(Spanish) Crops need light

by Hayato2236·v1.0.0·Updated 2025-11-03

Prevent crops from growing in low-light areas (such as caves) unless there is a light source nearby.

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About this mod Machine translation

Prevent crops from growing in low-light areas (such as caves) unless there is a light source nearby.

Crops need light

🌱 **Why was this mod created? **

It occurred to me when I designed a farm map with a large cave area - having what is basically a large greenhouse feels a little too powerful early in the game. Wouldn't it be more fair and interesting if crops couldn't be grown in caves unless there were some grow lights?

That's why I created "Crops Need Light"!

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✨ Main functions

  • **Light Requirement System**: Indoor areas other than greenhouses require grow lights (or regular light fixtures) to allow crops to grow
  • **Craftable Grow Lights**:
  • Basic Grow Light: Unlocked at Agriculture Level 2
  • Deluxe Grow Light: Unlocked at Farming Level 7
  • **Customized lights**: Basic lights are available in 7 wood colors, and luxury lights are available in 3 styles
  • **New Crop**: Cave Sponge Mushroom - Can only grow in lightless areas!

🍄 About Sponge Mushroom

This unique mushroom is different from other crops: it can only grow where there is no light! Sponge mushrooms are a rare delicacy whose seeds you won't find in stores.

💡 **Finding Tips**: They can only appear in the Secret Forest during summer rainy days, but not until you unlock the Skull Cave.

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🛠️ Technical details

Create low light areas

Map makers can set low-light areas in two ways:

  • **Automatic identification**: Indoor maps (non-outdoor properties) and non-greenhouse maps will automatically be regarded as low-light areas
  • **Manual setting**: Use custom field `glossamer.CropsNeedLight_LowLightArea: "true"`

Low light tolerant crops

You can make certain crops ignore light conditions:

  • Use `glossamer.CropsNeedLight_LowLightCrop: "true"` to make crops grow in any lighting conditions
  • Use `glossamer.CropsNeedLight_LowLightCrop: "I"` to make crops grow only in low light areas

Create grow lights

All grow lights require:

  • Set `IsLamp` to true in large crafting item entries
  • Use `glossamer.CropsNeedLight_GrowLightRadius: "4"` to set the light range

🔧 Compatibility Notes

  • **Multiplayer Mode**: Not fully tested, it is recommended that all players install the same configuration
  • **Shrubs and Tea Bushes**: Currently unaffected, grow according to original rules
  • **Trees and Fruit Trees**: Should prevent planting in low light areas, but not affect the growth of already planted trees

📥 Installation instructions

After unzipping, copy the **CropsNeedLight** folder to the **stardew valley/mods** directory, replacing existing files if prompted.

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🌿 Make the planting experience in Stardew Valley more real and interesting! Now your crops really need sunlight (or light) to thrive!

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
CropsNeedLight Spanish v1.0.0
File size
2.3 KiB
SHA-256
f56a37fc2922aa7ecfe1dbfcc133c17c3849c04d832f254c88267b27357d75d2
Stored at
2026-10-07 17:46