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Overview

OnlyWhenItCounts is a Stardew Valley mod designed to make your farming life a little less tiring by preventing stamina loss when your tool swings don't accomplish any work. Swing your axe or pickaxe with confidence, knowing you'll only spend energy when you're actually hitting a tree or a rock! For example, if you swing your axe but miss the tree, or water an already watered tile, your stamina will be preserved. Spend less time worrying about wasted energy and more time getting things done!

Features

Stamina Preservation: Automatically detects if your tool use (Axe, Pickaxe, Hoe, Watering Can, Fishing Rod) would have an effect. If not, your stamina is instantly restored.

How to Use

Install SMAPI: Ensure you have the latest version of SMAPI installed.
Install Generic Mod Config Menu (Recommended): For easy in-game configuration.
Download OnlyWhenItCounts: Get the latest version from the Files tab.
Install OnlyWhenItCounts: Unzip the download and place the OnlyWhenItCounts folder into your Stardew Valley/Mods directory.
Launch the Game: Run Stardew Valley via SMAPI.

Accessing Configuration:
- With GMCM: Click the gear icon on the title screen or find the settings button in the in-game options menu. Look for "OnlyWhenItCounts".
- Without GMCM: Edit the config.json file located in Stardew Valley/Mods/OnlyWhenItCounts after running the game once with the mod.

Mod Compatibility

Generic Mod Config Menu (GMCM): Fully supported for easy in-game configuration.
Item Extensions: It works with any nodes and clumps from Item Extensions.
At the moment it only checks vanilla actions, i will add other mods soon.

Support

Bug Reports Please report any issues and bugs on my Nexus Mods Bugs Tab.
Questions & Suggestions: You can ask questions or feature requests on the Nexus Mods Posts Tab.

When reporting bugs, please include:

A clear description of the problem.
Steps to reproduce the issue.
Your SMAPI log (How to find your SMAPI log).

Only When It Counts - No More Wasted Stamina