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About this mod
Swaps the sprite and portrait work for Caroline and Abigail so that they are now Black.
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Please note that I will not respond or tolerate racist comments. They will simply be removed without reply.
This is part of an ongoing project!
This is the first of a larger project that I intend to finish and upload, finished name is TBD; the basic premise is to alter all of the existing character art to add more Black characters to Stardew Valley, since the main cast is almost exclusively white. My initial goal was to have the entire thing finished by the end of October, but medical hangups prevented me from working as much on the art as I had originally wanted. More of these will (hopefully) be uploaded, and eventually I will upload a bulk file with everyone in town.
This shouldn't conflict with any other mods, unless you have something that changes their Character or Portrait files. I have tested on version 1.6 without issue. The changes should work on the regular outfit, beach outfit, and winter outfit; I have only tested in Year 1 Spring, as that is where my Test game is currently set. There are a few dialogue changes that need to be ironed out--for example, Caroline refers to Abigail as "pale" at one point. This will be updated soon.
To install this mod, you need to have SMAPI and Content Patcher. Just unzip and place the folder in your Mods, and it should run without issue. If you just want one or the other, I've also put zip files of their individual mods.
If the mod doesn't work:
- Leave a comment letting me know--this is my first time uploading a mod and I'm unsure if it will work for other people as planned.
- Check the content.json file and make sure the "Target" section doesn't have ".png" next to the file name. I believe I have fixed this typo, but it is one I made more than once. I am an art person, not a code person.
Please let me know what you think, and if there are other characters I should focus on or details I should change!
Why am I doing this/Why is it necessary/etc?
As a Black person who enjoys video games, there are very few opportunities to see Black characters or people of color in general. Of the main cast of this game, only Demetrius and Maru are Black. I grew up in a small southern town, so I know country places don't always have a lot of racial diversity, but considering Pelican Town is in a fictional country where there is literally magic, racial diversity shouldn't be the point at which suspension of disbelief breaks. It is not more realistic to have a wizard and junimos than it is to have Black people; if you can handle the main concepts of the game, you can handle the characters having more melanin in their skin.
This is part of an ongoing project!
This is the first of a larger project that I intend to finish and upload, finished name is TBD; the basic premise is to alter all of the existing character art to add more Black characters to Stardew Valley, since the main cast is almost exclusively white. My initial goal was to have the entire thing finished by the end of October, but medical hangups prevented me from working as much on the art as I had originally wanted. More of these will (hopefully) be uploaded, and eventually I will upload a bulk file with everyone in town.
This shouldn't conflict with any other mods, unless you have something that changes their Character or Portrait files. I have tested on version 1.6 without issue. The changes should work on the regular outfit, beach outfit, and winter outfit; I have only tested in Year 1 Spring, as that is where my Test game is currently set. There are a few dialogue changes that need to be ironed out--for example, Caroline refers to Abigail as "pale" at one point. This will be updated soon.
To install this mod, you need to have SMAPI and Content Patcher. Just unzip and place the folder in your Mods, and it should run without issue. If you just want one or the other, I've also put zip files of their individual mods.
If the mod doesn't work:
- Leave a comment letting me know--this is my first time uploading a mod and I'm unsure if it will work for other people as planned.
- Check the content.json file and make sure the "Target" section doesn't have ".png" next to the file name. I believe I have fixed this typo, but it is one I made more than once. I am an art person, not a code person.
Please let me know what you think, and if there are other characters I should focus on or details I should change!
Why am I doing this/Why is it necessary/etc?
As a Black person who enjoys video games, there are very few opportunities to see Black characters or people of color in general. Of the main cast of this game, only Demetrius and Maru are Black. I grew up in a small southern town, so I know country places don't always have a lot of racial diversity, but considering Pelican Town is in a fictional country where there is literally magic, racial diversity shouldn't be the point at which suspension of disbelief breaks. It is not more realistic to have a wizard and junimos than it is to have Black people; if you can handle the main concepts of the game, you can handle the characters having more melanin in their skin.