The mod adds an extra selection to the game menu "Co-op Game", that lets you choose from a list of names to play with.
The list is now paginated, so clicking on the ... in the list will show the next or previous page.
By default NPCs with friendship hearts over four will be available to play. You can change this number in the config. You can also require NPCs to be in the same room with you to be available in the config.
Villagers never run out of lives, and they add dialogue when the round starts, ends, and is at the mid point, and when they die.
Dialogue can be customized for each NPC using the following keys in their dialogue files:
TwoPlayerPrairieKing_start
TwoPlayerPrairieKing_mid
TwoPlayerPrairieKing_end
TwoPlayerPrairieKing_die
Technical
Requires SMAPI, uses Harmony.
Compatible with Mod Updater for automatic updates.
Implements a Generic Mod Config Menu interface to change config settings in-game.
Code is at https://github.com/aedenthorn/StardewValleyMods.
If you want to complain or ask for help or help me test my mods, you can visit my Discord server.
A list of all my mods for Stardew Valley is available at https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/articles/895.