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:A collection of tools to to work with the art in Civilization V. | :A collection of tools to to work with the art in Civilization V. | ||
:[http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=386972 Initial Look at Nexus, 3D Unit Art, and Reskinning] | :[http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=386972 Initial Look at Nexus, 3D Unit Art, and Reskinning] | ||
:Note that Photoshop templates for icons are also bundled in the SDK, under the ''Art'' folder (in ''Programs Files/Steam/...''). | |||
'''Fire Tuner''' | '''Fire Tuner''' | ||
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== | == Digging the source code and the data tables == | ||
Since the documentation is sparse, you need a tool to quickly inspect the civ5 | Since the documentation is sparse, you need a tool to quickly inspect the civ5 source and data files and search in all of them at once. | ||
'''Notepad++''' | '''Notepad++''' | ||
:A great and renowned text editor with a search in all files feature (hit ctrl + shift + f). Used by many developers around the world. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ Download]. | :A great and renowned text editor with a "search in all files" feature (hit ctrl + shift + f). Used by many developers around the world. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ Download]. | ||
== | == Browsing the art assets == | ||
'''Dragon unpacker''' | '''Dragon unpacker''' | ||
:Can extract the Firaxis packages (.fpk files). [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonunpacker/ Download]. | :Can extract the Firaxis packages (.fpk files). [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonunpacker/ Download]. | ||
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'''XnView''' | '''XnView''' | ||
:An images browser to get a quick look at all the DDS files to spot the one you're looking for. [http://www.xnview.com/en/download.html Download]. | :An images browser to get a quick look at all the DDS files to spot the one you're looking for. [http://www.xnview.com/en/download.html Download]. | ||
'''Textures Viewer''' | |||
:A Fire Tuner panel to browse most of the game's textures. [http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?118165-MOD-LiveTuner-Texture-Viewer Download]. | |||
'''Icons Viewer''' | |||
:A Fire Tuner panel to browse the game's icons. [http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?118055-MOD-LiveTuner-Icon-Viewer Download]. | |||
== Creating textures == | |||
'''NVidia Texture Tools for Photoshop''' | |||
:A Photoshop plugin to save textures under the DDS format. [http://developer.nvidia.com/content/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop Download] | |||
'''Paint.net''' | |||
:An easy-to-use and moderately powerful open-source image editor for Windows that natively supports the DDS format. [http://www.getpaint.net/ Download] | |||
== | == Testing and debugging == | ||
=== SQLite tools === | |||
Anytime it starts a game, Civilization V saves a SQLite snapshot of the database, including the changes made by mods, under ''Civ5DebugDatabase.db''. | |||
'''SQLite Browser''' | |||
:A Windows software to inspect the SQLite files. [http://sqlitebrowser.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html Download] | |||
'''SQLite Manager''' | |||
:A Firefox plug-in, slightly more powerful than the previous tool. [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sqlite-manager/ Download] | |||
=== Cheating tools and game inspectors === | |||
'''In-game Editor (IGE)''' | '''In-game Editor (IGE)''' | ||
:Add or remove units, cities, resources, change the terrain, trigger wars, etc. Convenient to quickly test your mod. [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=436912 Download] (also on the Steam Workshop). | :Add or remove units, cities, resources, change the terrain, trigger wars, etc. Convenient to quickly test your mod. [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=436912 Download] (also on the Steam Workshop). | ||
'''Techs and policies panel''' | '''Techs and policies panel''' | ||
:A new panel to list, grant and revoke techs and policies. [http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?108533-MOD-LiveTuner-Tech-and-Policy-Panels]. | :A new panel to list, grant and revoke techs and policies. [http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?108533-MOD-LiveTuner-Tech-and-Policy-Panels Download]. | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 2 September 2012
This page includes information on the Civ5 Modding Tools as well as links to other useful programs.
SDK
World Builder
- The stand-alone world builder allows users to create and modify maps and scenarios for Civilization V.
Mod Buddy
- An editor (IDE) for the XML and Lua elements of the game and allows for the creation, packaging, and uploading of mods. To use it, you have to install the Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated) Redistributable Package.
- Installing ModBuddy Extensions
Nexus
- A collection of tools to to work with the art in Civilization V.
- Initial Look at Nexus, 3D Unit Art, and Reskinning
- Note that Photoshop templates for icons are also bundled in the SDK, under the Art folder (in Programs Files/Steam/...).
Fire Tuner
- An advanced debugging terminal. It displays the lua output, provides an interactive console and can be simply extended with custom controls and tables.
- Do not forget to modify your config.ini file: set LoggingEnabled, EnableLuaDebugLibrary and DebugPanel to 1. Also modify your usersettings.ini to set DebugMode to 1.
- Simple Tuner Modifications
Digging the source code and the data tables
Since the documentation is sparse, you need a tool to quickly inspect the civ5 source and data files and search in all of them at once.
Notepad++
- A great and renowned text editor with a "search in all files" feature (hit ctrl + shift + f). Used by many developers around the world. Download.
Browsing the art assets
Dragon unpacker
- Can extract the Firaxis packages (.fpk files). Download.
DDS Unpacker
- Some DDS files have been compressed even further and look messed up if you open them in an image viewer. This tool rebuilds them. Download.
XnView
- An images browser to get a quick look at all the DDS files to spot the one you're looking for. Download.
Textures Viewer
- A Fire Tuner panel to browse most of the game's textures. Download.
Icons Viewer
- A Fire Tuner panel to browse the game's icons. Download.
Creating textures
NVidia Texture Tools for Photoshop
- A Photoshop plugin to save textures under the DDS format. Download
Paint.net
- An easy-to-use and moderately powerful open-source image editor for Windows that natively supports the DDS format. Download
Testing and debugging
SQLite tools
Anytime it starts a game, Civilization V saves a SQLite snapshot of the database, including the changes made by mods, under Civ5DebugDatabase.db.
SQLite Browser
- A Windows software to inspect the SQLite files. Download
SQLite Manager
- A Firefox plug-in, slightly more powerful than the previous tool. Download
Cheating tools and game inspectors
In-game Editor (IGE)
- Add or remove units, cities, resources, change the terrain, trigger wars, etc. Convenient to quickly test your mod. Download (also on the Steam Workshop).
Techs and policies panel
- A new panel to list, grant and revoke techs and policies. Download.
