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Basic Tools

Here is a list of tools that you'll need for the easiest modding experience:

  • Notepad++ - Useful for quick edits to plaintext file formats.
  • Visual Studio Code - An alternative to Notepad++, useful for more involved edits to sophisticated plaintext file formats as well as source code.
  • HxD - Useful for viewing/editing to binary file formats such as streaming containers, animation files, and models directly.
  • ImHex - An alternative to HxD, with advanced templating and scripting support.
  • Adobe Photoshop - Useful for previewing and editing textures.
  • Paint.NET - A free alternative to Adobe Photoshop. You'll need its DDS plugin to be able to open/save .DDS files.
  • GIMP - An alternative to Paint.NET. You'll need its DDS plugin to be able to open/save .DDS files.
  • Noesis and this plugin - Used to preview 3D models and convert them to various different formats.
  • Blender and these plugins - Used for creating and previewing .got animations.
  • SLTConvert - Used to compile .slt source files into .xng files for use in-game.