Skull Cavern Elevator
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 382 Gameplay Mechanics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This Mod is based on SMAPI 3. 0+, for installing SMAPI refer to https://smapi.io/.
For installation unpack the zip-File in the Mods Folder, just like any other SMAPI Mod.
An elevator like in the normal mine is added to the Skull Cavern, like in the normal mine the elevator is updated every 5th Floor by default.
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Update 1. 1. 2
In the folder SkullCavernElevator there will be a file called config.json after starting the game with the mod, in this file you can change how frequent the elevators appear. You just need to change the value behind the "elevatorStep" : (the 5).
Update 1. 2. 1
A new setting called "difficulty" has been added to the config.json file. It changes the number of elevator levels appearing in the menu. The value is calculated as follows: deepestMineLevel/elevatorSteps/difficulty.
Update 1. 3. 0
A new setting called "FirstLevelElevatorActive": has been added to the config.json file. It is used as a workaround if the elevator is not shown in the entrance area, but if set to "true" the elevator will appear in the first floor.
Update 1. 4. 0
The settings in the config.json were renamed to start with a Capital letter, difficulty -> Difficulty, elevatorStep -> ElevatorStep, firstLevelElevatorActive -> FirstLevelElevatorActive.
A new setting called "ElevatorCostPerStep": with default value 0 has been added to the config.json file. If this value is set to > 0, a cost will be calculated and displayed in the elevator menu. The formula is (Position of Elevator displayed) * ElevatorCostPerStep. This cost will be subtracted from your current available money. If you do not have enough, the elevator will not be used.
Difficulty and elevator setting
A few examples to illustrate how difficulty and elevatorStep work. In all examples it is assumed that the lowest mine level reached is 40.
First elevatorStep, this changes step width between elevators appearing.
elevatorStep 5 (and default difficulty 1) means when you reach level 40 of the SkullCavern, you will see the elevators: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40
elevatorStep 10 (and default difficulty 1) means when you reach level 40 of the SkullCavern, you will see the elevators: 10, 20, 30 and 40
Difficulty setting changes how difficult it is to travel further down with the elevator.
Difficulty 2 (and default elevatorStep 5) means when you reach level 40 of the SkullCavern, you will only see elevators up to level 20 (My Lowest Level/Difficulty). Means elevators: 5, 10, 15 and 20
Difficulty 4 (and default elevatorStep 5) means when you re
Adds an elevator to the Skull Cavern in Stardew Valley, allowing players to bypass the early floors and quickly descend to deeper levels. With over 151,800 endorsements and 5.9 million downloads, it's one of the most popular quality-of-life mods for the game.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust (151,800 endorsements) — this is a must-have for many players.
- Saves you tons of time grinding through early floors — you can dive straight to the good loot.
- Simple and effective — does exactly what it says with no bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- May make the Skull Cavern feel too easy for some — the challenge of climbing from floor 1 is gone.
- Requires you to have reached the cavern first, so it's not a day-one cheat.
- No built-in config options — you can't adjust elevator behavior without extra mods.
For Stardew Valley players who are tired of repeating the same early floors of the Skull Cavern and want to focus on deeper mining for iridium and treasure. Also great for those who want a more relaxed mining experience. Skip if you enjoy the thrill of starting from scratch every run.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SMAPI installed — this mod requires it to run.
- After installing, enter the Skull Cavern and look for the elevator near the entrance.
- If you're using other mods that change the Skull Cavern layout, check for compatibility patches.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- Lestoph
- Version
- 1.6.2
- Downloads
- 5,927,846
- Endorsements
- 151,800
- Category
- Gameplay Mechanics
- Created
- 2/27/2017
- Updated
- 11/6/2024
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