Add mod development environment, docs, and example modlet

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+# Environment Documentation
+
+Last updated: 2026-08-20
+
+## Setup Overview
+
+This machine was set up for Lynda to build 7 Days to Die mods using:
+- VS Code
+- Git
+- Kilo Code
+- Gitea server as origin remote for version control
+
+## Installed Software
+
+| Software | Version / Path |
+|----------|---------------|
+| 7 Days to Die | `C:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die` (Steam App ID: 251570) |
+| 7D2DModLauncherV5 | v5.1.8.2 (`C:\Program Files (x86)\7D2DModLauncherV5`) |
+| Git | Installed |
+| VS Code | Installed |
+| Kilo Code | Installed |
+
+## Key Paths
+
+| Purpose | Path |
+|---------|------|
+| Mod repository | `C:\Users\lynda\Git\lyndas_mod` |
+| Steam game install | `C:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die` |
+| Mod launcher install | `C:\Program Files (x86)\7D2DModLauncherV5` |
+| Mod launcher config | `C:\Users\lynda\AppData\Roaming\7D2DModLauncher\ModLauncher.txt` |
+| Mod staging root | `C:\7D2D` |
+| Vanilla saves | `C:\Users\lynda\AppData\Roaming\7DaysToDie\Saves\` |
+| Mod backups | `C:\7D2D\Saves\Backups\` |
+
+## Mod Launcher Config
+
+File: `C:\Users\lynda\AppData\Roaming\7D2DModLauncher\ModLauncher.txt`
+
+```ini
+[Global]
+Location=C:\7D2D
+SteamPaths="e:\steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\"
+LocalCopy="e:\steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\"
+LocalSaves=True
+```
+
+> Note: The `SteamPaths` and `LocalCopy` values contain stale drive letters pointing to `E:\`. The actual Steam install is on `C:\Steam`.
+
+## Installed Mods
+
+### v1 Mods
+- **Darkness Falls** v6.0.0.20 — `C:\7D2D\v1\Darkness_Falls\Darkness_Falls`
+- **War of the Walkers** v1.x.x.x Stable — `C:\7D2D\v1\War_of_the_Walkers\War_of_the_Walkers_v1.x.x.x_Stable`
+
+### v2 Mods
+- Echoes from the Afterlife
+- Forsaken Trail
+- Greys Prophecy V1 Experimental
+- NordArmy XMAS UPDATE
+- Old West Migration (V1)
+- Ravenhearst (v10.4.1b1)
+- Tongo 2.0
+- VIKINGSMOD
+- War3zuk FarmLife 5.6
+- Welcome to Purgatory
+- Winterween
+- 5thDay
+- Asia Mod V1.1 Stable
+- Experimental Recipes v1.0+
+- The Wasteland
+- The Wasteland(Testing)
+
+### Custom Mods
+- **Asylum** 2.5.4 — `C:\7D2D\Custom\Asylum_2.5.4`
+
+## Available v3 Mods
+
+The following v3 mods are available in the mod launcher (under `C:\7D2D\v3\`):
+- 7DVR
+- Aircraft Carrier Challenge High Seas V.3
+- Area 7 Challenge
+- Backpacker Challenge
+- Black Forrest
+- Destroyer of Dreams High Seas
+- Dishong Tower 2.5
+- District Zero
+- EndZ Remastered
+- NordArmy
+- Old West Migration
+- Outback Roadies
+- Preppocalypse
+- Project Praxis
+- VIKINGSMOD
+- Welcome to Purgatory
+- Wild West Mod
+
+## Development Notes
+
+- Current target game version for new mods: **3.x**
+- v3 mods are available in the mod launcher under `C:\7D2D\v3\`
+- The repo `lyndas_mod` is intended for custom mod development
+- For simple modlets, use `.kilo/scripts/modlet.ps1` to copy/delete mods in the Steam `Mods` folder
+- For full conversions, use the mod launcher under `C:\7D2D\v3\<mod_name>\`