Classic style conversational interface

by Doragoun·v1.0.0·Updated 2025-11-05

Redesigned the dialog, moving the character portrait and name to the top of the dialog, and adding separate areas to display the friendship indicator, heart count, and gift of the week counter

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About this mod Machine translation

Redesigned the dialog, moving the character portrait and name to the top of the dialog, and adding separate areas to display the friendship indicator, heart count, and gift of the week counter

Classic-Style Dialogue UI

🌟 **Classic style dialogue interface** - brings a brand new dialogue experience to "Stardew Valley"!

✨ Main functions

With the help of the powerful function of **Dialogue Display Framework**, this module makes two major improvements to the dialogue interface:

  • **Reposition Character Information**: Move NPC's portrait and name above the main dialog
  • **New friendship display area**: Add a new area between the top of the dialog box and the actual conversation, including:
  • Friendship indicator icon
  • Current and maximum friendship hearts
  • Counter of gifts given this week

⚠️ Known issues

  • After the friendship indicator is moved, its tooltip will still be displayed in the original position (this is an issue with the DDF framework)
  • Friendship indicator is not completely centered (due to size differences between icons)

⚙️ Configuration options

This module provides **one** configuration options:

  • **Portrait Size**: Choose from original size or larger
  • It is recommended to use GMCM for configuration editing

📥 Installation Guide

The installation steps are very simple:

  • Make sure all required mods are installed
  • Download this module from the file page
  • Unzip to the Mods folder
  • Done!

To uninstall simply delete from the Mods folder

🔗 Compatibility Notes

This mod is compatible with most content:

✅ **Fully Compatible**:

  • All portrait mods (including HD portraits)
  • UI recolor mod
  • Custom heart-shaped relationship indicator
  • Expansion modules (such as SVE, RSV)

⚠️ **Partially compatible**:

  • Farmer portrait - NPC portrait moves to the top, farmer portrait remains in its original position

❌ **Not recommended for simultaneous use**:

  • A module specifically designed to modify the portrait background (this module has removed the portrait background)
  • Other modules that rely on the dialogue display framework

🙏 Special thanks

Thanks to all those who helped during the development process! Special thanks to:

  • **Mangupix** - Creator of the conversation display framework Continued
  • **Airyn** - Provides compatibility support for heart-shaped relationship indicators

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💫 **Enjoy a clearer and more intuitive conversation experience! **

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
Classic-Style Dialogue UI
File size
3.5 KiB
SHA-256
75a4887308d610a6acdd703a546c270b704d2f57c5c006e1c807f5b59a8d3289
Stored at
2026-10-08 12:05