
How to Launch SMAPI Using Xbox App for Stardew Valley
Nov 14, 2024
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To play Stardew Valley with mods, you are required to boot SMAPI with either Steam, Xbox App, or GOG Galaxy.
#Installing SMAPI With Xbox App
- Open Xbox App and select My Library.

- Select Stardew Valley.

- Navigate to ... > Manage.

- Navigate to Files > Browse.

- Open
/contentfolder and copy the file location.
- Run SMAPI Installer, when it asks for a file path, paste the file location you copied in step 5.
- Complete the installation.
- Go back to Stardew Valley local files and complete the following:
- Rename
StardewValley.exetoStardewValleyOriginal.exe. - Make a copy of
StardewModdingAPI.exeand rename it toStardewValley.exe.
- Rename
To install mods on your Stardew Valley client, you can check out our Knowledgebase article here.