Modding Signs of Life

A mod can add items, creatures, buildings, plants, armor, recipes, and more. Signs of Life calls the folder or zip that holds a mod a content pack. Small mods may only need a few files and some artwork. Lua scripts are there when you want something to behave in a new way.

Guides

• Getting started — create, validate, and see your first item in-game
• Troubleshooting — fix missing mods, images, test copies, and Steam uploads
• Mod files and folders — how a mod is arranged and what Mod Prep does
• Custom worlds — add another kind of world to the New Game menu
• Detailed world building — control terrain, sky, creatures, and other settings
• Lua safety and limits — what a script may and may not do

Lua programming reference

If you are writing Lua, these pages list the commands the game makes available. They are rebuilt whenever the wiki is published:

• API overview
• World · Utils · Hooks
• Game objects: Item · Armor · Creature · Player · Structure · Flora · Projectile

Looking up items and recipes

Looking for item stats or recipes instead? See the home page reference section.