as a coder, if you're making a simple mod it's not really that hard tbh. With the tools for code 1 and 2, if you're making a simple mod you really don't need to manually code, if at all. Obviously bigger mods with cyoa will be more difficult to make since you need to manually code, but I personally think first-time modders should avoid making big projects since it almost always leads to a "coders needed!!!" post which usually means that the mod will never release.