SMAPI VS Diverse-Stardew-Valley

I already looked at all the basic troubleshooting plus the steps recommended on smapi.io log parser, but I am still having the red error messages.

So turns out the strict-mode smapi is a separate installer, it's on nexus below the regular version. Either download the regular version from nexus (the first file at the top) or the version from smapi.io, they're the same. You're welcome!

Also just for easy reference, here is the link to the instructions for installing SMAPI (the framework upon which all of Stardew modding exists, pretty much).

Download and reinstall SMAPI: https://smapi.io/

Alright, looks like this is a Content Patcher mod, so there's a couple things to install first. I'm not sure how much the video walked you through. First, install SMAPI. This is used for pretty much all stardew mods I know of, so you may have already done this. https://smapi.io/ Then, install Content Patcher, by dropping the unzipped file into your Stardew Valley/Mods folder (there's install instructions on the page for SMAPI and CP). https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/1915 Then, download the mod(s) you want. Unzip them if needed and put the folders in Stardew Valley/Mods. Make sure you changed the game client on Steam to SMAPI, I think the install wizard tells you how to do it, or look at step 5 here: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Windows Then everything should be working!

Send us your smapi log, maybe there’s some issues with mods

It doesn't look like there was ever a post on the DSV tumblr about deleting the mod from Nexus, but there's one here about the initial decision to stop updating on Nexus. If you prefer not to use ModDrop though, there's downloads of all the files available on the DSV Github wiki :)

It is, yep! Diverse Stardew Valley is compatible with most mods that don't change character portraits or sprites - you can see a full list of any incompatibilities on the DSV Github wiki :)

This is incredible! <3 The Diverse Stardew Valley team put together a list of diversity- and accessibility-friendly mod recommendations - I'll definitely add this one to it! https://github.com/minervamaga/Diverse-Stardew-Valley/wiki/Recommended-Mods

He is, yep! There's three versions available (Sabreene's, Eemie's, or Lumen's) and they're all available for download from the Add-ons section of the DSV Github wiki. They're currently just art files that aren't set up as standalone mods yet, so you'll need to let the files override vanilla Elliott's in the main mod - there's instructions on how to install it on the wiki :)