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* Creation Kit | * Creation Kit | ||
| − | ** | + | ** TES V: Skyrim Creation Kit: cannot be linked to, but can still be downloaded via Steam |
| − | ** Special Edition | + | ** [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946180/Skyrim_Special_Edition_Creation_Kit/ Skyrim Special Edition Creation Kit] |
| − | * Papyrus Compiler ( | + | ** Papyrus Compiler (included with Creation Kit) |
| − | * Scripting tools | + | * Scripting tools (text editors) |
| − | ** [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++]: | + | ** [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++]: ([https://ck.uesp.net/wiki/Notepad%2B%2B_Setup How to set up for Papyrus]) |
| − | ** [https://www.sublimetext.com/ Sublime]: | + | ** [https://www.sublimetext.com/ Sublime Text]: ([https://ck.uesp.net/wiki/Sublime_Text_Setup How to set up for Papyrus]) |
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/164 xEdit]: Editing .esm and .esp files with more flexibility, resolving plugin conflicts |
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://dyndolod.info/Help/xLODGen xLODGen]: Generating terrain LOD |
| − | * [https:// | + | * [https://dyndolod.info/ DynDOLOD]: Generating object and tree LOD |
* NifTools | * NifTools | ||
| − | ** [ | + | ** [[AU:Nifskope for Skyrim|NifSkope]]: Opening, viewing, and editing [[AU:NIF Data Format|.nif]] files |
| − | ** [ | + | ** [[AU:Niftools/Chunkmerge for Skyrim|NifUtilsSuite]]: Contains ChunkMerge for transferring collision, and other useful tools |
* [https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67829 Sniff]: Batch operations on .nif files | * [https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67829 Sniff]: Batch operations on .nif files | ||
* [https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/28773 Octagon]: Batch operations on [[AU:DDS Data Format|.dds]] files | * [https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/28773 Octagon]: Batch operations on [[AU:DDS Data Format|.dds]] files | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 26 November 2025
This is the main page of the software tools being used for Beyond Skyrim.
Contents
Level Design & Implementation
- Creation Kit
- TES V: Skyrim Creation Kit: cannot be linked to, but can still be downloaded via Steam
- Skyrim Special Edition Creation Kit
- Papyrus Compiler (included with Creation Kit)
- Scripting tools (text editors)
- xEdit: Editing .esm and .esp files with more flexibility, resolving plugin conflicts
- xLODGen: Generating terrain LOD
- DynDOLOD: Generating object and tree LOD
- NifTools
- NifSkope: Opening, viewing, and editing .nif files
- NifUtilsSuite: Contains ChunkMerge for transferring collision, and other useful tools
- Sniff: Batch operations on .nif files
- Octagon: Batch operations on .dds files
Writing
free
commercial
- Microsoft Word (as part of the office package) [4]
2D Concept Art
- Graphics tablet with pen pressure.
- Drawing program, f.ex Gimp, Krita, Photoshop, Clip Studio.
3D
- 3ds Max: Modeling, animation
- Blender (free): Modeling, sculpting, texturing, rigging, animation
- Maya: Modeling, animation
- Mudbox: Sculpting
- Quixel Mixer (free, in beta): Texturing
- Substance Painter (free with a student license): Texturing and baking
- xNormal (free): Baking
- ZBrush: Modeling, texturing, sculpting
2D Texturing
- Arcane_University:CrazyBump_for_Skyrim
- Arcane_University:Gimp_for_Skyrim
- Arcane_University:Material_Editor_for_Skyrim
- Arcane_University:MindTex_2_for_Skyrim
- Arcane_University:Paint.Net_for_Skyrim
- Arcane_University:Photoshop_for_Skyrim
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