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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;
:# '''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 "Manage" button:<br />[[File:Enable smapi xbox app new.png|500px]]
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:# Click the ''... > Manage'' button:<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app 1.png|thumb|none]]
:# 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]]
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:# Click ''Enable'' under the message about advanced management features.<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app 2.png|thumb|none]]
:# 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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:# Wait until it finishes updating the game and it's playable again.
:# 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)
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:# Click the ''... > Manage'' button again.
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:# Click the ''Files'' tab and then ''Browse'' to open your game folder:<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app 3.png|thumb|none]]
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:# Open the ''Stardew Valley'' > ''Content'' folder. You should see a lot of files with names like <samp>api-ms-win-core-*</samp>:<br />[[File:Modding - Enable SMAPI in Xbox app 4.png|thumb|none]]
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:# Copy the full path from the address bar at the top.
    
; Run the SMAPI installer&#x3A;
 
; Run the SMAPI installer&#x3A;
:# [[#Install SMAPI|Run the SMAPI installer]] like usual, but when it asks where to install, enter the path you copied from the previous step. (note: download the installer to somewhere that's not the game directory. Downloads folder works fine. Do not use admin mode to force it.)
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:# [[#Install SMAPI|Run the SMAPI installer]] like usual, but:
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:#* Download the installer to somewhere that's not the game directory (like your downloads folder).
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:#* When it asks where to install, enter the path you copied from the previous step.
    
; After you install SMAPI&#x3A;
 
; After you install SMAPI&#x3A;
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:## 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>.
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That's it! Now just launch the game through the Xbox app to play with mods. '''Note that when the game updates, you'll need to redo the last two sections.'''
'''Note: When the game updates, you will have to redo these steps.'''
      
==Update SMAPI==
 
==Update SMAPI==
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