Jorts and Jean the Helper Cats - New Custom NPCs

Official Merchandise* for Jorts and Jean! The cats of viral internet fame Welcome to Stardew Valley! They can be given gifts, befriended, have a wide variety of dialogue, are cross-compatible with many other custom NPCs, and feature two events based on the Reddit "AITA" post that inspired their creation. If you follow JortsTheCat on Twitter, you'll likely recognize some familiar lines as well. They will begin appearing after the Joja landslide is cleared, but can be added to an existing save file at any time.

UPDATE 1.1Bugfixes + one new event + optional tweaks to two vanilla events!

UPDATE 1.2Resort time! Jorts and Jean can now visit the Ginger Island resort if you have the excellent Stardew Valley Expanded mod. Ginger Island Mainland Adjustments Installed. It ensures that the cats will visit the resort together (because Jorts should not be left alone on a scrungy island) and gives them the option to explore the northern part of the island, featuring lots of new dialogue! Also included: A new event with Vincent, and bug fixes/tweaks! Version 1.2.1 fixes a bug in the Linus event that caused it to freeze, despite the fact that it most certainly did *not* freeze during testing. Sigh.

UPDATE 1.3Lots of new additions! Jorts and Jean can now go to the movies, visit Ridgeside, and have three new events! Plus, there's a ton of additional compatibility with mods like Mobile Phone and Wildflour's creations! There's also a new special order with East Scarp!

UPDATE 1.4More like 1.6, am I right? Jorts and Jean are now fully functional in version 1.6 (or at least, they had better be).  This update will not work with version 1.5. Please do not attempt to install it. Planned additional content for Sunberry and Biscuit crossovers and a new event Soon™.

UPDATE 1.5New i18n conversion! New event with Shane and Jean! New special order for Ridgeside! New event for Sunberry! New compatibility with They Deserve it Too! New bugfixes for old problems! New: I am tired of bugs and going to go take a nap.

SCHEDULE

CROSS-COMPATIBILITY

Ridgeside VillageIncludes special dialogue regarding Ridgeside festivals (which they will attend), some gift preferences, and their conversation topics.
JunaIncludes some of her conversation topics. If you have Juna installed, she will also react to theirs!
LucikielIt includes his conversation topics, and he will also react to Jorts and Jean.
LavrilIt includes her conversation topic, and she and Void will react to Jorts and Jean (if they are unlocked).
LeilaniIt includes her conversation topic.
ToshinoriIt includes a couple of his conversation topics.
AlectoIncludes conversation topic.
It is always raining in the valley.It includes some of Sterling's conversation topics.
JasperIt includes some of his conversation topics.
Mr. GingerIncludes unique dialogue if Mr. Ginger is installed. For full lore compatibility, Lemurkat recommends installing Jorts and Jean after Mr. Ginger's six-heart event.
Juliet and JessieIncludes Juliet's conversation topic.
Abigail and Juliet play a prank on JojaMart.: includes one of their conversation topics (the best one, of course)
Sam and Vincent's Cola ShopIncludes a unique Jorts animation and dialogue.
Host TreesIncludes gift preferences.
Qi's Pumpkin SpiceIncludes the conversation topic.
Strange MachinesIncludes gift preferences.
Hey KittiesIncludes gift preferences.
Joja SeedsIncludes gift preferences.
Marshmallows in StardewIncludes gift preferences.
It is pizza time.Adds gift tastes (remember, tomatoes are bad for cats!)
Wildflour Artisan GoodsAdded gift tastes.
Winter Solstice (by the Jorts and Jean artist, Airyn!): dialogue changes for compatibility.
Townies Need Artisan GoodsIncludes a couple of requests involving Jorts and Jean!
Portraits of Nyapu Inspired by Dong This ADORABLE!! Harvest Moon-style portrait set now includes an ADORABLE!! Jorts and Jean.
They Deserve It TooThe additional Joja NPCs will appear in the union events.
Not You AgainIncludes gift preferences and a couple of clever references :D
SVE: Is this compatible with SVE?Uh, probably. Festival placements take into account SVE's unique maps, but it hasn't been fully tested with SVE and it's possible something goes sideways if something on the vanilla maps or events messes with them. The union events include Clara/Martin if installed. Glymr has thoughtfully done a compatibility patch for the mountain map to remove the plank. Aerinanxiety has made A compatibility patch for some festival positions.

Rmmods has made an adorable Jorts and Jean portrait mod Available on Naver!

FUTURE PLANS

• Additional events
• Additional cross-mod dialogue and gift preferences
  

Translation requests

If you would like to translate Jorts and Jean into another language, please feel free to do so! I only ask that you include a link back to this original mod page. https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/10950) so that all the proper credits are included. Also, KediDili gets dibs on the Turkish translation :3 (Note: The text was already in English, so no translation was needed. The instruction was to translate from "auto" to English, but the source text was not provided. This is the translation of the given text itself, which was a note in English.)




Regarding bugs

If you find a bug, the best way to let me know is to ping me on Discord (tiakall#4802—I can be found in the Stardew Valley Discord and some other SDV-related servers), since I often forget to check comments. Please note:

• If you are reporting an overlap in festival placementI use Hime's Custom NPC Tilesas well as my own playthroughs to avoid overlaps. If an NPC you are using is not listed there, please encourage the mod creator to add them so we can all avoid future incompatibilities (or add them yourself if you're comfortable with festival coordinates!) I likely will not move any festival placements without this information. (Though should you be inclined, it is pretty easy to) Adjust them yourself.)
• If it's a compatibility issue with SVEI'll take a look at it, but SVE compatibility is not my priority over adding new features.
  

ABOUT DONATION POINTS

I normally don't enable DP on my mods because I personally don't like monetizing my hobbies, but for this one DP is turned on because any DP earned will be donated to the United Farm Workersnonprofit. They are a union-like organization fighting for rights for farm workers, who are often excluded from basic protections, such as being guaranteed overtime pay. This is a cause Jorts and his human are passionate about and I think it's what he'd do. :)

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CREDITS

• Airyn of Diverse Stardew Valley Airyn created the sprites and portraits for Jorts and Jean. Look at them, they're so beautiful, and so are his DSV portraits! (Please note that if you would like to make edits of Jorts and Jean's art, please contact Airyn directly for permission.)
• The text "Arknir" does not appear to be a word in a known language, so it is likely a proper noun (like a name, place, or title) or a made-up term. Since it is not an auto language phrase needing translation, the best approach is to keep it as is. **Translation:** ArknirHere is the translation: For coding the two very complex union events. Hire this event wizard for all your event magic!
• Lemurkat'sMr. Ginger was definitely an inspiration for creating Jorts and Jean <3 She was also kind enough to share her mountain bridge patch from Ranch Expansion so Jean and Jorts didn't have pathing issues, and had an answer for many of my newbie questions.
• Lenne, Princess, and ArknightThey were all very willing to hold my hand and walk me through event making and NPC creation. Hime's NPC creation streams on the East Scarp server were especially helpful in getting me comfortable creating an NPC from scratch. Elizabethand The word "atravita" does not appear to be a standard word in English or a widely recognized term in other languages. It might be a misspelling, a name, or a word from a specific context or dialect. If you meant "atraviesa" (Spanish for "crosses" or "goes through"), the translation would be: **crosses** or **goes through** If "atravita" is a name or specialized term, please provide more context for a more accurate translation.were also a HUGE help in troubleshooting and debugging (the schedule debugger from Ginger Island Mainland AdjustmentsIt is SO NICE.
• The Jorts and Jean Twitter For helping give voice to these two cats, as well as being pro-workers and awesome overall.
  





* "I LIKE JORTS" is in the code, so per their Twitter This is official merchandise..
Also, I heartily apologize for contributing to the overpopulation of custom NPCs whose names begin with J.