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Don't start making mods until you do the following.
 
Don't start making mods until you do the following.
  
= Step 1: Search for a Mod Already Doing What You Want =
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= 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.
 
Seriously, there are so many mods, there is generally one, probably of high quality, doing what you want it to.
  
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* 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 [https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/about/?appid=294100 Steam's Workshop]. These have ready to go and managed by Steam mods. Click to use them.
 
* Search [https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/about/?appid=294100 Steam's Workshop]. These have ready to go and managed by Steam mods. Click to use them.
 
* Check the [https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?board=12.0 RimWorld Mod Forum]
 
* Check the [https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?board=12.0 RimWorld Mod Forum]
* Use [http://google.com Google] because it works.
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* Maybe there's some inspiration [https://spdskatr.github.io/RWModdingResources/telephonebook on this list of modders and their GitHub links]
 
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* Use [https://github.com/search?q=RimWorld+worldcomponent&type=Code GitHub search] to find how other modders handled a problem
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* Use [http://google.com Google] because it works.
  
 
= Step 2: Read Other Info On Modding =
 
= Step 2: Read Other Info On Modding =

Revision as of 10:57, 18 January 2019

< Modding Tutorials


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.

Step 2: Read Other Info On Modding


Step 3: One Time Reads


Step 4: Useful Links, Reference Constantly


Step 5: Tutorials by Others