Stardew Valley:
Primm from Secret of Mana

This mod is the most ambitious one I've made for Stardew Valley. It adds a very fleshed out schedule, unique daily dialogue, portraits and festival locations. It only changes assets replaceable using Content Patcher for simplicity. Fortunately this game is very accommodating to modders, which made working on it feel more like game development than true modding which was refreshing.

The two biggest aspects of this mod are its schedule and dialogue. It made me appreciate how much game development time is required to make characters feel alive. Something else that required work were the sprites, as the ones used in Secret of Mana are slighly larger than those in Stardew Valley, so I had to shave off a couple pixels from each sprite, which I don't think is too noticeable. I also began work on version 2.0 of this mod, which adds true compatibility with v1.6 of the game, new items, new quests, and updated maps. The final stages of development have been dormant for a while now, but are still on the cards to be returned to at some point. In addition to this, I'd love to add detailed character portraits if I ever progress my art skills.

When developing this update, I created two tangential mods: Rabite Pet and Turbo.