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Stardew Valley · Gameplay Mechanics

Grandpa's Trust

Beta

A lore-friendly recurring trust benefit from Grandpa's estate, built to feel like an in-world Stardew Valley system rather than a generic money cheat.

Version
0.8.0
Released
2026-08-17
Updated
2026-08-17

Overview

Grandpa's Trust adds a farm-owned recurring benefit administered through the Ferngill Agricultural Benefits Office. Enrollment, payment schedules, annual reviews, claim records, and a benefits ledger are presented as part of the world instead of as a detached settings screen.

The benefit belongs to the farm rather than multiplying per player, and multiplayer prompts are host-controlled so co-op behavior remains predictable.

Features

  • Enrollment letter and in-world response flow
  • Weekly, biweekly, or seasonal payment schedules with equivalent long-term value
  • Permanent farm claim number and benefits ledger
  • Itemized deposit records with recipient and wallet information
  • Annual reviews beginning in year 2 with optional schedule changes
  • Host-controlled multiplayer prompts and farm-owned benefits
  • Configuration support through optional GMCM integration
  • Designed to work when installed into an existing save

Installation

  1. Install SMAPI if it is not already installed.
  2. Extract Grandpa's Trust into the Stardew Valley Mods folder.
  3. Launch the game through SMAPI and load the farm you want to use.
  4. GMCM is optional; install it only if you want in-game configuration controls.

Multiplayer

  • The trust is owned by the farm, not duplicated for each connected player.
  • Enrollment and review prompts are host-controlled.
  • Deposit records track the recipient and wallet behavior used by the current multiplayer configuration.

Changelog

0.8.0 Public beta

  • Added the enrollment letter and response flow with weekly, biweekly, and seasonal schedules.
  • Balanced schedule choices so the long-term value remains equivalent.
  • Added enrollment confirmation with payment amount and first deposit date.
  • Added annual reviews beginning in year 2 with optional schedule changes.
  • Added a permanent farm claim number, claim file, schedule-election history, and itemized deposit records.
  • Added multiplayer-safe farm ownership and host-only prompts so benefits are not multiplied per player.
  • Added the Benefits Ledger and optional GMCM settings.
  • Validated installation on existing saves during pre-release testing.