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Sam’s boyfriend got him a sk8er hoodie

In terms of base game play, I’d definitely recommend the following:

Longevity- Essentially makes the game more worth playing past the first two years. Adds taxes (which can be disabled), Dynamic NPC clothing, more crops, and expands the dialogue (currently I think only with Abigail?)

Part of the Community- Makes it easier to gain passive friendship so everyone in town doesn’t think you’re the biggest jackhole in Winter bc you’re too busy waiting outside your LI’s house to talk to them

Cooking Skill- Just makes cooking feel actually worth it imo

Birthday mod- I’ve not used yet but it gives you the option to set a birthday bc literally everyone has a birthday in the game… except for you.

You will need SMAPI to download these, but the files will tell you how (I think Longevity also requires content patcher and Seasonal Immersion; it’s a hassle but it definitely improves the game).

There’s a bunch of dialogue improvement mods as well, because the villagers tend to talk about the same shit for the entire fuckin’ season.

For Aesthetic and Customization:

More Hair- I actually made this mod (maybe I’ll update it one day). All it does is give more hair customization options

Get Dressed- Lets you customize your outfit/appearance post-intro. It’s nice if you want that Immersion™.

Seasonal Victorian Buildings- Makes your farm look fancy and also your houses/buildings will be affected by the season (so like in winter there’ll be snow n shit on your roof etc. etc.).

Recolor of grass/dirt- There’s a lot of these; I use this one because it feels less eye blinding than the normal yellow and lime terrain.

Portrait mods- There’s a shit ton out there; just google them lol. I will tell you this though; not many are completed just because of the sheer immensity of portraits in game. Many modders lose interest or just don’t want to finish them. Assuming you’re the anon from before, here’s a link to where my mod is still downloadable (I removed it from the Nexus because people are assholes).

Finally, in terms of just UI and Quality-of-Life

UI Info Suite- Gives you info without making you feel like you’re cheating

There you are

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Terracotta pots are up!  Simple retexture of the craftable garden pot you get from Evelyn.  No bells, no whistles.  Requires SMAPI and CP.

a family can be a single mom and her young adult daughter

a family can also be a woman who has a son from a previous relationship,  remarrying and having a daughter with her second husband. the half-siblings look close in age, so you can tell this family has been established for a long time

a family can also be a grand-aunt taking care of her grand-niece (whose parents are not in the picture) and her young adult nephew. this man and this little girl also have a found father-daughter family dynamic between them

a family can be two sisters living together, too

a family can be two grandparents taking care of their grandson (whose parents are not in the picture)

a family can be a pretty standard nuclear family, but the mom, the eldest son and the youngest are all waiting for dad to come home from military service

heck, a family can be two old guys living together in a cottage in the mountains and giving swords to people