable). Defaults to all tiles blocked. For example, a stable covers a 2x4 tile area with the front two tiles passable: XXXX XOOX When the collision map is parsed, leading/trailing whitespace is trimmed (both for the entire map and for each line). In JSON, you can specify it in two forms: // single line with \n line breaks "CollisionMap": "XXXX\nXOOX" // multi-line with optional indentation "CollisionMap": " XXXX XOOX "
HumanDoor	(Optional) The position of the door that can be clicked to warp into the building interior. This is measured in tiles relative to the top-left corner tile. Defaults to disabled.
AnimalDoor	(Optional) The position and size of the door that animals use to enter/exit the building, if the building interior is an animal location, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. This is measured in tiles relative to the top-left corner tile. Defaults to disabled.
AnimalDoorOpenDuration AnimalDoorCloseDuration	(Optional) The duration of the open/close animation for the animal door, measured in milliseconds. If omitted, the door switches to the open/closed state instantly.
AnimalDoorOpenSound AnimalDoorCloseSound	(Optional) The sound which is played once each time the animal door is opened/closed. Disabled by default.

Exterior appearance

field	effect
SourceRect	(Optional) The building's pixel area within the Texture, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. Defaults to the entire texture.
Skins	(Optional) The appearances which can be selected from Robin's menu (like stone/plank/log cabins), in addition to the default appearance based on Texture. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies the skin. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom skins, it should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_SkinName. Name Description Tokenizable strings for the skin's display name and description. Texture The asset name for the texture under the game's Content folder. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this skin should be available to apply. This doesn't change buildings which already have it applied. Defaults to always true. BuildDays BuildCost BuildMaterials (Optional) If set, overrides the equivalent field in the building data. ShowAsSeparateConstructionEntry (Optional) Whether this skin should be shown as a separate building option in the construction menu (like cabins). Default false. Metadata (Optional) Equivalent to the Metadata field on the building. Properties defined in this field are added to the building's metadata when this skin is active, overwriting the previous property with the same name if applicable. Default none.
FadeWhenBehind	(Optional) Whether the building should become semi-transparent when the player is behind it. Default true.
DrawOffset	(Optional) A pixel offset applied to the building sprite's placement in the world. Default 0.
SeasonOffset	(Optional) A pixel offset to apply each season. This is applied to the SourceRect position by multiplying the offset by 0 (spring), 1 (summer), 2 (fall), or 3 (winter). Default 0, so all seasons use the same source rect.
SortTileOffset	(Optional) A Y tile offset applied when figuring out render layering. For example, a value of 2.5 will treat the building as if it was 2.5 tiles further up the screen for the purposes of layering. Default 0.
DrawLayers	(Optional) A list of textures to draw over or behind the building, with support for conditions and animations. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this entry within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_DrawLayerId. SourceRect The pixel area within the texture to draw, formatted like "<x> <y> <width> <height>". If the overlay is animated via FrameCount, this is the area of the first frame. DrawPosition The tile position at which to draw the top-left corner of the texture, relative to the building's top-left corner tile. Texture (Optional) The asset name of the texture to draw. Defaults to the building's default Texture field. DrawInBackground (Optional) Whether to draw the texture behind the building sprite (i.e. underlay) instead of over it. SortTileOffset (Optional) A Y tile offset applied when figuring out render layering. For example, a value of 2.5 will treat the texture as if it was 2.5 tiles further up the screen for the purposes of layering. Default 0. OnlyDrawIfChestHasContents (Optional) The ID of a chest defined in the Chests field which must contain items. If it's empty, this overlay won't be rendered. Default none. FrameCount FramesPerRow FrameDuration (Optional) If FrameCount is more than one, the building overlay will be animated automatically. For each frame, the SourceRect will be offset by its Width to the right up to FramesPerRow - 1 times, and then down by its Height. Each frame will be rendered on-screen for FrameDuration milliseconds before switching to the next frame. For example, if you set FrameCount to 6 and FramesPerRow to 3, the building will expect the frames to be laid out like this in the spritesheet (where frame 1 matches SourceRect): ┌───┬───┬───┐ │ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │ ├───┼───┼───┤ │ 4 │ 5 │ 6 │ └───┴───┴───┘ AnimalDoorOffset (Optional) A pixel offset applied to the draw layer when the animal door is open. While the door is opening, the percentage open is applied to the offset (e.g. 50% open = 50% offset).
DrawShadow	(Optional) Whether to draw an automatic shadow along the bottom edge of the building's sprite. Default true.

Interior

field	effect
IndoorMap	(Optional) The name of the map asset under Maps to load for the building interior. For example, "Shed" will load the shed's Maps/Shed map.
IndoorMapType	(Optional) The full name of the C# location class which will manage the building's interior location. This must be one of the vanilla types to avoid a crash when saving. There are too many to list here, but the most useful types are likely... StardewValley.AnimalHouse; StardewValley.Locations.Cabin; StardewValley.Locations.Cellar; StardewValley.Locations.DecoratableLocation; StardewValley.Locations.FarmCave; StardewValley.Locations.FarmHouse; StardewValley.Shed; and StardewValley.SlimeHutch. Defaults to the generic StardewValley.GameLocation class.
NonInstancedIndoorLocation	(Optional) The name of the existing global location to treat as the building's interior, like FarmHouse and Greenhouse for their buildings. Each location can only be used by one building. If the location is already in use (e.g. because the player has two of this building), each subsequent building will use the IndoorMap and IndoorMapType instead. For example, the first greenhouse will use the global Greenhouse location, and any subsequent greenhouse will use a separate instanced location.
MaxOccupants	(Optional) The maximum number of animals who can live in this building.
AllowAnimalPregnancy	(Optional) Whether animals can get pregnant and produce offspring in this building. Default false.
ValidOccupantTypes	(Optional) A list of building IDs whose animals to allow in this building too. For example, [ "Barn", "Coop" ] will allow barn and coop animals in this building. Default none.

Item processing

field	effect
HayCapacity	(Optional) The amount of hay that can be stored in this building. If built on the farm, this works just like silos and contributes to the farm's available hay.
ItemConversions	(Optional) The item processing rules which take input items and convert them into output items using the inventories defined by Chests. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this rule within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_RuleId. RequiredTags A list of context tags to match against an input item. An item must have all of these tags to be accepted. SourceChest The ID of the inventory defined in Chests from which to take input items. DestinationChest The ID of the inventory defined in Chests in which to store output items. ProducedItems The output items produced when an input item is converted. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported by machine output. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. Chance (Optional) The probability that the item will be produced, as a value between 0 (never drops) and 1 (always drops). Default 1 (100% chance). RequiredCount (Optional) The number of the input item to consume. Default 1. MaxDailyConversions (Optional) The maximum number of the input item which can be processed each day. Each conversion rule has its own separate maximum (e.g. if you have two rules each with a max of 1, then you can convert one of each daily). Set to -1 to allow unlimited conversions. Default 1.
Chests	(Optional) The input/output inventories that can be accessed from a tile on the building exterior. The allowed items are defined by the separate ItemConversions field. This is a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this chest within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_ActionId. This is referenced from the ItemConversions field. Type The inventory type. This must be one of: Chest: show a normal chest UI on click. Collect: provides items for the player to collect. Clicking the tile will do nothing (if empty), grab the item directly (if it only contains one item), else show a grab-only inventory UI. Load: lets the player add items for the building to process. Sound (Optional) The sound to play once when the player clicks the chest. InvalidItemMessage InvalidCountMessage ChestFullMessage (Optional) A tokenizable string to show when the player tries to add an item to the chest when... it isn't a supported item; it's supported but they don't have enough in their inventory; the chest has no more room to accept it. If omitted, the player interaction is ignored with no message shown. InvalidItemMessageCondition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether InvalidItemMessage should be shown. This can use item-related queries like ITEM_TYPE. Defaults to always true. DisplayTile (Optional) The chest's position on the building exterior, measured in tiles from the top-left corner of the building, specified in the form "<x>, <y>". This affects the position of the 'item ready to collect' bubble. If omitted, the bubble is disabled. DisplayHeight (Optional) If DisplayTile is set, the chest's tile height like 1.5.

Tile interactions

field	effect
ActionTiles	(Optional) A list of tiles which the player can click to trigger an Action map tile property. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this entry within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_ActionId. Tile The tile position, relative to the building's top-left corner tile. Action The tokenizable string for the action to perform, excluding the Action prefix. For example, "Dialogue Hi there @!" to show a messagebox like "Hi there <player name>!". The tokenizable string is expected before the action is raised. See the list of tile properties for useful Action values.
DefaultAction	(Optional) The default tile action if the clicked tile isn't in ActionTiles. Default none.
TileProperties	(Optional) The map tile properties to set. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Id A key which uniquely identifies this entry within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom entries, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_EntryId. Name The tile property name to set. Value (Optional) The tile property value to set, or omit to set a null value. Layer The name of the map layer whose tiles to change. TileArea The tiles to which to add the property, relative to the top-left corner of the building's collision box. This is specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields.
AdditionalTilePropertyRadius	(Optional) When checking whether the player clicked on a TileProperties tile, an added distance around the building at which tile locations may be placed. Default 0, so only tile properties within the normal building bounds will work.

Advanced

field	effect
Metadata	(Optional) A list of custom properties applied to the building, which can optionally be overridden per-skin in the Skins field. Default none. The base game recognizes these properties: property description ChimneyPosition: <x> <y> (Optional) The pixel position at which to place a chimney on the building exterior, relative to the top-left corner of the sprite. This will apply the same logic as the farmhouse chimney (e.g. producing smoke if there's a lit fireplace inside the building). ChimneyPosition[upgrade level]: <x> <y> (Optional, for farmhouses/cabins only) Override ChimneyPosition for the given upgrade level, starting from 0 for the initial farmhouse/cabin. If there's no override for the current upgrade level, the highest override for a lower upgrade level is used (if any). For example, ChimneyPosition3 would be used for the third house upgrade (and the fourth if there's no ChimneyPosition4). This can also contain arbitrary custom properties, which C# mods can read using building.GetMetadata(key).
BuildingType	(Optional) The full name of the C# type to instantiate for the building instance. Defaults to a generic Building instance. ⚠ Caution: this is meant to support vanilla building types like StardewValley.Shed. Setting this to a non-vanilla type will cause a crash when it's written to the save file, and may cause crashes in multiplayer. If you need custom behavior, consider handling it in C# based on the building type instead of creating a custom subclass; otherwise you'll need a framework mod like SpaceCore to handle serialization and multiplayer sync.
ModData	(Optional) A string → string lookup of arbitrary modData values to attach to the building when it's constructed.
ConvertBuildingOffset	(Optional) Only used when migrating pre-1.6 buildings to 1.6, specifically to adjust for the barn's footprint being reduced by one tile in the back.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Build anywhere

Buildings and animals are no longer hardcoded to the farm location (except cabins and the farmhouse which still are). You can allow building construction for any location using the new CanBuildHere and related map properties. The game will adjust accordingly (e.g. Robin will let you choose where to construct the building).

Other building changes

• Added methods to simplify common operations:

  type	method	effect
  Building	FinishConstruction()	If the building is being constructed or upgrade, instantly finish doing so.

What's new for NPCs

Custom NPCs

Custom NPC data has been overhauled in 1.6. The new Data/Characters asset (which replaces Data/NPCDispositions) uses a data model format that's easier to edit and understand, and has a lot of fields to customize previously-hardcoded data.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is the unique internal NPC name.
• The value is a model with the following fields.

Basic info:

field	effect
DisplayName	A tokenizable string for the NPC's display name.
Gender	(Optional) The NPC's gender identity. One of Female, Male, or Undefined. Default Undefined.
Age	(Optional) The general age of the NPC. One of Child, Teen, or Adult. Default Adult. This affects generated dialogue lines (e.g. a child might say "stupid" and an adult might say "depressing"), generic dialogue (e.g. a child might respond to dumpster diving with "Eww... What are you doing?" and a teen would say "Um... Why are you digging in the trash?"), and the gift they choose as Feast of the Winter Star gift-giver. Children are also excluded from item delivery quests.
Manner	(Optional) A measure of the character's general politeness, which affects some generic dialogue lines. One of Neutral, Polite, or Rude. Default Neutral.
SocialAnxiety	(Optional) A measure of the character's comfort with social situations, which affects some generic dialogue lines. One of Neutral, Outgoing, or Shy. Default Neutral.
Optimism	(Optional) A measure of the character's overall optimism. One of Neutral, Negative, or Positive. Default Neutral.
BirthSeason	(Optional if non-social) The season name (case-sensitive) for the NPC's birthday. One of spring, summer, fall, or winter. Default none.
BirthDay	(Optional if non-social) The day number for the NPC's birthday. Default 0.
HomeRegion	(Optional) The region of the world in which the NPC lives (one of Desert, Town, or Other). For example, only Town NPCs are counted for the introductions quest, can be selected as a secret santa for the Feast of the Winter Star, or get a friendship boost from the Luau. Default Other.

Social features:

field	effect
CanBeRomanced	(Optional) Whether the NPC can be dated and romanced. This enables romance features for this NPC (like a 'single' label in the social menu, bouquet gifting, and marriage). Default false.
LoveInterest	(Optional) Unused.
SocialTab	(Optional) Determines how the NPC is shown on the social tab when unlocked. Possible values: value effect HiddenAlways They never appear in the social tab. HiddenUntilMet Until the player meets them, they don't appear on the social tab. UnknownUntilMet Until the player meets them, their name on the social tab is replaced with "???". AlwaysShown They always appear in the social tab (including their name). Defaults to UnknownUntilMet.
SocializeConditions	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether to enable social features (like birthdays, gift giving, friendship, and an entry in the social tab). Default true.
ExcludeFromIntroductionsQuest	(Optional) Whether this NPC will be ignored for the introductions quest. Default false.
ExcludeFromPerfectionScore	(Optional) Whether to exclude this NPC when checking whether the player has max friendships with every NPC for the perfection score. Default false.
EndSlideShow	(Optional) How the NPC appears in the end-game perfection slide show. Possible values: value effect Hidden The NPC doesn't appear in the slide show. MainGroup The NPC is added to the main group of NPCs which walk across the screen. TrailingGroup The NPC is added to the trailing group of NPCs which follow the main group. Defaults to MainGroup.
FriendsAndFamily	(Optional) The NPC's closest friends and family, as a dictionary where the key is the other NPC's internal name and the value is an optional tokenizable string for the name to use in dialogue text (like 'mom'). Default none. This affects generic dialogue for revealing likes and dislikes to family members, and may affect inlaw_<NPC> dialogues. This isn't necessarily comprehensive.

Spawn rules:

field	effect
UnlockConditions	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the NPC should be added to the world, checked when loading a save and when ending each day. This only affects whether the NPC is added when missing; returning false won't remove an NPC that's already been added. Defaults to true.
SpawnIfMissing	(Optional) Whether to add this NPC to the world if they're missing (if the UnlockConditions match and HomeLocation is valid). Default true.
HomeLocation	(Optional) The internal name for the home location where this NPC spawns and returns each day. Default none.
HomeTile	(Optional) The tile position within the home location where this NPC spawns and returns each day. Specified as a model with X and Y fields. Defaults to (0, 0).
HomeDirection	(Optional) The default direction the NPC faces when they start each day. The possible values are down, left, right, and up. Defaults to up.

Appearance & sprite:

field	effect
TextureName	(Optional) The last segment of the NPC's portrait and sprite asset names. For example, set to Abigail to use Portraits/Abigail and Characters/Abigail respectively. Defaults to the internal NPC name.
Size	(Optional) The pixel size of the individual sprites in their overworld sprite spritesheet. Specified as a model with X and Y fields. Defaults to (16, 32). Note: sizes bigger than 16×32 will cause issues like broken spawning, pathfinding, misalignment in the perfection end-game slide show, etc.
Breather	(Optional) Whether the chest on the NPC's overworld sprite puffs in and out as they breathe. Default true.

Hidden gift log emote:

field	effect
HiddenProfileEmoteSound	(Optional) For the hidden gift log emote, the cue ID for the sound played when clicking the sprite. Defaults to drumkit6.
HiddenProfileEmoteDuration	(Optional) For the hidden gift log emote, how long the animation plays measured in milliseconds. Defaults to 4000 (4 seconds).
HiddenProfileEmoteStartFrame	(Optional) For the hidden gift log emote, the index within the NPC's overworld sprite spritesheet at which the animation starts. If omitted for a vanilla NPC, the game plays a default animation specific to that NPC; if omitted for a custom NPC, the game just shows them walking while facing down.
HiddenProfileEmoteFrameCount	(Optional) For the hidden gift log emote, the number of frames in the animation. The first frame corresponds to HiddenProfileEmoteStartFrame, and each subsequent frame will use the next sprite in the spritesheet. Default 1. This has no effect if HiddenProfileEmoteStartFrame isn't set.
HiddenProfileEmoteFrameDuration	(Optional) For the hidden gift log emote, how long each animation frame is shown on-screen before switching to the next one, measured in milliseconds. Default 200. This has no effect if HiddenProfileEmoteStartFrame isn't set.

Advanced:

field	effect
FestivalVanillaActorIndex	(Optional, Specialized) The NPC's index in the Maps/characterSheet tilesheet, if applicable. This is used for placing vanilla NPCs in festivals from the map; custom NPCs should use the <layer>_additionalCharacters field in the festival data instead.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Custom farm animals

You can now create and customize farm animals by editing the revamped Data/FarmAnimals asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique farm animal ID. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters, and custom entries should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_AnimalId.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

Main info

field	effect
DisplayName	A tokenizable string for the animal type's display name.
House	The building ID for the main building type that houses this animal. The animal will also be placeable in buildings whose ValidOccupantTypes field contains this value.
Gender	(Optional) The possible genders for the animal type. Currently this only affects the text shown after purchasing the animal, like "Great! I'll send little <name> to [his/her] new home right away". Default Female. The possible values are: value effect Male Female Farm animals of this type are always male or always female. MaleOrFemale The gender of each animal is randomized based on its internal unique ID.

Animal shop

These fields affect how this farm animal type is shown in Marnie's animal shop. Animals are automatically listed if they have a valid PurchasePrice value.

field	effect
PurchasePrice	(Optional if not purchaseable) Half the cost to purchase the animal (the actual price is double this value), or a negative value to disable purchasing this animal type. Default -1.
ShopTexture	(Optional if not purchaseable) The asset name for the icon texture to show in shops. Defaults to LooseSprites/Cursors or LooseSprites/Cursors2 based on the animal's position within the loaded data (but using the default isn't recommended if it's purchaseable).
ShopSourceRect	(Optional if not purchaseable) The pixel area within the ShopTexture to draw, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. This should be 32 pixels wide and 16 high. Ignored if ShopTexture isn't set.
RequiredBuilding	(Optional) The building that needs to be built on the farm for this animal to be available to purchase. Buildings that are upgraded from this building are valid too. Default none.
UnlockCondition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the farm animal is available in the shop menu. Default always unlocked.
ShopDisplayName	(Optional) A tokenizable string for the display name shown in the shop menu. Defaults to the DisplayName field.
ShopDescription	(Optional) A tokenizable string for the tooltip description shown in the shop menu. Defaults to none.
ShopMissingBuildingDescription	(Optional) A tokenizable string which overrides ShopDescription if the RequiredBuilding isn't built. Defaults to none.
AlternatePurchaseTypes	(Optional) The possible variants for this farm animal (e.g. chickens can be Brown Chicken, Blue Chicken, or White Chicken). This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect AnimalIDs A list of animal IDs to spawn instead of the main ID field. If multiple are listed, one is chosen at random on purchase. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this variant entry is available. Default always enabled. If multiple are listed, the first available variant is returned. Default none.

Hatching

field	effect
EggItemIds	(Optional) A list of the object IDs that can be placed in the incubator or ostrich incubator to hatch this animal. If the animal's House field doesn't match the current building, the entry will be ignored. Default none.
IncubationTime	(Optional) How long eggs incubate before they hatch. Default 9000 minutes.
IncubatorParentSheetOffset	(Optional) An offset applied to the incubator's sprite index when it's holding an egg. Default 1. The vanilla values are: offset incubator ostrich incubator 0 empty incubator empty incubator 1 small white egg large brown egg 2 small brown egg invalid (will show Junimo chest sprite)
BirthText	(Optional) A tokenizable string for the message shown when entering the building after the egg hatched. Defaults to the text "???".

Growth

field	effect
DaysToMature	(Optional) The number of days until a freshly purchased/born animal becomes an adult and begins producing items. Default 1.
CanGetPregnant	(Optional) Whether an animal can produce a child (regardless of gender). Default false.

Produce

field	effect
ProduceItemIds DeluxeProduceItemIds	(Optional) The items produced by the animal when it's an adult. The DeluxeProduceItemIds field only applies if the Deluxe* fields match. Both default to none. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect ItemId The unqualified object ID of the item to produce. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this item can be produced now. Defaults to always true. MinimumFriendship (Optional) The minimum friendship points with the animal needed to produce this item. Default 0. If multiple items can be produced, one is chosen at random (with deluxe items taking priority if applicable).
DaysToProduce	(Optional) The number of days between item productions. For example, setting 1 will produce an item every other day. Default 1.
ProduceOnMature	(Optional) Whether an item is produced on the day the animal becomes an adult. Default false.
FriendshipForFasterProduce	(Optional) The minimum friendship points needed to reduce the DaysToProduce by one. Defaults to no reduction based on friendship.
DeluxeProduceMinimumFriendship	(Optional) The minimum friendship points needed to produce the DeluxeProduceItemId. Default 200.
DeluxeProduceCareDivisor DeluxeProduceLuckMultiplier	(Optional) Quantity modifiers which change the probability of producing the DeluxeProduceItemId, based on this formula: if happiness > 200: happiness_modifier = happiness * 1.5 else if happiness > 100: happiness_modifier = 0 else happiness_modifier = happiness - 100 ((friendship + happiness_modifier) / DeluxeProduceCareDivisor) + (daily_luck * DeluxeProduceLuckMultiplier) Specifically: DeluxeProduceCareDivisor reduces the bonus from friendship and happiness, so a lower value increases the probability of producing the deluxe item. Default 1200. DeluxeProduceLuckMultiplier increases the effect of daily luck. Default 0. For example, given a friendship of 102 and happiness of 150, the probability with the default field values will be ((102 + 0) / 1200) + (daily_luck * 0) = (102 / 1200) = 0.085 or 8.5%. See Animals#Produce for more info on the calculation.
HarvestType	(Optional) How produced items are collected from the animal. The valid values are: value effect DropOvernight The item is placed on the ground in the animal's home building overnight. HarvestWithTool The item is collected from the animal directly based on the HarvestTool field. Default DropOvernight.
HarvestTool	(Optional) The tool ID with which produced items can be collected from the animal, if the HarvestType is set to HarvestWithTool. The values recognized by the vanilla tools are MilkPail and Shears. Default none.

Audio & sprite

field	effect
Sound	(Optional) The audio cue ID for the sound produced by the animal (e.g. when pet). Default none.
BabySound	(Optional) Overrides Sound field when the animal is a baby. Has no effect if Sound isn't specified. Default none.
Texture	(Optional) The asset name for the animal's spritesheet. Defaults to Animals/<ID> (like Animals/Goat for a goat).
HarvestedTexture	(Optional) Overrides Texture if the animal doesn't currently have an item ready to collect (like the sheep's sheared sprite). Default none.
BabyTexture	(Optional) Overrides Texture and HarvestedTexture when the animal is a baby. Default none.
UseFlippedRightForLeft	(Optional) When the animal is facing left, whether to use a flipped version of their right-facing sprite. Default false.
SpriteWidth SpriteHeight	(Optional) The pixel height & width of the animal's sprite (before the in-game pixel zoom). Both default to 16.
EmoteOffset	(Optional) A pixel offset to apply to emotes from the farm animal, specified as an object with X and Y. Default zero.
Skins	(Optional) A list of alternate appearances. If specified, a skin is chosen at random when the animal is purchased. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect ID A key which uniquely identifies the skin for this animal type. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom skins, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_SkinName. Weight (Optional) A multiplier for the probability to choose this skin when an animal is purchased. For example, 2.0 will double the chance this skin is selected relative to the other skins. Default 1.0. Texture HarvestedTexture BabyTexture (Optional) Overrides the equivalent main field when this skin is selected. Defaults to the main field's value.

Player profession effects

field	effect
ProfessionForFasterProduce	(Optional) The internal ID of a profession which reduces the DaysToProduce by one. Default none.
ProfessionForHappinessBoost	(Optional) The internal ID of a profession which makes it easier to befriend this animal. Default none.
ProfessionForQualityBoost	(Optional) The internal ID of a profession which increases the chance of higher-quality produce. Default none.

Behavior

field	effect
CanSwim	(Optional) Whether animals on the farm can swim in water once they've been pet. Default false.
BabiesFollowAdults	(Optional) Whether baby animals can follow nearby adults. Default false.
GrassEatAmount	(Optional) The amount of grass eaten by this animal each day. Default 2.
HappinessDrain	(Optional) An amount which affects the daily reduction in happiness if the animal wasn't pet, or didn't have a heater in winter. Default none.
Price	(Optional) The price when the player sells the animal, before the friendship boost. Default 0.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Other

field	effect
ShowInSummitCredits	(Optional) Whether to show the farm animal in the credit scene on the summit after the player achieves perfection. Default false.
StatToIncrementOnProduce	(Optional) The game stat counters to increment when the animal produces an item. Default none. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect StatName The name of the stat counter field on Game1.stats. RequiredTags (Optional) A comma-delimited list of context tags required on the main input item. The stat is only incremented if the item has all of these. You can negate a tag with ! (like bone_item,!fossil_item for bone items that aren't fossils). Defaults to always enabled.
UpDownPetHitboxTileSize LeftRightPetHitboxTileSize	(Optional) The animal sprite's tile size in the world when the player is clicking to pet them, specified in the form <width>, <height>. The UpDownPetHitboxTileSize applies when the animal is facing up or down, and LeftRightPetHitboxTileSize applies when facing left or right. The values can be fractional (e.g. cows have a width of 1.75). Both default to a 1×1 tile.
BabyUpDownPetHitboxTileSize BabyLeftRightPetHitboxTileSize	(Optional) Overrides UpDownPetHitboxTileSize and LeftRightPetHitboxTileSize respectively before the animal is an adult. Both default to 1×1 tile.

Custom pets

Format

You can now create and customize pets & pet breeds by editing the new Data/Pets asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique identifier for the pet (not the pet breed). The vanilla IDs are Cat and Dog. For custom pets, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_PetName.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
BarkSound	The cue ID for the pet's occasional 'bark' sound.
ContentSound	The cue ID for the sound which the pet makes when you pet it.
Behaviors	The pet's possible actions and behaviors, defined as the states in a state machine. Essentially the pet will be in one state at any given time, which also determines which state they can transition to next. For example, a cat can transition from Walk to BeginSitDown, but it can't skip instantly from Walk to SitDownLick. This consists of a list of models with these fields: Required fields: field effect Name A unique name for the state. This only needs to be unique within the pet type (e.g. Cat and Dog can have different behaviors with the same name). Direction: field effect Direction (Optional) The specific direction to face at the start of this state (one of left, right, up, or down), unless overridden by RandomizeDirection. RandomizeDirection (Optional) Whether to point the pet in a random direction at the start of this state (overriding the Direction if specified). Default false. IsSideBehavior (Optional) Whether to constrain the pet's facing direction to left and right while the state is active. Default false. Movement: field effect WalkInDirection (Optional) Whether to walk in the pet's facing direction. Default false. MoveSpeed (Optional) Overrides the pet's MoveSpeed field while this state is active. Default -1 (which uses the pet's MoveSpeed value). Audio: field effect SoundOnStart (Optional) The audio cue ID for the sound to play when the state starts. If set to BARK, the pet's BarkSound (or breed's BarkOverride) field is used. Defaults to none. SoundRange SoundRangeFromBorder (Optional) When set, the SoundOnStart is only audible if the pet is within this many tiles away from the player (SoundRange) or past the border of the screen (SoundRangeFromBorder). Default -1 (no distance check). SoundIsVoice (Optional) Whether to mute the SoundOnStart when the 'mute animal sounds' option is set. Default false. Behavior transitions: field effect AnimationEndBehaviorChanges TimeoutBehaviorChanges PlayerNearbyBehaviorChanges RandomBehaviorChanges JumpLandBehaviorChanges (Optional) A list of possible behavior transitions to start when the criteria are achieved. If multiple transitions are listed, a random one will be selected. If omitted, it won't affect behavior transitions. These are triggered when this behavior's animation finishes (AnimationEndBehaviorChanges), when the set duration ends (TimeoutBehaviorChanges), when the player is within 2 tiles of the pet (PlayerNearbyBehaviorChanges), randomly at the start of each frame based on the RandomBehaviorChangeChance field (RandomBehaviorChanges), and when the pet finishes a jump (JumpLandBehaviorChanges). These consist of a list of models with these fields: field effect Behavior LeftBehavior RightBehavior UpBehavior DownBehavior The name of the behavior to start. The pet will check for a behavior field matching its current facing direction first, then try the Behavior. If none are specified, the current behavior will continue unchanged. OutsideOnly (Optional) Whether the transition can only happen if the pet is outside. Default false. Weight (Optional) The option's weight when randomly choosing a behavior, relative to other behaviors in the list (e.g. 2 is twice as likely as 1). Default 1. Duration MinimumDuration MaximumDuration (Optional) The millisecond duration until the pet transitions to a behavior in the TimeoutBehaviorChanges field, if set. You must specify either a specific duration, or an inclusive minimum-to-maximum range in which the game will choose a random duration. If omitted, the behavior won't have a duration limit. RandomBehaviorChangeChance (Optional) The random probability at the start of each frame that the pet will transition to a behavior in the RandomBehaviorChanges field, if set. Specified as a value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Default 0. Animation and per-frame sounds: field effect Animation (Optional) The animation frames to play while this state is active. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Frame The frame index in the animation. This should be an incremental number starting at 0. Duration The millisecond duration for which the frame should be kept on-screen before continuing to the next frame. HitGround (Optional) Whether to play the footstep sound for the tile under the pet when the frame starts. Default false. Jump (Optional) Whether the pet should perform a small hop when the frame starts, including a 'dwop' sound. Default false. Sound (Optional) The audio cue ID for the sound to play when the animation starts or loops. If set to BARK, the pet's BarkSound (or breed's BarkOverride) field is used. Defaults to none. SoundRange SoundRangeFromBorder SoundIsVoice See description for the equivalent behavior fields, but applies to the frame's Sound field instead. Shake (Optional) The millisecond duration for which to shake the pet when the state starts. Default 0. LoopMode (Optional) What to do when the last animation frame is reached while the behavior is still active. The possible values are Hold (keep the last frame visible until the animation ends), Loop (restart from the first frame), or None (equivalent to Loop). Default None. AnimationMinimumLoops AnimationMaximumLoops (Optional) The minimum and maximum number of times to play the animation. Both must be specified to have any effect. The game will choose an inclusive random value between them. Both default to -1 (don't repeat animation).
Breeds	The cosmetic breeds which can be selected in the character customization menu when creating a save. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect ID The unique ID for the breed within the pet type. Texture The asset name for the breed spritesheet for the pet's in-game sprite. This should be 128 pixels wide, and 256 (cat) or 288 (dog) pixels high. IconTexture The asset name for the breed icon texture, shown on the character customization screen and in-game menu. This should be a 16x16 pixel icon. IconSourceRect The icon's pixel area within the IconTexture, specified as an object with X, Y, Width, and Height fields. BarkOverride (Optional) Override the pet's BarkSound field for this breed, if set. VoicePitch (Optional) The pitch applied to the pet's bark sound, measured as a decimal value relative to 1. Defaults to 1.
MoveSpeed	(Optional) How quickly the pet can move. Default 2.
SleepOnBedChance SleepNearBedChance SleepOnRugChance	(Optional) The percentage chances for the locations where the pet will sleep each night, as a decimal value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Each value is checked in the order listed at left until a match is found. If none of them match, the pet will choose a random empty spot in the farmhouse; if none was found, it'll sleep next to its pet bowl outside.
RepeatContentSoundAfter	(Optional) The number of milliseconds until the ContentSound is repeated once. This is used by the dog, who pants twice when pet. Defaults to -1 (disabled).
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Pet bowl

The pet bowl is now a building which can be constructed or moved. Each pet is assigned to an available pet bowl.

For C# mods, each pet now has a guid field populated with a unique ID, and each pet bowl has a petGuid field which tracks its owner (see the PetBowl::HasPet() and PetBowl::FindPet() methods).

Custom monster eradication goals

See also: Monster eradication goal flag changes.

You can now add/edit Adventurer's Guild monster eradication goals by editing the new Data/MonsterSlayerQuests data asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique ID for the monster eradication goal. This ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters, and custom goal IDs should ideally be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_GoalName.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
DisplayName	A tokenizable string for the goal's display name, shown on the board in the Adventurer's Guild.
Targets	A list of monster IDs that are counted towards the Count.
Count	The total number of monsters (matching the Targets) which must be defeated to complete this goal.
RewardItemId	(Optional) The qualified ID for the item that can be collected from Gil when this goal is completed. Default none.
RewardItemPrice	(Optional) The price of the RewardItemId in Marlon's shop after the goal is completed, or -1 to disable buying it from Marlon. Default -1.
RewardDialogue RewardDialogueFlag	(Optional) A tokenizable string for custom Gil dialogue shown when talking to him after completing the goal, and an optional mail flag to set when the player has seen the dialogue. Both default to none. If there are reward items, they're shown after this dialogue. If RewardDialogue is used without RewardDialogueFlag, then this dialogue will be shown each time the reward menu is opened after completing the goal, until the player collects the reward items. If the RewardItems isn't set, this can safely be omitted since the goal will be marked collected immediately. This doesn't send a letter; see RewardMail or RewardMailAll for that.
RewardFlag RewardFlagAll	(Optional) The mail flag ID to set for the current player (RewardFlag) or all players (RewardFlagAll) when talking to Gil after completing the goal. Default none. Note that RewardFlag is usually not needed, since the game will also set a Gil_<goal ID> flag regardless. This doesn't send a letter; see RewardMail or RewardMailAll for that.
RewardMail RewardMailAll	(Optional) The mail letter ID to add to the mailbox tomorrow for the current player (RewardMail) or all players (RewardMailAll). Default none.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Custom phone calls

Mods can now extend the telephone with custom calls (both incoming calls, and phone numbers which the player can call).

Incoming calls

You can add or customize incoming calls by editing the Data/IncomingPhoneCalls asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique call ID. This should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters, and custom entries should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_CallId.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
Dialogue	The dialogue text to show when the player answers the phone. This can use the full dialogue format (including questions and different dialogue based on the selected answer).
FromNpc	(Optional) The internal name of the NPC making the call. If specified, that NPC's name and portrait will be shown.
FromPortrait	(Optional) The asset name for the portrait spritesheet to display (like Portraits/Abigail). If FromNpc is specified too, this overrides the portrait from that NPC. If both FromNpc and FromDisplayName are null, this portrait will be shown with the display name "???".
FromDisplayName	(Optional) A tokenizable string for the calling NPC's display name. If FromNpc is specified too, this overrides the display name from that NPC.
MaxCalls	(Optional) The maximum number of times a player can receive this phone call, or <c>-1 for no limit. Default 1.
TriggerCondition RingCondition	(Optional) If set, a game state query which indicates whether to trigger this phone call (TriggerCondition) or whether the phone rings when this call is received (RingCondition). Whether a player receives this call depends on both fields: TriggerCondition is checked on the main player before sending the call to all players, then RingCondition is checked on each player to determine whether the phone rings for them.
IgnoreBaseChance	(Optional) Whether to ignore the 1% base chance when checking whether to trigger an incoming call. If true, the game will check if this call can be received regardless of the base chance. Default false.
SimpleDialogueSplitBy	(Optional, specialized) If set, marks the call as having a simple dialogue string without an NPC name and portrait, with lines split into multiple boxes by this substring. For example, "SimpleDialogueSplitBy": "#" will split Box A#Box B#Box C into three consecutive dialogue boxes. You should omit this in most cases, and use the regular dialogue format in Dialogue to split lines if needed. This is mainly intended to support some older vanilla phone calls.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Custom handlers in C#

C# mods can implement StardewValley.PhoneCalls.IPhoneHandler and add it to Phone.PhoneHandlers for full control over both incoming and outgoing calls:

/// <summary>The mod entry point.</summary>
internal class ModEntry : Mod
{
    /// <inheritdoc />
    public override void Entry(IModHelper helper)
    {
        Phone.PhoneHandlers.Add(new CustomPhoneHandler());
    }
}

/// <summary>A custom phone handler.</summary>
internal class CustomPhoneHandler : IPhoneHandler
{
    ...
}

See StardewValley.PhoneCalls.DefaultPhoneHandler in the decompiled game code for an example implementation.

Custom shops

Format

You can now create and edit shops via the new Data/Shops asset. This consists of a string → model lookup, where the key is a unique ID for the shop (using a globally unique ID which includes your mod ID like ExampleMod.Id_ShopName for custom shops), and the value is a model with these fields:

field	effect
Items	The items to add to the shop inventory. This consists of a list of values with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported by shop items. Notes: If set to an item query which returns multiple items, all of them will be added to the shop. The MinStack and MaxStack fields apply to the item after it's purchased, and have no effect on the price or Stock limit. If the player found Pierre's Missing Stocklist, season conditions in the Condition field are ignored in Pierre's General Store. Price (Optional) The gold price to purchase the item from the shop. Defaults to the item's normal price, or zero if TradeItemId is specified. TradeItemId TradeItemAmount (Optional) The qualified or unqualified item ID and amount which must be traded to purchase this item. Defaults to no item and 1 respectively. If both Price and TradeItemId are specified, the player will have to provide both to get the item. ApplyDifficultyModifier (Optional) Whether to multiply the price by the difficulty modifier, which reduces the price for higher profit margins. This can be true (always apply it), false (never apply it), or null (apply for certain items like saplings). This is applied before any quantity modifiers. Default null. IgnoreShopPriceModifiers (Optional) Whether to ignore the shop's PriceModifiers field for this item. This has no effect on the item's equivalent field. Default false. AvailableStockModifiers PriceModifiers (Optional) Quantity modifiers applied to the AvailableStock or Price values. Notes: The price modifiers stack with the PriceModifiers field on the shop (unless IgnoreStorePriceModifiers is true). AvailableStockModifierMode PriceModifierMode (Optional) quantity modifier modes which indicate what to do if multiple modifiers in the AvailableStockModifiers or PriceModifiers field apply at the same time. Default Stack. AvoidRepeat (Optional) Whether to avoid adding this item to the shop if it would duplicate one that was already added. If the item ID is randomized, this will choose a value that hasn't already been added to the shop if possible. Default false. AvailableStock (Optional) The maximum number of the item which can be purchased in one day. Default unlimited. AvailableStockLimit (Optional) If Stock is set, how the limit is applied in multiplayer. This has no effect on recipes. The possible values are: value effect Global The limit applies to every player in the world. For example, if the Stock was 1 and a player bought it, no other players could buy one. Player Each player has a separate Stock limit. For example, if the Stock was 1, each player could buy one. None Ignore the Stock value. This is used for items that adjust their own stock via code (e.g. by checking mail). Default Global.
SalableItemTags	(Optional) A list of context tags for items which the player can sell to to this shop. Default none.
Owners	(Optional) The portrait and dialogue to show in the shop menu UI. When the Action OpenShop tile property specifies [owner tile area], the first NPC within the tile area which matches an owner entry is used; if no NPCs match, the shop isn't opened. If Owners is omitted, the shop is opened regardless of whether an NPC is present, and no portrait or dialogue is shown. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Name One of... the internal name for the NPC who must be in range to use this entry; AnyOrNone to use this entry regardless of whether any NPC is within the shop area; Any to use this entry if any NPC is within the shop area; None to use this entry if no NPC is within the shop area. Id (Optional) An ID for this entry within the shop. This only needs to be unique within the current shop's owner list. Defaults to the Name value. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this owner entry is available. If omitted, it's always available. Portrait (Optional) One of... the internal name of the NPC whose portrait to show; the asset name of the portrait spritesheet to display. If omitted, defaults to the portrait for the NPC matching the Name field (if any). If set to a value which doesn't match an NPC or texture asset name, the portrait is disabled. Dialogues (Optional) A list of possible dialogues if this entry is selected. Each day one dialogue will be randomly chosen to show in the shop UI. Each dialogue consists of a model with these fields: field effect Id An ID for this dialogue. This only needs to be unique within the current dialogue list. For a custom entry, you should use a unique ID which includes your mod ID like <samo>ExampleMod.Id_DialogueName. Dialogue The dialogue text to show, as a tokenizable string. The resulting text is parsed using the dialogue format. RandomDialogue (Optional) A list of dialogue texts to randomly choose from, using the same format as Dialogue. If set, Dialogue is optional and ignored. Each entry in the list has an equal probability of being chosen, and the choice is persisted for the current day. For example: "RandomDialogue": [ "[LocalizedText Strings\StringsFromCSFiles:ShopMenu.cs.11469]", "[LocalizedText Strings\StringsFromCSFiles:ShopMenu.cs.11470]", "[LocalizedText Strings\StringsFromCSFiles:ShopMenu.cs.11471]" ] Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the dialogue should be available. If omitted, the dialogue is always available. This can be set to an empty list ("Dialogues": []) to disable the dialogue text entirely. If omitted, defaults to a generic "Have a look at my wares" text. RandomizeDialogueOnOpen (Optional) If Dialogues has multiple matching entries, whether to re-randomize which one is selected each time the shop is opened (true) or once per day (false).
Currency	(Optional) The currency in which all items in the shop should be priced. The valid values are 0 (money), 1 (star tokens), 2 (Qi coins), and 4 (Qi gems). Default 0. For item trading, see TradeItemId for each item.
OpenSound	(Optional) The audio cue ID to play when the shop menu is opened. Defaults to dwop.
PurchaseSound	(Optional) The audio cue ID to play when an item is purchased normally. Defaults to purchaseClick.
purchaseRepeatSound	(Optional) The audio cue ID to play when accumulating a stack to purchase (e.g. by holding right-click on PC). Defaults to purchaseRepeat.
PriceModifiers	(Optional) Quantity modifiers applied to the sell price for items in this shop. See also PriceModifiers under Items.
PriceModifierMode	(Optional) A quantity modifier mode which indicates what to do if multiple modifiers in the PriceModifiers field apply at the same time. This only affects that specific field, it won't affect price modifiers under Items. Default Stack.
VisualTheme	(Optional) The visual theme to apply to the shop UI, or omit to use the default theme. The first matching theme is applied. All fields are optional and will fallback to the default theme. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this theme should be applied. Defaults to always true. WindowBorderTexture WindowBorderSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the shop window border. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (384, 373) with size 18×18. PortraitBackgroundTexture PortraitBackgroundSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the NPC portrait background. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (603, 414) with size 74×74. DialogueBackgroundTexture DialogueBackgroundSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the NPC dialogue background. Defaults to Maps\MenuTiles at (0, 256) with size 60×60. DialogueColor DialogueShadowColor (Optional) The sprite text color for the dialogue text. This can be a Color field name (like ForestGreen), RGB hex code (like #AABBCC), or RGBA hex code (#AABBCCDD). Defaults to the game's standard text color. ItemRowBackgroundTexture ItemRowBackgroundSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the item row background in the shop inventory. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (384, 396) with size 15×15. ItemRowBackgroundHoverColor (Optional) The color tint to apply to the item row background in the shop inventory when the cursor is hovering over it, or White for no tint. This can be a Color field name (like ForestGreen), RGB hex code (like #AABBCC), or RGBA hex code (#AABBCCDD). Defaults to Wheat. ItemRowTextColor (Optional) The sprite text color for the item text. This can be a Color field name (like ForestGreen), RGB hex code (like #AABBCC), or RGBA hex code (#AABBCCDD). Defaults to the game's standard text color. ItemIconBackgroundTexture ItemIconBackgroundSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the background behind the item icons. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (296, 363) with size 18×18. ScrollUpTexture ScrollUpSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the up arrow icon above the scrollbar. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (421, 459) with size 11×12. ScrollDownTexture ScrollDownSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the down arrow icon beneath the scrollbar. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (421, 472) with size 11×12. ScrollBarFrontTexture ScrollBarFrontSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the sliding scrollbar foreground. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (435, 463) with size 6×10. ScrollBarBackTexture ScrollBarBackSourceRect (Optional) The texture asset name, and the pixel area within it, for the scrollbar background. Defaults to LooseSprites\Cursors at (403, 383) with size 6×6.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Open a custom shop

You can place an Action OpenShop tile property on the map, which will open the given shop ID when the player clicks it.

In C# code, you can get the inventory for a custom shop using Utility.GetShopStock("shop id here"), open a shop menu using Utility.OpenShopMenu("shop id", …), and add temporary items to an open menu using shopMenu.AddForSale(…). The ID of the opened shop is stored in the shop menu's storeContext field.

Examples

You can add or replace entire shops. For example, this content pack adds a shop that sells ice cream in summer, and pufferfish all year:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/Shops",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_CustomShop": {
                    "Owners": [
                        {
                            "Name": "Any",
                            "Dialogues": [
                                // dialogue on sunny summer days
                                {
                                    "Id": "Example.ModId_SunnySummer",
                                    "Condition": "SEASON Summer, WEATHER Here Sun",
                                    "Dialogue": "Ice-cream is perfect for a day like this."
                                },

                                // dialogue any other time
                                {
                                    "Id": "Example.ModId_Default",
                                    "Dialogue": "Welcome to the only place in town for pufferfish!"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ],

                    "Items": [
                        // ice-cream in summer, default price
                        {
                            "Id": "Example.ModId_IceCream",
                            "Condition": "SEASON Summer",
                            "ItemId": "(O)233"
                        },

                        // pufferfish for 1000g, limited to one per day per player
                        {
                            "Id": "Example.ModId_PufferFish",
                            "ItemId": "(O)128",
                            "Price": 1000,
                            "AvailableStock": 1,
                            "AvailableStockLimit": "Player"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

You can also add, replace, edit, or reorder items in a specific shop by targeting the shop's Items field. For example, this removes Trout Soup (item #219) and adds Pufferfish above bait (item #685):

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/Shops",
            "TargetField": [ "FishShop", "Items" ],
            "Entries": {
                "(O)219": null,
                "Example.ModId_Pufferfish": {
                    "Id": "Example.ModId_Pufferfish",
                    "ItemId": "(O)128",
                    "Price": 2000
                }
            },
            "MoveEntries": [
                { "Id": "Example.ModId_Pufferfish", "BeforeId": "(O)685" }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Vanilla shop IDs

Vanilla shops are now defined in Data/Shops too (except a few special cases like dressers and home renovations), using these shop IDs:

shop	ID
Abandoned house shop	HatMouse
Adventurer's Guild	AdventureShop (regular shop) AdventureGuildRecovery (item recovery service)
Casino	Casino
Clint's blacksmith shop	Blacksmith (regular shop) ClintUpgrade (tool upgrades)
Desert trader	DesertTrade
Dwarf's shop	Dwarf
Harvey's clinic	Hospital
Ice-cream stand	IceCreamStand
Island trader	IslandTrade
Joja Mart	Joja
Krobus' shop	ShadowShop
Marnie's ranch	AnimalShop
Pierre's general store	SeedShop
Robin's carpenter shop	Carpenter
Stardrop Saloon	Saloon
Sandy's Oasis shop	Sandy
Traveling cart	Traveler
Willy's fish shop	FishShop

Festival shops are also defined in Data/Shops now, though they can still be defined in the pre-1.6 way for backwards compatibility.

festival shop	ID
Dance of the Moonlight Jellies	Festival_DanceOfTheMoonlightJellies_Pierre
Egg Festival	Festival_EggFestival_Pierre
Festival of Ice	Festival_FestivalOfIce_TravelingMerchant
Feast of the Winter Star	Festival_FeastOfTheWinterStar_Pierre
Flower Dance	Festival_FlowerDance_Pierre
Luau	Festival_Luau_Pierre
Night Market (decoration boat)	Festival_NightMarket_DecorationBoat
Night Market (magic boat)	Festival_NightMarket_MagicBoat_Day1 Festival_NightMarket_MagicBoat_Day2 Festival_NightMarket_MagicBoat_Day3
Spirit's Eve	Festival_SpiritsEve_Pierre
Stardew Valley Fair	Festival_StardewValleyFair_StarTokens

And two special 'shops':

item	ID
Catalogue	Catalogue
Furniture Catalogue	Furniture Catalogue

Dialogue changes

• Item spawn codes can now spawn any item type by using the qualified item ID, like [(F)1664] for a Mystic Rug.
• For C# mods, Dialogue now tracks the translation key used to build it (when applicable). For example, you can detect when the player is rejected at the Flower Dance (derived from Three-Heart Dance Partner):

  private void OnMenuChanged(object sender, MenuChangedEventArgs e)
  {
      bool isDanceRejection =
          Game1.currentLocation?.currentEvent?.FestivalName == "Flower Dance"
          && e.NewMenu is DialogueBox dialogueBox
          && dialogueBox.characterDialogue is {} dialogue
          && dialogue.TranslationKey == $"Characters\\Dialogue\\{dialogue.speaker?.Name}:danceRejection";
  }
  

  For C# mods that create Dialogue instances directly, there's a few ways to do it now:

  // from a translation key
  var dialogue = new Dialogue(npc, "Strings\\StringsFromCSFiles:Utility.cs.5360");
  
  // from custom text (with or without a translation key)
  var dialogue = new Dialogue(npc, null, "Some arbitrary text to show as-is");
  
  // from a translation with tokens
  var dialogue = Dialogue.FromTranslation(npc, "Data\\ExtraDialogue:PurchasedItem_2_QualityLow_Willy", whatToCallPlayer, particle, i.DisplayName);
  

  You can also easily add fallback logic using Dialogue.TryGetDialogue or npc.TryGetDialogue. For example:

  Dialogue dialogue =
      npc.TryGetDialogue($"rejection_{itemId}_{locationName}_{x}_{y}")
      ?? npc.TryGetDialogue($"rejection_{itemId}_{locationName}")
      ?? npc.TryGetDialogue($"rejection_{itemId}")
      ?? new Dialogue(npc, "Strings\\StringsFromCSFiles:NPC.cs.3971");
  

• The 'reveal taste' dialogue command now uses the format %revealtaste:<npc name>:<item ID> to support item IDs. (The previous %revealtaste<npc name><item index> format still works to support old content packs, but the item index can only be a number.)
• Fixed NPCs only using a {day name}{hearts}_{year} dialogue if they also have a {day name}{hearts} one.
• Fixed NPCs only using the MovieInvitation dialogue key in English.

Schedule changes

• Added an NPC.ScheduleKey field which always matches their loaded schedule.
• Removed an unintended schedule fallback to a {season}_spring_{hearts} key. It'll skip to the spring default instead.
• Schedules are now fault-tolerant:
  • Fixed crash if a selected schedule can't be parsed. The NPC now logs an error and continues with the next fallback instead.
  • Fixed crash if certain hardcoded schedules aren't present (like Penny's marriageJob or Pam's bus).
• For C# mods, removed the dayOfMonth parameter in NPC.getSchedule(). This was misleading since it used Game1.dayOfMonth in all but one line regardless.

Other NPC changes

• Added Game1.characterData and Game1.farmAnimalData to read NPC/animal info without constantly reloading the Data/Characters or Data/FarmAnimals asset.
• All translated NPC names are now in Strings/NPCNames.
• Added new fields & methods for C# mods:

  type	field/method	effect
  AdventureGuild	IsComplete(data)	Get whether an Adventurer's Guild monster eradication goal has been completed, regardless of whether the player collected its rewards yet.
  	HasCollectedReward(player, id)	Get whether a given player has completed an Adventurer's Guild monster eradication goal and collected its rewards. For example: bool isPhoneUnlocked = AdventureGuild.HasCollectedReward(Game1.player, "Gil_FlameSpirits");
  AnimalHouse	adoptAnimal(animal)	Add an animal to this location and set the location as the animal's home.
  Character	GetGender()	Get the character's gender as one of the numeric constants (NPC.female, NPC.male, or NPC.undefined). This returns the specific gender for players, villager NPCs, and children; other NPCs (like monsters) return NPC.undefined.
  FarmAnimal	isAdult()	Get whether the farm animal is fully grown (opposite of isBaby()).
  	CanGetProduceWithTool(tool)	Get whether the farm animal's produce can be collected with a given tool (e.g. milk pail for a cow).
  	CanLiveIn	Get whether the animal can be added to a building.
  	GetHarvestType	Get whether the animal's produce is dropped or collected with a tool.
  	growFully()	Instantly age the animal to adulthood if it's still a baby.
  	ReloadTextureIfNeeded(bool forceReload)	Update the animal sprite based on the current state + data.
  NPC	GetData() NPC.GetData(name)	Get the underlying data from Data/Characters for this NPC, if any.
  	NPC.GetDisplayName(name)	Get the translated display name in the current language for an NPC by their internal name.
  	NPC.hasDarkSkin()	Whether this character has dark skin for the purposes of child genetics.
  ShopMenu	ShopId	A key which identifies the current shop. This may be the unique shop ID in Data/Shops for a standard shop, Dresser or FishTank for furniture, etc. This is guaranteed to be set to a relevant shop ID. This replaces the former shopContext field, and will usually have the same value in cases where that was set to a unique shop ID.
  Utility	getAllVillagers	Get all villager NPCs (excluding horses, pets, monsters, player children, etc). This works just like getAllCharacters with an added filter.

• Removed most FarmAnimal fields/properties which just mirror the underlying data.
• Fixed child NPCs ignoring relative titles like "mom" in Data/NPCDispositions (now Data/Characters) for reveal-gift-taste dialogues.
• Fixed custom NPCs ignoring dialogue when they use a subclass of NPC.

What's new for everything else

Buff overhaul

1.6 rewrites buffs to work more consistently and be more extensible:

• Buff logic is unified into Game1.player.buffs, which is the single source of truth for buff data. This replaces the previous player.added* and player.appliedBuffs fields, BuffsDisplay logic, enchantment stat bonuses, and boots/ring attribute changes on (un)equip.
• This also removes limitations on buff types (e.g. buffs can add weapon bonuses and weapons can add attribute buffs) and buffable equipment (e.g. equipped tools can have buffs too).
• Buff effects are now fully recalculated when they change, to fix a range of longstanding bugs like attribute drift and double-debuffs. Just like before, the buffs are managed locally; only the buff IDs and aggregate attribute effects are synced.

For C# mods:

• Each buff now has a unique string ID. You can apply a new buff with the same ID to replace it (so you no longer need to manually find and remove previous instances of the buff).
• You can add standard buff effects to any equipment by overriding Item.AddEquipmentEffects, or add custom behaviour/buffs by overriding Item.onEquip and Item.onUnequip.
• You can add custom food or drink buffs by overriding Item.GetFoodOrDrinkBuffs().
• The Buff constructor now supports a custom icon texture, sprite index, display name, description, and millisecond duration to fully support custom buffs.
• You can change how buff attributes are displayed (or add new attributes) by extending the BuffsDisplay.displayAttributes list.

For example, here's how to add a custom buff which adds +3 speed:

Buff buff = new Buff(
    buff_id: "Example.ModId/ZoomZoom",
    display_name: "Zoom Zoom", // can optionally specify description text too
    icon_texture: this.Helper.Content.Load<Texture2D>("assets/zoom.png"),
    icon_sheet_index: 0,
    duration: 30_000, // 30 seconds
    buff_effects: new BuffEffects()
    {
        speed = { 10 } // shortcut for buff.speed.Value = 10
    }
);
Game1.player.applyBuff(buff);

You can also implement your own custom effects in code by checking if the buff is active, like Game1.player.hasBuff("Example.ModId/ZoomZoom").

Custom audio

You can now add or edit music tracks or sound effects (called cues) by editing the Data/AudioCueModificationData asset. New cues are added to the game's soundbank, so they can be used anywhere normal audio can be used (e.g. the Music map property).

Format

The Data/AudioCueModificationData asset consists of a string → model lookup, where the key matches the ID, and the value is a model with the fields below.

Entries in this asset describe an override applied to the soundbank. The override is applied permanently for the current game session, even if the asset is edited to remove it. Overriding a cue will reset all values to the ones specified.

field	effect
ID	A unique cue ID, used when playing the sound in-game. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom audio cues, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_AudioName.
FilePaths	A list of file paths (not asset names) from which to load the audio. These can be absolute paths or relative to the game's Content folder. Each file can be .ogg or .wav. If you list multiple paths, a random one will be chosen each time it's played.
Category	The audio category, which determines which volume slider in the game options applies. This should be one of Default, Music, Sound, Ambient, or Footsteps (see a description of each category). Defaults to Default.
StreamedVorbis	Whether the audio should be streamed from disk when it's played, instead of being loaded into memory ahead of time. This is only possible for Ogg Vorbis (.ogg) files, which otherwise will be decompressed in-memory on load. Default false. This is a tradeoff between memory usage and performance, so you should consider which value is best for each audio cue: value effect true Reduces memory usage when the audio cue isn't active, but increases performance impact when it's played. Playing the audio multiple times will multiply the memory and performance impact while they're active, since each play will stream a new instance. Recommended for longer audio cues (like music or ambient noise), or cues that are rarely used in a specific scenario (e.g. a sound that only plays once in an event). false Increases memory usage (since it's fully loaded into memory), but reduces performance impact when it's played. It can be played any number of times without affecting memory or performance (it'll just play the cached audio). Recommended for sound effects, or short audio cues that are played occasionally.
Looped	Whether the audio cue loops continuously until stopped. Default false.
UseReverb	Whether to apply a reverb effect to the audio. Default false.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Example

This content pack adds a new music cue to the game, and plays it when the player enters the bus stop:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        // add music cue
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/AudioCueModificationData",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.ModId_Music": {
                    "ID": "Example.ModId_Music",
                    "Category": "Music",
                    "FilePaths": [ "{{AbsoluteFilePath: assets/music.ogg}}" ],
                    "StreamedVorbis": true,
                    "Looped": true
                }
            }
        },

        // add to bus stop
        {
            "Action": "EditMap",
            "Target": "Maps/BusStop",
            "MapProperties": {
                "Music": "Example.ModId_Music"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Other changes

• The game no longer crashes when playing audio which doesn't exist. It now logs an error and returns a default quiet click sound instead. (If you use try..catch to check if an audio cue exists, you should check Game1.soundbank.Exists(name) instead.)

Custom data fields

Many data assets now have a CustomFields field. This is ignored by the game, but lets mods add their own data (e.g. to enable mod framework features).

For example, a content pack can add a crop with custom fields:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/Crops",
            "Entries": {
                "Example.Id_CucumberSeeds": {
                    "Seasons": [ "summer" ],
                    "DaysInPhase": [ 1, 2, 2, 2 ],
                    "HarvestItemId": "Example.Id_Cucumber",
                    "Texture": "{{InternalAssetKey: assets/crops.png}}",
                    "SpriteIndex": 0,

                    "CustomFields": {
                        "Example.FrameworkMod/WetTexture": "{{InternalAssetKey: assets/crops-wet.png}}"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

And then a C# mod could handle the custom field if it's set:

if (Game1.IsRainingHere(Game1.currentLocation))
{
    CropData data = crop.GetData();
    if (data != null && data.CustomFields.TryGet("Example.FrameworkMod/WetTexture", out string textureName))
    {
        // do magic
    }
}

See CustomFields in the docs for each asset type to see if it's supported. Besides the sections listed on this page, custom fields were also added to Data/AdditionalFarms, Data/AdditionalLanguages, Data/Movies, and Data/SpecialOrders.

Custom giant crops

You can now add/edit giant crops by editing the Data/GiantCrops data asset.

This consists of a string → model lookup, where...

• The key is a unique identifier for the giant crop. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom giant crops, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_GiantCropName.
• The value is a model with the fields listed below.

field	effect
FromItemId	The item ID (qualified or unqualified) for the harvest ID of the regular crop which can turn into this giant crop. For example, (O)254 is melon. Any number of giant crops can use the same FromItemId value. The first giant crop whose other fields match (if any) will spawn.
HarvestItems	The items which can be dropped when you break the giant crop. If multiple items match, they'll all be dropped. This consists of a list of models with these fields: field effect common fields See item spawn fields for the generic item fields supported for harvest items. If set to an item query which returns multiple items, one of them will be selected at random. Chance (Optional) The probability that this entry is selected, as a value between 0 (never drops) and 1 (always drops). Default 1 (100% chance). ForShavingEnchantment (Optional) Whether this item is only dropped for Shaving enchantment drops (true), only when the giant crop is broken (false), or both (null). Default both.
Texture	The asset name for the texture containing the giant crop's sprite.
TexturePosition	(Optional) The top-left pixel position of the sprite within the Texture, specified as a model with X and Y fields. Defaults to (0, 0).
TileSize	(Optional) The area in tiles occupied by the giant crop, specified as a model with X and Y fields. This affects both its sprite size (which should be 16 pixels per tile) and the grid of crops needed for it to grow. Note that giant crops are drawn with an extra tile's height. Defaults to (3, 3).
Health	(Optional) The health points that must be depleted to break the giant crop. The number of points depleted per axe chop depends on the axe power level. Default 3.
Chance	(Optional) The percentage chance that a given grid of crops will grow into the giant crop each night, as a value between 0 (never) and 1 (always). Default 0.01 (1%). Note that the chance is checked for each giant crop that applies. If three giant crops each have a 1% chance of spawning for the same crop, then there's a 3% chance that one of them will spawn.
Condition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this giant crop is available to spawn. Defaults to always true.
CustomFields	The custom fields for this entry.

Custom wedding event

The wedding event can now be changed by editing the Data\Weddings data asset, which consists of a data model with two relevant fields (listed below).

field	effect
EventScript	The event script which plays the wedding. The default script automatically handles marrying either an NPC or player, but mods can edit it conditionally to run a custom script (e.g. if the player is marrying their custom NPC).
Attendees	The other NPCs which should attend the wedding (unless they're the spouse). This consists of a string → model lookup, where the key is the internal NPC name, and the value is a model with these fields: field effect ID The internal NPC name. Setup The NPC's tile position and facing direction when they attend. This is equivalent to field index 2 in the event basic data. Celebration (Optional) The event script to run during the celebration, like faceDirection Pierre 3 true which makes Pierre turn to face left. This can contain any number of script commands. Condition (Optional) A game state query which indicates whether the NPC should attend. Defaults to true.

Game state queries

A game state query is a vanilla way to specify conditions for some content like shop data, inspired by Content Patcher's conditions. A query consists of a comma-delimited list of conditions in the form <type> [arguments], where <type> is case-sensitive. The type can be prefixed with ! to negate it. The query is true if it's null/blank, or if every listed condition exists and is true. For example, !SEASON Spring, WEATHER Here Sun is true on sunny non-spring days.

⚠ Game state queries are partly case-sensitive. While some values are case-insensitive (e.g. both SEASON Spring and SEASON spring will work), this isn't consistent. Using the exact capitalization is recommended to avoid issues.

Conditions

Date & time

Condition	effect
DAY_OF_MONTH <day>	The day of month. This can be an integer between 1 and 28, or even/odd to match on any even/odd day.
DAY_OF_WEEK <day>+	The day of week. This can be an integer between 0 (Sunday) and 6 (Saturday), three-letter English name (like Fri), or full English name (like Friday). You can specify multiple values (like DAY_OF_WEEK Monday Tuesday for Monday or Tuesday).
DAYS_PLAYED <count>	Whether at least <count> days have been played in the current save (including the current one). This always increments in sync with the date in the base game, but when mods change the in-game date, they may or may not update this value.
IS_FESTIVAL_DAY [day offset]	Whether there's a festival today, with an optional [day offset] (e.g. 1 for tomorrow).
IS_PASSIVE_FESTIVAL_OPEN <id>	Whether a passive festival with the given ID is active today, and the current time is within its opening hours.
IS_PASSIVE_FESTIVAL_TODAY <id>	Whether a passive festival with the given ID is active today.
SEASON <season>+	The season (one of spring, summer, fall, or winter). You can specify multiple possible values (like SEASON spring summer for spring or summer).
SEASON_DAY [<season> <day>]+	The season (in the same format as SEASON) and day (an integer between 1 and 28). You can specify multiple possible values (like SEASON_DAY fall 15 winter 20 for fall 15 or winter 20).
TIME <min> <max>	Whether the current time is between <min> and <max> inclusively, specified in 26-hour time. Each value can be set to 0 or less to ignore it (e.g. TIME 900 -1 for 9am or later).
YEAR <min year>	Whether the year is equal or more than the given value. For example, YEAR 2 is true in year 2 and all later years.

World

Condition	effect
CAN_BUILD_CABIN	Whether players can build more cabins (i.e. they haven't reached the maximum number of player slots yet).
CAN_BUILD_FOR_CABINS <building ID>	Whether there are fewer of the given building constructed than there are cabins.
FARM_CAVE <type>	The current farm cave (one of Bats, Mushrooms, or None).
FARM_NAME <name>	The name of the farm.
FARM_TYPE <type>	The farm type. The <type> can be one of... a numeric ID for a vanilla farm type: 1 (standard), 2 (riverland), 3 (forest), 4 (hilltop), 4 (combat), 5 (four corners), or 6 (beach); a readable key for a vanilla farm type: Standard, Beach, Forest, FourCorners, Hilltop, Riverland, or Wilderness; or the ID for a custom farm type.
FOUND_ALL_LOST_BOOKS	Whether all the Lost Books for the museum have been found.
IS_COMMUNITY_CENTER_COMPLETE	Whether the community center has been repaired.
IS_CUSTOM_FARM_TYPE	Whether the farm type is a custom one created by a mod. (This returns false for mods which edit/replace a vanilla farm type.)
IS_HOST	Whether the current player is the main/host player.
IS_ISLAND_NORTH_BRIDGE_FIXED	Whether the North Ginger Island bridge to the dig site has been repaired.
IS_JOJA_MART_COMPLETE	Whether the Joja warehouse has been built.
IS_MULTIPLAYER	Whether the game is currently in multiplayer mode (regardless of whether there's multiple players connected).
IS_VISITING_ISLAND <name>	Whether the named NPC is visiting Ginger Island today.
LOCATION_ACCESSIBLE <name>	Whether the given location is accessible (one of CommunityCenter, JojaMart, or Railroad). Returns true for any other name, regardless of whether it's accessible.
LOCATION_CONTEXT <location>	The location context name for the given location.
LOCATION_IS_MINES <location> LOCATION_IS_SKULL_CAVE <location>	Whether the given location is in the mines or Skull Cavern.
LOCATION_SEASON <location> [<season>]+	Whether the given location is in one of the given seasons (which can be spring, summer, fall, or winter). This accounts for the SeasonOverride field in the location's context data. For example, this is valid in spring or summer: LOCATION_SEASON Here spring summer.
MUSEUM_DONATIONS <min count> [object type]+	Whether at least <min count> items have been donated (by any player) to the museum. This can optionally be filtered by the object type field, like MUSEUM_DONATIONS 40 Arch Minerals to require at least 40 artifacts and minerals combined.
WEATHER <location> <weather>	The weather ID in the given location. The weather can be one of Festival, Rain, Snow, Storm, Sun, Wind, or a custom weather ID.
WORLD_STATE_FIELD <name> <value>	Whether a property on Game1.netWorldState has the given value. Some useful values not covered by their own query: name effect GoldenCoconutCracked Whether the player has cracked open any Golden Coconuts (true or false). GoldenWalnutsFound GoldenWalnuts The total number of Golden Walnuts found or held by any player. To check how many one player currently holds, see the PLAYER_HAS_ITEM query. IsGoblinRemoved Whether the Henchman has been removed, so the player can access Witch's Hut (true or false). IsSubmarineLocked Whether the Night Market submarine is currently in use by a player (true or false). LostBooksFound The total number of Lost Books found or held by any player. MinesDifficulty SkullCavesDifficulty The current Shrine of Challenge difficulty level for the mine or Skull Cavern (a numeric value, where 0 is the default level when the shrine is deactivated). MiniShippingBinsObtained The number of times the player has obtained a Mini-Shipping Bin. ParrotPlatformsUnlocked Whether the player has unlocked Ginger Island parrot platforms, regardless of whether they've completed them (true or false). ServerPrivacy The multiplayer connection privacy mode (InviteOnly or FriendsOnly). ShuffleMineChests The value of the 'mine rewards' game option (Default or Remixed). WeatherForTomorrow The weather ID for tomorrow in the main valley area. VisitsUntilY1Guarantee The number of times the Traveling Cart will visit before Red Cabbage is guaranteed to drop. For example, the Traveling Cart shop uses a WORLD_STATE_FIELD VisitsUntilY1Guarantee 0 condition to check if it should guarantee a Red Cabbage item.
WORLD_STATE_ID <id>	Whether any world state flag with the given <id> is set.

Player info & progress

Condition	effect
MINE_LOWEST_LEVEL_REACHED <level>	Whether any player has reached at least level <level> in the mines.
PLAYER_COMBAT_LEVEL <player> <level> PLAYER_FARMING_LEVEL <player> <level> PLAYER_FISHING_LEVEL <player> <level> PLAYER_FORAGING_LEVEL <player> <level> PLAYER_LUCK_LEVEL <player> <level> PLAYER_MINING_LEVEL <player> <level>	Whether the specified player(s) have a skill level of at least <level>, including the effects of buffs which raise them.
PLAYER_CURRENT_MONEY <player> <amount>	Whether the specified player(s) have at least <amount> gold.
PLAYER_FARMHOUSE_UPGRADE <player> <level>	Whether the specified player(s) have upgraded their farmhouse or cabin to at least the given level (see possible levels).
PLAYER_GENDER <player> <gender>	Whether the specified player(s) are Male or Female.
PLAYER_HAS_ACHIEVEMENT <player> <achievement id>	Whether the specified player(s) have unlocked a specific achievement ID. The valid IDs are listed in Data/Achievements, plus a few Steam achievement IDs that aren't listed.
PLAYER_HAS_ALL_ACHIEVEMENTS <player>	Whether the specified player(s) have unlocked every achievement listed in Data/Achievements. This doesn't count the extra Steam achievement IDs that aren't listed in that file.
PLAYER_HAS_CAUGHT_FISH <player> <id>	Whether the specified player(s) have caught at least one fish with the given ID.
PLAYER_HAS_CONVERSATION_TOPIC <player> <id>	Whether the specified player(s) have a conversation topic with the ID <id> active.
PLAYER_HAS_CRAFTING_RECIPE <player> <recipe name> PLAYER_HAS_COOKING_RECIPE <player> <recipe name>	Whether the specified player(s) know the crafting/cooking recipe identified by its internal name (spaces allowed). For example, PLAYER_HAS_CRAFTING_RECIPE CURRENT Field Snack.
PLAYER_HAS_DIALOGUE_ANSWER <player> <id>	Whether the specified player(s) have chosen the given dialogue answer in a previous dialogue.
PLAYER_HAS_FLAG <player> <id>	Whether the specified player(s) have the given mail flag set (with spaces allowed in the <id>).
PLAYER_HAS_ITEM <player> <item> [count]	Whether the specified player(s) have at least one of a normal item (not bigcraftable, furniture, etc) in their inventory. The <item> can be 858 (Qi Gems), 73 (Walnuts), or the qualified or unqualified item ID.
PLAYER_HAS_PROFESSION <player> <profession id>	Whether the specified player(s) have the given profession ID.
PLAYER_HAS_READ_LETTER <player> <id>	Whether the specified player(s) have read a letter, where <id> is the internal mail ID (spaces allowed). For example, PLAYER_HAS_READ_LETTER Any Visited_Island.
PLAYER_HAS_SECRET_NOTE <player> <id>	Whether the specified player(s) have read a secret note, where <id> is the secret note's integer ID.
PLAYER_HAS_SEEN_EVENT <player> <id>	Whether the specified player(s) have seen the event with given <id>.
PLAYER_HAS_TOWN_KEY <player>	Whether the specified player(s) have the town key.
PLAYER_HAS_TRASH_CAN_LEVEL <player> <level>	Whether the specified player(s) have the given trash can upgrade level. The specified level must match exactly (e.g. if the player has level 2, PLAYER_HAS_TRASH_CAN_LEVEL Current 1 won't match). The <level> can be 0 (base), 1 (copper), 2 (steel), 3 (gold), or 4 (iridium).
PLAYER_LOCATION_CONTEXT <player> <location context>	Whether the specified player(s) are in the given location context.
PLAYER_LOCATION_NAME <player> <location name> PLAYER_LOCATION_UNIQUE_NAME <player> <location name>	Whether the specified player(s) are in the given location, using the name or unique instanced name (you can see both names in-game using the Debug Mode mod). The <location name> value doesn't recognize target location keywords like Here.
PLAYER_MOD_DATA <player> <key> <value>	Whether the specified player(s) have a player.modData entry added by a mod with the given <key> and <value>.
PLAYER_MONEY_EARNED <player> <amount>	Whether the specified player(s) have earned at least <amount> gold.
PLAYER_SHIPPED_BASIC_ITEM <player> <item ID> [min count]	Whether the specified player(s) have shipped the given item at least [min count] times (or once if the min isn't specified). This only works for the items tracked by the game for shipping stats (shown in the shipping collections menu).
PLAYER_SPECIAL_ORDER_ACTIVE <player> <order id>	Whether the specified player(s) have the given special order active.
PLAYER_SPECIAL_ORDER_RULE_ACTIVE <player> <rule id>	Whether the specified player(s) have a special rule active for a special order. Some vanilla rules are... rule ID effect DROP_QI_BEANS The player can find Qi Beans for the Qi's Crop order. LEGENDARY_FAMILY The player catch the new legendary fish for the Extended Family order. MINE_HARD SC_HARD Raises the difficulty level of the mines or Skull Cavern. SC_NO_FOOD The player can't eat food in the Skull Cavern.
PLAYER_STAT <player> <stat name> <min value>	Whether a stat counter for the specified player(s) has at least the given value. The available stat names are... averageBedtime; beachFarmSpawns; beveragesMade; boatRidesToIsland; bouldersCracked; caveCarrotsFound; cheeseMade; chickenEggsLayed; childrenTurnedToDoves; coalFound; coinsFound; copperFound; cowMilkProduced; cropsShipped; daysPlayed; diamondsFound; dirtHoed; duckEggsLayed; exMemoriesWiped; fishCaught; geodesCracked; giftsGiven; goatCheeseMade; goatMilkProduced; goldFound; goodFriends; hardModeMonstersKilled; individualMoneyEarned; iridiumFound; ironFound; itemsCooked; itemsCrafted; itemsForaged; itemsShipped; monstersKilled; mysticStonesCrushed; notesFound; otherPreciousGemsFound; piecesOfTrashRecycled; preservesMade; prismaticShardsFound; questsCompleted; rabbitWoolProduced; rocksCrushed; seedsSown; sheepWoolProduced; slimesKilled; starLevelCropsShipped; stepsTaken; sticksChopped; stoneGathered; stumpsChopped; timesEnchanted; timesFished; timesUnconscious; totalMoneyGifted; trashCansChecked; trufflesFound; walnutsFound; weedsEliminated.

Player relationships

Condition	effect
PLAYER_HAS_CHILDREN <player> <count>	Whether the specified player(s) have least <count> children.
PLAYER_HAS_PET <player>	Whether the specified player(s) have a pet.
PLAYER_HEARTS <player> <npc> <heart level>	Whether the specified player(s) have a friend with at least <heart level> hearts of friendship. The <npc> can be an NPC's internal name, Any (check every NPC), or AnyDateable (check every romanceable NPC).
PLAYER_HAS_MET <player> <npc>	Whether the specified player(s) have talked to an NPC at least once. The <npc> is an NPC's internal name.
PLAYER_IS_DATING <player> <npc> PLAYER_IS_ENGAGED <player> <target> PLAYER_IS_MARRIED <player> <target> PLAYER_IS_DIVORCED <player> <npc>	Whether the specified player(s) have this relationship status with an NPC. The player is dating after giving the NPC a bouquet, and engaged after giving a Mermaid's Pendant but before the marriage. The <npc> can be an NPC's internal name, or Any (check every romanceable NPC).
PLAYER_IS_ROOMMATE <player> <target>	Whether the specified player(s) have a roommate. The <target> can be an NPC's internal name, Any (with any NPC), or Player (always false).
PLAYER_PREFERRED_PET <player> <pet>	Whether the preferred pet for the specified player(s) is Cat or Dog.

Randomization

Condition	effect
RANDOM <chance> [@addDailyLuck]	A random probability check which is re-rolled each time it's called. For example, RANDOM 0.4 is true 40% of the time. If the exact text @addDailyLuck is specified, the current player's daily luck is added to the probability.
SYNCED_CHOICE <interval> <key> <min> <max> <choices>+	Choose a random integer between <min> and <max> inclusively, and check whether it matches one of the <choices>. The result will be identical for all queries with the same <key> value during the given <interval> (one of tick, day, season, or year), including between players in multiplayer mode. For example, SYNCED_CHOICE day example_key 1 5 1 2 chooses a random value between 1 and 5, and checks if it's either 1 or 2. This is mainly useful in cases where you need to pick between a number of discrete cases. For regular probability checks, see SYNCED_RANDOM instead.
SYNCED_RANDOM <interval> <key> <chance> [@addDailyLuck]	A random probability check. The result will be identical for all queries with the same <key> value during the given <interval> (one of tick, day, season, or year), including between players in multiplayer mode. For example, SYNCED_RANDOM day cart_rare_seed 0.4 has a 40% chance to be true the first time it's called that day, and will always be the same value if called again with the same key on the same day. If the exact text @addDailyLuck is specified, the current player's daily luck is added to the probability.
SYNCED_SUMMER_RAIN_RANDOM <base chance> <day multiplier>	A specialized variant of SYNCED_DAY_RANDOM used to calculate the chance of rain in summer, which increases with the day number.

For items only

These are used with queries that check an item. For vanilla content, these are only supported for custom machine conditions. For custom queries, C# mods can specify the target_item parameter when calling GameStateQuery.CheckConditions. In any other context, they'll always return false.

Condition	effect
ITEM_HAS_TAG <tags>	Whether the item has all of the given space-delimited tags. For example, ITEM_HAS_TAG bone_item marine_item will only match items with both tags.
ITEM_ID <item ID>	Whether the item has the given qualified or unqualified item ID.
ITEM_QUALITY <quality>	Whether the item's quality is <quality> or higher. The possible values for <quality> are 0 (normal), 1 (silver), 2 (gold), or 4 (iridium).
ITEM_STACK <count>	Whether the item stack contains at least <count> items. Note that this only applies to the target item, it doesn't include other stacks in the inventory.
ITEM_TYPE <type>	Whether the item's type definition ID matches the given value. For example, ITEM_TYPE (BC) matches bigcraftables.

Immutable

Condition	effect
TRUE	A condition which always matches.
FALSE	A condition which never matches.

Target location

Some conditions have a <location> argument. This can be one of...

value	result
Here	The location containing the current player (regardless of the target player).
Target	The location containing the in-game entity being edited (e.g. the machine for Data/Machines or fruit tree for Data/FruitTrees). If the asset being edited isn't tied to a location, this is the location of the target player (if set), else equivalent to Here.
any other	The location ID (i.e. internal name) for the location to check.

Target player

Some conditions have a <player> argument. This can be one of...

value	result
Any	At least one player must match the condition, regardless of whether they're online.
All	Every player must match the condition, regardless of whether they're online.
Current	The local player.
Host	The main player.
Target	This value depends on the context: context effect Data/LocationContexts For the PassOutLocations field only, the player whose pass-out location to get. Data/MiscGameData For the WeddingContextualAttendees field only, the attendee player (if the attendee is a player). Data/WildTrees For the AdditionalChopDrops field only, the last player who chopped the tree. custom queries C# mods may specify a target_farmer parameter when calling GameStateQuery.CheckConditions. any other Equivalent to Current.
any other	The unique multiplayer ID for the player to check.

Using queries elsewhere

C# code can use the GameStateQuery class to work with queries, like GameStateQuery.CheckConditions(query).

You can also use game state queries in event preconditions using the new G condition flag, like some_event_id/G !SEASON Spring, WEATHER Here Sun.

Extensibility

C# mods can define custom conditions by calling GameStateQuery.RegisterQueryType("condition name", (string[] fields) => ...). To avoid conflicts, prefixing custom condition names with your mod ID (like Example.ModId_SomeCondition) is strongly recommended.

Item queries

Item queries choose one or more items dynamically, instead of specifying a single item ID. These are used in various places like machine data and shop data.

Available queries

The supported item queries are:

query	effect
ALL_ITEMS [type ID]	Every item provided by the item data definitions. If [type ID] is set to an item type identifier (like (O) for object), only returns items from the matching item data definition.
DISH_OF_THE_DAY	The Saloon's dish of the day.
FLAVORED_ITEM <type> <flavor ID>	A flavored item like Apple Wine. The <type> can be one of AgedRoe, Honey, Jelly, Juice, Pickle, Roe, or Wine. The <flavor ID> is the qualified or unqualified item ID which provides the flavor (like Apple in Apple Wine). For Honey, you can set the <flavor ID> to -1 for Wild Honey.
ITEMS_SOLD_BY_PLAYER <shop location>	Random items the player has recently sold to the <shop location>, which can be one of SeedShop (Pierre's store) or FishShop (Willy's fish shop).
LOCATION_FISH <location> <bobber tile> <depth>	A random item that can be found by fishing in the given location. The <location> should be the internal name of the location, <bobber tile> is the position of the fishing rod's bobber in the water (in the form <x> <y>), and <depth> is the bobber's distance from the nearest shore measured in tiles (where 0 is directly adjacent to the shore). Careful: since the target location might use LOCATION_FISH queries in its list, it's easy to cause a circular reference by mistake (e.g. location A gets fish from B, which gets fish from A). If this happens, the game will log an error and return no item.
LOST_BOOK_OR_ITEM [alternate query]	Returns a lost book if the player hasn't found them all yet, else the result of the [alternate query] if specified, else nothing. For example, LOST_BOOK_OR_ITEM (O)770 returns mixed seeds if the player found every book already.
RANDOM_ARTIFACT_FOR_DIG_SPOT	A random item which is defined in Data/ObjectInformation with the Arch (artifact) type, and whose spawn rules (field 6) match the current location and whose random probability passes. This is mainly used by artifact spots.
RANDOM_BASE_SEASON_ITEM	A random seasonal vanilla item which can be found by searching garbage cans, breaking containers in the mines, etc.
RANDOM_ITEMS <type definition ID> [options]	Random items from the given type definition ID, with any combination of the following criteria and options (in any order, all optional): format item criteria search criteria @has_category [category] Must have one of the given object categories (space-delimited), or any valid category if none specified. Can be negated with @!has_category. @has_id <id>+ Must have one of the given unqualified item IDs. Can be negated with @!has_id. @has_id_in_base_range <min> <max> Must have a numeric ID between the <min> and <max> values (inclusive). Can be negated with @!has_id_in_base_range . @has_id_prefix <prefix>+ Must have an unqualified item ID starting with one of the given prefixes. For example, @has_id_prefix ExampleAuthor_ExampleMod_ for a mod's items. Can be negated with @!has_id_prefix. @has_object_type [type]+ Must have one of the given object ty pes (space-delimited), or any valid type if none specified. Can be negated with @!has_object_type. options @allow_missing_price Allow items with a base sell price of 0 or lower. If omitted, those items are skipped. @count <count> The number of random items to return. Default 1. @require_explicit_category Whether to ignore items which don't set a category directly in Data/ObjectInformation. These are often (but not always) special items like Secret Note or unimplemented items like Lumber. For example, you can sell a random wallpaper for data-sort-value="200">200g in Data/Shops: { "ItemId": "RANDOM_ITEMS (WP)", "Price": 200 } Or a random house plant: { "ItemId": "RANDOM_ITEMS (F) @has_id_in_base_range 1376 1390" } Or a random custom item added by a mod by its item ID prefix: { "ItemId": "RANDOM_ITEMS (O) @has_id_prefix AuthorName_ModName_" } Or 10 random objects with any category except -13 or -14: { "ItemId": "RANDOM_ITEMS (O) @has_category @!has_category -13 -14 @count 10" }
SECRET_NOTE_OR_ITEM [alternate query]	Returns a secret note (or journal scrap on the island) if the player hasn't found them all yet, else the result of the [alternate query] if specified, else nothing. For example, SECRET_NOTE_OR_ITEM (O)390 returns clay if the player found every secret note already.
SHOP_TOWN_KEY	The special town key item. This is only valid in shops.
TOOL_UPGRADES [tool ID]	The tool upgrades listed in Data/Shops whose conditions match the player's inventory (i.e. the same rules as Clint's tool upgrade shop). If [tool ID] is specified, only upgrades which consume that tool ID are shown.

Item spawn fields

Several data assets (like machines and shops) let you configure items to create. For consistency, these all share a set of common fields (internally represented by ISpawnItemData, and GenericSpawnItemData or GenericSpawnItemDataWithCondition):

field	effect
ID	A unique identifier for this entry (not the item itself) within the current list. The ID should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters. For custom items, this should be prefixed with your mod ID like Example.ModId_Parsnips. This is semi-optional — if omitted, it'll be auto-generated from the ItemId, RandomItemId, and IsRecipe fields. However multiple entries with the same ID may cause unintended behavior (e.g. shop items reducing each others' stock limits), so it's often a good idea to set a globally unique ID instead.
ItemId	One of: the qualified or unqualified item ID (like (O)128 for a pufferfish); or an item query to dynamically choose one or more items.
RandomItemId	(Optional) A list of item IDs to randomly choose from, using the same format as ItemId (including item queries). If set, ItemId is optional and ignored. Each entry in the list has an equal probability of being chosen. For example: // wood, stone, or pizza "RandomItemId": [ "(O)388", "(O)390", "(O)206" ]
Condition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this entry should be applied. Defaults to always true. Note: not supported for weapon projectiles.
IsRecipe	(Optional) Whether to get the crafting/cooking recipe for the item, instead of the item itself. Default false.
Quality	(Optional) The quality of the item to find. One of 0 (normal), 1 (silver), 2 (gold), or 4 (iridium). Invalid values will snap to the closest valid one (e.g. 7 will become iridium). Default -1, which keeps the value set by the item query (usually 0).
MinStack	(Optional) The item's minimum and default stack size. Default -1, which keeps the value set by the item query (usually 1).
MaxStack	(Optional) If set to a value higher than MinStack, the stack is set to a random value between them (inclusively). Default -1.
ObjectDisplayName	(Optional) For objects only, a tokenizable string for the item's display name. Defaults to the item's display name in Data/ObjectInformation. This can optionally contain %DISPLAY_NAME (the item's default display name) and %PRESERVED_DISPLAY_NAME (the preserved item's display name if applicable, e.g. if set via PreserveId in machine data). Careful: text in this field will be saved permanently in the object's info and won't be updated when the player changes language or the content pack changes. That includes Content Patcher translations (like %DISPLAY_NAME {{i18n: wine}}), which will save the translated text for the current language. Instead, add the text to a strings asset like Strings/Objects and then use the [LocalizedText] token. For example, here's how you'd create flavored oils with Content Patcher:  Add the display name to your i18n/default.json file (with {0} where you want the flavor name): { "flavored-oil": "{0} Oil" } Add the text to a strings asset visible to the game: { "Format": "1.28.0", "Changes": [ { "Action": "EditData", "Target": "Strings/Objects", "Entries": { "Example.ModId_Oil": "{{i18n: flavored-oil}}" } } } Use the [LocalizedText] token to get your translation, and pass in the flavor as an argument: "ObjectDisplayName": "[LocalizedText Strings/Objects:Example.ModId_Oil %PRESERVED_DISPLAY_NAME]", Now when the player changes language, the object will automatically get the new translation from Strings/Object.
ToolUpgradeLevel	(Optional) For tools only, the initial upgrade level for the tool when created (like Copper vs Gold Axe, or Training Rod vs Iridium Rod). Default -1, which keeps the value set by the item query (usually 0).
QualityModifiers StackModifiers	(Optional) Quantity modifiers applied to the Quality or Stack value. Default none. The quality modifiers operate on the numeric quality values (i.e. 0 = normal, 1 = silver, 2 = gold, and 4 = iridium). For example, silver × 2 is gold.
QualityModifierMode StackModifierMode	(Optional) quantity modifier modes which indicate what to do if multiple modifiers in the QualityModifiers or StackModifiers field apply at the same time. Default Stack.

More modData fields

The modData fields are dictionaries of arbitrary string values which are synchronized in multiplayer and persisted in the save file, so mods can store custom data about the instances. The game already has the field for buildings, characters (including NPCs and players), items, locations, and terrain features.

Stardew Valley 1.6 adds a modData field for the Quest type, to support custom quest mods.

Quantity modifiers

Quantity modifiers apply dynamic changes to a numeric field in a data asset like Data/Shops or Data/Machines. For example, you can multiply a shop item's price or increase a machine output's quality. You can specify any number of modifiers for the same field.

Modifier format

These consist of a list of models with these fields:

field	effect
Id	An ID for this modifier. This only needs to be unique within the current modifier list. For a custom entry, you should use a unique ID which includes your mod ID like ExampleMod.Id_ModifierName.
Modification	The type of change to apply. The possible values are Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, and Set.
Amount	(Optional if RandomAmount specified) The operand applied to the target value (e.g. the multiplier if used with Multiply).
RandomAmount	(Optional) A list of possible amounts to randomly choose from. If set, Amount is optional and ignored. Each entry in the list has an equal probability of being chosen, and the choice is persisted for the current day. For example: "Amount": [ 1, 2, 3.5, 4 ]
Condition	(Optional) A game state query which indicates whether this change should be applied. Defaults to always true.

Modifier mode

Quality modifier fields are often accompanied by a mode field (like PriceModifiers and PriceModifierMode), which indicate what to do when multiple modifiers apply to the same value. Available modes:

value	effect
Stack	Apply each modifier to the result of the previous one. For example, two modifiers which double a value will quadruple it.
Minimum	Apply the modifier which results in the lowest value.
Maximum	Apply the modifier which results in the highest value.

Examples

For example, this will double the price of a shop item in Data/Shops:

"PriceModifiers": [
    {
        "Modification": "Multiply",
        "Amount": 2.0
    }
]

This will set the price to a random value between 100–1000, or 3–5 times the item's normal sell price, whichever is higher (like the Traveling Cart):

"PriceModifierMode": "Maximum",
"PriceModifiers": [
    {
        "Modification": "Set",
        "RandomAmount": [ 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 ]
    },
    {
        "Modification": "Multiply",
        "RandomAmount": [ 3, 4, 5 ]
    }
]

Tokenizable string format

Stardew Valley 1.6 adds support for literal strings that contain tokens. These are only usable in specific fields (their docs will say 'tokenizable string' with a link to this section).

Literal text

Previously you often needed to load text from a string key in data assets. With this new format, you can use the literal text directly in the asset instead (including Content Patcher tokens):

// before
"Dialogue": "Strings\\StringsFromCSFiles:ShopMenu.cs.11488",

// after: literal text supported
"Dialogue": "Welcome to Pierre's!",

// after: literal text with Content Patcher tokens
"Dialogue": "Welcome to Pierre's, {{PlayerName}}! {{i18n: translatable-text}}",

Tokens

You can inject tokens using square brackets. For example, "[LocalizedText Strings\StringsFromCSFiles:ShopMenu.cs.11488] This is raw text" will show something like "Welcome to Pierre's! This is raw text". Token names are not case-sensitive.

Here are the supported tokens:

token format	output
[ArticleFor <word>]	The grammatical article (a or an) for the given word when playing in English, else blank. For example, [ArticleFor apple] apple will output an apple.
[CharacterName <name>]	The translated display name for an NPC, given their internal name.
[DataString <asset name> <key> <index>]	Parses the data asset identified by <asset name>, finds the entry matching <key>, splits the slash-delimited string, and returns the value with index <index> (starting from 0). For example, [DataString Data\Blueprints Silo 8] matches the word "Silo" from this entry in Data\Blueprints: "Silo": "390 100 330 10 334 5/3/3/-1/-1/-2/-1/null/Silo/Allows you to cut and store grass for feed./Buildings/none/48/128/-1/null/Farm/100/false"
[DayOfMonth]	The numeric day of month, like 5 on spring 5.
[EscapedText] [EscapedText <text>]	Marks a snippet of text as a single argument, so it can be safely passed into another token's space-delimited arguments even if it's empty or contains spaces. For example, the SpouseFarmerText expects two arguments separated by spaces. This passes an empty string for the first one, and text containing spaces for the second: [SpouseFarmerText [EscapedText] [EscapedText spouse 28 63 2]]
[FarmerUniqueID]	The target player's unique internal multiplayer ID
[FarmName]	The farm name for the current save (without the injected "Farm" text).
[GenderedText <male text> <female text>	Depending on the target player's gender, show either the male text or female text. If the text contains spaces, you'll need to escape them using EscapedText.
[LocalizedText <string key>] [LocalizedText <string key> <token values>+]	Translation text loaded from the given string key. If the translation has placeholder tokens like {0}, you can add the values after the string key.
[LocationName <location ID>]	The translated display name for a location given its ID in Data/Locations.
[PositiveAdjective]	A random adjective from the Strings\Lexicon data asset's RandomPositiveAdjective_PlaceOrEvent entry.
[Season]	The current season name, like spring.
[SpouseFarmerText <spouse is farmer text> <spouse is NPC text>	Show a different text depending on whether the target player's spouse is a player or NPC. If the text contains spaces, you'll need to escape them using EscapedText.
[SpouseGenderedText <male text> <female text>]	Equivalent to GenderedText, but based on the gender of the player's NPC or player spouse instead.
[SuggestedItem [interval] [sync key]]	(For shops only.) The name of a random item currently available in the shop stock. The result will be identical for all queries with the same [sync key] during the given [interval] (one of tick, day, season, year), including between players in multiplayer mode. If omitted, they default to day and the shop ID respectively.

When passing an input argument for tokens like ArticleFor, the input can contain its own nested tokens. For example, "[ArticleFor [SuggestedItem]] [SuggestedItem]" would output something like an Apple.

If you're using Content Patcher, you can use its tokens anywhere in the string (including within square brackets); they'll be expanded before the game parses the string. For example, "{{Spouse}} would love [ArticleFor [SuggestedItem]] [SuggestedItem]!" would output something like "Alexa would love an Apple!".

Extensibility

C# mods can define custom tokens by calling TokenParser.RegisterParser("tokenName", ...). To avoid conflicts, prefixing custom condition names with your mod ID (like Example.ModId_TokenName) is strongly recommended.

Dialogue changes

• Added new dialogue commands:

  command	description
  $f <response IDs>	Forget any number of space-delimited dialogue response IDs previously answered by the player.
  $v <event id> [check preconditions] [skip if seen]	Immediately start an event and end the current dialogue, subject to the conditions: [check preconditions]: whether to ignore the command if the event's preconditions don't match (one of true or false). Default true. [skip if seen]: whether to ignore the command if the player has already seen the given event. Default true. If the event is skipped, the dialogue continues to the next line instead. For example, $v 60367 false false will replay the bus arrival event from the start of the game.

• Dialogue response IDs are now strings, so mods can use a unique key like Example.ModId_ResponseName (instead of hoping no other mod uses the same number). Prefixing the mod ID is recommended to simplify troubleshooting and avoid conflicts. For best compatibility, custom IDs should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters.
• Unknown dialogue commands starting with $ are no longer parsed as a portrait number if they're not numeric.

Event changes

Major changes:

• Event IDs are now strings, so mods can use a unique key instead of hoping no other mod uses the same number. Unconditional events must have an empty precondition in their key (like "Example.ModId_EventName/") to distinguish them from forks.

  Prefixing the event ID with your mod ID is recommended to simplify troubleshooting and avoid conflicts. For best compatibility, custom IDs should only contain alphanumeric/underscore/dot characters.

• Added validation for event preconditions & commands. If a format or assumption is invalid, the game now logs a detailed error and (if applicable) skips the command, instead of crashing or silently ignoring it.
• All event/festival commands with a direction argument now allow both case-insensitive names (like up) and numeric values.
• You can now invert a precondition by prefixing it with !. For example, !O Abigail will match if the player is not married to Abigail.
• C# mods can now add custom event preconditions & commands using Event.RegisterCustomPrecondition and Event.RegisterCustomCommand respectively.
• Added new event commands:

  command	description
  addItem <item ID> [count] [quality]	Add an item to the player inventory (or open a grab menu if their inventory is full). The <item ID> is the qualified or unqualified item ID, and [quality] is a numeric quality value.
  temporaryAnimatedSprite ...	Add a temporary animated sprite to the event, using these space-delimited fields: index field effect 0 texture The asset name for texture to draw. 1–4 rectangle The pixel area within the texture to draw, in the form <x> <y> <width> <height>. 5 interval The millisecond duration for each frame in the animation. 6 frames The number of frames in the animation. 7 loops The number of times to repeat the animation. 8–9 tile The tile position at which to draw the sprite, in the form <x> <y>. 10 flicker [TODO: document what this does] (one of true or false). 11 flip Whether to flip the sprite horizontally when it's drawn (one of true or false). 12 sort tile Y The tile Y position to use in the layer depth calculation, which affects which sprite is drawn on top if two sprites overlap. 13 alpha fade [TODO: document what this does] 14 scale A multiplier applied to the sprite size (in addition to the normal 4× pixel zoom). 15 scale change [TODO: document what this does] 16 rotation The rotation to apply to the sprite, measured in radians. 17 rotation change [TODO: document what this does] 18+ flags Any combination of these space-delimited flags: hold_last_frame: after playing the animation once, freeze the last frame as long as the sprite is shown. ping_pong: [TODO: document what this does] motion <x> <y>: [TODO: document what this does] acceleration <x> <y>: [TODO: document what this does] acceleration_change <x> <y>: [TODO: document what this does]
  warpFarmers [<x> <y> <direction>]+ <default offset> <default x> <default> <direction>	Warps connected players to the given tile coordinates and numeric directions. The <x> <y> <direction> triplet is repeated for each connected player (e.g. the first triplet is for the main player, second triplet is for the first farmhand, etc). The triplets are followed by an offset direction (one of up, down, left, or right), and a final triplet which defines the default values used by any other player.

Improved commands:

• Added support for arbitrary item IDs in awardFestivalPrize and itemAboveHead.
• Added removeItem argument for an optional count, like removeItem <item ID> [count].
• Removed weddingSprite command (which was broken and unused).
• Removed ambientLight's four-argument form (which was unused and had confusing behavior).
• Fixed some commands assuming a boolean argument is true if present, regardless of its value. This affects the changeToTemporaryMap, emote, extendSourceRect, faceDirection, globalFade, globalFadeToClear, positionOffset, and warp commands.
• Fixed some commands assuming any value except the exact case-sensitive string true is false. This affects the animate, glow, hideShadow, ignoreMovementAnimation, temporaryAnimatedSprite, temporarySprite, and viewport commands.
• Fixed some commands silently ignoring values they can't parse as the expected type. This affects the addItem, makeInvisible, and removeItem commands.
• Fixed crash when some commands are passed farmer[number] for a player who's not available, or farmer[number] when they expect farmer.
• Fixed some commands not taking into account custom farmer actors when checking farmer* actor IDs.
• Fixed makeInvisible not hiding terrain features when using the default area size.
• Fixed ignoreMovementAnimation ignoring its _ignore_ argument.

Other improvements:

• Festivals now set the event ID to a value like festival_fall16, instead of -1.
• For C# mods, the new Event.fromAssetName field indicates which data asset (if any) the event was loaded from.
• Event script errors are now logged (in addition to being shown in the chatbox like before).

New C# utility methods

Stardew Valley 1.6 adds several new methods to simplify common logic.

Argument handling

The new ArgUtility class handles splitting, reading, and validating string[] argument lists. The main methods are:

ArgUtility method	effect
SplitBySpace	Split a space-separated list of arguments into an array. This automatically ignores extra spaces, so " x  y " and "x y" are equivalent. For example: string[] fields = ArgUtility.SplitBySpace("a b c"); string secondField = fields[1]; // "b"
SplitBySpaceAndGet	Get the value at an index in a space-delimited string (if found), else return the default value. For example: string thirdField = ArgUtility.SplitBySpaceAndGet("a b c", 2); // "c" string invalidFieldA = ArgUtility.SplitBySpaceAndGet("a b c", 5); // null string invalidFieldB = ArgUtility.SplitBySpaceAndGet("a b c", 5, defaultValue: "boop"); // "boop" If you want to read multiple values, it's much more efficient to use SplitBySpace and read them from the array instead.
Get GetFloat GetInt	Get a parsed value from an array by its index (if found and valid), else the default value. For example, code like this: int value = fields.Length > 4 && int.TryParse(fields[4], out int parsed) ? parsed : -1; Can now be rewritten like this: int value = ArgUtility.GetInt(fields, 4, -1);
TryGet TryGetBool TryGetFloat TryGetInt TryGetPoint TryGetRectangle TryGetVector2	Try to get a parsed value from an array by its index. If it's not found or can't be converted to the expected value, it sets the out string error argument so you can log an error if needed. For example, this parses a numeric value from a space-delimited string: string[] fields = ArgUtility.SplitByString("10 35"); if (ArgUtility.TryGetInt(fields, 1, out int value, out string error)) this.Helper.Monitor.Log($"Parsed value: {value}"); // "Parsed value: 35" else this.Helper.Monitor.Log($"Failed parsing value: {error}", LogLevel.Warn);
TryGetDirection	Try to get a parsed direction value from an array by its index. This supports case-insensitive direction names (one of down, left, right, or up) or numeric values.
TryGetRemainder	Try to get all arguments starting from an index as a concatenated string. For example: string[] fields = ArgUtility.SplitByString("A B C D E F"); if (ArgUtility.TryGetRemainder(fields, 2, out string remainder, out string error)) this.Helper.Monitor.Log($"Remainder: {remainder}"); // "Remainder: C D E F" else this.Helper.Monitor.Log($"Failed getting remainder: {error}", LogLevel.Warn);
TryGetOptional TryGetOptionalBool TryGetOptionalDirection TryGetOptionalFloat TryGetOptionalInt TryGetOptionalRemainder	Equivalent to TryGet*, except that it'll return a default value if the argument is missing. For example: string[] fields = ArgUtility.SplitByString("10"); if (ArgUtility.TryGetOptionalInt(fields, 1, out int value, out error, defaultValue: 99)) this.Helper.Monitor.Log($"Parsed value: {value}"); // "Parsed value: 99" else this.Helper.Monitor.Log($"Failed parsing value: {error}", LogLevel.Warn);
HasIndex	Get whether an index is within the bounds of the array. For example: string[] fields = ArgUtility.SplitByString("10 5"); bool inRange = ArgUtility.HasIndex(fields, 1); // true (index = '5')

Game paths

The game folder paths were previously hardcoded throughout the code. These are now centralized with a few methods:

method	effect
Program.GetLocalAppDataFolder Program.GetAppDataFolder	Get the absolute path to the game's app data folder (which contains the Saves folder) or local app data folder (which contains ErrorLogs and Screenshots). These methods are equivalent on Windows, but different on Linux/macOS.
Program.GetSavesFolder	Get the absolute path to the game's Saves folder.
Game1.GetScreenshotFolder	Get the absolute path to the game's Screenshots folder.
options.GetFilePathForDefaultOptions	Get the absolute path to the game's default_options file.

Randomization

method	effect
Utility.CreateDaySaveRandom	Creates a Random instance using the most common seed (based on the save ID and total days played).
Utility.CreateRandom Utility.CreateRandomSeed	Creates a Random (or seed for a Random) by combining the given seed values, which can be any numeric type.
Utility.TryCreateIntervalRandom	Get an RNG which produces identical results for all RNGs created with the same sync key during the given interval (one of tick, day, season, or year), including between players in multiplayer mode. For example, this will return the same number each time it's called until the in-game day changes: public int GetDailyRandomNumber() { Utility.TryCreateIntervalRandom("day", "example sync key", out Random random, out _); return random.Next(); }
Utility.TryGetRandom	Get a random entry from a dictionary.
random.GetChance	Perform a random probability check. This just lets you simplify code like this: if (Game1.random.NextDouble() < 0.8) Into a more semantic form: if (Game1.random.GetChance(0.8))

Other

Here are some of the other new methods:

method	effect
Utility.distanceFromScreen	Get the pixel distance between a position in the world and the player's screen viewport, where 0 is within the viewport.
Utility.GetEnumOrDefault	Get an enum value if it's valid, else get a default value. This is mainly used to validate input from data files. For example: NpcGender gender = (NPCGender)999999; gender = Utility.GetEnumOrDefault(gender, Gender.Male); // returns Gender.Male since there's no enum constant with value 999999
Utility.TryParseDirection	Parses a string into a direction value (like Game1.down), if it's valid. This supports case-insensitive direction names (one of down, left, right, or up) or numeric values.
Utility.TryParseEnum	Parses a string into an enum value if possible, case-insensitively. Unlike Enum.TryParse, an invalid numeric value won't be cast: Enum.TryParse("999999", out DayOfWeek day); // true, even though there's no matching DayOfWeek value Utility.TryParseEnum("999999", out DayOfWeek day); // false
Utility.fuzzyCompare	Get whether a term is a fuzzy match for a search query. Returns the numeric match priority (where lower values are a better match), or null if the term doesn't match the query.
Utility.GetDeterministicHashCode	(Specialized) Get a hash code which is always the same for a given input (unlike string.GetHashCode()), even if you restart the game or play on another computer. For example, this ensures that randomized shop items are the same across all players in multiplayer and don't change when you reload the save.
rectangle.GetPoints rectangle.GetVectors	Get all the integer coordinates within a given Rectangle. For example: var tileArea = new Rectangle(0, 0, 2, 2); Point[] tiles = tileArea.GetPoints(); // (0, 0), (1, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1)

Static delegate builder

For C# mods, StaticDelegateBuilder is a specialized class which converts a method name into an optimized delegate which can be called by code. This is used by vanilla code to optimize methods referenced in assets like Data/Machines.

For example, given a static method like this:

public static bool DropInDeconstructor(Item machine, Item droppedInItem, Farmer who, bool probe, ref Item output, ref int minutesUntilReady) { ... }

And a delegate which matches it:

public delegate bool MachineItemConversionDelegate(Item machine, Item droppedInItem, Farmer who, bool probe, ref Item output, ref int minutesUntilReady);

You can create an optimized delegate and call it like this:

if (StaticDelegateBuilder.TryCreateDelegate("StardewValley.Object.DropInDeconstructor", out MachineItemConversionDelegate method, out string error))
    return method(this, inputItem, who, probe, ref newHeldItem, ref minutesUntilMorning);
else
    Game1.log.Warn($"Machine {ItemId} has invalid conversion method: {error}");

The TryCreateDelegate method will cache created delegates, so calling it again will just return the same delegate instance.

Game logging changes

The game now writes debug output through an internal Game1.log wrapper, instead of using Console.WriteLine directly. For example:

// old code
Console.WriteLine("Error playing sound: " + ex);

// new code
Game1.log.Error("Error playing sound.", ex);

This has a few benefits:

• For vanilla players, the game no longer uses time & resources writing to a console that's not visible anyway.
• For modded players, SMAPI can now...
  • distinguish between the game's debug/warn/error messages (so many warnings/errors that would previously appear as hidden TRACE messages will now be shown with the correct level);
  • apply its formatting rules to exceptions logged by the game too;
  • redirect game output much more efficiently without console interception.

Other changes

Audio

• Added Game1.sounds, which unifies the high-level sound effect logic (e.g. distance fading and multiplayer sync).
• Added silence audio cue for music. This is different from none in that it suppresses both town music and ambient sounds.
• Added Game1.soundBank.Exists(cueName) method to check if an audio cue exists.
• Added Game1.playSound overloads to get the audio cue being played.
• Added character.playNearbySoundAll and playNearbySoundAllLocal methods to play a sound for players near the player/character.
• Added position argument to DelayedAction.playSoundAfterDelay.
• Removed NetAudioCueManager and Game1.locationCues (unused).
• Unified the methods for playing normal/pitched/positional sounds (which also adds support for pitched non-synced & pitched positional sounds):

  old methods	new method
  Game1.playSound Game1.playSoundAt Game1.playSoundPitched	Game1.playSound
  GameLocation.playSound GameLocation.playSoundAt GameLocation.playSoundPitched	GameLocation.playSound
  GameLocation.localSound GameLocation.localSoundAt	GameLocation.localSound
  NetAudio.Play NetAudio.PlayAt NetAudio.PlayPitched	NetAudio.Play
  NetAudio.PlayLocal NetAudio.PlayLocalAt	NetAudio.PlayLocal

Debug commands

• Added new debug commands:

  command	description
  bsm	If the player is standing right under a building, open a menu to change the building appearance.
  forcebuild	Equivalent to build, but disables all safety checks so you can build in a location that wouldn't normally allow buildings, build on top of farm animals or placed objects, etc.
  gamequery / gq	Syntax: gq <query> Check whether the given game state query matches in the current context. For example: gq !SEASON Spring, WEATHER Here Sun > Result: true.
  itemquery / iq	Syntax: iq <query> Open a shop menu with all the items matching an item query (all items free). For example: debug iq ALL_ITEMS shows all items; debug iq ALL_ITEMS (W) shows all weapons; debug iq (O)128 shows a pufferfish (object 128); debug iq FLAVORED_ITEM Wine (O)128 shows Pufferfish Wine.
  logSounds	Log info about each sound effect played to the SMAPI console window.
  qualifiedid	Print the held item's display name and qualified item ID.
  shop	Syntax: shop <shop ID> [owner name] Open a shop defined in Data/Shops, regardless of whether one of the owners is nearby. Specifying [owner name] will use that NPC, otherwise the command will find the closest valid NPC if possible (else open with no NPC).
  testwedding	Immediately play the wedding event.
  thishouseupgrade / thishouse / thu	Equivalent to houseupgrade, but can be used to upgrade another player's house by running it from inside or just south of its exterior.
  tokens	Syntax: tokens <tokenized string> Parses a tokenizable string and prints its output. For example: tokens [LocalizedText Strings\StringsFromCSFiles:MapPage.cs.11064 [EscapedText [FarmName]]] > Result: "Lon Lon Farm"

• Improved existing debug commands:

  command	changes
  clearFurniture	Now works outside the farmhouse too.
  ebi	Fixed event not played correctly if called from the same location as the event.
  fish	Fixed error if you're not holding a fishing rod. It now opens the fishing minigame with no tackle instead.
  getStat setStat	Added validation for the stat name.
  growAnimals growAnimalsFarm	Merged into one command that supports any location and doesn't reset the age of animals which are already adults.
  growCrops	Fixed error growing mixed seeds or giant crops.
  junimoGoodbye junimoStar	Added validation to check that you're inside the community center.
  monster	Added validation for the monster name.
  movie	Rewritten; it's now simpler, applies the normal game logic, defaults to today's movie, and avoids depending on NPC indexes in Data/NPCDispositions since those can change with custom NPCs. New usage: debug movie [movie ID] [invite NPC name] debug movie current [invite NPC name] The movie ID defaults to today's movie, and the NPC name can be omitted to watch the movie without an invitee. Specifying current as the movie uses the default value.
  playSound	Added an optional pitch argument, like debug playSound barrelBreak 1200. The pitch is a value from 1 (low pitch) to 2400 (high pitch) inclusively.
  skullGear	Fixed command setting 32 slots instead of 36. Fixed command not adding empty inventory slots as expected by some game code.
  setupFishPondFarm	Fixed error if the farm already has non-fish-pond buildings constructed.
  whereIs	Now lists all matching NPCs instead of the first one.

• Added alternative names for some debug commands (new names in parentheses): bpm + bsm (paintBuilding + skinBuilding), craftingRecipe (addCraftingRecipe), db (speakTo), dialogue (addDialogue), mp (milkPail), pdb (printGemBirds), r (resetForPlayerEntry), ring (addRing), removeLargeTf (removeLargeTerrainFeature), sb (showTextAboveHead), sl + sr (shiftToolbarLeft + shiftToolbarRight), sn (secretNote), tool (addTool), and tls (toggleLightingScale).

Quests

• Quests now have string IDs, to simplify custom quest frameworks.

Seasons

• Added a Season enum for strongly-typed, case-insensitive season checks (like Game1.season == Season.Spring instead of Game1.currentSeason == "spring").
• Added Game1.season, Game1.GetSeasonForLocation, Game1.WorldDate.Season, and location.GetSeason() to get the season enum.
• Added Utility.getSeasonKey to get the key form from a season enum.
• Renamed some members for clarity (Game1.GetSeasonForLocation → GetSeasonKeyForLocation, location.GetSeasonForLocation → GetSeasonKey, WorldDate.Season → SeasonKey).
• Fixed location.GetSeasonKey() not applying the greenhouse logic.

Time

• For C# mods, the Game1.realMilliSecondsPerGame and Game1.realMilliSecondsPerGameTenMinutes fields are no longer marked const, and the GameLocation.getExtraMillisecondsPerInGameMinuteForThisLocation() method has been replaced with a settable ExtraMillisecondsPerInGameMinute property. That lets you change the time rate used by the vanilla game code, but you should be careful doing this since it may cause unintended effects.

Other

• Error stack traces on Linux/macOS now have line numbers.
• All space-delimited fields now ignore extra spaces instead of crashing. This affects map/tile properties, data assets, event commands, game state queries, etc.
• All players and NPCs now have Tile and TilePoint properties, which are their cached tile position. This obsoletes getTileLocation(), getTileLocationPoint(), getTileX(), and getTileY() (which now just call the properties).
• The desert no longer assumes the player arrived by bus unless their previous location was the bus stop.
• The SpriteText methods now accept arbitrary Color tints instead of a few predefined color IDs.
• Added C# code docs in many places.
• Added Id fields to simplify content pack edits in fish pond, movie concession, random bundle, and tailoring recipe data.
• Added MoneyDial.ShouldShakeMainMoneyBox field to simplify custom dials.
• Added Game1.Multiplayer to get the game's low-level handler. (Most code should still use SMAPI's multiplayer API though.)
• Added Game1.versionBuildNumber with the build number (like 26039).
• Added field-changed events to NetPosition.
• Added LocalizedContentManager.CurrentLanguageString, which caches the language code like pt-BR).
• The game now uses [XmlInclude] on its types more consistently. That means the default save serializer can handle more types (e.g. all monsters), and it's easier to create custom serializers.
• Fixed an edge case where a custom language's fonts wouldn't be loaded when switching language.

Breaking changes for C# mods

This section only describes how this update may break existing mods. See the what's new sections above for more info, including new functionality mods can use.

See also Breaking changes for content packs, which affect C# mods too.

.NET 6

See also: .NET 6 under what's new.

Stardew Valley 1.6 updates from .NET 5 to .NET 6. SMAPI can still load .NET 5 mods fine, but you'll get a build error when compiling them. To update a C# mod:

1. Make sure you have Visual Studio Community 2022 or later. (Compiling .NET 6 with earlier versions of Visual Studio isn't officially supported.)
2. In Visual Studio, click Help > Check For Updates and install the latest version.
3. Fully exit Visual Studio.
4. Open each mod's .csproj file in a text editor, then find this line:

   <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
   

   And change it to this:

   <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
   

5. Delete your solution's hidden .vs folder, and every project's bin and obj folders.
6. Reopen the solution in Visual Studio, click Build > Rebuild Solution, and make sure it still loads into the game fine.

Item ID changes

See also: custom items in what's new.

The main Item properties have changed. To migrate existing code:

• Don't use ParentSheetIndex to compare items. For example, item.ParentSheetIndex == 0 will match both weeds and any custom item whose sprite is the first one in its custom spritesheet. You should compare items using their new ItemId and QualifiedItemId properties instead. For example, here's how to migrate various common forms:

  old code	new code
  item.ParentSheetIndex == 848	item.QualifiedItemId == "(O)848"
  IsNormalObjectAtParentSheetIndex(item, 74)	item.QualifiedItemId == "(O)74"
  !item.bigCraftable && item.ParentSheetIndex == 128	item.QualifiedItemId == "(O)128"
  item is Boots && item.ParentSheetIndex == 505	item.QualifiedItemId == "(B)505"

• Don't assume item sprites are in the vanilla spritesheets. For example, instead of rendering Game1.objectSpriteSheet for an object, call ItemRegistry.GetMetadata(item.QualifiedItemId).GetTexture() to get its texture.
• Creating items works just like before, except that you now specify the item's ItemId (not QualifiedItemId) instead of its ParentSheetIndex. This is the same value for vanilla items. For example:

  new Object("634", 1);                      // vanilla item
  new Object("Example.ModId_Watermelon", 1); // custom item
  

  You can also use the new ItemRegistry API to construct items from their QualifiedItemId:

  Item item = ItemRegistry.Create("(B)505"); // Rubber Boots
  

Other ID changes

Many other things in the game now have unique string IDs too (including buffs, events, and fruit trees). To migrate existing code:

• When referencing numeric IDs, you usually just need to convert them into a string (like Game1.player.hasBuff("1590166") or Game1.player.eventsSeen.Contains("1590166")).
• When creating buffs, see buff overhaul for how to create buffs now.

Building and animal changes

See also: build anywhere in what's new.

• Since all locations now allow buildings and animals, mod code which handles BuildableGameLocation and IAnimalLocation won't detect all buildable locations. You can replace them with location.IsBuildableLocation() (or just access location.buildings directly) and location.animals.Any() instead. Mods should no longer have any reference at all to BuildableGameLocation and IAnimalLocation.
• Since buildings can be built anywhere, you can no longer assume a building is on the farm. You can check the new building.buildingLocation field instead.
• You should review direct references to the farm (like Game1.getFarm() or Game1.getLocationFromName("Farm")) to see if it needs to be rewritten to allow other locations.
• Utility.numSilos() should no longer be used to calculate available hay, since it doesn't account for custom buildings with hay storage. Use Game1.getFarm().GetHayCapacity() instead.
• The Cat and Dog classes are now unused; all pets are now Pet directly.

Player changes

See also: buff overhaul in what's new.

• Several Game1.player / Farmer fields changed as part of the buff overhaul:

  old field	how to migrate
  appliedBuffs appliedSpecialBuffs	Use Game1.player.hasBuff(id) instead.
  attack immunity	Use Attack and Immunity instead.
  addedCombatLevel addedFarmingLevel addedFishingLevel addedForagingLevel addedLuckLevel addedMiningLevel attackIncreaseModifier critChanceModifier critPowerModifier knockbackModifier resilience weaponPrecisionModifier weaponSpeedModifier	Use equivalent properties under Game1.player.buffs instead (e.g. Game1.player.buffs.CombatLevel).
  addedSpeed CombatLevel CraftingTime FarmingLevel FishingLevel ForagingLevel LuckLevel MagneticRadius MaxStamina MiningLevel Stamina	These are now readonly and can't be set directly. You can change them by adding a buff, equipment bonus, etc instead.

• Buffs are now recalculated automatically, and you can reset a buff by just reapplying it. See buff overhaul for more info.
• Buff logic has been centralized into Game1.player.buffs. This replaces a number of former fields/methods like Game1.buffsDisplay.

Collision changes

The game's tile collision logic has been overhauled and merged into a simpler set of methods on GameLocation instances:

method	effect
CanSpawnCharacterHere	Get whether NPCs can be placed on the given tile (e.g. it's within the map bounds and tile is walkable), there's no placed object there, and the NoFurniture tile property isn't set.
CanItemBePlacedHere	Get whether items can be placed on the given tile in non-floating form (e.g. it's within the map bounds and not blocked by a non-walkable item), and the NoFurniture tile property isn't set.
isBuildable	Get whether buildings can be placed on the given tile.
IsTilePassable	Get whether the tile can be walked on (ignoring collisions with in-game objects, NPCs, etc).
IsTileOccupiedBy	Get whether the tile contains a player, object, NPC/monster/pet/etc, terrain feature, building, etc. You can choose which entities to check, and which ones to ignore if they don't block movement.
IsTileBlockedBy	Equivalent to calling both IsTilePassable and IsTileOccupiedBy.
IsLocationSpecificOccupantOnTile IsLocationSpecificPlacementRestriction	Generally shouldn't be used directly. Checks for location-specific collisions (e.g. ladders in the mines or parrot platforms on Ginger Island).

Other removed/changed methods

type	method	migration
Utility	doesItemWithThisIndexExistAnywhere	Replace with Utility.doesItemExistAnywhere, which takes a string item ID. For example: Utility.doesItemWithThisIndexExistAnywhere(128) → Utility.doesItemExistAnywhere("(O)128"); Utility.doesItemWithThisIndexExistAnywhere(128, true) → Utility.doesItemExistAnywhere("(BC)128").

Check for obsolete code

Perform a full rebuild of your mod (in Visual Studio, click Build > Rebuild Solution), then check the Error List pane for any warnings like "'X' is obsolete". Anything from the vanilla game code which is marked obsolete won't work anymore and is only kept for save migrations. Usually the warning will include an explanation of what you should use instead.

Breaking changes for content packs

This section only describes how this update may break existing mods. See the what's new sections above for more info, including new functionality mods can use.

Standardized data fields

1.6 standardizes the number of fields in data assets, and fixes inconsistencies between English and localized files. This is a major breaking change for content packs, and for C# mods which edit data assets.

Three examples illustrate the standardization:

• Data/CookingRecipes had four fields in English, and a fifth field in other languages for the display name. The display name field is now required in English too.
• Data/BigCraftables had an optional 9th field which indicates whether it's a lamp, and a 10th field for the display name. Even if it's empty, the 9th field is now required (note the extra / before the last field):

  // before
  "151": "Marble Brazier/500/-300/Crafting -9/Provides a moderate amount of light./true/true/0/Marble Brazier", // 9 fields
  
  // after
  "151": "Marble Brazier/500/-300/Crafting -9/Provides a moderate amount of light./true/true/0//Marble Brazier" // 10 fields
  

• Data/ObjectInformation had several optional fields at the end. These are now required even if empty:

  // before
  "0": "Weeds/0/-1/Basic/Weeds/A bunch of obnoxious weeds."
  
  // after
  "0": "Weeds/0/-1/Basic/Weeds/A bunch of obnoxious weeds.///"
  

Existing mods which add entries without the now-required fields may cause errors and crashes. XNB mods which change data are likely universally broken.

The exception is fields which only exist for modding, like the texture + index overrides for custom items. These can typically be omitted.

Standardized ID fields

Stardew Valley 1.6 adds an Id field to these assets. For Content Patcher content packs, these replace the previous synthetic ID:

asset	old key	new key	migration steps
Data/ConcessionTastes Data/MovieReactions Data/RandomBundles (area) Data/RandomBundles (bundle)	Name NPCName AreaName none	Id	None. The Id field is set automatically to the same value (or Name for bundles), so there's no change for content packs. Omit the new field when creating a new entry.
Data/FishPondData Data/RandomBundles (bundle set)	RequiredTags none	Id	Use the new Id field to target an entry, and add it when creating a new entry. Required.
Data/TailoringRecipes	FirstItemTags and SecondItemTags	Id	Use the new Id field to target an entry, and add it when creating a new entry. Defaults to the CraftedItemIds (comma-delimited) or CraftedItemId value if omitted, but there's a high chance of conflicts so mods should always specify a unique ID.

For example, let's say you have a patch like this using Content Patcher:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/TailorRecipes",
            "Entries": {
                "item_cloth|item_pufferchick": {
                    "FirstItemTags": [ "item_cloth" ],
                    "SecondItemTags": [ "item_pufferchick" ],
                    "CraftedItemId": "(S)1260"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

When updating to Stardew Valley 1.6, replace the synthetic ID (item_cloth|item_pufferchick) with a real one:

• To edit an existing entry, unpack the asset and get its new Id value.
• To add a custom entry, use a globally unique ID prefixed with your mod ID. This should only have alphanumeric, underscore, and dot characters so it's safe to use in delimited fields, file names, etc. The recommended format is ExampleAuthor.ModId_EntryName.

For example:

{
    "Format": "1.28.0",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "EditData",
            "Target": "Data/TailorRecipes",
            "Entries": {
                "ExampleAuthor.ModId_RainCoatFromPufferchick": {
                    "Id": "ExampleAuthor.ModId_RainCoatFromPufferchick", // need to specify ID again when creating it
                    "FirstItemTags": [ "item_cloth" ],
                    "SecondItemTags": [ "item_pufferchick" ],
                    "CraftedItemId": "(S)1260"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Event ID changes

See also: string event IDs in what's new.

Events now have unique string IDs.

When creating an event:

• New events should use a globally unique ID in the form Your.ModId_EventName. Existing events should be fine as-is, but it may be worth migrating them to avoid future conflicts.
• Every non-fork event must have a precondition in its key (even if it's empty). For example, change "Your.ModId_EventName": "..." to "Your.ModId_EventName/": "...". This is needed for the game to distinguish between events and fork scripts.

  "Example.ModId_EventName/": "...", // event: loaded automatically by the game
  "SomeFork": "..."                  // event fork: ignored unless it's loaded through an event script
  

Monster eradication goal flag changes

See also: Custom monster eradication goals.

The game now tracks Adventurer's Guild monster eradication goal completion by the goal ID, instead of the produced item. You'll need to replace these mail flags if you check them:

old flag	new flag
Gil_Slime Charmer Ring	Gil_Slimes
Gil_Savage Ring	Gil_Shadows
Gil_Vampire Ring	Gil_Bats
Gil_Skeleton Mask	Gil_Skeletons
Gil_Insect Head	Gil_Insects
Gil_Hard Hat	Gil_Duggy
Gil_Burglar's Ring	Gil_DustSpirits
Gil_Crabshell Ring	Gil_Crabs
Gil_Arcane Hat	Gil_Mummies
Gil_Knight's Helmet	Gil_Dinos
Gil_Napalm Ring	Gil_Serpents
Gil_Telephone	Gil_FlameSpirits

XNB impact

Here's a summary of the XNB files which changed in Stardew Valley 1.6.

This doesn't include...

• new files (since they won't impact existing mods);
• changes in non-English files;
• new fields when the vanilla entries didn't change (e.g. optional custom item fields).

Shorthand:

• 'broken' means removing new content or potentially important changes, or potentially causing significant display bugs. This is a broad category — the game may work fine without it or crash, depending how it uses that specific content.
• 'mostly unaffected' means mods will only be affected if they edit specific entries or fields.
• Blank means no expected impact for the vast majority of mods.

XNB mods are disproportionately affected since (a) they replace the entire file and (b) they're loaded through the MonoGame content pipeline which is less tolerant of format changes.

content file	changes	XNB	Content Patcher
Buildings/houses	fixed missing pixels	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Characters/Dialogue/Emily Characters/Dialogue/Lewis	updated %revealtaste format (backwards-compatible)	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Characters/Dialogue/Linus	fixed typos	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Characters/Dialogue/MarriageDialogueEmily	changed spring_Maru key to spring_Emily	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Characters/Dialogue/MarriageDialogueMaru Characters/Dialogue/Maru Characters/Dialogue/Robin Characters/Dialogue/Sam	fixed typos	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Data/AquariumFish	changed key type, standardized fields	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/BigCraftablesInformation	changed key type, standardized fields	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/Boots	changed key type, added display name	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/Bundles	standardized fields, added display name	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/ClothingInformation	changed key type, standardized fields	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/ConcessionTastes	added new required fields (Texture and SpriteIndex), added automatic ID field	✘ broken	✓ mostly unaffected (unless they add new concessions)
Data/CookingRecipes	added display name	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/CraftingRecipes	added display name, fixed typo in Cookout Kit entry	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/Crops	changed key type	✘ broken
Data/Events/FishShop Data/Events/IslandSouth Data/Events/Mountain Data/Events/SebastianRoom Data/Events/Town	fixed typo	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Data/Festivals/spring13 Data/Festivals/spring24 Data/Festivals/summer11 Data/Festivals/summer28 Data/Festivals/winter8	migrated to new warpFarmers command	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/Fish	changed key type	✘ broken
Data/FishPondData	changed ItemId field type, added required Id field	✘ broken	✘ broken if they add new entries
Data/fruitTrees	changed key type	✘ broken
Data/Furniture	changed key type, standardized fields, added display name	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/hats	changed key type, standardized fields, added display name	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/mail	fixed typos	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Data/MovieReactions	added automatic ID field
Data/ObjectContextTags	added new entries & tags	✘ broken	mostly unaffected (for content packs using best practices like appending values, or which only edit their own items)
Data/ObjectInformation	changed key type, standardized fields, added & adjusted litter items, fixed typos	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/Quests	changed item fields to use item IDs (backwards-compatible)	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Data/RandomBundles	optional ID field	✘ broken	✓ mostly unaffected (unless they add new bundlesets)
Data/SecretNotes	updated %revealtaste format (backwards-compatible)	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Data/TailoringRecipes	changed to string item IDs (TODO: possibly backwards-compatible?), added optional ID field	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
Data/TV/TipChannel	fixed typo	✘ will remove changes	✓ mostly unaffected
Data/weapons	changed key type, added display name	✘ broken	✘ likely broken
LooseSprites/Cursors2	new sprite in empty area	✘ broken
Maps/AbandonedJojaMart	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/AnimalShop	added Music map property	✘ broken
Maps/Backwoods Maps/Backwoods_GraveSite Maps/Backwoods_Staircase Maps/Barn Maps/Barn2	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Barn3	changed map & tile properties to string, added AutoFeed map property	✘ broken
Maps/BathHouse_Pool	added Music map property	✘ broken
Maps/Beach	added Music + MusicIgnoreInRain map properties	✘ broken
Maps/BoatTunnel	changed map & tile properties to string	✘ broken
Maps/Cabin Maps/Cabin1 Maps/Cabin1_marriage Maps/Cabin2 Maps/Cabin2_marriage	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Caldera	added Music map property	✘ broken
Maps/Club	added LocationContext map property	✘ broken
Maps/Coop Maps/Coop2	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Coop3	changed map & tile properties to string, added AutoFeed map property	✘ broken
Maps/Desert	added LocationContext map property	✘ broken
Maps/ElliottHouse	added Music map property	✘ broken
Maps/Farm Maps/Farm_Combat	changed map & tile properties to string, updated farmhouse area for moveable farmhouse	✘ corrupted visuals when farmhouse is moved
Maps/Farm_Fishing Maps/Farm_Foraging Maps/Farm_FourCorners	changed map & tile properties to string, updated farmhouse area for moveable farmhouse	✘ broken
Maps/Farm_Greenhouse_Dirt Maps/Farm_Greenhouse_Dirt_FourCorners	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Farm_Island	changed map & tile properties to string, updated farmhouse area for moveable farmhouse	✘ broken
Maps/Farm_Mining	changed map & tile properties to string, updated farmhouse area for moveable farmhouse	✘ broken
Maps/FarmHouse Maps/FarmHouse_Bedroom_Normal Maps/FarmHouse_Bedroom_Open Maps/FarmHouse_Cellar Maps/FarmHouse_ChildBed_0 Maps/FarmHouse_ChildBed_1 Maps/FarmHouse_CornerRoom_Add Maps/FarmHouse_CornerRoom_Remove Maps/FarmHouse_SouthernRoom_Add Maps/FarmHouse_SouthernRoom_Remove Maps/FarmHouse1 Maps/FarmHouse1_marriage Maps/FarmHouse2 Maps/FarmHouse2_marriage	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Greenhouse	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Hospital	added Music and MusicIgnoreInRain map properties	✘ broken
Maps/IslandFarmHouse	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/JojaMart	added Music and MusicContext map properties	✘ broken
Maps/LeahHouse Maps/LeoTreeHouse	added Music map property	✘ broken
Maps/MarnieBarn Maps/Mine	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Mountain	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/MovieTheater	changed map & tile properties to string.
Maps/MovieTheaterScreen	changed map & tile properties to string; changes to allow more players/NPCs at a time	✘ broken	✘ broken if they edit the affected tiles
Maps/MovieTheaterScreen_TileSheet	improved light cone; changes to allow more players/NPCs at a time.	✘ broken visuals	✓ mostly unaffected
Maps/paths	added icon for custom wild tree spawn
Maps/Saloon	added Music map property	✘ broken
Maps/SandyHouse	added LocationContext and Music map properties	✘ broken
Maps/ScienceHouse	added Music map property	✘ broken
Maps/Shed	added FloorIDs and WallIDs map properties	✘ broken
Maps/SkullCave	added LocationContext map property	✘ broken
Maps/spousePatios	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Sunroom	changed map & tile properties to string, added Music and MusicIgnoreInRain properties	✘ broken
Maps/Town	added multiple Music* map properties, changed to new garbage can IDs (backwards-compatible)	✘ broken
Maps/Mines/Volcano_SetPieces_32	changed map & tile properties to string
Maps/Woods	added Music and MusicIgnoreInRain map properties	✘ broken
Strings/Buildings	added new entries for paint regions	✘ broken
Strings/StringsFromCSFiles Strings/StringsFromMaps	fixed typos	✘ will remove changes
Strings/UI	added new translations	✘ broken

Vanilla release notes

This is a draft for the Version History section when 1.6 is released. Feel free to edit or suggest anything that was missed.

1.6.0
Stardew Valley 1.6.0 was released to the Steam beta branch on XX XX 20XX, and released on XX XXXX 20XX.

New features

• The world map now shows your actual position within the world in real-time (instead of showing you at a fixed point for each location). In multiplayer, you'll see other players' position in real-time too.
• The farmhouse and pet bowl can now be moved through Robin's menu.

Balance changes

• You can no longer lose the Golden Scythe, Infinity weapons, or tools when dying.

Quality of life changes

• Shops now have a slight delay before you can buy/sell items, to help avoid double-clicks doing it accidentally.
• Marnie's animal menu now shows prices in the tooltip, in case the tooltip covers the price display.
• The museum reward menu now prevents picking up a reward that won't fit in your inventory.
• The museum reward menu now lets you exit while holding a reward. It'll be added to your inventory if possible, otherwise it'll drop at your feet.
• If an item menu exits while you're holding an item, the item is now always retrieved. (Previously only some item menus like chests would do it.)
• If a default farm building (like the greenhouse) is somehow removed, it'll now be rebuilt next time you load the save.
• Positional sounds now fade with distance when off-screen, instead of cutting off abruptly.
• Made more sounds positional (mainly player and tool sounds).
• Deleting a save on PC is now much faster.
• Performance improvements.

Other changes

• The about page now shows the build number.
• The about page no longer hides the version if a tip message is shown.

Fixes for gameplay

• The mushroom cave now provides mushrooms every second day. It was unintentionally changed to daily in Stardew Valley 1.5.
• Fixed issues with buffs:
  • Fixed a range of bugs like attribute drift and double-debuff.
  • Fixed food/drink buffs discarded if they have a balanced total of effects (e.g. +2 attack and -2 speed).
  • Fixed negative custom buffs shown with a double-negative (e.g. "--2 speed").
  • Fixed Squid Ink Ravioli buff not remaining active if another food buff is added later (although the buff icon was still shown).
  • Fixed Squid Ink Ravioli not resetting the buff duration when you eat another one, unlike other food buffs.
  • Fixed Squid Ink Ravioli description having an extra blank line.
  • Fixed Burnt not showing the -3 Attack effect.
  • Fixed buff effects formatted inconsistently in the Japanese and Korean localizations.
• Fixed randomization being less random than intended in some cases.
• Fixed gates popping off when closing them while the player overlaps the tile.
• Fixed fishing crash if a treasure chest appears while the player has a large number of stacked fishing buffs.
• Fixed issue where breaking a bee house containing honey would drop a generic "Honey" item, instead of the flavored honey it would produce when harvested.

Fixes for visual or cosmetic issues

• The submerged fishing bobber is now recolored automatically to match the water.
• Fixed some in-game error messages not having an error icon.
• Fixed issue where a female character could choose a male shirt index during character customization, but it'd be rendered as the female variant in-game. When clothing is selected through character customization, it's now always rendered in-game with the selected variant.
• Fixed inventory & crafting menus misaligned if you resize the window while they're open.
• Fixed fruit tree leaves not rustling in winter even if they're in a non-seasonal location like the greenhouse.
• Fixed intro cutscene position not adjusted when the farmhouse is moved by a mod.
• Fixed cosmetic issues with the title & shipping screens for higher-resolution displays.
• Fixed calendar tooltip when a modded festival and birthday occur on the same day.
• Fixed beds or chests that were hidden for an event not reappearing afterwards.
• Fixed pre-built cabins sometimes placed on top of a bush or log.

Fixes for display text and localization

• Many NPCs have their own dialogue for accepting a movie invitation, but only in English. This now works in other languages too.
• Spanish prices are now formatted like 15o instead of 15g to match the translated term (oro instead of gold).
• Fixed three dialogues from Sam related to Kent that were previously never shown in-game.
• Fixed NPC name translations applied to horses/pets that share a name with that NPC.
• Fixed Professor Snail's intro event showing his name truncated (in German) or freezing (in Russian).
• Fixed unlocalized text shown for...
  • the building paint menu's region names (like "Roof" or "Trim");
  • NPC names in some movie theater dialogue.
• Fixed Lewis' letter for Feast of the Winter Star saying it starts at 10am instead of 9am.
• Fixed a skipped dialogue line in Maru's 14-heart event.
• Fixed various typos/errors in dialogue, events, and other display text.
• Fixed broken dialogues about another NPC's gift tastes in French and Turkish.
• Fixed the hats added in 1.5 translating their internal name instead of setting the display name in some languages.

Fixed for multiplayer

• Possibly fixed frequent disconnections for some players.
• Fixed egg festival requiring 12 eggs to win if there are 5+ players. It now applies the four-player requirement to any player count beyond that.

Fixes for modded players

• Fixed crash if an NPC dialogue can't be parsed (it now logs the error and defaults to "..." instead).
• Fixed crash if you have a Statue of Endless Fortune, and the birthday NPC's first loved gift is a category or context tag. The statue now chooses the first valid gift taste, and falls back to a non-birthday gift if none was found.
• Fixed crash when loading a save that contains unknown locations without SMAPI installed.
• Fixed event setup not allowing more than 9 players.
• Fixed events not exiting correctly if they crash before the first script command.
• Fixed event errors not logged to the console.
• Fixed potential event crash if a custom NPC name contains 'farmer'.
• Fixed save loading very slowly if it has a broken outdoors location in some cases.

Other bug fixes

• Fixed crash when taking a screenshot on macOS if the ~/.local folder doesn't exist.
• Fixed crash when applying building paint masks if the target building changed to a smaller sprite.
• Fixed crash when playing audio which doesn't exist. It now logs an error and plays a default 'quiet click' sound instead.
• Fixed crashes/errors if the data for an item, animal, tree, etc no longer exists (usually due to removing a content mod).
• Fixed wilderness farm spawning a stone in water.
• Fixed hilltop farm spawning grass inside of stumps.
• Fixed Trash Bear treated as a villager (e.g. it could theoretically be picked for quests).
• Fixed save folder collision if you set the save's name & seed to the same value as an existing save.
• Fixed being able to click the event skip button while in gamepad mode. If the player was previously viewing a letter with multiple pages, the cursor could be positioned directly above the skip button, causing the next viewed event to be skipped when the A button is pressed to progress text.
• Fixed the lonely stone map tooltip not accessible with a gamepad.
• Fixed the build number not set on Linux/macOS.

Other changes

• See changes for mod authors.

See also

• Modding wishlist items done in Stardew Valley 1.6 lists a few specialized changes not mentioned on this page.