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About this mod
Add a Forest Ranger to Cindersap Forest, and explore a story about morals versus mission.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
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Translations
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Mandarin
- French
- Changelogs
2.5 Update: lots of fixes!
Ranger Taro is now a much more polished NPC!
Common (and easily fixed) issues with this update:
- on first load, the game will delete the previous, obselete version of "Suki," the traveling merchant. This will appear in SMAPI as yellow text, and will not hurt your save.
- The mod seems to be auto-set to "Warp" for Taro's Meadow. This was a fix for compatibility with various other mods that use that section of the Forest. If you prefer having the full "Path" into the meadow, change the config.json in the Map folder
(or use GMCM and find Azalea's Place and change the setting to "Path")
- Destroyable Bushes might be needed if you update mid-save, since there's an RNG chance a bush spawned in front of the "Path" meadow entrance
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A note on the two different versions of the mod:
The difference between them is related to the traveling merchant, not Ranger Taro:
- In the Main version, the traveling merchant matches the "Suki" character as found in SVE and Portraits for Vendors
- In the Alt version, the traveling merchant matches the "Lotti" character as found in Visit Mount Vapius
Download only one version!
They have different folder names so there will be conflicts if you have both versions installed.
Thank you! Please read more below for detailed info!
How to find her:
Follow the fence along the north of Cindersap Forest, towards the Secret Woods. There will be a new weathered sign (and/or a path) that leads into a new location. Find her in the tent!
She adds:
- A new location deep in Cindersap Forest, 7 hearts events, 200+ lines of dialogue, and friendship rewards.
- Some extra details on the war between the Gotoro Empire and Ferngill Republic.
- New interactions with the traveling merchant.
- Vanilla and Nyapu-style portraits.
- Map configs for full compatibility with other mods.
SVE (use the Main file version)
Visit Mount Vapius (use the Alt file version)
Nyapu Portraits (built in config option for portraits, for both versions)
Ridgeside Village
East Scarp and East Scarp NPC add-ons
NPC Map Locations
Improved Cindersap Forest
The Forgotten Woods
Mouse Friends in the Forest
Wildflour's Atelier Goods
Baubles
Jasper NPC
Leif NPC (either house location)
Seven Deadly Sins (NSFW)
playtested with:
Jorts and Jean
Mr. Ginger
Jakk's Quinn
Ranger Taro is 100% compatible with the following Mods
WITH CONFIG OPTIONS:
Lost in the Woods
Alchemistry
Current Playtesting: Baldur's Village
no conflicts found so far!
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Translations:
Chinese
Spanish
Portuguese
This story touches on:
cycles of violence, one's role in perpetuating violence, responsibilities one has towards their job, responsibilities one has towards their community, and responsibilities one has towards the self.
cycles of violence, one's role in perpetuating violence, responsibilities one has towards their job, responsibilities one has towards their community, and responsibilities one has towards the self.
Favorite Gifts:
Ranger Taro is interested in spirals in nature, although she has plenty of fiddlehead ferns to study.
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She has one particular phobia, which will be easy to figure out if you give her the wrong thing even once. She dislikes anything with this in it.
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Benefits to her friendship:
- She sends mail at 3, 5, 7, and 9 hearts, which contain the more rare fossils that Professor Snail is looking for on Ginger Island
- She clears debris in the forest as she hikes around.
- After her 10 heart event, Spoiler:Showthe traveling merchant will appear in Taro's meadow on Saturdays.
- She is not romanceable, sorry :)
Taro arrives when you install this mod, not one day before. Meet her in her tent for the first time!
- Mon, Tues, Thu: Spoiler:ShowWalks to the edge of the forest near town, then circles around the lake. Studies in her meadow in the afternoon.
- Wed, Sat: Spoiler:ShowHeads out early to scout, hangs at the edge of town, and then heads deep into the forest near the Hat Mouse. Spends all day slowly hiking back home.
- Fri, Sun: Spoiler:ShowStays inside her tent to write reports.
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she will spend time at the Saloon having a drink with the townsfolk.
- She attends vanilla festivals, except for the Desert Festival.
- She can be invited to the movies and has strong opinions about them!
- She may be difficult to befriend, because she hikes around the forest quite a bit.
- Summer, 25 is her birthday.
Please make sure you have sound on for her heart events! Most of her events take place on Saturdays in the Forest.
- 0-Hearts:
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Enter her tent for the first time.
- 2-Hearts:
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Enter the forest on a Saturday between 6am and 6pm
- 4-Hearts:
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Enter Taro's meadow on a sunny day between 6am and 6pm
- 6-Hearts:
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Enter the forest on a sunny Saturday between 6am and 6pm
- 8-Hearts:
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Enter Taro's meadow between 6pm and midnight
- 10-Hearts:
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Enter the forest on a Saturday
- Special Event:
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Enter the forest on a Saturday once you have 10-hearts with Taro, Linus, and Leo.
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Thank you to the community! Especially to Lemurkat who encouraged me to make this mod, and who's tutorials I used extensively. Also thank you to Flash for allowing me to use the traveling merchant portraits and general character for this mod!