adding "skin"-mods to existing saves?

[Karambo]

hi everyone.

just discovered the mod "Medieval buildings" on nexusmods. now im wondering if i can add this mod (and the requirements "content patcher" + "SMAPI"; its my first mod ever for this game) to my existing save? if yes, then i guess this also counts for other "skin"-mods (like season clothing/...)

thx for any anwsers.

[Amberbaum]

As long as the mod doesn't state that it's recommended to start a new game for it then it should be fine.

General rule: Mods that overhaul the asethetics are always fine to install mid game and to deinstall. It basically just swaps the sprites with something else. There are no scripts involved that breaks your game etc. Think of it as those old paper doll dress up games when you were a kid. The base(doll) is still untouched and you can dress them up in many paper dresses as you like.

SMAPI is just the mod launcher that injects the mod files into your game. Works with old saves. Same goes for framework mods like content patcher.

[Karambo]

引用自 Amberbaum：

As long as the mod doesn't state that it's recommended to start a new game for it then it should be fine.

General rule: Mods that overhaul the asethetics are always fine to install mid game and to deinstall. It basically just swaps the sprites with something else. There are no scripts involved that breaks your game etc. Think of it as those old paper doll dress up games when you were a kid. The base(doll) is still untouched and you can dress them up in many paper dresses as you like.

SMAPI is just the mod launcher that injects the mod files into your game. Works with old saves. Same goes for framework mods like content patcher.

alright thx for your anwser

[Amberbaum]

引用自 Karambo：

引用自 Amberbaum：

As long as the mod doesn't state that it's recommended to start a new game for it then it should be fine.

General rule: Mods that overhaul the asethetics are always fine to install mid game and to deinstall. It basically just swaps the sprites with something else. There are no scripts involved that breaks your game etc. Think of it as those old paper doll dress up games when you were a kid. The base(doll) is still untouched and you can dress them up in many paper dresses as you like.

SMAPI is just the mod launcher that injects the mod files into your game. Works with old saves. Same goes for framework mods like content patcher.

alright thx for your anwser

You can also install quality of life mods mid-game. Such as Lookup Anything or Data Layers.

[Queen Droxxanna]

i have over 60 mods installed in the game now, the thing to remember is once installed, they will effect ALL of your save files. So if you have an older farm you still play, then add mods for a new farm layout, new characters, new items, it will effect and add those items to your old farm as well.
I was playing multiplayer, hosting with 2 family members joining me, and when i added a bunch of mods to the game, they were no longer to load into my farm. So remember to check that some mods don't work with multiplayer, or with some mods all players must install the same mod to play together.

Also found that since I have so many mods, when I joined another players host farm, I still had access to my mods that they did not have. This created some interesting effects on the farm. For example, I would race around on a tractor, but they would see me on a horse. If I planted crops on their farm from a mod, they could not see the crops or harvest them.