Community Mods
Enhanced experiences created by the community
World Map 2.01
Massive Equestria map expansion with many new locations, characters, and updated sprites
Dashie Mod
Complete overhaul with apartments, sleepovers, and seamless transitions
Dashie's Calendar
Date tracking, seasons, weather, and Equestrian holidays
Nightmare AU
"The night will last forever!" - A dark alternate universe where Nightmare Moon rules
Crystal Empire
Explore the Crystal Empire and travel by train to reach it
Manehattan
Big-city expansion featuring 11 locations and 2 dynamic spots
Dashie Mod
Complete overhaul with apartments, sleepovers, and seamless transitions
This mod is now outdated
All features have been ported to the original game. A huge thank you to Dashie Anon for their incredible contributions!
Player Apartment
- Added a personal apartment to the map
- Located above and left of Carousel Boutique
- Alternative to living in Golden Oak Library
- Fully interactive living space
- Added a guest room in Golden Oak (serves as your room unless you move out to the apartment)
- Added Dashie's house
- Added bedrooms for the Mane 6 and Princesses
Spend the Night
- New button appears in afternoons at pony homes
- AI generates realistic reasons for staying over
- Continue chatting or back out to map
- Sleep button creates immersive sleep scenes
- Wake up together with morning scenes
- Morning visit doesn't count against daily limit
Scene Transitions
- Move between locations during conversations
- Added Ponyville streets as transition location
- Take trains to Canterlot with friends
- Seamless morning to afternoon transitions
- Spend entire days without map interruption
- Added hot air balloon scenes, both grounded in Ponyville and in flight (no Cloudsdale yet, but you can use it to visit the Cloudominium or just enjoy a nice ride)
Dynamic Characters
- Characters naturally enter and leave scenes
- Location-aware character appearances
- Automatic support for custom characters
- Smart 3-sprite management system
- Contextual character interactions
- You can now include multiple bgm tracks in your asset folders. The game will pick one at random and play them like a playlist (label them bgm, bgm2, bgm3, etc.)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Luna dream realm access with quick start
- Improved sprite management
- Enhanced scene stability
Example Day with Dashie Mod
Wake up at the Outskirts with Rainbow Dash
Grab hayburgers together in town
Hang around Town Hall, meet other ponies
Return to apartment for cuddles
Sleep together and wake up for a new day
Older Versions
Previous Release
Nightmare AU
"Remember this day, little ponies, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!"
Eternal Night
- Every background changed to night or indoor scenes
- No daylight visible anywhere in Equestria
- Atmospheric dark theme throughout
- Castle of the Two Sisters as starting location
Altered Destinies
- Princess Celestia replaced with Nightmare Moon
- Princess Luna removed (no dream sequences)
- Batpony added as playable race option
- Character JSON files for all except Zecora & Chrysalis
Rewritten World
- Quick start begins at Castle of the Two Sisters
- Journey to Canterlot removed
- Minor dialogue edits for day references
- Adapted prompts for eternal night setting
Character Transformations
Twilight Sparkle
Personal assistant to Nightmare Moon. Never became Celestia's student.
Fluttershy
Transformed into a confident, aggressive batpony - territorial yet still solitary and shy.
Rarity
Maid and interior decorator for the Castle. Snobbish and classist, but generous to her peers.
Rainbow Dash
Night guard member, one of few pegasi at the Castle. Dreams of becoming Captain.
Applejack
Raised in Manehattan with the Oranges, became a high society mare.
Pinkie Pie
Grew up on rock farm, discovered parties later in life. More mellow personality.
Trixie
Her arrogance after the magic duel attracted Nightmare Moon's attention. Oops.
Princess Celestia
Gone. Reduced to atoms.
Crystal Empire
A grand northern kingdom you can reach by train
New Realm: Crystal Empire
- Explore the Crystal Empire as a new destination
- Landmarks and districts brought to life
Travel by Train
- Use the Train Station to travel to the Crystal Empire
- Fully compatible with in-game travel flow
On the Map
- 11 Custom Locations
- BGM included.
Integration
- Works alongside city switching and location systems
- Supports dynamic/manual location logic
Manehattan
11 locations plus 2 dynamic spots in the big city
On the Map
- 11 locations available
- 2 dynamic spots: hotel bedroom and Coco's house
Crystal Coexistence Setup
- Includes CE_map_screen.rpy in engine/locations
- Rename to map_screen.rpy to use with Crystal Empire
Integration
- BGM integrated
- Works alongside city switching and location systems
- Supports dynamic/manual location logic
World Map 2.01
A major Equestria map overhaul packed with new destinations, characters, and sprite updates
Story Mode is not supported
This mod was not created with Story Mode in mind. If Story Mode breaks, the mod author explicitly does not support those errors.
Use this link instead to ensure compatibility with Dashie Calendar if Dashie Calendar is already installed:
Download
World Expansion
- Everfree Forest expansion
- Tartarus, Dragon Lands, and Mount Aris
- Placeholder support left in for future places like Appleloosa and Yakyakistan
Castle & City Stops
- Various new Canterlot Castle locations
- Castle of Friendship and School of Friendship
- Flurry Heart's room added as a dedicated location
- Easter egg location hidden somewhere in Twilight's Castle
Map UX Updates
- Little stars were added on maps to make locations easier to spot at a glance
- Built as a large-scale replacement for the default map flow
- Train travel was intentionally not expanded to cover most new destinations
New Characters
- Added Alicorn Twilight, Reformed Starlight, Princess Ember, Flurry Heart, and Fausticorn
- Added support for Ember, Reformed Changeling, Alicorn Twilight, Flurry Heart, and Reformed Starlight as CustomCharacters with adapted schedules
- Some custom characters are bundled directly with the mod for continuity
Sprite Updates
- New Spike sprites and new Chrysalis sprites
- Fixed the weird green eye Spike sprite
- The CoreCharacters Chrysalis file should stay in place to avoid instability
Compatibility & Setup
- Extract to the game's main folder and overwrite existing files
- Should work with old saves, though continuity errors are possible
- Castle of Friendship and School of Friendship can be disabled by deleting
game/CustomLocations/Equestria/cofsofmap/location.json - Custom characters visiting
zecora_hutshould be changed tozecora_hut_inner - Chrysalis is now directly visitable in the Everfree instead of using the old visit flow
Installation Instructions
Extract the archive into your game's main folder and overwrite all files. The mod should be compatible with old saves, but the README warns that continuity issues can still happen depending on your current story state and schedules.
Dashie's Calendar
Date tracking, seasons, weather, and events to make the world feel more alive
Core Features
- Calendar UI for tracking dates
- 25 unique seasonal contexts throughout the year
- Different temperatures and atmospheric details
- Ponies react to upcoming holidays
- Environment changes throughout the year
Events System
- 16 predefined Equestrian holidays and events
- Events from the first 3 seasons of the show
- New locations for certain events
- Fixed date and dynamic events (like Mother's Day on second Sunday of May)
Custom Events
- Support for custom events like birthdays
- Add events in game/calendar/custom_events/
- Use my_events.rpy to append your own events
- Optional events provided at the bottom (uncomment to enable)
Time Skip
- Jump to any future date from the map screen
- Skip ahead to upcoming events
- Perfect for experiencing different seasons
Custom Start Changes
- Select any starting date from the calendar
- Option to start with your own home instead of Golden Oak
- Change default starting date in calendar_system.rpy
Notes
- Check README in calendar folder for detailed documentation
- Learn when event names/descriptions are sent
- Guide for creating your own custom events
Installation
Download the zip file
Extract the game folder into your game directory
Overwrite when prompted