A release many a budding modder has been waiting for has arrived - the Total War: Rome II Assembly Kit Beta has been released! The full list below from the official Creative Assembly Rome II Assembly Kit Beta page opens up what very much is a Brave New World for Rome II modding. With a number of useful tools available that could bring some very unique and neat mods to the game, you're free to let your imagination run wild!

TWeak with the following two plugins
  • DaVE – the game database editor
  • Variant Editor – for editing the look of characters, units and ships
BOB – for processing data including:
  • Textures
  • Models
  • Animations
  • Database tables
  • Group formations
  • Campaign starting positions
  • Packing files into mod pack
Exporters
  • 3ds max for models
  • Motion Builder for animations
  • Maya for animations
Data
  • Example data for each supported data type
  • The complete database backend


Remember to discuss the new beta with your fellow players on TWC, but perhaps not before checking out modding expert Mitch's tutorial to get a run-down on getting going using these new and funky tools.

You can find the Beta under Steam Tools "Total War: Rome II - Assembly Kit BETA".

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