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| title: Player's guide to using mods » intro
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| Welcome to Stardew Valley modding! This guide will help you install mods and
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| fix any problems that come up.
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| permalink: /for-players/intro
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| <div class="scroll-box" style="float: right;">
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| <strong>For players</strong>
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| <ul>
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| <li><strong>Intro</strong></li>
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| <li><a href="/for-players/install-smapi">Install SMAPI</a></li>
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| <li><a href="/for-players/use-mods">Use mods</a></li>
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| <li><a href="/for-players/faqs">Troubleshooting & FAQs</a></li>
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| </ul>
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| ## What are mods?
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| A _mod_ is just a package of files which changes Stardew Valley in some way. Mods can add features
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| (like showing NPCs on the map), change game mechanics (like making fences decay more slowly), make
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| cosmetic changes (like making your house look like a hobbit home), and more.
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| There are generally two types of mods:
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| * **SMAPI mods** use SMAPI (a modding API) to run code within the game. These mods are powerful and
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| convenient. After installing SMAPI, you can install mods by dropping them into a folder and
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| uninstall them by deleting their folder. You can use multiple SMAPI mods, and they'll rarely
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| conflict. Ideally you would only use SMAPI mods, but there are a few things they can't do yet.
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| * **XNB mods** replace the game's data files (which have an `.xnb` extension, thus the name).
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| These are harder to manage (you'll need to keep track of which files you overwrote and keep
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| backups), and you can't use two mods that change the same files. These are often used to change
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| images in the game, which is currently harder with SMAPI.
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| If you're just starting out, you should avoid XNB mods. It's easier for something to go wrong with
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| those, and harder to fix when it does. However, you can use XNB and SMAPI mods together.
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| ## What is SMAPI?
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| [SMAPI](https://github.com/Pathoschild/SMAPI) is a modding API — it launches the game with mod
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| support and lets mods interact directly with the game code. It's safely installed alongside your
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| normal game, and you can uninstall it anytime.
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| ## Common questions
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| ### Can I use mods on Linux/Mac/Windows?
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| Yep. SMAPI is officially compatible with Linux, Mac, and Windows. You can use almost all mods on
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| any platform, since SMAPI rewrites them for compatibility.
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| ### Are mods safe?
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| Mods are usually perfectly safe. SMAPI is installed alongside your game and doesn't change any of
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| the game files, so you can stop using it anytime. Most mods don't affect your save file, so you can
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| add or remove them at will. It's a good idea to back up your save files even if you don't use mods
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| (save problems are almost always caused by the game itself).
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| <div class="scroll-box" style="display: inline-block;">
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| <big><strong>next:</strong> <a href="/for-players/install-smapi">Install SMAPI →</a></big>
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| </div>
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| </pre>
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