Starting my first mod

[Jan Arie]

Good day everyone, hope you're all having a great time!

After pondering for a while, I decided to make a full conversion mod.
While this may seem like an unforgiving and cumbersome task on my own, I feel very motivated by all the open-source scripts, modules, textures, etc, this community has made avaiable for all modders to freely use and implement in their works.

I humbly ask modders to kindly share their knowledge regarding the following things to help me getting started.

Is it possible to remove factions?
This because, despite the fact that this endevour is huge for a one-man mod team, I want to limit the amount of unnecisary assets in my mod. This also applies to items, objects, buildings, etc, that I basicly have no use for, for neither reskinning/modelling or otherwise.

Will you please help me?
As a token of thanks, if this mod is getting somewhere, I will freely make avaiable what I publish for all other ambitious modders out there, many thanks!

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

Nice to see that you got it started with modding and succesfully managed to set up the module system (reading your other post)
While it might be frustrating from time to time, I wish you fun at modding!

For starters at full overhaul mods I always recommend those two threads here:

Post Mortem tutorial

Most mods fail. The reason why & what lead up to this is ignored, instead we move on to a new mod only to have it make the same mistakes. Today we look back at one mod, and try to make sense of Cato the Elder's famous quote: "wise men profit more from...

www.moddb.com

The Modular Release Model tutorial

"Release early and often" - we've heard it before but why does it so often fail? Why do players try an early release mod and never come back? This tutorial aims to address the difficulties associated with releasing early and outline a development strategy...

www.moddb.com

It's an interesting read which might prepare you a bit better about the work before you with your modding project.

Is it possible to remove factions?

Yes, it is. Basically you make exactly the opposite as in adding a new faction as described here:

SP - Tutorial - Module System - Complete Guide to Adding Factions

This tutorial by Nord Champion has been the go-to guide for adding factions in warband for as long as I can remember, but it misses out a few a ton of vital scripts and bits of code that need to be added when you create a new faction. So here's a guide to adding new ones that should hopefully...

forums.taleworlds.com

Start reading it until you think you understand how to add a faction. Then start at the bottom and reverse the guide.

For little questions like this, feel free to use the Modding Question & Answer board here: https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?forums/modding-q-a.538/

 

[Jan Arie]

Thank you so much for your reply and support!
I will certainly read these! (So far, it's been nothing but reading, wich I like )
After reading that first article, I now know for certain that I won't be assembling a team. (Though maybe a modeller/animator if I get really stuck).

Anyway, thank you very much!

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

After reading that first article, I now know for certain that I won't be assembling a team. (Though maybe a modeller/animator if I get really stuck).

It's not to discourage you from gathering a team, it's more that you are aware about the pros (more people working at the mod and thus faster progress) versus the cons (team coordination can be complicated, conflicts might appear).

Anyway, thank you very much!

Always welcome ^^

 

[Antonis]

Heeeeey! Nice to see people starting modding! Welcome!