Trash2Cash - Stardew Valley Mod

A small Stardew Valley mod that replaces the default behaviour of the trash can with a sell mechanic instead of delete.

The trash can becomes a selling point, when a player trashes an item they will receive its sale value in gold instantly. This mod was created as a personal quality of life improvement to the game as well as a learning project to explore SMAPI and Stardew Valley's internal logic through a basic modification.

Tech Stack:

• C#
• SMAPI (Stardew Modding API)
• HarmonyLib (method patching)
• Stardew Valley internal game logic
• Visual Studio

Features:

• Logs a 'GOODMORNING' message each in-game day (verifies mod has loaded correctly)
• Fully replaces the method "Utility.trashItem" using Harmony
• Trashed item gives the player gold equal to sale price multiplied by stack size
• A coin sound is played when item is trashed

Skills Gained:

• Understanding how SMAPI loads mods and events
• Navigating Stardew Valley's internal classes
• Working with pre-existing game events e.g. 'DayStarted'
• Applied Transferrable Java knowledge to C# mod development
• Using Harmony patches to override game behaviour safely

How To Use:

Dependencies: Stardew Valley, SMAPI

1. Install SMAPI
2. Download/clone this mod
3. Place the mod folder into Stardew Valley 'Mods' directory
4. Launch Stardew Valley through SMAPI
5. Open a game and trash any item

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