Having trouble getting a specific item in Stardew Valley? Look no further! This guide will show you how to obtain any item through file editing.
How it works
/!\ Back up your file before you do this, especially if this is the first time you do it /!\
What we are going to do is REPLACE an existing item in the chest with the one that you want using their IDs
Find every items ID: https://mateusaquino.github.io/stardewids/
First, you need to put an item that will be replaced with the new one in the chest, for my case, I choose to replace a stack of 15 sap into something else
Put your item in the chest, go to sleep and then close the game.
Then you will open your farm file (AppData>Roaming>StardewValley>Saves>FarmName_XXXXXXXX)
Open FarmName_XXXXXXXX to edit the file
Find the item you put in your chest, I put sap, so to find it, I need to search (Ctrl+F)
<itemId>92</itemId><specialItem>false</specialItem><isRecipe>false</isRecipe><quality>0</quality><stack>15</stack>
^^Because 92 is the item ID of sap, and I have 15 of them in the chest, replace 92 with the ID of the item you are using and 15 with the amount you placed inside the chest^^
Replace the item ID of the item you used to the item ID of the item you want
For my case, I wanted a Queen Of Sauce Cookbook, so I simply copied its ID (Book_QueenOfSauce) and wrote it instead of 92, I also changed the stack number to 1 instead of 15
Dont write the []
Save and open the game
Open your chest and collect your item
It might be glitchy, in that case, simply place it on a table to fix it
Pick it and now you can use your item! Yipee!!
Thank you for reading this guide
And that wraps up our share on Stardew Valley: Getting any item via file editing. If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by CheemCheem, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!