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== General ==
=== General ===
* [[Modding Limits and Issues (Civ5)|Modding Limits and Issues]]
* [[Modding Limits and Issues (Civ5)|Modding Limits and Issues]]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=459392 Create and use DDS textures]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=459392 Create and use DDS textures]
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== Common tasks ==
=== Common tasks ===
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=391823 New Leaders (2D images)]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=391823 New Leaders (2D images)]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=389782 New Resources]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=389782 New Resources]
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== Specific topics ==
=== Specific topics ===
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=468374 Culture buildings - vanilla and G&K cross compatibility]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=468374 Culture buildings - vanilla and G&K cross compatibility]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=394056 Import civ4 units into civ5]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=394056 Import civ4 units into civ5]

Revision as of 12:07, 25 September 2012

Getting started

Get a tour.

If you have no idea about modding and what are Lua and Xml, you should give a look at Civ5 Modding Explained.

Read the guide.

The best introduction to civ5 modding is still the Kael's Guide. However it was written a long time ago and some informations are obsolete or missing.

Import your files into VFS.

The main change since Kael wrote his guide is about the VFS (Virtual File System). Basically you should include your art assets, UI and lua files into the VFS. In ModBuddy, select those files, hit F4 to open the properties window, check "import into VFS". Forgetting this is a common cause of troubles for beginners. The VFS index only takes into account the first eight chars so beware of conflicts.

Get the right tools for the job.

See Civ5 Useful Programs. You should have installed the SDK of course, but it is also strongly recommended that you get a tool to search in all civ5 files at once, to compensate for the lack of documentation. You may also need additional softwares to extract and read the textures, test and debug your mod, etc.

Modify your ini files.

See Debugging#Configuration.


Tutorials

See also the Modding tutorials section on the forums.
Also note that the XML and Lua sections each contain specific tutorials, articles and extensive documentation.


General


Common tasks


Specific topics