Modding Hub

Mods can be used to modify PMDO in various ways, including creating original custom fangames.

Getting Started

If it's your first time making a mod, start here:

• Creating a Mod
• Modding Intro
• Audino's Video Tutorials
• Getting Started With Git (Optional but highly recommended)

Tutorials

For an extended directory of tutorials, see Tutorial:Index.

• Modding Portraits and Sprites
• Modding Objects and VFX
• Modding Tilesets
• Creating Dungeons by editing Tropical Path
• Creating Dungeons from Scratch
• Making Dungeons Accessible from a Ground Map
• Creating Dungeon Maps
• Creating New Pokémon
• Creating Ground Maps
• Creating Ground Map NPCs
• Script Variables
  • Storing Custom Data on Pokémon
• Avoiding Desyncs in replays and quicksaves
• Basic Zone Scripts
• Coroutines in Scripts

Specific Topics

• Dev Mode
• Graphics
  • PMD Sprite Format
  • Sprite Tool Manual
  • Mass Sprite Import (Advanced. Modders can skip this page.)
• Audio
  • Ogg Tags
• Dungeon Generation
  • Floor Generation Overview
  • Gen Step
  • Zone Step
• Game Mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Damage
  • Accuracy
  • AI Overview
  • Pokémon Spawn Features
  • Move Ranges
  • Map Statuses (weather, Electric Terrain, Trick Room, etc.)
  • Terrain
    • Floor Darkness
  • Status Conditions
  • Recruitment
  • Traps
  • Moves
  • Items
  • Abilities
  • Misc. game mechanics
• Scripting
  • Text Tag Guide
  • Script Reference
    • Scripting Cheat Sheet
  • Global Lua Functions
  • Service Events
  • Random Number Generators
• Data Structure Documentation
  • BattleContext
  • BattleData (Effects of moves, items, etc.)
  • DataManager (_DATA module)
  • IntrinsicData (Abilities)
  • ItemData (Items)
  • MapStatusData (Map Statuses/Weather)
  • MonsterData (Pokémon)
  • SkillData (Moves)
  • StatusData (Status conditions)
  • TileData (Traps et. al.)
  • Modding Strings
  • List of BattleEvents
• Controller Support
• C# Code Documentation links

Free-to-use Resources

For a list of free-to-use resources, see Resources for Mods.