Stardew Valley Mod - Better Ranching

Stardew Valley mod that prevents failing milking/shearing attempts and adds an indicator when animals can be petted, milked, or sheared: https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/859/

Compatible with Stardew Valley 1.5.5+ on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Requires SMAPI 3.13.0 or later.

New Update 1.9.0 (12/2/21): It's been awhile so biiiiig update!

How to Install:

Install the latest version of SMAPI. Unzip the mod folder into Stardew Valley/Mods. Run the game using SMAPI.

Versions:

• 1.0:

  • Initial version
  • Added speech bubbles to indicate which animals can be milked

• 1.1:

  • Added override for milk pail left-click to prevent failed attempt animation and sound effect
  • Added "Milking Failed" warning message
  • Fixed bug causing speech bubbles to cover up heart animation

• 1.2:

  • Added support for sheep shearing
  • Added Gamepad support
  • Fixed bug causing thought bubbles to arbitrarily disappear

• 1.3:

  • Fixed a bug that made it hard to click on the toolbar when the milk pail or shears were selected

• 1.4:

  • Added indicator for when animals can be petted

• 1.5:

  • Added indicator when pigs can be petted
  • Fixed bug causing error when milking in the FarmHouse

• 1.6:

  • Added config json file
  • Fixed bug causing player to fail valid milk attempts

• 1.7:

  • vaindil updated to work for the latest version of 1.3 and SMAPI 2.6-beta.15

• 1.7.1:

  • Updates the code for SMAPI 2.8 and Stardew Valley 1.3.31.
  • Adds update keys to the manifest.json and standardises the version format.

• 1.7.2:

  • Updated the code for SMAPI 3.0

• 1.7.3:

  • minervamaga made a fix for an error that was spamming the console

• 1.7.4:

  • Fixed a bug causing dogs/cats to keep their heart indicators even if the setting was turned off in the config

• 1.7.5:

  • Improve error handling

• 1.7.6:

  • floatingatoll fixed a bug causing bubbles to not be hidden during cutscenes

• 1.8.0:

  • Made compatible with SDV 1.5
  • Fixed UI / Zoom scaling issues

• 1.8.1:

  • Added API for better compatibility with other mods
  • Fixed bubbles showing up during cutscenes
  • Cleaned up / refactored code

• 1.9.0:

  • Add support for Generic Mod Config Menu
  • Clarify "Milking/Shearing Failed" messages
  • Improve reliability of harvest detection
  • Add config options to individually control hearts for farm animals and pets
  • Add config option to hide hearts for max level animal friends
  • Update to SMAPI 3.13.1 and .NET5

Contributors

• Urbanyeti -- https://github.com/urbanyeti
• vaindil -- https://github.com/vaindil
• Pathoschild -- https://github.com/Pathoschild
• minervamaga -- https://github.com/minervamaga
• floatingatoll -- https://github.com/floatingatoll
• corrin -- https://github.com/corrinr