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Hello, im super new to modding and i want to start making some mods of Dont Starve but i dont know how.(Sorry if this sounds super stupid) I wanna know how to start, i already downloaded the Dont Starve Mod Tools but it seems like it is only to upload mods, not to create mods so what program i need to download? i really dont know anything about how to make mods and that stuff so please help and thanks ;)

 

PS: Sorry if my english isn't very good.

Hey TheSurfer!

I'll get you started modding here!

(If you have any questions ever, just ask me)

 

The first thing you need is knowledge of LUA.

If you have that, you can go to Don't Starve, data, then scripts, and then prefabs and look at some code to see how stuff is done. I can also link you to some tutorials!

 

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/27509-creature-mod-tutorials/

 

http://dontstarveapi.com/tutorials/

 

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/29427-tutorial-creating-a-handslot-equippable-item-from-scratch/

 

 

 

If you didn't already know, a Prefab file is a file that defines what something is. If I had a wall prefab, it would tell me that the wall has an animation, that it can be broken, that it can be repaired, and it has obstacle physics.

 

Components tell you what something does: They are adjectives that tell you exactly what a prefab can do. For instance, if I want something to spawn objects, I would use the PeriodicSpawner component or another similar one.

 

Modmain.LUA tells the game that prefabs and images(Inventory images, map images, etc) exist, you have to mention that they should be part of the game in Modmain.LUA

 

ModWorldGenMain.Lua is not always needed, but it will spawn prefabs in the world through certain code.

 

That should be enough for now, don't want to smother you!

Hey TheSurfer!

I'll get you started modding here!

(If you have any questions ever, just ask me)

 

The first thing you need is knowledge of LUA.

If you have that, you can go to Don't Starve, data, then scripts, and then prefabs and look at some code to see how stuff is done. I can also link you to some tutorials!

 

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/27509-creature-mod-tutorials/

 

http://dontstarveapi.com/tutorials/

 

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/29427-tutorial-creating-a-handslot-equippable-item-from-scratch/

 

Hello NoobModder! (ProModder* xD) Thanks for all the information and links, now i will go to see the links ant watch the tutorial thank you very much! :D

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