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.
- 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
- 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
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NBTExplorer - This can be used to visualize and verify
ModPlayer
/ModSystem
saves - "I have a problem with tModLoader" solution graph
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.
Here is a list of other useful mod specific pages hosted on the Terraria mods wiki.
Note: tutorial [x] are likely outdated, it is recommended you use contents on this wiki instead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
Note that following youtube tutorials isn't recommended, because they are often outdated.
Youtube content creators covering modded content