Solid Foundations for Stardew Valley

What this mod does

Solid Foundations, by PeacefulEnd, is a framework for adding custom buildings to the game. The content packs that use it place their buildings in Robin’s or the Wizard’s construction menu. On its own it doesn’t add any buildings.

What it allows

• Animated texture layers, with optional conditions.
• Custom interiors and look variants for each building.
• Item production based on rules defined by the pack.
• Custom material costs and building rules, plus custom exterior collisions.
• Actions triggered by touching or stepping on tiles, like teleporting.

Requirements and compatibility

It only needs SMAPI. Version 3.0.0 (November 4, 2024, 84 KB) is compatible with 1.6.9. It supports Content Patcher, Dynamic Game Assets and Save Anywhere. There’s an optional add-on for Automate that has been in beta since 2022. The page doesn’t mention multiplayer or Android.

If you uninstall the framework or a pack, its buildings disappear from the map; according to the author they come back if you reinstall the framework, or the pack before saving. It has quite a few open bug reports on Nexus. One example of a pack that uses it is Mystical Buildings.

Requirements

• Stardew Valley 1.6.9 or later (PC)
• SMAPI 4.x
• Building content packs that use it

How to install it

1. Install SMAPI first (see its mod page) and launch the game with it once to make sure it works.
2. Open the Solid Foundations page on Nexus Mods, go to the Files tab and click Manual download on the main file (Solid Foundations 3.0.0). You need a free Nexus account to download.
3. Unzip the .zip outside the game folder and move the resulting folder into the Mods folder, inside the game folder.
4. Install the building packs that use it and launch the game with SMAPI; the buildings show up in Robin's or the Wizard's menu.

Version history

1. 3.0.04 Nov 2024Current

   Current file, compatible with 1.6.9

2. 1.10.021 Jun 2022

   Version for 1.5.5 (Old files)

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