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🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #12 of 26 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Swaps the friendship jewel for a heart on all romanceable characters. Fully compatible with custom NPCs and UI overhauls!
Replaces Stardew Valley's friendship jewel with a heart icon for romanceable NPCs, working automatically with custom NPCs from East Scarp, Ridgeside Village, and SDVE. Built in C# without Content Patcher, it avoids UI conflicts and includes 3 heart styles, 18 socket themes, and real-time calibration. Best for players with many custom NPCs who want instant romance visibility.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Early but functional: 34 downloads and zero endorsements, but the no-Content-Patcher, no-Cursors.png approach means it won't clash with existing UI mods.
- Auto-detects romanceable NPCs across East Scarp, Ridgeside Village, and SDVE, so you never open the social tab just to check marriage candidates.
- Serious customization depth: 3 heart styles, 18 socket themes, size/pulse/offset sliders, and a real-time Calibration Mode.
⚠️ Cons
- Zero endorsements and only 34 downloads means it's unproven in the field; you won't find much community feedback if something breaks.
- Requires SMAPI, so vanilla and console players are out of luck.
- If you run other mods that also replace or overlay the friendship jewel, this mod draws over them and will cause visual duplication or clipping.
For Stardew Valley players with heavy custom NPC lists (East Scarp, Ridgeside Village, SDVE) who want instant visual confirmation of romanceable characters. For modders who want fine control over friendship icon appearance without Content Patcher conflicts. Skip if you play vanilla or console, or if you only use the vanilla NPCs and don't mind the default jewel.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install SMAPI first and launch Stardew Valley once to generate the Mods folder before unzipping this mod.
- Use Generic Mod Config Menu to adjust heart size, pulse intensity, and offsets without manually editing config files.
- If the heart overlaps other UI with heavy custom NPC mods, enable Calibration Mode to drag it to a better spot.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- AITetsudol
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 46
- Endorsements
- 0
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 8/15/2026
- Updated
- 8/16/2026
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