Modding Tutorials/First Steps

< Modding Tutorials

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Don't start making mods until you do the following.

Step 1: Search for a mod already doing what you want

Seriously, there are so many mods, there is generally one, probably of high quality, doing what you want it to.

• Core. If it's (close to) something that already exists in RimWorld, use what RimWorld provides you. What better source of "how to do X" than the game itself?
• Search Steam's Workshop. These have ready to go and managed by Steam mods. Click to use them.
• Check the RimWorld Mod Forum
• Maybe there's some inspiration on this list of modders and their GitHub links
• Use GitHub search to find how other modders handled a problem
• Use Google because it works.

Step 2: Read Other Info On Modding

• RimWorld Wiki - Modding
• RimWorld Wiki - Modding Tutorials
• RimWorld Forum - Modding Help
• Tynan's Readme.txt in your Rimworld directory (in RimWorldMac.app for Mac people)

Step 3: One Time Reads

• RimWorld Wiki - XML file structure and loading
• RimWorld Wiki - Testing
• A17 Modding Updates - https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=32735.0 - by ZorbaTHut

Step 4: Useful Links, Reference Constantly

• Wiki - Folder Structure
• Ludeon Forum - Modding Help
• RimWorld XML Database - xml explained for XML modders

Step 5: Tutorials by Others

• (Alpha 15c) How to make a .dll-mod (Power Generation) - https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=3408.0