I second this.

I would like this too but unfortunately the game sounds so patchwork that there is really no way for someone to create an all encompassing guide. Discord modder.channels are your best bet, searching for old posts that ask questions along the lines of what you want to do.

From my MINIMAL tinkering with it though, all you really need to know is how to properly edit the codes in the text files. You could start with dfhack and the dwarf fortress wiki which do give basic information on coding DF to do what you want.

It depends what you want to do. Just modifying game files is just like it was in DF2014, so if you're looking for small or non-graphical changes, that's been around for a while. Graphical changes are quite a bit different tho.

Originally posted by Topples:

It depends what you want to do. Just modifying game files is just like it was in DF2014, so if you're looking for small or non-graphical changes, that's been around for a while. Graphical changes are quite a bit different tho.

I want to modify the UI, so graphical changes...

Originally posted by Straitis:

Originally posted by Topples:

It depends what you want to do. Just modifying game files is just like it was in DF2014, so if you're looking for small or non-graphical changes, that's been around for a while. Graphical changes are quite a bit different tho.

I want to modify the UI, so graphical changes...

Do you want to modify the sprites in the UI or do you want to actually modify the functionality of it? Modifying the sprites is doable, but modifying the functionality of the UI can't be done in normal DF, but could possibly be done with DFHack.

Originally posted by Topples:

Originally posted by Straitis:

I want to modify the UI, so graphical changes...

Do you want to modify the sprites in the UI or do you want to actually modify the functionality of it? Modifying the sprites is doable, but modifying the functionality of the UI can't be done in normal DF, but could possibly be done with DFHack.

Yeah, that's what I wanted to do, annoyingly.

Originally posted by Straitis:

Are there any resources available to help would be modders?
I'm not talking about installing them, I wish to make one, although don't know where to start...

Codeacademy.com is a free place to learn different languages

Originally posted by PhearedPhantom:

Originally posted by Straitis:

Are there any resources available to help would be modders?
I'm not talking about installing them, I wish to make one, although don't know where to start...

Codeacademy.com is a free place to learn different languages

This is such a misinformed reply. You don't need to *learn to code*. DF mods are done basically by editing pre-existing scripts, which is not just C++ or Python or anything like that. It's just the game's own unique scripting.

Originally posted by Straitis:

Are there any resources available to help would be modders?
I'm not talking about installing them, I wish to make one, although don't know where to start...

Look in the game folders after downloading workshop mods and reverse engineer. It tqles patience though something phago and guided dont have.

Originally posted by WeedRabbit:

Originally posted by Straitis:

Are there any resources available to help would be modders?
I'm not talking about installing them, I wish to make one, although don't know where to start...

Look in the game folders after downloading workshop mods and reverse engineer. It tqles patience though something phago and guided dont have.

I agree here down load mods that are similar to what you want and then analyze the raws the wiki can be very overwhelming.