Useful Resources - tModLoader/tModLoader GitHub Wiki

The following covers a list of useful resources, adapted from the help thread on TCF. Feel free to add a new resource if you think it is useful to others, but please refrain from adding unuseful items.

Sites

• Our website
• tModloader Github wiki - You are here
• tModloader documentation
• tModloader Github repository
• tModloader TCF thread
• tConfig wiki - This is an old wikipedia, used with tConfig
• tAPI docs - This is an old documentation site, used with tAPI (WARNING: SSL SECURITY ISSUE)
• tModloader Discord Server - You can chat with developers and fellow modders on our Discord server. This is the best place for feedback, issues, collaboration, help, and interacting with the tModLoader community.
• tModloader TCF help thread

Utilities/Other

• TConvert - Extract images and sounds from Terraria. Useful for viewing various sprites.
• TPadder - Add padding to multi-block tile textures with this tool
• tSpritePadder - Ready-to-use sprites for Terraria tiles. Similar to TPadder but with more customization options
• ArmorHelper - Quickly create armor animation sprites with this tool (body/chestplate/shirt is broken since Tmod1.4 changed how the sprite sheet of it works)
• Terraria Tile Generator - Quickly makes tile textures for ores.
• tModLoaderHelper - Allows for quick evaluation and debugging for armor, items, etc. against character models and other stuff.
• Terraria C# crash course - Unfortunately, much of this guide is broken due to broken links.
• Quick C# structure guide
• NBTExplorer - This can be used to visualize and verify ModPlayer/ModSystem saves
• "I have a problem with tModLoader" solution graph

External mod wikis

Some popular mods have their own wikis. Use the links below to find information about them. Note: not all wikis are listed here, but a few popular ones.

• Calamity Mod
• Exodus Mod
• Fargo's Mod
• GRealm
• Sacred Tools
• Spirit Mod
• Thorium Mod
• Tremor Mod

Here is a list of other useful mod specific pages hosted on the Terraria mods wiki.

Uncategorized Guides

Note: tutorial [x] are likely outdated, it is recommended you use contents on this wiki instead

• Tutorial: [1] Getting started with tModLoader
• Tutorial: [2] Recipes
• Tutorial: [3] Items
• Tutorial: [4] Projectiles
• Projectile Guide and Implementation
• Custom Bosses - NPC AI and Server Syncing
• Creating Simple UI: Custom Resource Bars

Youtube Tutorials

Note that following youtube tutorials isn't recommended, because they are often outdated.

• Al0n37
• Lynx

Youtube content creators covering modded content

• Pedguin
• ChippyGaming
• HappyDays
• PythonGB