Modding Tips

I'm going to try my hand at modding for the first time...ever really. Im going to teach myself how to mod this game starting by making a submod for Thrawns Revenge.

I know how to mess around in the XML files and do simple stuff like change faction rosters and make units stronger, but now i want to try something bigger

I want to try and make the Mandalorian a playable faction, and depending on how easy it is to do will dictate my plan

I could just replace one of the playable factions with Mandalorian, like the Hapes consortium, or i could try and make the minor faction present on the map playable by the player

I might even try my hand at making some new units

So, does anyone who has started on the road of learning to mod have any tips a new comer should know? what kind of headaches am i getting myself into