You can launch it by opening Modbuddy and then (while having a solution open) click on the TOOLS menu. I am not very good with those programs and very much prefer to work with XML, SQL and other coding stuff.Īnd then came in the Asset Editor. To create the model for the Axemen unit, I didn’t have to work with a 3D imaging program. That mod can be found on the Steam Workshop: Axemen Unit & Copper Strategic Resource. I will take you through the basics of this powerful tool with my Axemen unit mod as an example. When we use the Asset Editor they become way more obvious. These artdef-files are basically XML files, but mostly unreadable when you open them with a text editor. With that asset editor we can create our own artdef-files. Now I hear you think: “But they have these specialized tools to make that work!” Well yeah, but since the release of the modding tools ( Patch modding tools announcement) us mere mortals get access to these tools as well!! There is an Asset Editor included with Modbuddy. And then provided a way to attach these different parts together at predefined attachment points. Think weapons, shields, bodies, hats, armor, etc. The artists from Firaxis Games have created a whole bunch of seperate parts. With the introduction of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI they also introduced a new way of configuring and representing art in the game.

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