Pet Facelift
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 4 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
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #15 of 53 Pets / Horses mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod edits the dog and cat sprites to improve them and adds several new breed/colour options.
Part of my Facelift series that also includes Vanilla Facelift, Farm Animal Facelift, and SVE Facelift.
SMAPI and Content Patcher are required. Hit download & unzip/extract the file into your Stardew mods folder!
- Main: set the skin for your pet in the config. all cat 1s will be orange, all dog 2s will be ghost, etc.
- Skins: adds skins as separate pets when making a new save/adopting from Marnie
- AT: requires Alternative Textures. use the scissors sold at Robin's to choose the skin for each pet. can be used alongside the Main or Skins version.
There are config guides included in the mod, but i'll include a text version as well just in case.
Cat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / Dog 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 correspond to what animal you chose when starting your save + if you adopt more later.
Cats: orange/black/grey/brown solid, under, tabby, bicolor, bicolor tabby, siamese fawn/seal/flame, calico, calico dilute, torbie, torbie dilute, white, pitch black, american curl, scottish fold, chimera, halloween, lykoi, ghost, tortoiseshell, purple, pink, blue
Dogs: lab yellow/black/chocolate, retriever cream/golden/red, german shepherd, german shepherd black, great dane, great dane black, husky, husky red, rottweiler, doberman, grey wolf, timber wolf, ghost, halloween, scooby doo
Pet Facelift is a cosmetic mod for Stardew Valley that enhances cat and dog sprites with smoother textures and dozens of breed and color options. It requires Content Patcher and Alternative Textures, making it ideal for players who want more visual variety in their pets. With over 3,700 endorsements, it's a popular choice for customization.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 3,716 endorsements and 137k downloads.
- Gives your pets a fresh look with tons of breed and color choices.
- Pairs well with other mods since it uses Content Patcher and Alternative Textures.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires both Content Patcher and Alternative Textures, so you'll need to install those first.
- No screenshots or detailed previews in the description, so you'll have to test in-game to see the options.
- Only affects cats and dogs—if you want other animals changed, this isn't for you.
For Stardew Valley players who want to personalize their pets with more realistic or varied looks. Perfect if you're already using Content Patcher or Alternative Textures and want a quick cosmetic upgrade. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or don't care about pet appearance.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SMAPI installed and the latest versions of Content Patcher and Alternative Textures before adding this mod.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or the in-game mod menu to easily enable and disable the mod if you want to test different options.
- Check the mod's config file (if any) to tweak which breeds/colors appear, or use the Alternative Textures framework to cycle through options in-game.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- siamece
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Downloads
- 137,575
- Endorsements
- 3,716
- Category
- Pets / Horses
- Created
- 9/14/2021
- Updated
- 3/30/2024
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