# Playing with mods from a noob's point of view. :)

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/playing-with-mods-from-a-noobs-point-of-view/34215>\
**Category:** Modding\
**Created:** [March 25, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/playing-with-mods-from-a-noobs-point-of-view/34215 "2018-03-25T13:16:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![SirAstrix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/sirastrix/32/68490_2.png) [@SirAstrix](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/SirAstrix)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/playing-with-mods-from-a-noobs-point-of-view/34215/4 "2018-03-25T15:24:15Z")

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> [@How to start modding?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/how-to-start-modding/21814):
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> Hi all I bought this game 2 days ago and I aready have 20 hours on record. I quickly built massive strongholds, but after a while the game does get a bit tedious. So i want to mess aroud a bit and create my own content. However i have some questions: I see updates about archers, orcs, hard mode, however my version does not have that content. I bought it and run it through steam. Where do i get newer (possibly unstable) versions. I would like to test these versions for bugs, and help improve …

> [@Startermod\_basic updated with weapons, armor, lights, and particles](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/startermod-basic-updated-with-weapons-armor-lights-and-particles/14508):
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> Hey Everyone, Last week I did a [stream](http://www.twitch.tv/stonehearth/v/7053842) in which I started writing a very basic starter mod for Stonehearth. The goal of this mod is to help people who have never coded or written a mod add an item of their own to the game, either via the debugtools or as a recipe that can be crafted by the carpenter. You can now download it and give it a try here: [GitHub - stonehearth/startermod\_basic: A most basic starter mod to get you going!](https://github.com/stonehearth/startermod_basic) Instructions are in the readme. Let me know if anything is unclea…

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