Stardew Valley - Game Mod - Like a Duck to Water v.0.5.1 - Download

Like a Duck to Water is a mod for Stardew Valley, created by aedenthorn.

Descriotion:

Makes ducks actually want to swim in water once they have been fed and petted; also makes water tiles more accessible to ducks and adds friendship points towards the farmer when ducks are able to swim.

For people complaining about ducks rarely if ever swimming in water, the reason seems to be some conflict between the game's collision logic and the farm animal check to see whether they can reach water from their current tile. On the standard farm, there are only 4 tiles on the whole map that a duck can be at to be able to jump into the water (they're at the bottom of the big pond).

This mod changes collision logic for ducks with regards to water so there are more chances for them to swim normally (the standard farm map will have 22 tiles they can enter the water from).

Further, the mod checks each duck on the farm map (after they eat and are petted, and every ten minutes) to see if it:

has not swam today

has eaten today

has been petted today (by default, autopetting counts)

If all of the above are true, and the farm has water-entry tiles near the duck (default 20 tiles away or less), ducks will begin to try to find a path to water, moving directly to the closest reachable water-entry tile not already targeted by another duck.

Finally, ducks gain a set friendship bonus (default 10 points) the first time they swim on a given day. bialka

Install

Install the latest version of SMAPI,, SpaceCore?, and Expanded Preconditions Utility?.

Unzip the mod folder into Stardew Valley/Mods.

Run the game using SMAPI.

• Last update: Thursday, May 14, 2026
• Genre: RPG
• File size: 23.4 KB