Fairycore Stardew Valley - 150+ Mods to Live Your Pastel Farm Dream

By Fuchsia - July 18, 2023 Tuesday, July 18, 2023


I love Stardew Valley -- between Switch, PC and PS4 (Collector's Edition), I have put hundreds and hundreds of hours into the popular farming sim. Although I grew up playing life simulators, and I grew up in a rural farm town, I'd never played a farming sim before Stardew Valley's release. I know a lot of people grew up with Harvest Moon and immediately loved Stardew for that familiarity, but it was a whole new realm to me. And, honestly, I didn't even play it immediately -- I got it on Steam upon its release, due to hype in the Animal Crossing community, but I didn't really play it until it came out on Switch and I had an awful two hour commute (each way) one summer two years later. But ever since then, it has been a staple of my gaming rotation (my "rotation" includes Animal Crossing, the Sims, and Minecraft as well). To me, handheld was, and is, the perfect way to play Stardew -- cozy on the couch or in bed, and able to put to sleep if you're too tired or busy to finish out the day in game. Honestly, I didn't play much single player Stardew on my PC (multiplayer was another story) until recently, but I loved playing it on my Switch.

Actually, fun fact: Stardew Valley was the very first game I ever bought on Steam! Up until then, the only PC game I really played was the Sims series, which of course had its own store through EA. (Prior to 2016, I only had Macs, and precious few games worked on Macs back then. Ah, the ancient days.)

It wasn't the first time I bought Skyrim, however. Or the last.

Anyway. What changed that I now primarily play my PC copy? Well, in February, I finally got a Steam Deck, so I can play PC Stardew without sitting at my computer. And I can play it with mods on that, so it finally beat out my Switch copy for being my go-to! Modding Stardew on the Steam Deck was both easy and difficult (depending on the mod and some issues), and I will eventually write a post about how to go about doing that, troubleshooting issues, and workarounds I've discovered through trial and error, but that's not today. 

Today, I wanted to share all the mods that I use to make my fairycore farm! I absolutely love how my farm looks with all these mods, and the extra content that Stardew Valley Expanded, Ridgeside Village, and other story mods provide keeps the game fresh after many playthroughs.

 

To get started, first, you’ll need smapi for 99% of Stardew modding so go grab that immediately! All of these mods work in my save that is version 1.5 (July 2023); a few are outdated and don't work perfectly but I've made note of those.

UPDATE FOR 1.6: Most of the mods still work as long as you update them, but Alternative Textures is broken with no ETA on a fix, so every mod that uses that also doesn't work. Some mod authors have updated their AT mods to use Content Patcher or similar, but you may have to search for them by name again.

retextures

I loooooooove these trees and how they look with the flower grass!

buildings

  • overgrown fairy buildings | more overgrown fairy buildings | overgrown fairy cabins | aofb shipping bin - the fairy buildings mods are primary, other building mods fill in as needed. i also use the slime hutch exterior to replace the winery (from sauvignon in stardew)
  • enchanted hospital and apothecary - a reskin that turns the clinic into a much more witchy vibe
  • underground fairy spring - adds a basement to the mushroom/fruit cave that works like the spa, plus is full of cute fairy and crystal decorations!
  • cute valley - pink | more buildings for cute valley pink - turn off the building exteriors (in favor of OFB), but i use the item assets and interiors– very cute pink and white interiors for the barn and coop!
  • oasis greenhouse - i LOVE this greenhouse mod so much! a separate area for trees, a little spa to recover energy, and a basement for kegs or whatever. it adds a lot without adding too much. plus there are many lines of flavor text that integrate it seamlessly into SDV lore!
  • redesigned farmhouse - a whole new layout for the farmhouse (plus a LOT of extra space). i recommend turning off the bathtub and doors immediately, otherwise you might get stuck. but otherwise, it’s great and i love it so much better than the vanilla layout, even disregarding all the extra space (which… is a lot and maybe too much for me lol)
  • sauvignon in stardew [unofficial update] - grab the unofficial update, but it is still very broken. i turned off distiller profession because it wouldn’t let me actually select it after reaching farming level 10, but kept prompting me every night. however, it does add a new building (winery) to the game, and keg and cask processing times are significantly reduced in this building. (i use the slime hutch assets from overgrown fairy buildings to make it match the rest of the farm, very easy to swap out!)
  • spouse rooms redesigned - redesigns the spouse rooms so they’re not as awful. i’m not married yet though
  • train station - makes the train station actually functional with custom destinations from other mods, like the aquarium

Redesigned farmhouse: 1st floor pictured on left, and attic and second floor on right

fashion

Fairy wings? Check. UNICORN? Double check!

decorations/items

Honestly, these magic trees are everything.

animals

  • crows - i had to take this out because it doesn’t work on steam deck for some reason, but it worked fine on pc so if you’re pc only, i recommend it! adds crows as a barn animal that brings you sticks and occasionally shinies as presents.
  • lung dragons - adds 16 varieties of dragons to the game! each variety has different items that they’ll bring you, ranging from common like maple syrup to rare like prismatic shard! this and the crows mod need BFAV to work.
  • k’s goat replacers - these are just too cute! i use swiss brown
  • cuter fatter cows | cuter fatter pinker strawberry cows
  • elle’s cat replacements
  • elle’s new horses - a bunch of varieties of horses to choose from! i use the rainbow haired horse (because of course i do) with a hat mod to put a horn on it
  • more animals - lets you adopt more pets for your farm!
  • pet hats - i mean, our horses can wear hats, so why not our cats and dogs?
  • visible fish - who knew that being able to see the fish adds to the game so much?? i LOVE this mod. utility wise, it’s great for seeing what’s able to be caught in the water at that moment, but really i just love the visuals. (especially with fish mods!)
  • better farm animal variety - needed for crows and lung dragons (and there are a bunch of others available, check “requirements” to see more options!)
  • more new fish - adds a BUNCH of new fish to the game! if you love fishing like me but are bored with catching the same five fish over and over, this is for you.
Strawberry cows! Cute goats! Dragons! What more could you want?

characters

Diverse Stardew Valley + Seasonal Villager Dialogues + Immersive Festival Dialogue = brand new experience for Spirit Eve!

extended gameplay

  • stardew valley expanded - adds new characters and areas to pelican town, as well as new quests and more heart events.
  • ridgeside village | ridgeside village achievements - adds a whole new village to the game, accessible via rail car (note: taking your horse in it is super cute!). new npcs, new quests and unlocks, and whole new crops. note that this is massive so it will add significant load time to your game each time!
  • adventurers guild expanded [+AGE music] - so much more to do with the adventurer’s guild! new npcs, new story quests, new unlocks and items… it fleshes it out and makes it much more satisfying than just getting to the bottom of the mines.
  • east scarp - adds a whole new area to the east of pelican town with a bunch of new npcs
  • stardew aquarium - probably my favorite expansion, combined with more new fish (and other fish mods). adds an aquarium, including a new area and beach, to donate fish to and visit. my little animal crossing heart is so happy! and it’s fully compatible with a lot of mods that add more fish to the game (SVE, ridgeside, etc.)
  • fireworks festival - just a cute little event in the middle of summer
  • master brewer - new machines and craftables for adult beverages, great if you want to pursue a winery/distillery profession.
  • date night - lets you go on dates with your spouse and see more events after you’re happily married. i haven’t married anyone yet though, so i’ve yet to actually play any of this.
  • theft of the winter star - a cute little puzzle dungeon to play in winter 

I would die for Silly. (Adventurer's Guild Expanded)
 
utility

 
libraries (the stuff that makes other stuff work, i’m not going to detail these but if something isn't working, always make sure you have the libraries!)

 
Happy modding!

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