Just Richard
Stardew Valley 1.6+ Content Patcher mod
A romanceable reclusive systems administrator, a wandering duck named Quackerz, and a hidden underground world waiting beneath one very ordinary cottage.
Early work in progress. Built as a personal surprise, shared as-is, and likely to evolve only if it lands well at home.
Surface life
Richard arrives in Pelican Town as a private, awkwardly tender adult with too many machines, too few easy answers, and a life that opens slowly as trust grows.
His arc is built for patient friendship, romance, marriage, gentle town integration, and optional mature themes that stay humane instead of loud.
Author note
I have not really played much Stardew Valley myself. My wife does, and after she asked me to install a few mods for her, I got a close look at how delicate a big mod list can be when everything needs to work together reliably.
While untangling that setup, I learned enough about Stardew modding to wonder what would happen if I built something small of my own and quietly slipped it into her game for a laugh.
That joke became Richard, Quackerz, and eventually the Undergrid. It is still early, personal, and a little ridiculous in the best way. Future updates depend mostly on how she receives it.
Below the cottage
Fourteen custom underground locations, robot residents, machine rooms, biodomes, transit tunnels, special orders, mail, rewards, and revisit events unfold behind optional config gates.
Heart events, dialogue, schedules, festivals, marriage content, and a spouse room built around Richard's private world.
Robot neighbors, hidden sectors, lore, errands, capstones, and return visits after the reveal.
A default-on wandering duck NPC with portraits, sprites, gift tastes, schedules, and no quest pressure.
Places
Release
Version 0.17.0 is an early work-in-progress release. It is playable, personal, and offered without a big roadmap; updates may happen if the household playtest says this odd little project should keep growing.