Morrowind

Oblivion

Shadowrun Returns

Skyrim

Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age 2

The Witcher

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The Witcher 2

X: Rebirth

World of Tanks

Legend of Grimrock

Dark Souls

Fallen Enchantress

Far Cry 3

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Dungeon Defenders

Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights 2

Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade: Warband

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

Left 4 Dead 2

Minecraft

Knights of the Old Republic II

Warcraft 3

Mass Effect 3

Sins of a Solar Empire

State of Decay

Saints Row 4

Savage XR

Faster Than Light

Knights of the Old Republic

Mass Effect

Starbound

Deus Ex

Torchlight II

Grand Theft Auto IV

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Mafia 2

Zoo Tycoon 2

Thief 2: The Metal Age

Mass Effect 2

Halo: Combat Evolved

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Kerbal Space Program

Game Dev Tycoon

Battlefield 2

DmC: Devil May Cry

Madden NFL 08

Batman: Arkham Origins

Black and White 2

X3: Terran Conflict

Just Cause 2

Disciples 3: Reincarnation

Towns

The Sims 3

RPG Maker VX Ace

Remember Me

Crysis

Team Fortress 2

Jade Empire

Euro Truck Simulator 2

3089

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Drox Operative

Risen

Crysis Warhead

Crusader Kings 2

Half-Life 2

Borderlands

Myst Online: Uru Live

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows

Doom 3

Arx Fatalis

Batman: Arkham City

Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

Command & Conquer: Generals

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

The Elder Scrolls Online

Rimworld

Men of War

Borderlands 2

Fallout 2

South Park: The Stick of Truth

ArmA 3

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Resident Evil 4

Rodina

War Thunder

Star Wars: Empire at War

Sacred

Tabletop Simulator

TUG: The Untitled Game

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

Space Engineers

# Description
**Text excerpt from: [Pathoschild on GitHub](https://gist.github.com/Pathoschild/b608892d3e60bd25d0eea71ca7584649). Tile artwork from [Jessica Smith](https://www.artofjess.com/stardew-valley-fanart).**

>Here are the mods I recommend. These are all compatible with the latest versions of SMAPI and Stardew Valley on Linux/macOS/Windows. See the [player's guide to using mods](https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Player_Guide) if you're interested.  
>  
> ## Quality of life  
>  
>I think the best mods are those which improve the game while maintaining its balance, lore, and style.  
>  
> [**AutoGate**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/820)
> *Gates open automatically when you approach and close behind you.*  
>  
> [**Better Sprinklers**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/41)
> *Customise the sprinkler radius, with a proportional change to their cost. If you're willing to mine all the ores you'll need, that makes the basic sprinklers useful early in the game and lets you do more than just watering crops every day.*  
>  
>[**Billboard Anywhere**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/492)
> *View the calendar and daily quest anywhere. See upcoming birthdays and festivals without needing to walk to the nearest calendar.*  
>  
>[**Chests Anywhere**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/518)
> *Access, label, and categorise your chests from anywhere (with optional balanced mode). Makes inventory management less of a chore — you can have multiple organised chests and sort things away without walking around trying to find which chest is which.*  
>  
>[**Data Layers**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1691)
> *Toggle an overlay to see live bee house / Junimo hut / scarecrow / sprinkler coverage, hidden paths and warp points, and more. Very useful when laying out your crops.*  
>  
>[**Fast Animations**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1089)
> *Makes the routine player animations (breaking geodes, eating, drinking, etc) almost instant.*  
>  
>[**Generic Mod Config Menu**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/5098)
> *Edit mod options in-game without needing to manually edit* `config.json` *files, for the many mods which support it.*  
>  
>[**Horse Flute Anywhere**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/7500)
> *You'll often find you left your horse across town, or the horse can't pass through a narrow path. This mod eliminates horse location management as a game mechanic; just play the flute from anywhere and he'll teleport to you.*  
>  
>[**Lookup Anything**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/541)
> *Point at almost anything, and press a button to see information about it. This helps you decide whether an item is worth keeping (e.g. it shows what bundles/recipes/achievements you still need it for), plan your crops (e.g. it tells you when a crop will be ready), manage trees (e.g. it tells you whether something is blocking their growth), see what gifts an NPC likes, etc. Has an option to only show gift tastes you've discovered in-game.*  
>  
>[**Loved Labels**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/279) ([unofficial update](https://smapi.io/mods/#Loved_Labels))
> *Point at a farm animal and it'll show whether you've pet them today, without needing to check them manually.*  
>  
>[**NPC Map Locations**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/239)
> *NPCs move around a lot, and it can be frustrating to find them when you need to talk to them. This mod shows their locations on your map.*  
>  
>[**Pony Weight Loss Program**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1232)
> *Lets the horse pass anywhere you can. This eliminates a common annoyance where the horse can't pass through narrow paths.*  
>  
>[**Quick Glance**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/12058)
> *Press a button to zoom out and view the surrounding area, and release it to return to normal. This lets you quickly get your bearing, look for nearby forage, etc.*  
>  
>[**Rented Tools**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1307) ([unofficial update](https://smapi.io/mods/#Rented_Tools))
> *While Clint is upgrading one of your tools, he'll let you rent an old one he has until yours is ready.*  
>  
>[**Self Service**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1304) ([unofficial update](https://smapi.io/mods/#Self_Service))
> *When you enter a shop and the shopkeeper isn't behind the counter, you can still buy from them.*  
>  
>[**Skip Intro**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/533)
> *Skips the starting splash screens and (optionally) the title screen. It's only a few seconds each time, but you won't be able to go back once you're used to this mod.*  
>  
>[**Tillable Ground**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/2175)
> *Lets you plant crops (and grass) on the grassy portions of the farm map.*  
>  
>[**Toddlers Like Parents**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/405)
> *Your children will look a bit like your spouse (instead of the default generic children). You can optionally customize the clothing they wear too.*  
>  
>## Late game  
>  
>These mods are best used later in the game, once you've already played for a while with the vanilla mechanics.  
>  
>[**Automate**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1063)
> *When you're tired of manually working each machine, this opens a whole new gameplay mechanic. Place a chest next to a machine (like a furnace or crystalarium), and the machine will pull raw items from the chest and push processed items into it. Connect multiple machines with a chest to create factories.*  
>  
>[**Deep Woods**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/2571)
> *Adds an explorable, procedurally-generated forest area to the game with many secrets and resources.*  
>  
>[**Tractor Mod**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1401)
> *Buy a tractor from Robin to make managing large farms much easier. The tractor lets you quickly clear debris, plant/fertilise/water/harvest crops, etc.*  
>  
>## Content Patcher  
>  
>These mods visually tweak the game using [Content Patcher](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1915).  
>  
>[**Fixed Mouse House**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1975) 
> *Give the hat mouse a less broken-down house.*  
>  
>[**Natural Clock**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/2106)
> *Change the Gold Clock to fit in better the game style and look a bit less ostentatious.*  
>  
>[**Rustic Traveling Cart**](https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/2113)
> *Change the traveling cart to better fit the game style and look a bit less silly.*

First Time Farmer

A collection of mods intended for first-time players of Stardew Valley, as recommended by Pathoschild.

Pickysaurus

# Removed
- Old version of LovedLabels (the unofficial update was overwriting it anyway). 

First Time Farmer

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