Friendship decay and rebalancing - a real social system
Does it feel weird that friendships in Stardew Valley never die? This mod brings realism - if you don't talk or send gifts, the relationship will slowly decay, just like in real life. You can decide how severe the attenuation should be.
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About this mod Machine translation
Does it feel weird that friendships in Stardew Valley never die? This mod brings realism - if you don't talk or send gifts, the relationship will slowly decay, just like in real life. You can decide how severe the attenuation should be.
Friendship Decay Rebalanced Realistic Social System
✨ **Make the friendship in Stardew Valley more real and vivid! **
Have you ever felt that the friendship system in Stardew Valley was too idealistic? This mod brings real social dynamics to the game - friendships need to be maintained or they will slowly fade away!
🎯 Core Functions
- **💬 Talk or Lose Friendship** - Skipping the greeting conversation will see your friendship points drop
- **🎁 Optional Weekly Gift Check** - Neglecting gift giving can also affect trusting relationships
- **⚙️ Fully configurable via GMCM**
- Customize the attenuation according to the heart rate range (0~4 / 5~8 / 9 / 10+ / spouse 10~14)
- Adjust global strength (0.25x~3.0x)
- Choose whether to continue to decay after full heart
- **🌍Multi-language support** (English/Korean/Chinese)
- Automatic localization of interface and in-game messages
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🔧 Configuration options
Accessed via the **Universal Module Configuration Menu**:
- **Basic Settings** → Enable the module and switch to real mode
- **Attenuation Settings** → Customize the attenuation for each heart rate range
- **Spouse Decay** → Controls the decrease in intimacy value of married NPCs (10-14 hearts)
- **No greeting penalty** → Set the friendship drop rate when ignored
- **Notification Settings** → Choose whether to display HUD messages
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🔗 Compatibility
- Compatible with **Stardew Valley 1.6+** and **SMAPI 4.0+**
- Can be used with **Content Patcher** or any dialogue mod
- Requires **General Module Configuration Menu** to set up
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💭 Message from the author
This mod is designed for players who want their relationships in the game to be more alive - friendships need to be earned, not permanent.
Whether you prefer slight tweaks or brutal realism, it's all under your control!
🎮 **Experience a more realistic social life in Stardew Valley! **
Install & use Install: SMAPI mod (Stardew Valley standard)
- Install SMAPI first (Stardew Valley's mod loader): download it from smapi.io, run 'install on Windows.bat' and pick your game folder.
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and find the folder that contains manifest.json — that folder is the mod.
- Copy that whole folder into Stardew Valley/Mods/.
- 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.