Downtown Zuzu for Stardew Valley

What this mod does

Downtown Zuzu takes you to Zuzu City, the big city your character comes from at the start of the game. It’s the work of the Zuzu Development Team, and its author still considers it an early beta, but it’s already one of the game’s most ambitious expansions.

What it adds

• The city, with its bus station, Joja headquarters, mall, pizzeria, nightclub, sewers, apartments and train station.
• Kahuna Resort, an airport, crystal, lava and water caves, the Zuzu forest and an oasis.
• NPCs such as Gio, Max, Hazel, Selena, Sadie, Gwen, Cal, David and Kristoff, with heart events; Cal and David are marriageable.
• More than 20 original music tracks, moving cars, an apartment you can buy and furnish, and the Zuzu Block Party festival.

Requirements and compatibility

It requires SMAPI, Content Patcher, Custom Companions, Farm Type Manager, SpaceCore, Mail Framework Mod and BusLocations. Version 0.9.4 (November 7, 2024, 111.7 MB) is presented as compatible with 1.6.9, and its changelog says it fixes 1.6.11 and later. The authors state it’s compatible with SVE, Ridgeside and East Scarp.

Since it’s a beta, some areas are unfinished, such as the university interior, and there are open bugs. There’s a community Spanish translation for 1.6 on Nexus.

Requirements

• Stardew Valley 1.6.9 or later (PC)
• SMAPI 4.x
• Content Patcher, Custom Companions, Farm Type Manager and SpaceCore
• Mail Framework Mod and BusLocations Continued

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. Install the requirements: Content Patcher, Custom Companions, Farm Type Manager, SpaceCore, Mail Framework Mod and BusLocations Continued (the 1.6 update linked on the page).
3. Open the Downtown Zuzu page on Nexus Mods, go to the Files tab and click Manual download on the main file (Downtown Zuzu 0.9.4). You need a free Nexus account to download.
4. Extract the .zip outside the game folder and move the resulting folder into the Mods folder, inside the game folder.
5. If you want, add the optional Train Station (alpha version for 1.6) and Walk to the Desert - Redux.
6. Launch the game with SMAPI, check the console and travel to Zuzu City by bus (with BusLocations, the ticket machine lets you pick a destination).

Version history

1. 0.9.47 Nov 2024Current

   Compatibility update for 1.6.9; the changelog adds that it fixes 1.6.11+

2. 0.8.215 Mar 2022

   Legacy version for Stardew Valley 1.5.6 or SMAPI before 4.0 (Optional files)

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