Modding Portal

Welcome to Modding on the TWC Wiki

All the Total War Series games are modifiable to an extent, but the ease, scope and manner of possible modifications varies between the games. The popularity of the modifications has contributed to the Total War games' ongoing success.

This page is not the place to find modifications, please refer to each individual game portal or Category:Mods for that, here you will find links to advice on how to make your own modifications.

On TWC each game has its own Modding Workshop section and sections where mods can be posted and discussed, additionally;
TWC Downloads provides a categorised hosting facility for mods and tools, files up to 100mb can be hosted directly on TWC, larger files hosted off-site can be linked to from the download pages.
TWC's Mod Register is available to provide basic information about a mod together with useful links and a permission statement.
Modders can apply for Hosted Forums by contacting lolIsuck & Dismounted Feudal Knight.

Warscape Engine Modding Overview

TW Engine 3 with the graphic engine "Warscape" has been used for Total War titles from Empire: Total War to Total War: Three Kingdoms, there are similar tools and principles used in modding these games. Some, but not all, of the games benefit from Assembly Kit tools released by CA.

Official CA Warscape Modding Tips - at totalwar.com
Where to Start Guide - at totalwar.com

Three Kingdoms Modding

Total War: Three Kingdoms benefits from an Assembly Kit released by CA, the kit includes Dave (for database editing), Terry (for battle map creation), BoB (for compilation of pack files), and the Variant Editor (for editing unit model collections), read more here. To find the kit go to the 'Tools' tab in your Steam account.

For further modding information see:

Three Kingdoms Modding Workshop - on TWC, and the Tools, Tutorials and Resources section

Thrones of Britannia Modding

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia has an Assembly Kit tool. Both PFM and Rusted Pack File Manager also offer Thrones of Britannia support.

For further modding information see:

Thrones of Britannia Modding Workshop - on TWC, and the Tools, Tutorials and Resources section

Warhammer I & II Modding

Warhammer benefits from an Assembly Kit released by CA, view the quick start guide for Terry here. Please note that due to the Games Workshop licensing Warhammer has a more restrictive EULA for modding than the other titles, search "Modding Terms" here.

Find further information see:

Total War: Warhammer - Modding Index - on TWC Wiki for links to; tutorials, useful answers to modding questions, tools and resources.
Warhammer Mod Workshop - on TWC to ask modding questions.
Warhammer Tools, Tutorials and Resources section - on TWC to reply with questions about the tutorials etc. or add your own!

Attila Modding

Main Links

Attila Mod Workshop on TWC

Tutorials and Resources

Modder's Hub Resources and tutorials
Changing Settlement Position - Tutorial
Custom building creation - Tutorial and video
Mod Manager - Tool for launching multiple mods.
MedieFire features - Resource for simulating some Steam Workshop mechanics.
Removing clouds - Tutorial on how to remove tactical view obscuring clouds.
Models for Attila - Tutorial on how to implement external unit models into Attila.
Campaign Map - Resource for editing the campaign map with AORs and unit resources.

Essential Tools

Rome II Modding

Main Links

Rome II Mod Workshop on TWC

Useful Links

Tutorials and Resources

Modding Guide for Novices
Assembly Kit
Model Resource Packs Tunic by Stealth4Health

Tools

Shogun 2 Modding

Main Links

Shogun 2 Mod Workshop on TWC

Tools, Tutorials and Resources

TWS2 Modding Tools - List on Wiki

Tutorials and Resources

Tools

Modding NTW

Main Links

Useful Tutorials

Basic Tutorials

General Tutorials

Useful Resources

Essential Tools

Pack File Managers: PFM 3.5.2 | PPM Multiple Versions
StartPos Editors: Esf Total Editor | Edit SF | Easy Esf
Mod Manager
Save Parser
W.A.L.I Possible application
User Script & Preferences Editor
Easy DB Editor
Scripting And Debug Toolkit v1.1
NTW Data Checker v1.4
HIBAM Editor: Map & Historical Battle editor

Modding ETW

Main Links

Useful Tutorials

Basic Tutorials

Startpos Modification Tutorials

General Tutorials

TW Engine 2 Overview

TW Engine 2 was used for Rome: Total War and Medieval II: Total War, there are similar tools and principles used in modding these games - the methods for changing the campaign map are almost identical and many text files such as export_descr_buildings.txt and export_descr_units.txt which control unit recruitment are also almost identical

Modding Medieval II: Total War

Overview

The campaign map for M2TW can be modified by altering .tga image files and text files. Unit recruitment, character traits, diplomacy and many other aspects can be modified by changing text files. Battlemap unit models and settlement structures can be edited via Milkshape and user created tools.

Main Links

M2TW Mod Workshop on TWC
M2TW Modding on the Wiki

Recent/Important Modding Information

Projectile release point changer A tool on how to change the projectile's release point when the bowmen are on the walls.
List of non functional script terms An updated resource on non-functional script terms.
Starting Steam Mods the easy way A tutorial with all the ways to start mods via Steam.

Essential Tools

M2TW Update 1.5, 1.3 & 1.2
CA .cas exporter
M2TW Docudemons
Geomod A resource to start modding on a bare but fully functional mod of your own.

Modding Rome: Total War

Overview

The campaign map for RTW can be modified by altering .tga image files and text files. Unit recruitment, character traits, diplomacy and many other aspects can be modified by changing text files. Battlemap unit models and settlement structures require 3dsMax to edit.