Now that we know what our first mod does, let’s try to adjust some numbers. You should see your newely added mod here.Ĭreate a new character and a new world, grab a work bench, collect 10 dirt and you should see something very cool when trying to craft items Go back to the main menu and click on Mods.
You should see the following screen when you’re done.Ĭlick on Build + Reload to create your first mod. Let’s fill in the form we get to create the directories and files we require for our mod ModName (no spaces)Īfter you’ve filled in the fields click on Create. Now that we have tModLoader on developer mode, go to Mod Sources and click on Create Mod \Documents\My Games\Terraria\ModLoader called Mod Sources. Note: If clicking on ‘Enable Developer Mode’ does not do anything, manually create a directory in. Notice the small text in the bottom right that says ‘Enable Developer Mode’? Let’s click it so we can start making our own mods! It will look just about the same as the normal Terraria client Next, after getting Terraria and installing it together with tModLoader, open tModLoader.
Next, you can download the tModLoader application for free here The easiest way to obtain a copy of Terraria would be to buy it from the Steam store. Setting up Terrariaįirst off, you need to own a copy of Terraria which comes together with tModLoader since the 1.14 patch. You can explore, craft, build, fight various creatures and more.īefore we get into the whole modding Terraria we first need to get some software ready. Terraria is a procedurally generated 2D world game that features a huge variety of things to do. This term refers to the original and unmodified game. Vanilla Skyrim and Vanilla Minecraft, for example. When looking into these two games you often find the term “vanilla”. Let’s take Skyrim and Minecraft as our examples. Mods have been one of the, if not the, most important factor when it comes to commercial success of games.
The term mod covers the whole modification aspect as mods can vary between simple changes to complete game overhauls. A mod changes one or multiple aspects of said game, such as how it looks or interacts. Since a major part of Terraria is combat, adding a new weapon is something very fun and exciting to do! IntroductionĪ game mod (short for “modification”) is an adjustment by players or fans of a video game. In this part we will start setting up our work environment and create a very basic mod that will add a new sword into our world. Modding Terraria is a fun way to add and adjust features in a playful way and learn more about programming. Modding Terraria – Part 1 Getting Started