Modding Tutorials

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This is the table of contents for the modding tutorial. Here, you'll learn step by step how to create mods of gradually increasing complexity.

In light of little official documentation, this collection of tutorials has been written in hopes that more players will know how to modify RimWorld and make mods that further broaden horizons and make the game appealing to more audiences despite its early state.

Table of contents

Introduction

1. First Steps and Some Links
2. Essence of Modding
3. Installing Mods
4. Exploring the Folder Structure
5. Mod Folder Structure
   • About folder
   • Defs folder
   • Languages folder
   • Textures folder
   • Sounds folder
6. Recommended Software

General modding

• Testing Mods
  • Development Mode
• Adding and Testing Sounds
• Decompiling Texture/Sound Assets

XML tutorials

1. XML File Structure
2. Introduction to XML Defs
   • XML Def Compatibility
   • Modifying defs
3. In-depth XML Def tutorials
   • Weapons_Guns.xml Explained
4. (Added in Alpha 17) PatchOperations, replace specific xml elements of core files while keeping the rest untampered

C# tutorials

1. Setting up
2. Decompiling Source Code
3. Writing Custom Code
4. Introduction to Def Classes
   • Def Class Compatibility
5. Alter Code at Runtime with Harmony - this is a best practice, replacing C# code injection to reduce Mod Conflicts
6. Mod DLL Compatibility
   • C# Injection
7. Distribution
   
   

Examples:

• Assembly Modding