New Creature/Animal/bug Tutorial/Template [wanted]

[jay_rab]

Does anyone have a good outline/example/template for adding new creatures? one were we can just reference the art and tweak the stats?

Or is this something that has many layers and not easily done?

[Spidercamp]

I've gotten to the point where I can get pink squares to show up labeled as "sheep". I can't figure out how to get the textures to load though.

If you want a good starting point you could begin by modifying the following files (make a back up  )
Go to yourRimWorldinstall>mods>core>defs>
PawnKindDefs_Animals
ThingDefs_Races
ThinkTreeDefs
SoundDefs

When I started, I copied an existing animal entry in the xml and then modified it to create different behavior etc. Like I said though, I still have no idea how to get textures to work.

The xmls are pretty self explanatory. I downloaded the zombie apocalypse mod and the rugs mod from http://www.nexusmods.com/rimworld to use as a road map to find most of the important files. If I can get the sheep one to work I'll upload it and you can check out the file structure etc.

[jay_rab]

I've gotten to the point where I can get pink squares to show up labeled as "sheep". I can't figure out how to get the textures to load though.

If you want a good starting point you could begin by modifying the following files (make a back up  )
Go to yourRimWorldinstall>mods>core>defs>
PawnKindDefs_Animals
ThingDefs_Races
ThinkTreeDefs
SoundDefs

When I started, I copied an existing animal entry in the xml and then modified it to create different behavior etc. Like I said though, I still have no idea how to get textures to work.

The xmls are pretty self explanatory. I downloaded the zombie apocalypse mod and the rugs mod from http://www.nexusmods.com/rimworld to use as a road map to find most of the important files. If I can get the sheep one to work I'll upload it and you can check out the file structure etc.

Very cool, Thanks for sharing as this gives me a nice starting point to look into it as well, I will do the same and share if I make any headway. 

In the mean time best of luck with your sheep ^_^

[Illusion Distort]

When you make a mod, it has to have all the textures in the Textures folder, are you refferencing it correctly?

[Shinzy]

For the textures this here mod mite be of help
https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=18659.0

(these animals don't spawn in the wild however so you're on your own with that one!)

[Spidercamp]

YAY WE HAVE SHEEP BUTTS! That muffalo download helped! Illusion Distort was right, I had the textures folder but I pathed it wrong. I'm going to tweak the images a little and modify the behavior. I'll update the thread with a download link as soon as it's finished with a little guide. Thanks for your help!!

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[Illusion Distort]

That feeling when scrolling down and the first thing you see. "YOURNAME was right..."

Made my day, thanks.