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Floogen edited this page May 30, 2025 · 4 revisions
Requires FS 4.3+

A content pack for Fashion Sense (FS) allows mod authors to create shoes with the following benefits:

  • Can be larger than 16x32 pixels
  • Can be animated
  • Can override the player's shoes color

Fashion Sense content packs are compatible with other FS packs, meaning you can have as many Fashion Sense shoes as you'd like!

TL;DR Edition

  1. Create a parent folder with the content pack's name.

  2. Create and fill in manifest.json as a content pack.

  3. Create a Shoes folder, add it under the content pack's main folder.

  4. Create a sub-folder under Shoes with the name of the shoes

    a. The name of the folder(s) under Shoes do not matter.

  5. Create a shoes.json under the created sub-folder, using the required fields found here.

  6. Create a shoes.png under the same sub-folder.

    a. The image size doesn't matter, so long as it is under 16384x16384 pixels (though smaller files are preferred to reduce memory usage).

Structure

A Fashion Sense content pack consists of the following structure:

[FS] Example Pack
├── manifest.json
│
└── Shoes
    ├── Sandals
    │   ├── shoes.json
    │   └── shoes.png
    │
    └── PunkBoots
        ├── shoes.json
        └── shoes.png

If this is your first time creating a content pack, it may be useful to read the Stardew Valley Wiki for creating a content pack.

 

First Steps

The first step to making your content pack is to create a top level folder with the name of your content pack. For example: [FS] Example Pack.

After that, you'll want to create the manifest.json file under that folder. Detailed instructions can be found on the Stardew Valley Wiki. Additionally, you can check out the example manifest.json as a reference.

For example:

[FS] Example Pack
└──  manifest.json



It is important to note that the manifest.json file must contain the following for it to be a content pack by Fashion Sense:

"ContentPackFor": {
    "UniqueID": "PeacefulEnd.FashionSense",
    "MinimumVersion": "USE.LATEST.VERSION"
}

Note: Replace "MinimumVersion": "USE.LATEST.VERSION" with the latest version number of Fashion Sense found here.

 

Creating Shoes

The folder structure

You will first need to create a Shoes folder underneath your main content pack folder.

After creating the Shoes folder you'll want to create a sub-folder for every shoes you want to add, like so:

.
└── Shoes
    ├── Sandals
    │
    └── PunkBoots

You can also have sub-folders under the Shoes folder for organizing, like so:

.
└── Shoes
    ├── Animated or Colorable
    │   └── Sandals
    │
    └── Static
        └── PunkBoots

 

Adding the shoes

To add a shoes to your content pack, the framework requires a shoes.json under each sub-folder of Shoes.

For example:

.
└── Shoes
    ├── Sandals
    │   ├── shoes.json
    │   └── shoes.png
    │
    └── PunkBoots
        ├── shoes.json
        └── shoes.png

The file shoes.json determines how the shoes is to be applied and allows the usage of certain conditions for animation.

An overview of the required properties for shoes.json:

Property Description Default
Name Required Name of the shoes, which can contain spaces. N/A
Format Recommended The format version to use, which should be set to Fashion Sense's current version. "1.0.0"
BackShoes Optional 1 Specifies how the shoes will look while the player is facing backwards.
See this page for more details. 		null
RightShoes Optional 1 Specifies how the shoes will look while the player is facing right.
See this page for more details. 		null
FrontShoes Optional 1 Specifies how the shoes will look while the player is facing forward.
See this page for more details. 		null
LeftShoes Optional 1 Specifies how the shoes will look while the player is facing left.
See this page for more details. 		null

  1. At least one ShoesModel(FrontShoes, BackShoes, etc.) must be given for the shoes to be valid.

    a. Note that ShoesModel have their own required properties, as can be seen here.

Basic JSON example

This is a simple shoes.json, which adds a static (non-animated) shoes that applies for all directions while the player is walking or running.

{
  "Name": "Punk Boots",
  "FrontShoes": {
    "DisableGrayscale": true,
    "StartingPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": 0
    },
    "BodyPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": -20
    },
    "ShoesSize": {
      "Width": 16,
      "Length": 16
    },
    "IdleAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 0,
        "Duration": 100
      }
    ],
    "MovementAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsWalking",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 1,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsWalking",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsWalking",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 3,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsWalking",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 5,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsRunning",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 5,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsRunning",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 4,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsRunning",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 4,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsRunning",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 6,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsRunning",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "Frame": 6,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true,
        "Conditions": [
          {
            "Name": "IsRunning",
            "Value": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

The StartingPosition property is used to determine where the starting point is (top-left most pixel for the ShoesModel).

The BodyPosition property is used to tell the framework where the player's body would be in relation to the shoes.

Note: It is important to know that each ShoesModel added (FrontShoes, BackShoes, etc.) must have a StartingPosition, BodyPosition and ShoesSize, as the framework uses those properties to display the shoes.

Basic shoes example

The corresponding shoes.png

The layout requirements for shoes.png is fairly relaxed, as the framework utilizes StartingPosition, BodyPosition and ShoesSize to determine where the shoes sprites are located.

See the example pack for references on how to create your shoes.

Animated JSON example

This is an animated shoes.json, which adds a shoes with an uniform animation and only applies while the player is facing forward.

{
  "Name": "Sandals",
  "FrontShoes": {
    "DrawBeforePants": true,
    "ColorMasks": [
      [ 195, 195, 208 ],
      [ 58, 58, 74 ]
    ],
    "DisableSkinGrayscale": true,
    "SkinToneMasks": {
      "LightTone": [ 249, 174, 137 ],
      "MediumTone": [ 224, 107, 101 ],
      "DarkTone": [ 107, 0, 58 ]
    },
    "StartingPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": 0
    },
    "BodyPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": -20
    },
    "ShoesSize": {
      "Width": 16,
      "Length": 16
    },
    "IdleAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 0,
        "Duration": 100
      }
    ],
    "MovementAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 1,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 3,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "BackShoes": {
    "DrawBeforePants": true,
    "ColorMasks": [
      [ 195, 195, 208 ],
      [ 58, 58, 74 ]
    ],
    "DisableSkinGrayscale": true,
    "SkinToneMasks": {
      "LightTone": [ 249, 174, 137 ],
      "MediumTone": [ 224, 107, 101 ],
      "DarkTone": [ 107, 0, 58 ]
    },
    "StartingPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": 16
    },
    "BodyPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": -20
    },
    "ShoesSize": {
      "Width": 16,
      "Length": 16
    },
    "IdleAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 0,
        "Duration": 100
      }
    ],
    "MovementAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 1,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 3,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "RightShoes": {
    "DrawBeforePants": true,
    "ColorMasks": [
      [ 195, 195, 208 ],
      [ 58, 58, 74 ]
    ],
    "DisableSkinGrayscale": true,
    "SkinToneMasks": {
      "LightTone": [ 249, 174, 137 ],
      "MediumTone": [ 224, 107, 101 ],
      "DarkTone": [ 107, 0, 58 ]
    },
    "StartingPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": 32
    },
    "BodyPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": -20
    },
    "ShoesSize": {
      "Width": 16,
      "Length": 16
    },
    "IdleAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 0,
        "Duration": 100
      }
    ],
    "MovementAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 1,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 3,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "LeftShoes": {
    "Flipped": true,
    "DrawBeforePants": true,
    "ColorMasks": [
      [ 195, 195, 208 ],
      [ 58, 58, 74 ]
    ],
    "DisableSkinGrayscale": true,
    "SkinToneMasks": {
      "LightTone": [ 249, 174, 137 ],
      "MediumTone": [ 224, 107, 101 ],
      "DarkTone": [ 107, 0, 58 ]
    },
    "StartingPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": 32
    },
    "BodyPosition": {
      "X": 0,
      "Y": -20
    },
    "ShoesSize": {
      "Width": 16,
      "Length": 16
    },
    "IdleAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 0,
        "Duration": 100
      }
    ],
    "MovementAnimation": [
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 1,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 2,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      },
      {
        "Frame": 3,
        "EndWhenFarmerFrameUpdates": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

You can see UniformAnimation was specified with 4 frames. UniformAnimation always plays, so long as IdleAnimation and MovementAnimation aren't given.

To play an animation only while the player is moving, you would instead utilize MovementAnimation. For more details see the animations page.

Conditions can also be used to determine which frames are played. See the conditions page for more details.

Animated shoes example

The corresponding shoes.png

The layout requirements for animated shoes.png is fairly relaxed, as it only requires the following condition(s):

  • For ShoesModel with animation, each frame of the shoes should be placed next to each other horizontally (as seen in the example above).

See the example pack for references on how to create your shoes.

Next Step

If you're looking for examples, see the examples page.

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