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 1.6+ on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Requires SMAPI 4.0.0 or later.

Update 2.0.5 (2024/05/02): Fixed a bug preventing items from being picked up while holding tool. Fixed a bug that was causing the wrong icon to show for custom items. Thank you to kitsutsune and their awesome Chocobo Valley mod for bringing this to my attention! Also fixed a bug causing the "Hide Hearts w/ Max Friendship" setting to be ignored for pets.

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
• 1.9.1:
  • Clean-up code styling
  • Added i18n support
  • Added Ukranian translation for config menus and prompts
• 2.0.0:
  • Migrated to SDV 1.6 and SMAPI 4.0
  • Fixed out of range bug when facing away from animals
  • Added Chinese, French, and German translations
• 2.0.1:
  • Fixed issue causing hearts to not display
• 2.0.2:
  • Added compatibility fix for animals spawned from other mods
• 2.0.3:
  • Fixed bug causing animal hearts to display over building they are in.
• 2.0.4:
  • Added support for custom harvest items to display above animals!
  • Fixed bug causing "Hide Hearts w/ Max Friendship" setting to be ignored for pets
• 2.0.5:
  • Fixed bug causing items to not be able to be picked up while holding tool

Other Contributors

• 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
• Profitroll -- https://github.com/profitrollgame
• BernieAteUsername -- https://github.com/BernieAteUsername
• Tenebrosful -- https://github.com/Tenebrosful
• Admonstrator -- https://github.com/Admonstrator
• DecidelyHuman -- https://github.com/DecidedlyHuman