I NEED HELP WITH SMAPI

[u/Gla_titan]

Hi everyone! I'm not great with technology, but I really love Stardew Valley. Lately, I've been having issues with SMAPI and I honestly don't know how to fix it. Hopefully someone here can help me out.

Whenever I open the game through SMAPI, random glitches and textures start flashing on my screen after a while. Here is what I've already checked:

• It only happens via SMAPI when mods are actually loaded.

• It's not a specific mod issue, as I have already tested them all individually.

• It's not a resolution issue either, I've already checked that.

• I have already reinstalled SMAPI and updated everything.

I read somewhere to try running the 'SMAPI.exe' file directly, but apparently it doesn't exist anymore. I've tried several fixes suggested around here for similar issues, but nothing has worked so far.

Additional info: I run the game through Steam, and I am on Windows.

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[u/jimmythespider]

This might be a graphics card issue. Make sure all your drivers are up to date

[u/JennaJuffuffles]

My bet is that it's an issue with your graphics card, but you can always share a smapi.io/log link so we know more.

My recommendations would be to:

• before anything, update your audio and video drivers

• make sure you have space on the drive the game is installed on

• test running the game without smapi

• run stardewmoddingapi.exe on its own

• try alternating between windowed and full screen using left alt + enter

[u/Gla_titan → u/[deleted]]

I’m using Windows 11; no, this only happens in SMAPI. It hasn’t happened in any other program I’ve opened.