Total War: Warhammer - Modding Index

Tutorials, resources and tools for modding Total War: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer II

The below listing provides links to tutorials, useful answers to common modding questions, resources and tools, divided by category.
When adding items please keep to existing format with the type of article first;

• Tutorial = extensive tutorial, step by step how to mod something etc.
• Answer = short piece on minor topic or answer to frequently asked question.
• Resource = lists of things that work in-game, docudemons, templates, downloads of helpful starting set-ups etc.
• TOOL = modding tools, for extracting, modifying, verifying, re-packing etc.

General Set-Up Information

• Official CA Warscape Modding Tips by CA
• Where to Start Guide by CA

• Tutorial - Getting Started - Modding for Newbies - by Commissar Caligular
• TOOL - Assembly Kit Terry - by CA
• TOOL - Rusted PackFile Manager (RPFM) - by Frodo45127
• TOOL - Pack File Manager (PFM) - by daniu
• TOOL - SaveParser - Editor for Total War savegames - by RoninX2807 - for all Warscape games
• 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 - by KindredBrujah
• Tutorial - Adding and creating new unit bulletpoints - by Matmannen
• Tutorial - Getting Formations to work (shield wall/pike wall/loose/formed) - by WakelessREX
• Answer - How to Create a New Unit - by Mooncabbage - explanation of involved tables
• Answer - Changing Cavalry Unit Sizes - by Tarsus999
• Resource - TotalWar Warhammer - Unit Stats Table - by RoninX2807 - based on game version: 1.3.0 and DLCs

Models

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

Textures

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

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

Miscellaneous

• Answer - Guide to get the unrestricted camera for beginners - by Turumba - for all Warscape games

Lore Reference

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

See Also:

• Warhammer Tools, Tutorials and Resources sub-forum on TWC where most of the tutorials and resources listed below are hosted.
• Warhammer I & II Mod Workshop on TWC to ask any questions not covered in the tutorials section.