

(If you do run into a bug which corrupts your save data, please let me know!) Final Notes I've designed ChildToNPC so NPCs never get saved with the save data, so you shouldn't run into any issues when you get rid of them. To uninstall ChildToNPC, all you have to do is remove the ChildToNPC mod (and the other associated CP mods) from your mod folder. "Loe2run.ChildToNPC/NumberTotalChildren ": "1 " Normally, it's assumed that the parent of a child is your current spouse, but if you'd like to have your child customized based on a previous spouse after divorce (or whatever reason you have), you can enter their parentage here.įor example, if want your first child Violet to have Shane as their parent, but your second child Lily to have Elliot as their parent, your config.json would look like this.

The field "ChildParentPairs" allows you to customize the parentage of your children. Once they arrive at home, they will go to bed for the night. At curfew time, children will stop whatever they were scheduled to do and start walking home. By default, there is a curfew, and the curfew time is 7:00 pm, or 1900. When set to true, children will have a curfew, the time of which can be set in the "CurfewTime" field in 24-hour time. The field "DoChildrenHaveCurfew" is either true or false. When set to true, children wander around every hour like vanilla children when at home. The field "DoChildrenWander" is either true or false. By default, this is set to 83, which is 28 days (one season) after they become a toddler. The field "AgeWhenKidsAreModified" determines the age (in days) when your child is replaced by an NPC. (Also, remember to download Spacechase0's Custom NPC Fixes to avoid schedule issues for NPCs:Ĭhild To NPC generates a config.json the first time the game is run. Once you feel comfortable with making Content Patcher mods for NPCs, then you're ready to mod! MissCoriel's template for making Content Patcher NPC mods: The page from the Stardew Valley Wiki about NPC data: The Readme for Content Patcher, which explains how to make Content Patcher packs: (I'd also recommend looking over some of the Custom NPC mods that are already out there.) There's an example Content Patcher pack to download on the Nexus page which shows you simple examples for how to create new child NPCs. The main purposes of Child To NPC is to make Content Patcher packs possible, so I recommend you look over the links below for instructions on how to make Content Patcher packs editing NPCs. This mod is newly released, so please let me know if you run into any issues using it.

Child To NPC is a modding tool which converts children into full-fledged NPCs, allowing them to be patched by other mods in the sames ways that NPCs can. This is a Stardew Valley mod called Child To NPC.
