DahliaSenpai Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Hi! This is my 1st elder scrolls and would like to learn to mod the game! :D What are you guys using to unpack the files? Any other programs i will need? Are there any tutorials i can read to get me started? And is modding Skyrim the same as it was for oblivion? (would go read old tutorials if so) if it helps...id like to start with some easy stuff like retexturing (if that is the easyr stuff :P) Tyvm for you help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminumfoil Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 What are you guys using to unpack the files? Any other programs i will need? Are there any tutorials i can read to get me started? And is modding Skyrim the same as it was for oblivion? (would go read old tutorials if so) 1: New Vegas Mod Manager, which is packaged with a .bsa extractor. 2: Photoshop or GIMP or another image editor. A .dds plugin so that you can edit Skyrim's texture files. Skyrim's models are currently inaccessible, since there isn't a codec for their specific format of .nif, yet. In the future, if you're doing model work, you'll want Nifscope, plus whatever modeling software you prefer and associated codecs and plugins. When Bethesda releases it, you'll definitely want the Creation Kit, which is Bethesda's Skyrim SDK. 3: Not really; give it time or play around on your own. Ask on the forums for help if you get stuck somewhere, there's a decent chance that someone will give you a hand. 4: It's likely to be similar, but there's really no way of knowing until Creation Kit is released. Skyrim looks to be more similar to FO3 than it is to Oblivion, as far as what's under the hood, so if you're hoping to get in with tutorials from a previous game, I'd suggest starting there, not with Oblivion. Good luck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arock387 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Did you mean how do you apply MODs or how do you make MODs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragoonWraith Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 There will be a Wiki for modding Skyrim just as their was for Oblivion and FO3. I heartily recommend you take a look once it is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DahliaSenpai Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Tyvm for all the info! <3 I used to mod the sims 2, we used Milkshape 3d for the modeling! Is that the same thing as Nifscope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CampanaAliquanta Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Here's some more info: Modding FAQ: How do I...? Edited November 23, 2011 by CampanaAliquanta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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