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So it would be really great if modders could discuss and come up with a top-3 list of things that would help a lot of people at once. Consider this an invitation to discuss with each other what would help you all together.

I think something most of the coders can agree on is some sort of built-in injection method, that allows us to override any function. This is something that I think CCL adds in, but it would be great to have it buit-in. As it is right now I'm basically always copying my injection code from one mod to the next. There are also a few simple relfection methods I've written to help with getting/setting/invoking private members/methods that would be nice to just have built-in as well.

Hello! I got tired of manually changing everything every time I started a new project, so I've created a template for VS 2015 for RimWorld mods.
Download: http://merthsoft.com/RimWorldMod.zip

Just plop that into C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Templates\ProjectTemplates and you'll be able to go to New Project -> RimWorldMod:

Make sure you create it in the Mods folder of your RimWorld install, so for steam: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RimWorld\Mods. It uses relative addressing for the references, so should be alright for non-Steam as well. If anyone wants to add this to a wiki or tutorial or whatever, feel free.

Edit: Maybe this should be in the tools subforum? I can't move it, though.

Good news, my friend! I made a mod to allow you to do just this:
https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=26830.0

Enjoy! And thanks for the cool idea!

This mod allows you to draft any pawn. Note that it does a bit of code injection, so it doesn't work with other mods that modify how drafting works, such as Defensive Positions.

Useful for setting up scenes for screenshots or for cheating! Thanks to Jorlem for the idea!

Stream download: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780868988
Stand alone: http://merthsoft.com/DraftAnything.zip

License is WTFPL.

I can help with code, though I'm still pretty new to modding RimWorld.

Then you may should look at the next topic behind this one. It's called "how do you learn to mod" or something similar. There is some links to tutorials and resources for modding

Well, I've got a couple mods under my belt already. I'm just still a little slow in figuring out how everything is put together because I haven't been in the codebase for too long.

Whenever I get mods, no matter how cool they are they MUST go well with the base game.

I agree! I love the aesthetic of the game, and prefer when things match with it.

I can help with code, though I'm still pretty new to modding RimWorld.

This is a cool idea. This way you can color-code your power grids, and overlap them without intersecting them. I might attempt it.

Can you point to me where I'm asking anyone for permission? I'm simply trying to get a feel for interest on this forum. Think of it as market research.

Would anyone be interested in a mod-making stream on Twitch? I would work on some mods, and talk through the process and interact with chat while it's going on. Good chance to show off the process from start to finish.

That's very weird... I didn't do anything different. Does it say what specifically it doesn't like about it?

Dope that worked! Thanks!

Alright! Added this feature:

http://merthsoft.com/TimerSwitches_4.zip

Yes of course. Sorry. Attached is a Short, Self Contained, Compilable, Example.

CustomDefTest.cs:

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using System;
using System.Linq;
using Verse;

namespace CustomDefTest {
    public class CustomDef : Def {
        public string customField;
    }
}

CustomDef.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<CustomDefs>
  <CustomDef>
    <defName>CustomDef</defName>
<description>A custom def</description>
<label>A label</label>
<customField>A custom field</customField>
  </CustomDef>
</CustomDefs>

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Like how normal switches have? That'd make sense! Good suggestion

Hello! I created a mod that makes it so your people don't drop their things when they're psychotically wandering.

Tech stuff:
The way it currently works is it checks for the WanderPsychotic def, and injects some code to make it so the TryDropRandomItem function doesn't get called, assuming it can find it. This makes it so that if a mod overrides what the WanderPsychoticdef does, as long as it still has the TryDropRandomItem method. The end goal is to make a configuration file that makes it so that you can set a custom def to override, too. I'll work on that later

License is WTFPL.

Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=778877333
Standalone: http://merthsoft.com/WanderDontDrop.zip