better fish pond

by sharpskull2·v1.4.0·Updated 2025-11-04

Better Fishponds is a content patch mod that makes fishpond buildings more useful later in the game, such as removing population quests and making fish roe and fish items more common and plentiful

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About this mod Machine translation

Better Fishponds is a content patch mod that makes fishpond buildings more useful later in the game, such as removing population quests and making fish roe and fish items more common and plentiful

betterfishpond

🎣 **Refresh the fish pond system in Stardew Valley! **

✨ Core Functions

This module brings the following improvements by modifying the fish pond data file:

  • 🗑️ **REMOVED ALL POPULATION TASK** - All fish now start at slot 10
  • 📈 **Dynamic Roe Production** - The more fish there are, the more fish roe will be produced.
  • 🎯 **Increase by-product probability** - The drop rate and quantity of by-products from most fish species have been increased
  • 💰 **Enhanced late game value** - Make fish ponds more valuable in the mid to late game

🔄 Update log

**Adapted to version 1.6**

  • Now fully compatible with Stardew Valley version 1.6
  • If you find any bugs, please report them in time

**Compatibility patch 1.4.0**

  • Improved compatibility with other mods that modify fish pond data
  • Especially optimized for compatibility with mods that add custom fish (such as SVE)

🔧 Compatibility Notes

**Automatically compatible with patches**

  • SVE (Stardew Valley Expansion)
  • Alchemistry module

⚠️ **Note**: There may be compatibility issues with other modules that modify the values ​​of the original fish pond. It is recommended to load this module before other modules that modify fish pond data.

🚀 Future plans

**Version 2.0 Outlook**

  • Plan to add craftable fish farming machine
  • Can be placed inside buildings or around farms to save space
  • Possible to obtain blueprint by reaching 10 hearts with Willy
  • Make farm decoration more free and flexible!

📥 Installation Guide

  • Install the latest version of SMAPI
  • Extract the module folder to the Stardew Valley/Mods directory
  • Run the game using SMAPI

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🌟 **Make your fish pond farming experience more enjoyable and efficient! **

Install & use Install: SMAPI mod (Stardew Valley standard)

  1. Install SMAPI first (Stardew Valley's mod loader): download it from smapi.io, run 'install on Windows.bat' and pick your game folder.
  2. Unzip the archive from playbuff and find the folder that contains manifest.json — that folder is the mod.
  3. Copy that whole folder into Stardew Valley/Mods/.
  4. Launch the game through SMAPI (run StardewModdingAPI.exe or set it as the launch option). The console before the title screen lists each mod's load result.

Cheat-style tools may not need SMAPI — unzip and run them as the readme describes. Back up your save before editing it; SMAPI lists failed mods in its console.

File & checksum

Filename
(CP) Better Fish Ponds 1.4.0
File size
15.1 KiB
SHA-256
6b0217289af0f5dc66c4ce4a2f619bf0e27fec1dbe28d948455c4229fd8ef5d0
Stored at
2026-10-10 10:32