Cauldron
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #51 of 382 Gameplay Mechanics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
WAG provides the user the ability to toggle almost everything in the mod, and it does so by using Cauldron. Cauldron provides for you, the player, an all in one easy place to handle all of your configuration settings.
It also does some nifty game logic on the back end but that's not relevant here hehehe.
Access Cauldron via Generic Mod Config Menu to adjust the following:
Hover over the settings with your cursor in GMCM to show a pop up display that gives you more details for
each of these. They are also explained below:
Global Options
Enable Wild Food - Adds crops and forage focused on edible herbs, fruits, nuts etc. Required for Advanced Difficulty Toggle.
Enable Mixed Seeds - Adds special mixed seeds to be sold by shopkeepers; requires the Item Extensions mod.
Artisan Difficulty Setting - Choose from Simple or Advanced. Simple is the same as how wine or jelly is handled in the base game; advanced requires multiple inputs to make more valuable, specific items. Requires Wild Food module enabled. Defaults to simple.
Easy Recipes - Check this box if you want machine recipes to be known immediately. Otherwise player learns recipes from NPC mail. False by default.
Perfection Toggle - Uncheck this if you do not want any of the items from this mod to be needed for the game's perfection requirements.
Florist Only Toggle - WARNING: ENABLE THIS IF YOU JUST WANT FLORIST OR MAKEUP CATEGORIES ONLY. This will cause errors for all food-related WAG categories if enabled.
Forage Category Overrides - Changes the categories for items like mushrooms, herbs etc. Purely cosmetic. Requires the mod Calcifer.
Vanilla Tweaks Compatibility - Changes seeds and saplings to match Vanilla Tweaks style.
Machine Color Scheme - Select a color scheme for artisanal machines; can choose from Classic (default), Cream or Chocolate.
Machine Art Style - Select a visual style for artisanal machines; can choose from Kitchen(default), Boutique or Market.
Special Orders - whether to add special orders to the game
Special Order Priority - whether to add special orders immediately or not until AFTER major base game special orders are completed
Simple Add On - Setting this to TRUE will add the simple rules in addition to the advanced rules, so that generic versions of items can be made as well as the specific items.
Baker Items
Choose which baker-themed items to add to
Cauldron is a core framework mod for Wildflour's Atelier Goods, providing easy configuration for users while handling game logic changes in the background. With 3,567 endorsements and 319,459 downloads, it's a well-established utility for players using the Atelier Goods mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 3,567 endorsements and 319k downloads
- Essential for anyone using Atelier Goods—makes setup painless
- Active development, last updated June 2025
⚠️ Cons
- Does nothing on its own—requires Atelier Goods to be useful
- Potential compatibility issues if Atelier Goods updates
For Stardew Valley players who use Wildflour's Atelier Goods and want a simple way to configure it. Skip if you don't use that mod—this is just a dependency.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install Cauldron before Atelier Goods to ensure proper load order
- Use a mod manager like SMAPI to handle dependencies automatically
- Check the config file after first launch to tweak settings
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- Kedi sophiesalacia and wildflourmods
- Version
- 2.2.1
- Downloads
- 319,459
- Endorsements
- 3,567
- Category
- Gameplay Mechanics
- Created
- 5/1/2024
- Updated
- 6/30/2025
🔗 Required By 1 Mod
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