initial hat

by ImSaier·v1.0.1·Updated 2025-11-03

Tired of starting Stardew Valley with no style? This mod will instantly give you a hat in your inventory when you load a new save - why not start your new life with a hat from the start?

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About this mod Machine translation

Tired of starting Stardew Valley with no style? This mod will instantly give you a hat in your inventory when you load a new save - why not start your new life with a hat from the start?

StartingHat

🎩 **Tired of starting Stardew Valley with no style? ** This mod will instantly give you a hat in your inventory when you load a new save - why not start your new life with a hat from the start?

✨ Module function

  • **AUTO-GET HAT**: Automatically get a hat every time you start a new game
  • **Fully Customizable**: Any hat can be changed via configuration file
  • **Default Settings**: Starts with a cowboy hat, but you can change it to any hat you like

⚙️ Installation Guide

  • Make sure SMAPI is installed
  • Download the latest version of the **StartingHat** module
  • Extract the mod folder to the Mods directory of Stardew Valley
  • Launch the game using SMAPI
  • You will get the specified hat every time you load a new archive.

🔧 Configuration instructions

The configuration file `config.json` is automatically generated after the first run:

```json

{

"StartingHatId": 0

}

```

You can change the ID to the number of any hat, but make sure to exclude `` and `(H)`. You can find the IDs for all hats on the Hats tab of the Stardew Valley Item ID Lookup Site.

⚠️ **NOTE**: Entering a non-hat ID will result in you not being able to obtain any items

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💫 **Make your trip to Stardew Valley personalized from the start! Choose your favorite hat and show off your unique rancher style! **

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
StartingHat
File size
4.6 KiB
SHA-256
f72980c955141aa0a70e383647feeea0740153dfd876c5511aa30663c745df2a
Stored at
2026-10-08 23:57