Backpack Stardew Valley is a mod for the game Stardew Valley by Eric Barone (ConcernedApe). The mod expands the player’s backpack to hold more inventory items, increasing the capacity from 12 to 36 slots. The mod also allows the player to upgrade their backpack without spending money on tool upgrades at Clint’s, thereby giving players the option of carrying more items around with them and saving time on trips back and forth between their backpack and home inventory.
In Stardew Valley, the inventory system is well set up but can become tedious at times, especially when you’re carrying multiple stacks of items and need to go back and forth between your backpack and home inventory in order to pick up or drop off items. Having to do this can waste a lot of your in-game time, particularly early on when you’re still trying to get everything settled on the farm and you have dozens of items to carry back and forth.
The player’s backpack can be expanded twice in increments of 12 slots by purchasing backpack upgrades at Pierre’s General Store. However, the extra slot does not give immediate access to any of the items, so the player must use the menu in order to select a specific item or stack. The game’s menu is accessed by pressing the E key, and can be customised to assign hotbar keys through the Options menu.
This mod is compatible with both single and multiplayer games, and can be used in conjunction with other inventory modification mods such as Garden Variety UI or the new inventory expansions in SMAPI 4.0.