TractorMod

Tractor Mod is a Stardew Valley mod which lets you buy a tractor (and tractor garage) to more efficiently till/fertilize/seed/water/harvest crops, clear rocks, etc.

Contents

• Install
• Use
• Configure
• Custom textures
• Compatibility
• See also

Install

1. Install the latest version of SMAPI.
2. Install this mod from Nexus mods.
3. Run the game using SMAPI.

Use

Buy a tractor garage from Robin:

...choose where you want it built:

...and Robin will build your garage overnight:

Now just get on a tractor, choose a tool or seeds or fertilizer, and drive:

You can do these by default:

hold item	default effects	optional effects (disabled by default)
axe	clear debris; clear dead crops; cut giant crops.	chop down bushes and trees; clear live crops.
fertilizer	fertilize crops and trees.	—
grass starter	plant grass.	—
hoe	till dirt; clear weeds; dig artifact spots and ginger.	—
melee blunt	break mine containers.	attack monsters.
melee dagger	clear dead crops; break mine containers.	attack monsters; harvest grass.
melee sword	clear dead crops; break mine containers.	attack monsters; harvest grass.
milk pail	collect milk from farm animals.	—
pickaxe	break rocks; clear tilled dirt; clear dead crops; harvest spawned mine items.	break paths/flooring; break placed objects.
scythe	harvest crops, flowers, bushes, fruit trees, forage, tree seeds, and spawned mine items; clear weeds and dead crops.	collect machine output.
seeds	plant seeds in dirt.	—
shears	shear wool from farm animals.	—
slingshot	—	shoot one projectile/tile/second in the aimed direction.
watering can	water crops; cool lava in the volcano dungeon.	—

Tractors use no stamina when using tools, and the watering can won't run out of water. They will consume fertilizer or seeds when you sow those, though.

Configure

In-game settings

If you have Generic Mod Config Menu installed, you can click the cog button (⚙) on the title screen or the "mod options" button at the bottom of the in-game menu to configure the mod. Hover the cursor over a field for details, or see the next section.

config.json file

The mod creates a config.json file in its mod folder the first time you run it. You can open that file in a text editor to configure the mod.

Global settings:

setting	effect
Controls	The configured controller, keyboard, and mouse buttons (see key bindings). The available controls are... field action default SummonTractor warp an available tractor to your position. Backspace DismissTractor return the tractor you're riding to its home. Backspace HoldToActivate if specified, the tractor will only do something while you're holding this button. If nothing is specified, the tractor will work automatically while you're riding it. none You can separate bindings with commas (like Backspace, LeftShoulder for either one), and set multi-key bindings with plus signs (like LeftShift + Backspace).
BuildPrice	The gold price to buy a tractor garage. Default 150,000g.
BuildMaterials	The materials needed to build a tractor garage (see object IDs). Default 20 iron bars, 5 iridium bars, and 5 battery packs.
Distance	The number of tiles in each direction around the tractor to affect (in addition to the tile under it): Default 1, which is a 3 by 3 grid. Distance has an exponential impact on performance. A distance of 15 covers most of the visible screen; 78 covers the entire vanilla farm map and affects 25K tiles. A value of 15 or less is recommended to avoid lag.
TractorSpeed	The speed modifier when riding a tractor. Default -2.
MagneticRadius	The item magnetism amount (higher values attract items from father away). Default 384.
HighlightRadius	Whether to highlight the tractor radius when riding one. Default false.
InvincibleOnTractor	Whether you should be immune to damage from any source when riding the tractor. Default true.
CanSummonWithoutGarage	Whether you can summon a temporary tractor without building a garage first. Default false.

Standard tool features:

The `StandardAttachments` section lets you configure the tractor effects when holding a specific tool or item:

field	effect
Axe	Configure the tractor effects when holding an axe: field default effect ClearFruitTreeSeed false Whether to clear fruit tree seeds. ClearFruitTreeSaplings false Whether to clear fruit trees that aren't fully grown. CutGrownFruitTrees false Whether to clear fully-grown fruit trees. ClearTreeSeeds false Whether to clear non-fruit tree seeds. ClearTreeSaplings false Whether to clear non-fruit trees that aren't fully grown. CutGrownTrees false Whether to clear full-grown non-fruit trees. CutTappedTrees false Whether to cut non-fruit trees that have a tapper. CutBushes false Whether to cut choppable bushes. CutGiantCrops true Whether to cut giant crops. ClearLiveCrops false Whether to clear live crops. ClearDeadCrops true Whether to clear dead crops. ClearDebris true Whether to clear debris like weeds, twigs, giant stumps, and fallen logs.
Fertilizer	Configure the tractor effects when holding a fertilizer item: field default effect Enable true Whether to apply the fertilizer to crops and tilled dirt.
GrassStarter	Configure the tractor effects when holding a grass starter item: field default effect Enable true Whether to plant grass starters.
Hoe	Configure the tractor effects when holding a hoe: field default effect TillDirt true Whether to till empty dirt. ClearWeeds true Whether to clear weeds. DigArtifactSpots true Whether to dig artifact spots. HarvestGinger true Whether to harvest spawned ginger.
MeleeWeapon	Configure the tractor effects when holding a sword, hammer, or other melee weapon: field default effect AttackMonsters false Whether to damage nearby monsters. (This is massively overpowered due to the tractor tool speed.) ClearDeadCrops true Whether to clear dead crops. BreakMineContainers true Whether to break containers in the mine.
MilkPail	Configure the tractor effects when holding a milk pail: field default effect Enable true Whether to collect milk from farm animals.
PickAxe	Configure the tractor effects when holding a pickaxe: field default effect ClearDebris true Whether to clear debris. ClearDeadCrops true Whether to clear dead crops. ClearDirt true Whether to clear tilled dirt. ClearFlooring false Whether to clear placed flooring. ClearBouldersAndMeteorites true Whether to clear boulders and meteorites. ClearObjects false Whether to clear placed objects. BreakMineContainers true Whether to break containers in the mine. ClearWeeds true Whether to clear weeds. HarvestMineSpawns true Whether to harvest spawned mine items like quartz and frozen tears.
Scythe	Configure the tractor effects when holding a scythe: field default effect HarvestCrops true Whether to harvest crops. HarvestFlowers true Whether to harvest flowers. HarvestForage true Whether to harvest forage. HarvestFruitTrees true Whether to harvest fruits on fruit trees. HarvestMachines false Whether to collect machine output. HarvestGrass true Whether to cut tall grass. If you have free silo space, this gives you hay as usual. ClearDeadCrops true Whether to clear dead crops. ClearWeeds true Whether to clear weeds.
Seeds	Configure the tractor effects when holding seeds or saplings: field default effect Enable true Whether to plant the seeds in tilled dirt.
Shears	Configure the tractor effects when holding shears: field default effect Enable true Whether to shear wool from farm animals.
Slingshot	Configure the tractor effects when holding a slingshot: field default effect Enable false Whether to fire the slingshot towards the cursor. (This is massively overpowered and will consume ammo voraciously due to the tractor tool speed.)
WateringCan	Configure the tractor effects when holding a watering can: field default effect Enable true Whether to water nearby tiles. This doesn't consume water in the watering can.
SeedBagMod	Configure the tractor effects when holding a seed bag from the Seed Bag mod: field default effect Enable true Whether to plant seeds in nearby tiles.

Custom tools:

The CustomAttachments enables custom items/tools while riding the tractor. Tools will be used on each surrounding tile, while items will be put down. If you specify something that's already supported (like the axe), this overrides all limitations on its use.

To add an item/tool, specify its exact internal name (not the translated display name). For example:

"CustomAttachments": ["Axe", "Mega Bomb"]

Custom textures

For players

You can install content packs that edit the textures. You can find some by opening Tractor Mod's mod page, clicking "Requirements", and looking under "Mods requiring this file".

You can also drop new PNGs into the assets folder to change the appearance of tractors or garages directly. For a seasonal texture, just prefix the name with the season (like spring_tractor.png). The mod will load the seasonal texture if present, else it'll load the default name (like tractor.png).

For mod authors

You can edit Tractor Mod's textures by patching two assets:

• Mods/Pathoschild.TractorMod/Garage
• Mods/Pathoschild.TractorMod/Tractor

Only edits (i.e. EditImage in content packs or IAssetEditor in C#) are allowed. Tractor Mod will load the base asset itself to ensure compatibility.

For example, here's how you'd edit the tractor sprite using Content Patcher:

{
   "Action": "EditImage",
   "Target": "Mods/Pathoschild.TractorMod/Tractor",
   "FromFile": "assets/custom-tractor.png"
}

Compatibility

Tractor Mod is compatible with Stardew Valley 1.5+ on Linux/Mac/Windows, both single-player and multiplayer.

In multiplayer mode it must be installed by the host player, plus any farmhands who want to use its features. Farmhands who don't have it installed won't have any issues, they just won't see the tractor/garage textures or be able to use its features.

See also

• Release notes
• Nexus mod
• Derived from TractorMod by PhthaloBlue (@lambui), rewritten with their permission.