# Need help modding

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-modding/12158>\
**Category:** Modding\
**Created:** [May 4, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-modding/12158 "2015-05-04T01:14:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![RepeatPan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/repeatpan/32/46418_2.png) [@RepeatPan](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/RepeatPan)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/need-help-modding/12158/3 "2015-05-04T07:13:53Z")

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> [@coasterspaul](#):
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> [@RepeatPan, could you tell me why again?]

> [@Is it possible to override a Service?](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/is-it-possible-to-override-a-service/10447/2):
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> Overriding lua files is officially frowned upon (while I can’t cite any public source, let me tell you that I’ve had a pretty clear response from Radiant in a PM stating that there will be no proper support for overriding lua files… the fact that it works right now is more or less an “accident”). Because I usually just tell people that it’s bad but never go in an in-depth explanation, let’s do that. Why overrides-ing lua files is bad Lua files have no fixed URI. They have no aliases attached …

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