❔ Hi im trying to figure out something without knowing the terminolagy
Hi im mamking a mod for a videogame and they refered me over here as i dono the terms to let me clearly comunicate my issue. Im mainly looking for somethign effective to reverse engineer so i can learn by doing with no guidance as thats the only way i can learn but i cant seem to find an example code to read and understand. is anyone able to help with comunications about C#?
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What game is it?
I have comunication and learning disabilities so its hard to figure out with others help
terraria is the game
yes iv already done that
i cant learn the same as others so im trying to find ways that work for me
Well, reading or watching youtube is the only way.
my doing and observing the interaction is how iv figured it out so far
"Something effective to reverse engineer" what exactly?
The game? A tool? The mod loader?
What?
i dono id figure they would have an example code i can work with
They do.
for my specific inquiry?
i havnt found it yet
If you read the link I posted, they have one if you scroll down.
I would however redirect you to TModLoaders discord if they have one.
they sent me here
If this is about TModLoaders API, then this is not it.
tmodloader api?
again comunication issues
i just know they sent me here
API (Application Programming Interface)
still dono wat thats refering to
im not great with words
thats why i was looking for an example of the specific thing im looking for that isnt covered by those tutorials
heck to get a single number i had to decompile the intire game because its not listed anywere
This discord is not specific towards Terraria modding, hence why many here do not know about the specifics.
i dono abot the specifics ither
You do however must specify what you want to achieve
$ask
How to get the best help 
Make a post in #help or one of the topic channels under Development.
Avoid asking
Can anybody help Has anyone used Why doesn't my code work?
C# is a big area! No one knows they can help unless you tell them about the small area you're trying to work in.
Explain what you are doing, and potentially why for as much context as possible. Avoid screenshots where possible, share code directly in Discord. Type
Make a post in #help or one of the topic channels under Development.
Avoid asking Can anybody help Has anyone used Why doesn't my code work?
C# is a big area! No one knows they can help unless you tell them about the small area you're trying to work in.
Explain what you are doing, and potentially why for as much context as possible. Avoid screenshots where possible, share code directly in Discord. Type $code into chat to learn how to post code.
See https://www.nohello.net and https://dontasktoask.com if you want common help chat room etiquette.i want to make an animation stop when the things idleing
any animation dosnt have to be just terraria
i asked for help there but they couldnt help me at all
It depends as mentioned before, how it is structured.
Does it use a state machine, and so forth.
whats a state machine? again terms arnt good for me
A state machine is like a traffic light, it can be in one of a few predefined states (red, green, yellow) and transitions between them based on rules or conditions.
So one state can be idle, the other can be moving and the last can be falling.
It just acts upon these states.
states?
States are specific conditions or situations.
conditions? situations?>
again i dono ther term i just know the things the terms are relating to
communication issues
Either way, no. Your only option is to read or watch.
If you want to dissect the game (Terraria) or TModLoader you can use DnSpyEx (if you are allowed to).
DnSpyEx is a free tool on github
I will not link it, but you can search it up.
sigh iv done that already too or somethign the same still nothing
Then I suggest just learning by doing, use the code completion in Visual Studio 2022 Community
You will get there eventually, a masterpiece does not take a day.
so theres no answers here
Not from me at least, as you seem to have tried things that will get you there.
thanks at least for trying its so hard to just find some code that does a thing
If reading and watching is not an option, then I can't really suggest anything. That does not mean others will not!
I am not a teacher either. I'm a student, possibly just like you.
I have never done Terraria modding so I don't know the outs and ins of it.
apparently they arnt willing to help
they sent me over here to learn C# first but i can only learn by doing it first
its a bad situation to be
Learning by doing is great too!
And yes, I do recommend you learn C# first.
but what is doing in this context as that what i was asking about
i am learning thats why im asking questions
You have a ton of project ideas to go from here
$projects
Collections of application ideas that anyone can solve in any programming language to improve coding skills:
https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-console-games
https://github.com/karan/Projects
https://github.com/florinpop17/app-ideas
And microsoft has a lesson teaching C#
$helloworld
Written interactive course https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/tour-of-csharp/tutorials/
Videos https://dotnet.microsoft.com/learn/videos
It is interactive.
i have lerning disabilities and cant learn through those methods
i have to learn via my own methods unfortunetly
terraria modding didnt click for me untill i did complicated stuff the simple stuff was too confusing
so im just trying to find code to work with
sorry im just lost on terms how do i know what people are talking about since i cant learn the terms
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