Total War: Warhammer - Modding Index

NOTE: THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS (probably need to rethink the page names!)

Tutorials and Resources for Total War: Warhammer I and II

See Also:

• Modding Tutorials Forum on TWC
• Warhammer Mod Workshop on TWC
• Official CA Warscape Modding Tips at totalwar.com
• Where to Start Guide at totalwar.com

The below provides links to tutorials and useful answers to common modding questions, divided by category.

When adding items please keep to existing format with type of article first;

• Tutorial = extensive tutorial, step by step how to mod something etc.
• Resource = lists of things that work in game, docudemon etc.
• Download = downloads of helpful starting set-ups, re-formatted files etc. (not tools or mods please)
• Answer = short piece on minor topic or answer to frequently asked question.

General Set-Up and Information

• Tutorial - Getting Started - Modding for Newbies - by Commissar Caligular
• TOOL - Assembly Kit Terry
• TOOL - Rusted PackFile Manager (RPFM)
• TOOL - Pack File Manager (PFM)
• TOOL - SaveParser - Editor for Total War savegames - by RoninX2807 - All Warscape
• TOOL - Mod manager for Warhammer 2 - by Kaedrin
• Tutorial - Warhammer Modding Tutorial(s) - by Magnar - link to video

Units

• Tutorial - Complete Guide to Warhammer Unit Modding - by Sebidee - includes; getting your unit into game, variant editing, retexturing, unit cards, recruitment etc
• Resource - Sebidee's Unit Modding Template (Warhammer 2) - by Sebidee

• Tutorial - Setting a variable Unit cap in Total Warhammer
• Answer - How to Create a New Unit - by Mooncabbage - explanation of involved tables
• Tutorial - Adding and creating new unit bulletpoints - by Matmannen
• Tutorial - Getting Formations to work (shield wall/pike wall/loose/formed) - by WakelessREX
• Resource - TotalWar Warhammer - Unit Stats Table - by RoninX2807 - based on game version: 1.3.0 and DLCs
• Answer - Changing Cavalry Unit Sizes - by Tarsus999

Models

• TOOL - RMeditor - by phazer - extract models and animations, find and unpack textures, edit texture paths inside .rigid_model_v2 files, render models - All Warscape

Textures

• Resource - Various retextures - modders resource - by kelembribor21
• TOOL - DDSConverter - by DiegoDelaVega - converts DX10 BC1 through BC3 textures to DX9 DXTn formats

Mapping

Battle Map

• Resource - Community Battle Map Best Design Practices by CA
• Tutorial - How to add a custom siege map to the campaign by Der_Spaten

Factions

• Answer - How to unlock a faction by Clyclone Jack

2D Graphics

• TOOL - UI Layout Parser by Cpecific

Scripting

• Resource - Warhammer Lua Game Functions - by Litharion

References

• Resource - Warhammer Information Thread Index - by PaulH - Index to the Information Threads for Potential New Units
• Resource - Empire images for modders - by AL890

Miscellaneous

• TOOL - RigidModel NotePad - by phazer - edit .dds file names+folders inside .rigid_mode_v2 files, safely and fast!
• TOOL - Easy Rigid Editor (for texture links) - by Der_Spaten - included in RPFM
• Answer - Guide to get the unrestricted camera for beginners - by Turumba - All Warscape