[TWS2] Index of Modding Tutorials, Resources & Tools (Last Update: 21 Dec, 2011)

[Ishan]

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Index

• Tutorials
• Resources
• Tools

Tutorials

• How to use the Official Modding Tools
• Corrupted Sounds Solutions and Discussion
• BOB Files 101
• Modding AGENT LIMIT
• How to remove fog of war AND silly map shroud
• Using the Debug Cam
• Using Taws Tools On Windows
• Unit editing with Hexeditor
• Quick scripted modifications: Change Treasury, Disable rebelions, Unveil map, Remove startpos and scripting from pack.
• easy cheat(all clan trait!)
• Giving Characters Traits, Money through Savegame Editing
• Easy Way to Faster Mastery of Arts [Tested&Worked]
• Editing Troops (xp, number, etc) using ESF editor and Savegame
• Changing Faction Colors
• Perfect ESF<->XML converter - Startpos Modifications Tutorial
• Advanced Hex-editing: Creating a custom unit
• How to diversify missile units' ranges
• Quick tutorial -Changing unit weapon
• How to create a custom unit in Pack File Manager
• Create_Force Demystified - Add units to AI at game start!
• Adding extra flags to units
• Adding the Black Ship and the Caravel into Custom Battles
• How to Create an Area of Recruitment with Buildings
• How to Add a Table Definition to PFM
• How to Create Military Unit Groups
• More than 20 units in army Single player Campaign
• How to change turns per year, end year and required regions.
• How to change a region's special resources.
• How to add any buildings and all on city region.
• How to add an ancillary
• How to add incidents and dilemmas
• Making Minor Clans Playable
• Adding new clans to Shogun 2!
• How to create a faction description in custom battles
• PFM Update (for issues with new tables)
• How to create a Duel
• Using the DecodeTool for unknown DB Tables (PFM)
• How to make an event
• Introduction Video to Shogun 2 Modding
• Importing custom unit textures/ 3d meshes into Assembly Kit's Unit-Editor
• adding/changing in-game videos
• Editing the new startpos.esf Files
• Learn how to mod! (Youtube video)
• How to create or modify general and agent skilltrees
• How to move a settlement/town/port/farm/trade node
• How to Start Modding!
• [FIX]TEd - Deployment Zone Not Working? I know a fix.
• How to add a town to a region without a town
• The Black Knight's Tutorial on castle making
• The PFM 2.1's MyMod Feature
• How to make matchlock units to use Yari
• How to change uniform colors
• How to mod influence radius of armies and navies
• How to use the Assembly kit (Startpos is now up!)
• How to add a new faction and modify existing ones
• How to add & edit names in the game's index
• Exporting a custom building model
• How to import self-made 3d-models into Shogun 2
• How to split a region
• New Guide to adding the building you want to any province using ESF
• integrate a custom Model into the game

Resources

• Assembly Kit's Update Pack 1.0
• Examining models_naval tables and CA's ship model
• Exporting Artillery Pieces - Research Thread
• Examining raw building models
• PFM's new Mod Compatability Features
• Formula for figuring out armor values vs. projectile damage
• Resource for historic events
• All about the CAI (Campaign Ai)
• FMV, videos in game
• The map of Japan
• The S2 Script-o-Rama
• db files description using notepad & extension changer
• Trying to update PFM
• Shogun 2 "Language" and "Encyclopedia" files
• Easy quick word translations
• Startpos.esf and Regions.esf
• Shogun 2 scripting information and documentation
• Shogun 2 Music Names explained
• Preparing the 2nd Modding Summit - late January 2014

Tools

• EditSF Tool
• Sinfonia Semplice (Sound Fixing Tool)
• Savegame Parser support tool for EditSF
• Campaign Tree Generator
• MMS 1.3 - MultiMod Support
• Rigid_Spline.txt Generator
• Easy Launcher
• List Checker (esp. useful to find mistaken db IDs)
• Pack File Manager 1.7.7
• DB<->TSV converter for Shogun 2 Total War
• ESF Editor 1.4.8
• ESF 1.4.6. (Last Stable Version)
• EasyLoc 1.0.1
• Scripts to generate encyclopedia for mods
• TWReplayBrowser
• Random Seed Changer
• Autobackup of Save Games
• TW Preference File Editor
• Updated data files for PFM
• "Hack" for PFM with patch7 unit_stats_land (not required with the current version of PFM as in it's obsolete now)
• groupformations.bin converter
• ESF Editor 1.4.8 (My Modification for Saving Bug Fixed)
• Fuse driver for .pack for Linux and OSX - now with support for S2TW/PFH2
• Command line .pack unpacker support for S2TW
• Shogun 2 Converter for Esf, Db , Loc and Unit_Variant files
• User Script & Preferences Editor
• Stupid (supertexture tool)
• unit_variant <-> txt converter for NTW and S2TW
• esfxml - full support for Shogun 2 Total War esfs now

Last Update: 2 April 2014 by LolIsuck

[Ecka65]

Thankyou very much for this. I was starting to develop nervous twitches looking for bits and bobs.

[Drought]

thanks sir, your a very generous person.

[.Mitch.]

Very nice Ishan, I often find it a pain to find certain threads in the large mess that has become the Shogun modding area, this seems like the instant destination for me from now on when I need to get somewhere.

[T.C.]

It'd be great if you could update the Empire one. That one hasn't been updated since 2009, and is somehow still stickied :/

[Ishan]

No problem Guys it is something moderators need to do & thanks mitch it means a lot coming from you.
@T.C

On it TC i need sometime to catch up and in 2-3 days i will definitely do it and inform you when done.

[Ishan]

26 Aug, 2011.
And tutorial section cleaned containing irrelevant threads.

[Akaie]

Hey Ishan. Here are three new things of which I made note .

"Making Minor Clans Playable" tutorial: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=480831
"TW Preference File Editor" tool: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=482222
"Adding new clans to Shogun 2" tutorial: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=482501

[Ishan]

Thanks for reporting Anton, +rep.

[Ishan]

21 Dec, 2011.

[mir.co]

Ishan can you help me? I want to disable high level roads in RotS because it's stupid to have all that fancy roads in 119x year. Thanks

[kangkangma]

great help mate. could you please add how to change diplomacy into the tutorial as well. there are a lot people including me wonder how does that work with offical tools.

[Nagibator_ROME]

[QUOTE = kangkangma; 12789511] велика допомога приятель. не могли б ви додати, як змінити дипломатію в підручнику, а також. Є багато людей, включаючи мене задатися питанням, як це працює з Офіційний інструментів. [/ QUOTE]
I also join, I too would like to know how to change the settings Diplomacy

[Nagibator_ROME]

great help mate. could you please add how to change diplomacy into the tutorial as well. there are a lot people including me wonder how does that work with offical tools.

I also join, I too would like to know how to change the settings Diplomacy