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
• Controller Support

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
• List of BattleEvents
• Modding Strings

C# Class 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.)
• C# Code Documentation links

Free-to-use Resources

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