remote tools
Allows you to extend tool range and seed/item placement distance when using mouse controls.
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About this mod Machine translation
Allows you to extend tool range and seed/item placement distance when using mouse controls.
Ranged Tools
🎯 **Free your hands! Allow tools to be used further and more freely**
When playing games using mouse controls, do you find it annoying to have to walk to an item every time to use a tool? This mod allows you to customize the maximum range of tool and item placement, allowing you to:
- 🔧 **Remote use of tools** - Use tools on further tiles
- 🌱 **Easy Planting Seeds** - Plant seeds while standing still
- 🎨 **Place items remotely** - Move machines and decorations more conveniently
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🚀 Main functions
**Tool scope setting**
- **Axe/Pickaxe/Hoe/Water Can Range**: Can be set to a value of 1 or greater, -1 is unlimited range
- **Sickle/Weapon Range**: The attack range can also be extended
- **Seed/Item Placement Range**: Makes planting and arrangement easier
**Smart Options**
- **Centered by Cursor**: Makes scythe and weapon attacks originate from the cursor position
- **Standing Grid Usage**: Allows the use of tools on the standing grid
- **Facing click direction**: Automatically face the cursor direction when clicking
- **Ignore Obstacles**: Attacks can pass through rocks and walls
**Advanced Settings**
- **Half grid position calculation**: Make the range in all directions feel more balanced
- **Charging Effect Range**: Custom range also applies to charging tools
- **Mouse click only**: By default, it only takes effect when the mouse is clicked.
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⚙️ Installation Guide
- Install the latest version of SMAPI
- Extract the **RangedTools** folder to the **Stardew Valley/Mods** directory
- Run the game using SMAPI
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🎮 Usage suggestions
- **Recommended Range 2**: If you just want a slightly looser operating space
- **Unlimited Range**: Set to -1 to remove all range restrictions
- **Note on Crab Pots**: Always use the default range (1 grid) when placing crab pots to avoid being unable to recycle them.
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🌍 Multi-language support
The configuration menu has been translated to:
- English
- Japanese (translated by vgperson)
- Chinese (provided by anonymous user)
- Ukrainian (provided by ChulkyBow)
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⚠️ Notes
- Mainly suitable for **mouse and keyboard** gaming methods
- May conflict with other mods that modify tool functionality
- Compatibility issues with Expanded Storage, Pipe Irrigation and other modules have been resolved
💡 **Tips**: The default settings have little impact, remember to adjust the configuration according to your own needs!
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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.