MOD Idea crafting

[ddan24]

Im a nooby when it comes to modding and do not know if this idea has been created or thought of before but I would like to make a mod. it will allow you to craft thru your chests. Like put chests next to the science machines and it act as your inventory for crafting, so you don't have run from chest to chest looking for stuff. so for example if you have enough materials in a chest to make a torch that's next to the correct machine it will allow you to make it without having to take out the materials from the chest. this would help greatly because after a few 40 or 50 days into the game you loose track of what items you have and end up having tons and tons of chests not knowing where anything is. this makes thing so much easier and even tho im not a modder I think it isn't that hard to make. if some one can help me make this mod or point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. thank you

[Cheerio]

Im a nooby when it comes to modding and do not know if this idea has been created or thought of before but I would like to make a mod. it will allow you to craft thru your chests. Like put chests next to the science machines and it act as your inventory for crafting, so you don't have run from chest to chest looking for stuff. so for example if you have enough materials in a chest to make a torch that's next to the correct machine it will allow you to make it without having to take out the materials from the chest. this would help greatly because after a few 40 or 50 days into the game you loose track of what items you have and end up having tons and tons of chests not knowing where anything is. this makes thing so much easier and even tho im not a modder I think it isn't that hard to make. if some one can help me make this mod or point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. thank you

Hey,

 

That's definitely doable.  I would recommend starting by reading some of the Guides and Tutorials.  I would probably start by checking out the Sample Mods.  From there I would start by looking at other mods to see if you can find one that does something similar to what you want and start trying to tweak that.

[nickwest]

I like this idea, it adds a convenience but with the limits it wouldn't be over-powered. Could even make it as a new special kind of container with higher crafting requirements (like gears) to make it more for late game.

[ddan24]

Great idea. Like I said I know nothing about modding and don't even know if I have time to learn. I wish a modder who likes this idea and want to do it will make it.

[nickwest]

Great idea. Like I said I know nothing about modding and don't even know if I have time to learn. I wish a modder who likes this idea and want to do it will make it.

If you have any experience coding, it's not a big leap to mod Don't Starve. A large portion of the code is exposed in the scripts/ directory of Don't Starve, so there are plenty of examples to base your mod off of. There are also a ton of tutorials here on the forum (links up above in Cheerio's reply)

[julz1981]

If you have any experience coding, it's not a big leap to mod Don't Starve. A large portion of the code is exposed in the scripts/ directory of Don't Starve, so there are plenty of examples to base your mod off of. There are also a ton of tutorials here on the forum (links up above in Cheerio's reply)

if by reading what he says, he's probably like me and have no experience at all with coding either

 

I tried editing chests so they would have fewer or more slots and i got completely lost and i couldn't undestand anything at all lol

 

edit: Superb idea BTW, i hope someone will make this mod possible XD

[ddan24]

ya I have zero experience lol. only thing I ever modded was oblivion and I used the creation kit to make a base. but never had to do coding or scripting with that. in my spare time ill look into the tutorials and see if I can grasp the concept of it.

[ddan24]

Hey,

 

That's definitely doable.  I would recommend starting by reading some of the Guides and Tutorials.  I would probably start by checking out the Sample Mods.  From there I would start by looking at other mods to see if you can find one that does something similar to what you want and start trying to tweak that.

 

I tried. looking thru the tutorials, sample mods, and the actual game LUA files. I just cant grasp the concept. so sadly this mod will not be created. at least by me. It really takes a special brain to be a modder and for that hats off to you modders out there you make games like this sooo much better. I really appreciate them a hell a lot more. didn't know modding was so hard.

[nickwest]

I tried. looking thru the tutorials, sample mods, and the actual game LUA files. I just cant grasp the concept. so sadly this mod will not be created. at least by me. It really takes a special brain to be a modder and for that hats off to you modders out there you make games like this sooo much better. I really appreciate them a hell a lot more. didn't know modding was so hard.

 

If it's something that seems interesting to you, don't give up so easily. While coding takes some practice and there's a lot to learn, it can be super rewarding to create something original that other people use and appreciate. It can also help you bring your ideas to life (and not just game mod ideas).

 

Programming skills are also highly rewarded in today's (and the future) job market. My day job is as a Web Developer. It pays pretty well, thousands of people use the things I make, and it's usually a ton of fun and enjoyable; I can honestly say I love my job. I got started by tinkering around with code for games when I was in 2nd grade and my family got our first computer. When we first got online, I started playing with code on the web. All that lead me to pursue a degree in computer science, which was made easier with the coding skills I developed by playing around and figuring things out on my own. I definitely had a head start over some of the other folks in my program.

 

There are plenty of awesome resources available to get started with coding and personally I think a Don't Starve mod would be a great way to start learning. If you're the type of person who learns better with structured lessons, vs just tinkering with and learning as you go, The Khan Academy (free online learning resources) has a -great- series of lessons for computer programming that I highly recommend: https://www.khanacademy.org/cs

 

With some basics under your belt, modding Don't Starve will go from feeling like an ungraspable task to a wildly fun puzzle with challenges, and great rewards.

[ddan24]

If it's something that seems interesting to you, don't give up so easily. While coding takes some practice and there's a lot to learn, it can be super rewarding to create something original that other people use and appreciate. It can also help you bring your ideas to life (and not just game mod ideas).

 

Programming skills are also highly rewarded in today's (and the future) job market. My day job is as a Web Developer. It pays pretty well, thousands of people use the things I make, and it's usually a ton of fun and enjoyable; I can honestly say I love my job. I got started by tinkering around with code for games when I was in 2nd grade and my family got our first computer. When we first got online, I started playing with code on the web. All that lead me to pursue a degree in computer science, which was made easier with the coding skills I developed by playing around and figuring things out on my own. I definitely had a head start over some of the other folks in my program.

 

There are plenty of awesome resources available to get started with coding and personally I think a Don't Starve mod would be a great way to start learning. If you're the type of person who learns better with structured lessons, vs just tinkering with and learning as you go, The Khan Academy (free online learning resources) has a -great- series of lessons for computer programming that I highly recommend: https://www.khanacademy.org/cs

 

With some basics under your belt, modding Don't Starve will go from feeling like an ungraspable task to a wildly fun puzzle with challenges, and great rewards.

Thank you I will look into it

[ProfYogert]

i hope this mod gets made, it sounds like it will save a load of time going from chest to chest, but i cant help but feeling that chests are to small, would it be a big chest, or a regular one?

[greenglacier]

Well,that is good.