Lerning Modding

[Kiramaleen]

Hello friends! I’ve been enjoying modded Crusader Kings III for a while now, and I’ve finally decided that I want to learn how to make small mods myself. Since I’m a total beginner, I have no idea where to start, so I’d really appreciate any tips, tricks, or information. <3

[anonanon421]

Read the modding section on the wiki first, but it's pretty badly incomplete. I've done a bit myself and have mostly learned from reading other mods or the game files in the steam folder. Most of the folders have info files explaining the syntax of the file but I usually have to check it in use to actually understand it. I use Notepad++.

 

For general tips, make sure all your curly braces match and are in the right places. If you miss one, misplace one, or have an extra something will break and it's a huge pain to find.

[Lyskorie]

What anonanon said. The best way to go about it is by trial and error, and by exploring game files as well as files from other mods that seek to implement something that vaguely resembles what you want to do.

 

You can do script_docs in the debug console to get the game to dump a list of effects, triggers, modifiers, scopes, etc. that is up to date in use for modding. The wiki is a bit outdated so just double check things with in-game files and the script docs..