Custom NPC Exclusions for Stardew Valley

What this mod does

Custom NPC Exclusions, by Esca-MMC, is a small utility listed as a requirement by many mods that add characters. It was commissioned by FlashShifter for the NPCs in Stardew Valley Expanded and does nothing on its own.

What it’s for

Some game mechanics pick characters at random. Without this mod, an NPC who lives far from town might ask you for a delivery on the Help Wanted board or say they shop at Pierre’s. With it, each mod decides which characters are left out of:

• The Introductions quest and random delivery quests.
• The Feast of the Winter Star gift exchange.
• Visits to the Ginger Island resort and movie theater invitations.
• Greetings between NPCs, the perfection score and calendar birthdays.

Requirements and compatibility

It only needs SMAPI. Version 1.6.0 (March 19, 2024, 20 KB) rewrites the code for 1.6, and Nexus tags it as compatible with Android. In multiplayer, the author recommends that all players install it, because NPC mods with mismatched versions can cause errors. Only install it if a mod asks for it.

Requirements

• Stardew Valley 1.6.x (PC; tagged as compatible with Android)
• SMAPI 4.x
• A mod that uses it (it does nothing on its own)

How to install it

1. Install SMAPI first (see its mod page) and launch the game once with it to make sure it works.
2. Open the Custom NPC Exclusions page on Nexus Mods, go to the Files tab and click Manual download on the main file (Custom NPC Exclusions v1.6.0). You need a free Nexus account to download.
3. Extract the .zip outside the game folder and move the resulting folder into the Mods folder, inside the game folder.
4. Launch the game with SMAPI and check in the console that Custom NPC Exclusions appears in the list of loaded mods with no red errors.

Version history

1. 1.6.019 Mar 2024Current

   Current file: code rewritten for 1.6

2. 1.5.020 Sep 2023

   Last version for 1.5.6 (Old files)

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