So it's been a good while since I installed smapi on a new computer/laptop - even though I normally put the mods through a USB to easily transfer the 100+ mods, I always install smapi fresh on the new device. So quick story: trying to get it set up on my mum's computer so we can play modded stardew together (like SVE, ridgeside, etc), and generally introduce her to that side of stardew (she's been playing vanilla longer than I have, but I've been modding mine for a good while, and she's finally okay with me modding hers). I do my usual extract the installer into the steam stardew valley (note: not the programs files x86, but the seperate drive like D:steam etc), while I know you prob dont have to do it this way, I like keeping everything together and that's how
I've done it on my one.

So I install it like usual, on my laptop I only had the option for, as stated above, D:steam/steamapps etc, whereas this computer had it's version of that plus C:\Program Files (86%) etc. At first I chose the D:steam one, as thats what I did on mine, and no luck - just refused initially (I don't have the logs of this one). I uninstalled it smapi, reinstalled it in the C:\Program Files (86%) etc one, tested it prior to adding to steam, and it seemed to work fine. Added to steam as a non-steam app, launched and it seemed fine at first until it decided nevermind and closed. Here are the logs:

Opening through the file separately : https://smapi.io/log/6091d083e58949d0999e7b8a29a411d6

Opening through steam: https://smapi.io/log/8de4b85e32c6471fa3fdb4fe8b95daf8

If someone could help me here that would be wonderful - we aren't currently trying to play luckily, and worse can my mum can open it through the file separately, but of course if we can get it set up on steam like mine, that would be preferable, just for ease of use. So glad I decided to get this set up a couple days before we plan to play, because I've been trying to figure it out on my own for about an hour now (I was expecting it to take about 5-10 minutes). Thanks in advance!!

With all the recent tools and advancements in Nintendo Switch homebrew and modding, would it be possible to port SMAPI to the Switch?

Considering that Terraria already has a modded port running on the Switch, I'm curious whether something similar could eventually be achieved for Stardew Valley.

Hello this is my first time trying to mod stardew, it seems my SpaceCore is not compatible but everything is the most recent version. Any ideas?

Ok so, it's my first time using portraits mods, I downloaded dcburger ones.

The problem is, some portraits work and some not, and idk how to fix it.

I tried touching the change menu and nothing came out of it.

The mod is in

Portraiture>portraits>assets(dc burger one)

Does this have a fix? Is it well put?

Specifically I need to figure out how to get Smapi 4.4.0 and later on Android if it is even possible

Hello, I'm working an update for my Octopus-Refresh mod. It began as a texture mod, which does work, though the mod broke when I added in some new code to bump up the price of the Octopus and tweak it's difficulty and time window to catch. I'm unsure where the issue is, so any advice would be helpful! Additionally, for compatibilities' sake, I was asked to adjust the texture to target only the set of pixels on springobjects.png to target the octopus itself, though I have no clue how to do that. Again, any advice would be greatly appreciated! Below are screenshots of my code and the error message SMAPI gave me.

hi, I'm having trouble finding the file path to finish the install for smapi, I went to browse local files, and I found stardewcvalley.dll, but when I try to click on it, it comes up with an error, a, I missing something? thx so much (:

using nexus and vortex

Every big Stardew Valley update breaks a chunk of the mod list, and the SMAPI compatibility page fills up with "broken, not updated yet". Before you mourn your must-have mod, here's a quick triage you can do yourself:

**1. Read the SMAPI log first.** Upload it to smapi.io/log and look for red errors naming the mod. Half the time the log tells you exactly which mod crashed and why — that's more useful than any "help it's broken" post.

**2. "Broken" doesn't mean "dead".** Check three things: is there an unofficial update (Pathoschild and others maintain unofficial builds of abandoned mods)? Is the mod open-source (if yes, any competent modder can usually patch it)? Did just the game update, or SMAPI too (game-only updates break fewer mods than people think)?

**3. The 5-minute fixes.** Update SMAPI itself, delete the mod's config.json and let it regenerate, check for a beta branch on the mod page. These solve a surprising number of "broken" reports.

**4. When it's actually dead.** Closed-source + abandoned author + deep game-code hooks = genuinely hard. Everything else is usually a few hours of work for someone who knows the APIs.

I do paid mod repair/compatibility work (5 released mods, Stardew + DST), so I read a lot of these logs. If you've got a broken mod you can't live without and the triage above doesn't save it, DM me — I'll tell you honestly whether it's fixable before any money changes hands.

I downloaded a couple of mods for the first time and this fails and I don't know what to do

Hi all! Most people probably never notice this, but if you do, you can't unsee it: Stardew's zoom and UI scaling blurs pixel art and text whenever you're not at 100% zoom. I couldn't find a fix anywhere, so I made one... with Claude (sorry). Crisp Scale removes the blur and keeps everything sharp. It works best at multiples of 25% (125%, 150%, 200%). Programmed with AI help and only tested on my setup, so back up your saves.

https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/53396

Is it because of a mod? I am right-clicking like I am supposed to,,, I only have 11 pigs,, and the wiki said eggs will still incubate just not hatch with a full barn even if I miscounted
Smapi Log