1 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs
index db2934a0..e4695588 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,26 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ContentManagers
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
+        [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "ConditionIsAlwaysTrueOrFalse", Justification = "Copied as-is from game code")]
+        public sealed override string LoadBaseString(string path)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                // copied as-is from LocalizedContentManager.LoadBaseString
+                // This is only changed to call this.Load instead of base.Load, to support mod assets
+                this.ParseStringPath(path, out string assetName, out string key);
+                Dictionary<string, string> strings = this.Load<Dictionary<string, string>>(assetName, LanguageCode.en);
+                return strings != null && strings.ContainsKey(key)
+                    ? this.GetString(strings, key)
+                    : path;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed loading string path '{path}' from '{this.Name}'.", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public sealed override T Load<T>(string assetName)
         {
             return this.Load<T>(assetName, this.Language);
@@ -331,5 +351,34 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ContentManagers
             // avoid hard disposable references; see remarks on the field
             this.BaseDisposableReferences.Clear();
         }
+
+        /****
+        ** Private methods copied from the game code
+        ****/
+#pragma warning disable CS1574 // <see cref /> can't be resolved: the reference is valid but private
+        /// <summary>Parse a string path like <c>assetName:key</c>.</summary>
+        /// <param name="path">The string path.</param>
+        /// <param name="assetName">The extracted asset name.</param>
+        /// <param name="key">The extracted entry key.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ContentLoadException">The string path is not in a valid format.</exception>
+        /// <remarks>This is copied as-is from <see cref="LocalizedContentManager.parseStringPath"/>.</remarks>
+        private void ParseStringPath(string path, out string assetName, out string key)
+        {
+            int length = path.IndexOf(':');
+            assetName = length != -1 ? path.Substring(0, length) : throw new ContentLoadException("Unable to parse string path: " + path);
+            key = path.Substring(length + 1, path.Length - length - 1);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Get a string value from a dictionary asset.</summary>
+        /// <param name="strings">The asset to read.</param>
+        /// <param name="key">The string key to find.</param>
+        /// <remarks>This is copied as-is from <see cref="LocalizedContentManager.GetString"/>.</remarks>
+        private string GetString(Dictionary<string, string> strings, string key)
+        {
+            return strings.TryGetValue(key + ".desktop", out string? str)
+                ? str
+                : strings[key];
+        }
+#pragma warning restore CS1574
     }
 }