Napoleon: Total War - Modding Index

Tutorials, resources and tools for modding Napoleon: Total War

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Overview

• Napoleon: Total War Workshop on TWC
• NTW Modding on the Wiki

  Modding Tutorials for Napoleon: Total War

  Modding Tools for Napoleon: Total War

Useful Tutorials

Basic Tutorials

• How to make a mod
• Getting Started - Modding for Newbies
• Warscape Modding Primer
• Guide for Creating New Units (For Newbies)
• Beginner's Guide Installing ESF Editor

General Tutorials

• Editing STARTPOS.ESF analysis and modification
• Groupformations Warscape Battle Formations
• Adding custom battlefield to campaign
• A Beginner's-Guide to Scripting
• How to Create a Custom Unit - A Complete Guide

Useful Resources

• Official RAW Database Table (XML, XSD)
• Official CA Q&A thread - XML and XSD modding
• List of all Lua functions used by NTW
• Script-o-Rama 2 (UPDATED 16/06/13)
• Scripting Commands
• UI Layout file documentation
• The great DB Database

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
• Pack File Manager 1.5.9 - may work for some instances where later one doesn't

Tutorials

• DJ's Beginner Tutorial To Modding: Getting Started & Making a Simple Mod
• DJ's Beginner Tutorial To Modding: Changing and Adding a Units Names
• DJ's Beginner Tutorial To Modding: Creating Your Own Unit
• DJ's Beginner Tutorial To Modding: Creating Your Own Unit Card
• DJ's Beginner Tutorial To Modding: Changing, Adding and Removing Unit Parts
• DJ's Beginner Tutorial To Modding: Adding Your Own Music and Sound Effects
• How to create a mod
• Enabling Two Rank Fire for Infantry
• How to mod a new unit with PFM
• Larger Unit Sizes/Bigger Battles
• How to add a unit to another faction
• How to unlock non playable and emergent factions

All Tutorials on how to modify Napoleon Total War are stored here.

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