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This page provides links to programs that are useful and help with modding Civilization IV.
 
== Essential Programs for nearly all aspects of Modding==
* A text editor, such as [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm Notepad++], [http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ emacs], [http://www.vim.org/ vim], or even WordPad and Notpad (which come with Windows)
** Vim and Emacs are good for hardcore programming - Notepad++ is more for casual programming, like XML.
* A diff/merge tool, such as [http://winmerge.org/downloads/ WinMerge] or [http://www.scootersoftware.com/ Beyond Compare]
** Vim, Emacs, and some other text editors contain merge/diff tools in themselves.
 
== Graphics Programs ==
* [http://www.blender.org/ Blender]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=135740 BMP To WorldBuilderSave Converter]
* [http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Editors/DXTBmp.shtml DXTBmp]
* [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP]
* [http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/ GIMP DDS Plugin]
* [http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax Gmax]
* [http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/NifTools NifTools]
 
== Map/Scenario (WorldBuilder-like) Programs ==
* [[MapView | MapView 2.0]] or [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=305168 official thread]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=271351 Civ4 Map Maker]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=300571 Civ 4 Map Editor]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=144414 Civ4 Save/Scenario/Map Editor]
 
== XML Programs ==
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=270586 Civ4 XML Editor]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=276286 Civ4 File Checker]
* [http://www.symbolclick.com/ XML Marker]
 
== Python Programs ==
* [http://www.python.org/ Python IDLE]
* [http://civ4bug.sourceforge.net/PythonAPI/index.html Civilization4 Python API Reference Guide]
 
== SDK Programs ==
* [[How_to_Install_the_SDK|Guide to installing the SDK]]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/link Visual Studio 2008 Express]
* [http://www.codeblocks.org/ CodeBlocks]
* [http://kael.civfanatics.net/files/PSDK-x86.exe Microsoft Platform SDK]
* [http://kael.civfanatics.net/files/msvcrt.lib msvcrt.lib]
* [http://kael.civfanatics.net/files/msvcrtd.lib msvcrtd.lib]
* [http://kael.civfanatics.net/files/msvcprt.lib msvcprt.lib]
* [http://kael.civfanatics.net/files/VCToolkitSetup.exe VC++ Toolkit 2003]
 
== Misc Programs ==
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=3247291&postcount=1 PakBuild]
* [http://www.sadmansoftware.com/search/index.html SadMan Search]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7280262&postcount=1 NSIS Installer Program]
* [http://www.7-zip.org 7-zip]
 
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Revision as of 20:39, 8 April 2010

This page provides links to programs that are useful and help with modding Civilization IV.

Essential Programs for nearly all aspects of Modding

  • A text editor, such as Notepad++, emacs, vim, or even WordPad and Notpad (which come with Windows)
    • Vim and Emacs are good for hardcore programming - Notepad++ is more for casual programming, like XML.
  • A diff/merge tool, such as WinMerge or Beyond Compare
    • Vim, Emacs, and some other text editors contain merge/diff tools in themselves.

Graphics Programs

Map/Scenario (WorldBuilder-like) Programs

XML Programs

Python Programs

SDK Programs

Misc Programs