Modding:Player Guide/Troubleshooting: Revision history

11 April 2026

• curprev 19:0919:09, 11 April 2026 imported>Pathoschild 45,473 bytes −96 →"Skipped '...' because it was blocked by Windows Smart App Control": update: can now re-enable it without a reset in newer updates

19 March 2026

• curprev 22:2222:22, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 45,569 bytes −78 →Other issues playing the game: remove "Two copies of saves": issue with Get Glam, which has been incompatible since SDV 1.6.0
• curprev 22:2022:20, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 45,647 bytes −1,202 →Other issues playing the game: remove "Game resolution changes when launched with SMAPI (Windows only)": no longer applicable in newer versions
• curprev 22:1822:18, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 46,849 bytes +91 →Other issues: split into three sections (installing SMAPI, launching game, and playing game)
• curprev 22:0722:07, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 46,758 bytes +232 →"Skipped '...' because it doesn't have a manifest.json": + mod managers often cause this error
• curprev 22:0322:03, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 46,526 bytes +1,722 →Specific errors when loading a mod: + Skipped '...' because it was blocked by Windows Smart App Control
• curprev 21:5121:51, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 44,804 bytes +49 →Specific error messages: split into 'specific errors when launching game' and 'specific errors when loading a mod' for clarity
• curprev 21:4921:49, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 44,755 bytes −1 move "SMAPI takes forever to load" out of 'specific error messages', remove '!' from heading
• curprev 21:4421:44, 19 March 2026 imported>Pathoschild 44,756 bytes +17 hide sub-sub-section headers from TOC to simplify navigation

14 March 2026

• curprev 19:0419:04, 14 March 2026 imported>Margotbean 44,739 bytes −125 edits from User:MaddyMelody
• curprev 01:1901:19, 14 March 2026 imported>MaddyMelody 44,864 bytes +846 →Other issues: Add patchelf fix for mp not loading on linux. Link unable to work, since no perms to external link.

13 March 2026

• curprev 23:1323:13, 13 March 2026 imported>MaddyMelody m 44,018 bytes −158 →Game lags or stutters in-game: fix link
• curprev 23:1023:10, 13 March 2026 imported>MaddyMelody m 44,176 bytes 0 →Game lags or stutters in-game: fix link issue with new advice.
• curprev 23:0923:09, 13 March 2026 imported>MaddyMelody 44,176 bytes +472 →Game lags or stutters in-game: add wayland support tip for lag issues.

21 December 2025

• curprev 16:3016:30, 21 December 2025 imported>Margotbean 43,704 bytes +148 RU link

30 November 2025

• curprev 20:0220:02, 30 November 2025 imported>M01 43,556 bytes +628 →(Linux only) Don't force Wayland driver for SDL: Add a note about using system SDL2 for Wayland compatibility. Tested on Arch Linux with

26 July 2025

• curprev 21:5521:55, 26 July 2025 imported>Pathoschild 42,928 bytes +1,471 →"The game failed to launch: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.NoSuitableGraphicsDeviceException: Failed to create graphics device": split into subsections; + steps to fix SDL2.dll crash

14 July 2025

• curprev 18:3018:30, 14 July 2025 imported>Pathoschild 41,457 bytes +66 →"The game failed to launch: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.NoSuitableGraphicsDeviceException: Failed to create graphics device": move dedicated-GPU step up (this is usually the fix), add anchor for SMAPI error

12 July 2025

• curprev 04:1904:19, 12 July 2025 imported>Pathoschild 41,391 bytes −241 →SMAPI takes forever to load!: copyedit, move dedicated GPU above select mode (which no longer happens in newer Windows versions)

15 June 2025

• curprev 16:2016:20, 15 June 2025 imported>Margotbean 41,632 bytes +5 update link to inputmapper

20 February 2025

• curprev 08:5108:51, 20 February 2025 imported>Sewer56 41,627 bytes +337 Added: Workaround for Linux, forcing Wayland on SDL can prevent booting.

27 January 2025

• curprev 20:4620:46, 27 January 2025 imported>Pathoschild 41,290 bytes +239 →After updating to the latest versions, launching the game still shows an old SMAPI or game version: add step to get path from GOG/Steam/Xbox

19 December 2024

• curprev 23:4123:41, 19 December 2024 imported>Pathoschild 41,051 bytes −29 →Game doesn't launch: update: GeForce Experience replaced by NVIDIA App

19 August 2024

• curprev 23:4623:46, 19 August 2024 imported>Pathoschild 41,080 bytes −245 →Game doesn't launch: remove duplicate step

12 August 2024

• curprev 06:3506:35, 12 August 2024 imported>Peaw m 41,325 bytes +44 No edit summary

19 July 2024

• curprev 15:4615:46, 19 July 2024 imported>DV8FromTheWorld 41,281 bytes +1,655 Added troubleshooting steps for launching with SteamLink

16 April 2024

• curprev 02:2602:26, 16 April 2024 imported>Margotbean 39,626 bytes +22 No edit summary

9 April 2024

• curprev 21:0821:08, 9 April 2024 imported>Pathoschild 39,604 bytes +550 →SMAPI files disappear or antivirus complains: expand to cover browsers blocking downloads, and more explicitly cover mod files

30 March 2024

• curprev 00:5900:59, 30 March 2024 imported>Pathoschild 39,054 bytes +140 →Reset your content files: expand 'Xbox' to avoid confusion, mention where instructions are in the Xbox app docs

20 March 2024

• curprev 00:4800:48, 20 March 2024 imported>Pathoschild 38,914 bytes +804 →FAQs about Stardew Valley 1.5.5: replace with FAQs about Stardew Valley 1.6

3 December 2023

• curprev 01:3201:32, 3 December 2023 imported>Pathoschild 38,110 bytes −20 update two more references to Radeon Software (now AMD Software)
• curprev 01:3101:31, 3 December 2023 imported>Pathoschild 38,130 bytes −10 →Game doesn't launch: update: Radeon Software is now AMD Software
• curprev 00:5800:58, 3 December 2023 imported>Pathoschild 38,140 bytes −754 add 'common fixes' section for running game on dedicated GPU

25 August 2023

• curprev 19:0919:09, 25 August 2023 imported>Pathoschild 38,894 bytes +202 →Game lags or stutters in-game: expand install-GPU-software instructions to match the 'game doesn't launch' section
• curprev 19:0619:06, 25 August 2023 imported>Pathoschild 38,692 bytes +466 →Game lags or stutters in-game: add two solutions (install GPU software, disable WhisperMode in GeForce Experience), expand disable-console-input instructions

23 August 2023

• curprev 23:0323:03, 23 August 2023 imported>AgentLyoko 38,226 bytes −37 SMAPI as a non-steam game is a valid method. Launch options or non-steam game will lead to the exact same place SMAPI-wise, and Steam recognizes non-steam game method as Stardew Valley when SMAPI launches.

18 August 2023

• curprev 13:5413:54, 18 August 2023 imported>Margotbean 38,263 bytes +318 add Xbox links blocked by spam filter

26 July 2023

• curprev 20:1920:19, 26 July 2023 imported>Atravita 37,945 bytes +83 →OutOfMemoryException errors

5 July 2023

• curprev 15:5015:50, 5 July 2023 imported>Margotbean m 37,862 bytes −5 Text replacement - "stardewmodding.miraheze.org" to "stardewmodding.wiki.gg"

9 January 2023

• curprev 19:3119:31, 9 January 2023 imported>Pathoschild 37,867 bytes +10 →Reset your content files: standardize 'Mac' to 'macOS'

19 November 2022

• curprev 16:1916:19, 19 November 2022 imported>Violetlizabet 37,857 bytes +250 →Mac: Contents/MacOS/StardewValley Already Exists
• curprev 16:1616:16, 19 November 2022 imported>Violetlizabet 37,607 bytes +661 →Specific error messages

14 November 2022

• curprev 18:4118:41, 14 November 2022 imported>Atravita 36,946 bytes +106 →Game lags or stutters in-game

11 November 2022

• curprev 17:2517:25, 11 November 2022 imported>AnotherPillow m 36,840 bytes +141 Add notice that DepotDownloader only works for Steam.

3 November 2022

• curprev 01:3001:30, 3 November 2022 imported>UlyanaLeyana m 36,699 bytes +31 →SMAPI takes forever to load!

21 October 2022

• curprev 20:3720:37, 21 October 2022 imported>Pathoschild 36,668 bytes +28 →SMAPI files disappear or antivirus complains: add 'antivirus' link anchor (this section is linked often, so this reduces link rot if the section gets renamed later)

18 October 2022

• curprev 18:1218:12, 18 October 2022 imported>Atravita 36,640 bytes −9 →OutOfMemoryException errors: should no longer be a windows-specific thing

9 October 2022

• curprev 17:0717:07, 9 October 2022 imported>Pathoschild 36,649 bytes +157 →Can't connect to another player in multiplayer: group the generic game checks, split version and co-op mode checks, fix hardcoded version, copyediting

27 September 2022

• curprev 16:5716:57, 27 September 2022 imported>UlyanaLeyana m 36,492 bytes +4 →Common fixes

22 August 2022

• curprev 21:0221:02, 22 August 2022 imported>Pathoschild 36,488 bytes +108 →Game resolution changes when launched with SMAPI (Windows only): should be fixed in SMAPI 3.16.0