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Xbox app installation instructions update (advanced management features)
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Mods work with the Xbox app, but there's a few extra steps.
 
Mods work with the Xbox app, but there's a few extra steps.
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Newer versions of the Xbox app allows some games (including Stardew Valley) to be installed into a specific folder (e.g. XboxGames) and do not install into a hidden folder. New installs of Stardew Valley should prompt you to select a folder when installing the game:<br />
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[[File:Xbox app sdv install.png|250px]]<br />
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For existing installs, you may need to enable "Advanced management features" (Right click the game in the sidebar and click manage and then click the button to enable "advanced management features") or reinstall the game (Back up your saves before doing this!).
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; Before you install SMAPI&#x3A;
 
; Before you install SMAPI&#x3A;
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:# '''Make sure you are using the latest version of the Xbox app.''' This is needed to be able to use the advanced management features. You can update the Xbox app through the Microsoft Store.
 
:# Open the Stardew Valley section in the Xbox app.
 
:# Open the Stardew Valley section in the Xbox app.
:# Click the "Enable Mods" button:<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app 1.png|500px]]
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:# Click the "Manage" button:<br />[[File:Enable smapi xbox app new.png|500px]]
:# Click the "Open Mods Folder" button to open your game folder in the file explorer:<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app 2.png|500px]]
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:# Click the "Files" tab and then click the "Browse..." button to open your game folder in the file explorer:<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app new 2.png|500px]]
:# Copy the full path from the address bar at the top.
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:# Navigate to the "Stardew Valley" folder then navigate into the "Content" folder. (Do not navigate into any subsequent "Content" folders):<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app new 3a.png|500px]]<br />
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:# Copy the full path from the address bar at the top. (in this example this would be "C:\XboxGames\Stardew Valley\Content"; this may be different depending on where you installed the game)
    
; Run the SMAPI installer&#x3A;
 
; Run the SMAPI installer&#x3A;
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:## rename <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp> to another name such as <samp>Stardew Valley original.exe</samp>;
 
:## rename <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp> to another name such as <samp>Stardew Valley original.exe</samp>;
 
:## make a copy of <samp>StardewModdingAPI.exe</samp> and name the copy <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp>.
 
:## make a copy of <samp>StardewModdingAPI.exe</samp> and name the copy <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp>.
:# Launch the game through the Xbox app. (You won't be able to launch the new <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp> directly yourself.)
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'''Note: When the game updates, you will have to redo these steps.'''
 
'''Note: When the game updates, you will have to redo these steps.'''
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