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=Important Preliminaries: Your Modding Toolbox= | =Important Preliminaries: Your Modding Toolbox= | ||
1. The latest version of Blender: http://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.html …And a working knowledge of the program, because it’s complicated: http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs324/ | 1. The latest version of Blender: [http://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.html Blender.org] …And a working knowledge of the program, because it’s complicated: [http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs324/ tutorial] | ||
2. NifSkope, a powerful editor for meshes that we can also use for texturing: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149157&package_id=170735 | 2. NifSkope, a powerful editor for meshes that we can also use for texturing: [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149157&package_id=170735 Download page] | ||
4. A graphics editor like the GIMP. The link for the Blender tutorial page above also has some excellent instructions for GIMP. I use GIMP, and any instructions will be specific to that program. Get it | 4. A graphics editor like the GIMP. The link for the Blender tutorial page above also has some excellent instructions for GIMP. I use GIMP, and any instructions will be specific to that program. Get it [http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html here]. And the necessary .dds plugin to edit the game textures and make your own: [http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/download.php?filename=gimp-dds-win32 DDS Plugin] | ||
5. Either absolutely insane drawing skills (which some of you have, and I admire that), or some phototextures you can use to create a new texture of your own. Here are some good places for free high-res textures: | 5. Either absolutely insane drawing skills (which some of you have, and I admire that), or some phototextures you can use to create a new texture of your own. Here are some good places for free high-res textures: | ||
http://www.imageafter.com/ | [http://www.imageafter.com/ ImageAfter.com] | ||
http://www.mayang.com/textures/ | [http://www.mayang.com/textures/ Mayang.org] | ||
Alternately, you can copy | Alternately, you can copy Google images of jewelry, wrought iron filigree, etc., and hope no one sues you. Sales pictures are often clear and fairly high-res, and if you use part of one and alter it a lot you’re not risking much, but the risk is still there. | ||
=Important Warning: Blender/NIF Script Compatibility= | =Important Warning: Blender/NIF Script Compatibility= | ||