Hello forum,

I've recently taken an interest in modding but i don't know much about programming in general. Iv watched the tutorial on using the creation kit and tried following it as best i can, I also read through the wiki on the basics. I know how to navigate the creations kit but i haven't gotten all the hotkeys down (just the basics) so aside from placing simple assets in an interior space and navigating the space and learning about navmesh and a few other key things, i clearly still have a lot to learn. My question is, or should be, what is a simple mod i can do to get my hands working at a steady pace without overwhelming my self? and another question is i have two ideas for a mod but neither of which sound like something i can start without finding myself scrapping the project a hundred times in frustration. Any guidance would be appreciated, id hope to meet some lovely people who could possibly help me and maybe collaborate some work with in the future. You guys are great im loving a lot of the work iv seen on the workshop and nexusmods, keep up the good work.

The quest and scripting tutorials on the wiki are worth working through. You get to create a simple fetch-and-carry quest and on the way it covers creating NPCs. dialogue. quest stages and scenes.

You get through that, you'll have an idea of how go approach most things.

Failing that, what are the ideas you have? It may be possible to split them into more manageable parts.

The best way to learn is to take the course on TES Alliance. First, http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/topic/6840-ck-basics-an-introduction/ and then the lessons, beginning by http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/topic/6838-ck-basics-lesson-1/.

I did that and I highly recommend doing that plus it's fun too while learning.

Although I did not finish the modding school due to RL, but it was fun and I'll probably do that again later in the future.

Thanks guys,

I'll give the fetch quest a look. One idea i had in mind, a rough idea, about three guardian dragons inside a dungeon guarding loot, a fairly complicated dungeon quest for my current modding skill for sure but ill keep it pinned as i learn a few key things. Another idea which i think would be a little less challenging then the dungeon quest would be a mod where allies would visit your home when you wake up after a nap. By all means you are more than welcome to give them a try if they interest you, they are my learning achievements, if you will. Id love to hear your thoughts on how id go about making one of these mods, preferably the allies/followers one.

Wow thanks a lot.

For the allies one, you could start by setting up a quest. Give the player an alias and the alias has a script that catches the end-of-sleep event. Just pop up a message box to start with. Once you've got that done you can pick one NPC and trigger a scene where they come calling,

Once that's sorted out you can start thinking about deciding who constitutes an ally in the game, and scenes with more than one visitor.

Buy LotM's suggestion is probably a better one

I say this to everybody: I hope you enjoyed playing the game while it lasted

As for which first mod you should start on, it all depends what interests you the most. If it's level design then perhaps build yourself a nice house? Or maybe add a new cave/dungeon to the world complete with enemies to fight through?

Doing a simple quest is a good idea, as that will allow you to wet your feet with the game's scripting language Papyrus. After that the world's your oyster

Welcome to the wonderful world of modding! Most of us here had zero programming experience before modding so don't get intimidated, you're in the best place for learning and asking questions.

- Hypno