Solid Foundations
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #44 of 119 Modding Tools mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Solid Foundations is a framework which allows for custom buildings in Stardew Valley.
Solid Foundations introduces many features for custom buildings:
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[]Dynamic, animation-supported texture overlays, with optional conditions
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]Custom interiors[]Item production via user-defined rules
[]Building skin variation
[]Custom material cost and build rules
[]Custom exterior collision
[]Dynamic "touch" and "walk" player actions (such as warping when player walks on a tile)
[]...and much more!
See the GitHub repository for an in-depth wiki on how to create a content pack for Solid Foundations.
See the example pack in the Optional Files section for an example custom buildings pack.
See Mystical Buildings for an SF pack which utilizes Solid Foundation's API.
Content Patcher is supported!
Dynamic Game Assets is supported!
Save Anywhere is supported!
To use this framework, you need a Solid Foundations content pack.
These content packs will add the custom buildings to either Robin's or the Wizard's construction menu.
Removing downloaded SF packs will result in their respective building disappearing from your map, with no other impact on your save file.
For a general example pack, see the mod's repository.
For a pack which uses Solid Foundation and Content Patcher (as well as Solid Foundation's API), see the Mystical Buildings pack.
Can I uninstall Solid Foundation without issue?
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[]Yes, though any placed custom buildings will disappear. Re-installing Solid Foundations will result in your custom buildings being restored.
Can I uninstall Solid Foundation content packs without issue?
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What are the limitations?
- See here for the current list of unsupported features.
Source code is available here.
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[]Yes, though any placed custom buildings will disappear. Re-installing Solid Foundations will result in your custom buildings being restored.
Solid Foundations is a modding framework for Stardew Valley that enables custom buildings. With 5,790 endorsements and 425,756 downloads, it's a widely adopted tool for modders and players seeking to add new structures to the game. Last updated in November 2024, it remains actively maintained.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust – 5,790 endorsements and over 425k downloads show this is the go-to framework.
- Actively updated (Nov 2024), so you know it's kept in line with current game patches.
- Framework design means it's a solid base for other mods – expect plenty of custom building content to build on it.
⚠️ Cons
- It's a framework, not a content mod – you'll need to find or make custom buildings to actually use it.
- No detailed documentation or feature list provided, so you'll have to dig into the mod's files or community guides to learn how to use it.
- Requires SMAPI (likely) to run, which adds an extra dependency for players not already using mods.
For Stardew Valley modders who want to create custom buildings or players who want to install building mods that depend on this framework. If you're just looking for new buildings out of the box, this isn't for you – you'll need to pair it with content mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SMAPI installed first – most Stardew mods require it, and Solid Foundations is no exception.
- Check the mod's forum page or Discord for building mods that use this framework – that's where you'll find actual content to add.
- If you're a modder, look at existing building mods that use Solid Foundations to see how they structure their content.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- PeacefulEnd
- Version
- 3.0.0
- Downloads
- 425,756
- Endorsements
- 5,790
- Category
- Modding Tools
- Created
- 6/4/2022
- Updated
- 11/4/2024
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