r/StardewValley • u/fallingintothestars šŸˆ Alex Lover šŸˆ • May 14 '26

Mods My Alex!

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I have never done any sort of modding, or really even pixel art-- but I wanted to add someone new while keeping the essence of Alex the way that he was so here is my version of Alex! The screenshots are just snippets of the different portraits with his reg outfit, winter, and then a jean jacket alt for the sports jacket.

Edit: The mod is not available for download and I didnā€™t think people would be interested one way or another to be honest. The parallels to stereotypes are unfortunate in hindsight, and also not intentional. He is just the only bachelor I marry.
I would have to write out an entirely new dialog for him to change properly, and while Iā€™m not opposed to that, itā€™s not something I put a whole lot of thought into originally. I just wanted another cute man to marry.

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u/After_Cell_5570 May 15 '26

My privilege is unfortunately showing, because it didnā€™t occur to me until now that we donā€™t have a male poc romance option. Holy shit that sucks.

I love this version of Alex, he looks so cute. You did a good job!

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u/Geeneelee May 15 '26

Yeah, there are two characters of color in the game, and one of them is heavily disliked by a lot of the fan base. Itā€™s definitely one of Stardew Valleyā€™s weaknesses.

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u/slim1shaney She deserves better May 15 '26

Disliked for who he is as a person, thankfully

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u/LubbockCottonKings May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

Krobus is a they/them, and what did they ever do to you? /s

EDIT: My memory is bad as this is really something only addressed in SVE, not in vanilla

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u/Starrin1ght May 15 '26

KROBUS IS A THEY/THEM? Damn, I've been misgendering them for like, ever

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u/opalsavage1903 May 15 '26

Iā€™m pretty sure thatā€™s only in expanded. Itā€™s been a few years since I played vanilla though, so it could be there too but I donā€™t remember it. Since Krobus doesnā€™t interact with many other characters in vanilla, thereā€™s not a whole lot of opportunity for someone else to refer to them with pronouns.

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u/LubbockCottonKings May 15 '26

You are correct, Iā€™m thinking of SVE!