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About this mod
Bird feeders, binoculars, and a new building to explore! Ornithologist's Guild brings a totally new birding experience to Stardew Valley, complete with overhauled bird mechanics, seasonal birds, a progression system, a new shop, an NPC with a tragic past, and much more!
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
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Translations
- Russian
- Portuguese
- Mandarin
- German
- Changelogs
- Donations
Bird feeders, binoculars, and a new building to explore! Ornithologist's Guild brings a totally new birding experience to Stardew Valley, complete with overhauled bird mechanics, seasonal birds, a progression system, a new shop, an NPC with a tragic past, and much more! Do you have what it takes to be Pelican Town's next great birder?
- Many new birds to discover, each with their own unique behavior, sounds, and more
- New! Water birds hang out on lakes and rivers and sleep on land
- Three types of bird feeders that attract different birds to craft or purchase
- Four types of bird food that attract different birds (no suet — our birds are plant-based!)
- Three types of binoculars with different ranges let you identify birds by their unique characteristics
- Two types of bird baths for birds to splash and play in
- A life list to keep track of the birds you see, including when and where you saw them
- A seed huller machine to make hulled sunflower seed
- A new location and shop with tons to explore (below The Wizard's house!)
- [in progress] A new NPC with a tragic past
- Support for content packs: modders can add their own Ornithologist's Guild-compatible birds
- Support for custom maps: modders can add their own perches to their maps
- Easter eggs!
- More birds! More different kinds of birds! So many birds!
- More NPC detail (dialog, quests, gift taste, vanilla-friendly lore)
- Overhauled owls, woodpeckers, gulls, and crows
- Bird nests and baby birds in the spring
- More feeders with varying capacities
- ...and more!
Compatibility
- Compatible: Stardew Valley Expanded
- Compatible: East Scarp
- Compatible: Ridgeside Village
- Compatible: New Update Village
- Compatible: Stardew Valley Reimagined 3 (thanks @lemurkat!)
- Warning: New NPC - Cecilia: in the mod options of New NPC - Cecilia, choose Cecilia's Town Map
- Other mods: likely compatible unless bird code or the bottom left of the Forest map have been patched
- If you run into compatibility issues, please file a bug!
Recommended
- Vegan Vanilla Recipes and Vegan Community Center Bundles because all birds deserve respect ♡
Issues and FAQ
"Is the mod safe to add/remove/update mid-game?"
Yes!
"How do I use the binoculars and life list?"
Press the action key (X or right click) while holding the binoculars (outside) or life list to use them.
"Is this thing on? (How do I know if the mod is working?)"
You should receive the Life List in the mail on Spring 5 or when you load a game past that date. A new shop should be in the southwest corner of Cindersap Forest.
"Does this play nice with multiplayer?"
Yes! Each player maintains their own Life List and sees different birds. Syncing each individual bird between players would be a massive undertaking.
"Help! There's a tree in the middle of the Ornithologist's Guild building!"
Use the unofficial version of the Reset Terrain Features tool.
"Help! How do I get to know Kyle?"
Spoiler:
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Explore his room, then come back early in the morning before he opens the shop.
"Easter eggs?"
Spoiler:
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Thoroughly explore Kyle's shop!
"How can I help save birds IRL?"
The world has lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970. Going vegan is by far the single most impactful thing you can do to help prevent habitat and biodiversity loss, avian flu outbreak, and more. For information on other ways you can help, click here.
Huge huge huge shoutout to @lemurkat and everyone on the East Scarp Discord who helped make this mod happen!
Shoutout to @Vomau and @ch0opera for help determining biomes for other mods!