Better Lightning Rods

Lets you tweak lightning rod and lightning strike settings.

This mod makes lightning rods more (or less) useful, by tweaking the following config variables:


  • "UniqueCheck": true, - don't check the same rod twice per strike
  • "OnlyCheckEmpty": false - if true, the game will only attempt to charge empty rods
  • "RodsToCheck": 2, - how many rods to check each strike
  • "LightningChance": 13 - base percent chance for lightning to strike every ten minutes


Normally, lightning has a 12.5% base chance to strike every ten minutes (modified by player luck). If lightning strikes, the game normally checks a random rod twice (could be the same rod) to see if it can be charged).

You can edit all the config variables using Generic Mod Config Menu, or editing the config.json file.

Technical

Requires SMAPI, uses Harmony.

Compatible with Mod Updater for automatic updates.

Code is at https://github.com/aedenthorn/StardewValleyMods.

If you want to complain or ask for help or help me test my mods, you can visit my Discord server.

A list of all my mods for Stardew Valley is available at https://www.curseforge.com/members/erinthe/projects.

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