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-# SMAPI
-A Modding API For Stardew Valley
-See: https://github.com/Zoryn4163/SMAPI-Mods
-
## NOTICE: THIS PROJECT IS STILL IN ALPHA
+# What is SMAPI
+
+SMAPI (Stardew Mapping Application Programming Interface) is a tool to help modders make changes to Stardew. It is a standalone executable which goes alongside your Stardew.exe.
+
+## Latest Version: 0.37.3
+- Small performance patch
+
+Download: https://github.com/ClxS/SMAPI/releases/tag/0.37.3
+
+## Installation
+
+To install SMAPI:
+- Firstly, make sure you have .NET 4.5. You can get it here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=30653
+- Download the the latest release binary here: https://github.com/ClxS/SMAPI/releases/latest
+- Extract the zip file alongside your Stardew.exe, for example, if using Steam this would be somewhere like C:/ProgramFiles/Steam/steamapps/common/StardewValley
+- To launch SMAPI, launch StardewValleyModdingAPI.exe
+
+To install mods:
+- To install mods just download the mod's .DLL file, and place it in %appdata%\StardewValley\Mods\. SMAPI will take care of the rest!
+
+## Future Plans
+- Content only mods
+- Support for a wide range of events
+- Enable the addition of new custom content such as locations, NPCs, and items.
+
+## Mod Developers!
-##Latest Version: [0.37.0.1](https://github.com/ClxS/SMAPI/tree/0.37.1)
-Mod developers! Work from the latest release tag. The master branch may contain updates which make it incompatable with the latest release binaries. \ No newline at end of file
+Mod developers would work off the release branch. The master branch will contain mid-version updates which could make your mods incompatable with both the current release and the upcoming releases. \ No newline at end of file