Beginner glossary

A short dictionary for reading the rest of the site.

Term	Plain meaning
Mod	Code/content loaded to change or extend the game.
NML / NeoModLoader	The mod loader used by the current documentation and WBML experiments.
`mod.json`	Mod metadata and dependency information.
`Main.cs`	The C# entry file used by our minimal starter structure.
GUID / addon ID	Stable identity string. Do not casually change an ID after published data/content depends on it.
API	Public functions/types exposed for other code to use.
Runtime	What the actually running game/mod version does, as opposed to what old source or docs suggest.
Lifecycle	When objects/mods/worlds are created, loaded, reused, replaced or shut down.
Persistence	Data that survives beyond the current in-memory moment, usually involving save/load.
Player.log	Main text log used here to verify compilation, loading, versions, markers and exceptions.
Marker	A unique log line you intentionally emit so you can prove a code path ran.
Exception	Runtime failure such as `NullReferenceException` or `StackOverflowException`.
Harmony patch	Runtime method patching technique. Powerful, but more version-sensitive than a supported API.
Reflection	Inspecting/accessing types or members dynamically. Useful for discovery, also version-sensitive.
Verified	Reproduced by the project within an explicitly stated tested scope.
Observed	Seen in runtime, but not yet understood or bounded enough to call fully verified.
SKIP	A branch the test did not execute; it is not evidence that the behavior works.

If a term is still unclear, open the page that uses it and look for the practical example before the deep reference section.