Better Honey Mead
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #116 of 382 Gameplay Mechanics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A fairly simple mod that does the following:
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[]Flavored honey now produces flavored mead.
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]Flavored mead price is based on both base mead price and input honey price.[]Mead will retain quality from honey - configurable via options (the normal game does not generate quality honey, another mod will be needed to enable that functionality).
[]Both honey and mead are now colored items, based on the flavor - configurable via an option.
- Basic integration with CJB Item Spawner
Source: ncarigon/StardewValleyMods (github.com)
COMPATIBILITY:
If you use a custom texture pack, this mod will still override the default and colored sprites for both honey and mead. If you want to use the custom textures, you will need to put together a Content Pack containing the custom sprites and a content file similar to this:
"Format": "2. 0. 0",
"Changes": [
"Action": "Load",
"Target": "Mods/NCarigon. BetterHoneyMeadCP/HoneyNoColor",
"FromFile": "assets/honey_no-color.png"
"Action": "Load",
"Target": "Mods/NCarigon. BetterHoneyMeadCP/HoneyColored",
"FromFile": "assets/honey_colored.png"
"Action": "Load",
"Target": "Mods/NCarigon. BetterHoneyMeadCP/MeadNoColor",
"FromFile": "assets/mead_no-color.png"
"Action": "Load",
"Target": "Mods/NCarigon. BetterHoneyMeadCP/MeadColored",
"FromFile": "assets/mead_colored.png"
Check this mod's assets for the required sprite format.
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Better Honey Mead by NCarigon makes flavored honey produce flavored meads and converts honey and mead into colored items based on honey flavor. A popular gameplay tweak with 641 endorsements and over 131k downloads, last updated January 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 641 endorsements and 131k downloads.
- Simple concept that adds visual variety to honey and mead.
- Recently updated (January 2025) so likely compatible with current game version.
⚠️ Cons
- May require other mods for honey flavors to be meaningful, but dependencies aren't listed.
For players who enjoy crafting and want more visual distinction between honey types. Also for completionists who like collecting colored variants. Skip if you want deep gameplay changes—this is mostly cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a specific game version or other mods for honey flavors to appear.
- Use a mod manager to easily enable/disable and avoid conflicts.
- Look for compatibility patches if you use other crafting overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- NCarigon
- Version
- 1.1.0
- Downloads
- 131,948
- Endorsements
- 641
- Category
- Gameplay Mechanics
- Created
- 4/19/2024
- Updated
- 1/7/2025
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