Can you add mods to a pre-existing vanilla save/world?

[ToothedMammal]

I want to know if I need to start an entirely new game to use mods, or if I would be able to add mods to the save im currently on.

I imagine id need to start a new save for mods that change worldgen or starting character classes and the like, but if I wanted to add extra cooking recipes or the ability to split cattail rhizomes would that also require a new save?

[Dilan Rona]

you can add mods to existing worlds.

[Zane Mordien]

30 minutes ago, ToothedMammal said:

I want to know if I need to start an entirely new game to use mods, or if I would be able to add mods to the save im currently on.

I imagine id need to start a new save for mods that change worldgen or starting character classes and the like, but if I wanted to add extra cooking recipes or the ability to split cattail rhizomes would that also require a new save?

World gen you can add. It just modifies new generated chunks only so you get a janky place where the new world gen starts. I do it all the time.