How to go about making my first mod

[ApolloTheElusive]

Hello people of Don't Starve! I've been thinking for a while, and I would like to create my own mod. A pet mod! Modeled after my pet bull mastiff.
Could I get some advice on how I would go about doing this?

[Mobbstar]

Learn how to do somethings using mods:

 

Read the pinned topics and any interesting tutorials linked.

Download any similiar mods you may find, so you can study their functionality.

 

Structure your mod and work:

 

Write down a roadmap of sorts, a list of properties and goals usually is enough.

I personally prefer to get one part of my mods working before bothering with another.

 

Get some Gadgets:

 

There is various mod-developement-supporting mods, so get some if you need to know or control something in the game.

Use the debug console (~ per default, but it could be other keys like ö)

 

Go to the forums:

 

If the "Learn how"s don't answer a question, ask it in the mod forums. Ideally with the affected files or a log.txt

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