NPCs gift back

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Have you ever felt like the only person in Pelican Town who knows how to give a gift?

Gift Back is a lightweight, immersive mod that adds a chance for NPCs to immediately return the favor when you give them a present. It integrates seamlessly into the game flow—waiting for the conversation to finish before surprising you with a token of their appreciation.

How It Works

• The Hook: Immediately after you hand a gift to an NPC, the mod calculates a chance for them to gift you back.
• The Timing: The mod is polite! It waits for the gift dialogue box to close, waits a fraction of a second, and then places an item in your inventory with a satisfying sound effect.
• The Daily Limit: To prevent abuse, each NPC can only gift you back once per day.
• Smart Item Selection: The mod pulls from the game's object list with intelligent weighting:

• Cheap items (crops, basic resources) are common.
• Expensive items (gems, rare goods) are very rare.
• Items are capped at a max value (Configurable) to prevent game-breaking drops.

Friendship Matters (Default Settings)

By default, the mod is configured for a "Vanilla+ / Balanced" experience. Strangers usually won't give you anything, but your best friends might!

• Base Chance: 1% (Very low for strangers)
• Scaling: +0.5% chance per Friendship Heart.

The Math:

• 0 Hearts: 1% chance.
• 4 Hearts: 3% chance.
• 8 Hearts: 5% chance.
• 10 Hearts: 6% chance.

Note: These values are fully configurable! If you want a "High Loot" game, you can crank the base chance up to 100% in the settings.

Configuration (GMCM)

This mod supports Generic Mod Config Menu. You can change every setting in-game without restarting.

• Enable Mod: Turn it on/off.
• Base Chance: Set the starting probability (0% to 100%).
• Enable Scaling: Decide if friendship should affect the chance.
• Chance Per Heart: How much extra probability a heart is worth.
• Max Gift Value: The maximum gold value of items received. (Default: 500g).

Installation

• Install the latest version of SMAPI.
• Download this mod and unzip it into your Stardew Valley/Mods folder.
• (Optional but Recommended) Install Generic Mod Config Menu to adjust the gift rates.
• Run the game!

Compatibility

• Compatible with Stardew Valley 1.6+.
• Works in Multiplayer (Each player handles their own gifting logic).
• Safe to add or remove from an existing save at any time.

code at: https://github.com/ZeroXPatch/Projects-for-Nexus-Mod/tree/main/NPC gifting