# Modding help

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-help/10860>\
**Category:** The Lab\
**Created:** [November 14, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-help/10860 "2015-11-14T18:56:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![theepicvoid111](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/theepicvoid111/32/448_2.png) [@theepicvoid111](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/theepicvoid111)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-help/10860/1 "2015-11-14T18:56:04Z")

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Hey! I have pretty much no experience in modding besides for downloading them. I want to make a mod on new “creatures and monsters” but I don’t know where to start. Any tips, programs or things I could use? Thank you in advance!

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**Author:** ![rremyroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rremyroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/rremyroy)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-help/10860/2 "2015-11-25T18:57:22Z")

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Hello theepicvoid111,

A mod is just a directory inside the [tt]data/mods[/tt] directory of in the game with a few files in it. You can checkout [this sample mod](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/tree/master/doc/sample_mods/elf_mod) that adds elf to the game.

I’m trying to see if we can get a better step-by-step tutorial guide for people who wants to create mods.