Editing Modding Tutorials/Testing mods

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In this tutorial we will look into testing our mods.<br/><br/>

=What you'll learn=

You'll learn several methods to test your mods.<br/><br/>

=Debug modes=

While testing your mods you might want to spawn in weapons, activate events or damage colonists, etcetera. This can be achieved using the game's Development mode.<br/><br/>

===Development mode===
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To use this mode, you need to activate it:<br/>

# Run Rimworld;
# Press the "Options" button in the main menu;
# Under Gameplay, the middle column, tick "Development mode".<br/><br/>

Now that Development mode is activated, create a new world and colony and test your mod:<br/>

# Create world;
# Create a colony, probably on Free Build difficulty;
# The following icons: [[File:DevelopmentMode.png|link=]] .. can now be found in the top-right;
## [[File:DebugLog.png|link=]] '''Open the debug log''' = Clicking this opens the debug log;
## [[File:PackageEditor.png|link=]] '''Open the package editor''' = Opens the package editor, which allows you to preview and modify [[Modding Tutorials/Sounds|Sounds]] and Hair;
## [[File:ViewSettings.png|link=]] '''Open the view settings''' = Allows you to activate graphic overlays and cheats like Fast Research;
## [[File:Debug.png|link=]] '''Open debug actions menu''' = This menu allows you to do all sorts of things;
### ''Incidents'' allows you to spawn in raids or execute [[Events|incidents]];
### ''Actions - Misc'' contains a few buttons that complete research, continue the in-game tutorial, etcetera;
### ''Tools - General'' contains explosions and damaging things, snow actions, plant growth and some more advanced AI visualizations;
### ''Tools - Pawns'' holds tools which alter Pawn appearance, levels, health and jobs;
### ''Tools - Spawning'' allows you to spawn Pawns, Items in different stack sizes, Terrain and Filth;
### ''Autotests'' contains some stress tests like spawning in an entire colony in different stages, burning everything and killing lots of pawns at once.
## [[File:Debug.png|link=]] '''Open debug logging menu''' = Contains buttons which log parts of the game in the Debug Log;
## [[File:Inspector.png|link=]] '''Open the inspector''' = Gives a lot more information when hovering over things;
## [[File:GodMode.png|link=]] '''Toggle god mode''' = Toggles God mode, which allows you to build things without cost;
## [[File:ErrorLog_False.png|link=]] '''Pause the game when an error is logged''' = Toggles exactly what it says.<br/><br/>

=Testing specific content=

===Equipment===

To test guns you'll want to [[Modding Tutorials/Testing mods#Development mode|enable Development mode]] and spawn in the guns you want to test using Debug Actions Menu -> Tools - Spawning -> Spawn weapons.<br/>

Apparel works in the same way, but you don't spawn it in via Spawn weapons.<br/><br/>

===Animals===

Once again, using Development mode spawn in pawns using Tools - Spawning -> Spawn pawns.<br/><br/>

===Raiders===

If your mod adds new weapons, you'll want to see how often raiders spawn with them. Start a raid using the Debug Actions Menu -> Incidents.<br/><br/>

===Incidents===

Incident mods can be tested using Debug Actions Menu -> Incidents.<br/><br/>

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