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In-game helpers

The collection's motto is "focus on the game, not the wiki". These helpers are why. Each one is a key press away.

N
World NavigatorDirections to anything
F1
Lookup AnythingDetails under the cursor
|
MinimapToggle on and off
K
CalendarFrom anywhere
B
Chests AnywhereOpen any chest
O
Deluxe JournalTask overlays

All keys: Hotkeys. Your keys may differ if you changed them in Mod Options.

Find anyone, anywhere

World Navigator menu with buttons for NPCs, Quests, Search, Go home and Events over a beach scene.
World Navigator by pneuma163
  • Press N to open it.
  • Pick a person, place, quest drop-off or event and follow live guidance, or get written directions.
  • Knows modded places too: Ridgeside, East Scarp and the rest.
  • Shift + B describes the guidance you're following.

Look up anything

Animation of Lookup Anything showing details for items, crops and villagers.
Lookup Anything by Pathoschild
  • Hover something and press F1. Shift + F1 opens search.
  • On a villager: birthday, friendship, and every gift they love or like.
  • On a crop or machine: when it's ready and what it makes.

Maps that keep up

Animated world map with villager head icons moving around and a tooltip naming who is where.
NPC Map Locations: see where every villager is right now. | toggles the minimap, Tab opens map settings.
Remapping title art: a parchment map with a magnifying glass on a desk.
Remapping redraws the world map for the expansions; World Maps everywhere adds maps for new areas.

Gift without guessing

A farmer offering a sunflower to a villager with a heart bubble above.
Predict Reaction To Gift by YunHikari
  • Hold an item near someone and a bubble shows how they'd react.
  • Five reactions: love, like, neutral, dislike, hate.
  • UI Info Suite marks birthdays, and anniversaries show on the calendar.

Everything at a glance

UI Info Suite 2 Alternative options menu over the farm, listing tooltips that can be toggled.
UI Info Suite 2 Alternative
KeyOpens
KCalendar
HQuest board
JSpecial orders board
F9Monster eradication goals
F10Machine icons on/off
F7Hide trees

A to-do list for the farm

Deluxe Journal tasks list with farm and town tasks and progress bars.
Deluxe Journal Continued by kauf0
  • Add tasks like "collect 10 parsnips" and the journal tracks progress for you.
  • O toggles the on-screen task overlay.
  • Notes page for birthdays and plans.

Storage and machines

Animation of opening chests remotely and switching between them.
Chests Anywhere: B opens any chest from anywhere. Arrow keys switch chests.
Kegs and chests connected in a row so machines feed themselves.
Automate: put a chest next to machines and they fill and empty themselves. U shows what's connected.
Animation of quick stacking inventory into nearby chests.
Convenient Inventory: Q quick-stacks into nearby chests.
Better Crafting bulk crafting window.
Better Crafting: craft from nearby chests, in bulk. F3 searches recipes.

Rearrange the farm

A chicken coop being moved across a river to another farm.
Relocate Buildings And Farm Animals by mouahrara
  • Move buildings and animals from one buildable spot to another, like the Ginger Island farm.
  • Faster Path Speed: move faster on paths, on foot or on horseback.
  • Sitting down restores energy.

An unofficial fan companion to Stardew Valley VERY Expanded, curated by JennaJuffuffles. Not affiliated with the curator, Nexus Mods or ConcernedApe. For support use the official documentation and Discord.

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