desert shortcut

by Kana·v1.0.4·Updated 2025-10-23

It's a shortcut into the desert that you can reach on foot or horseback just over 2 maps away, without ever having to leave your horse. The map has collectibles, wood, renewable hardwood, and a teleport point to quickly get back to your horse. A relaxing path through a natural landscape.

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About this mod Machine translation

It's a shortcut into the desert that you can reach on foot or horseback just over 2 maps away, without ever having to leave your horse. The map has collectibles, wood, renewable hardwood, and a teleport point to quickly get back to your horse. A relaxing path through a natural landscape.

desert shortcut

🌵 **An easy road to the desert**

Main functions

  • 🚶‍♂️ **Easy Access**: Just go through 2 maps to reach the desert on foot or horseback
  • 🐎 **Never Separate**: Never need to leave your horse
  • 🌿 **Rich Resources**: Collectables, wood and renewable hardwood are distributed on the map
  • 🎣 **Quality Fishing**: You can catch Iridium quality desert fish on the map in front of the desert, and mountain fish on other maps.
  • ✨ **Magic Teleport**: There is a magic teleport point on the map in front of the desert, which can send you and your horse back to the starting point.

Version update

**New content in version 1.0.3:**

  • Added another entrance to the desert
  • Added a cave map connecting the deep forest and the bus station
  • Crops can be grown in the cave like a greenhouse
  • Restore energy through bathing
  • Wooden barrels can be placed for aging

💡 **Compatibility Tips**:

  • All recolor mods should be compatible
  • High compatibility with most mods since only a few tiles are added to the original map

Usage suggestions

🏞️ These maps are well-maintained and have a relaxing environment, perfect for getting materials early in the game. If you don't like combat and don't like leaving your horse for a bus ride, this mod is perfect!

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**Other works by the author:** Check out Kana’s other mods

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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
Desert Shortcut
File size
276.9 KiB
SHA-256
16b0d49fb11dbf7a2bd36e5a818eea49897f2a4ead8083b61515d475b07b4248
Stored at
2026-10-10 17:08