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*[https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2594 Language Support for BG3 VSCode Extension] by Chromosome16
*[https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2594 Language Support for BG3 VSCode Extension] by Chromosome16
**Text highlighting for bg3 text files in Visual Studio Code.
**Text highlighting for bg3 text files in Visual Studio Code.
*[https://bg3.norbyte.dev/search BG3 Search Engine] by Norbyte
**Allows you to search the game files online without having to index or unpack anything on your computer.
*A code editor, here are some options:
**Windows: [https://code.visualstudio.com/ VS Code], [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++], [https://brackets.io/ Brackets], [https://atom-community.github.io/ Atom Community]
**Mac: [https://espressoapp.com/ Espresso], [https://www.barebones.com/ BBedit]
**Linux: [https://apps.kde.org/en-gb/kwrite/ KWrite], [https://apps.kde.org/en-gb/kate/ Kate], [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit Gedit], [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium]
***Linux users also need the latest version of [https://wiki.winehq.org/Download WINE] installed. Install it with the package manager in your chosen distro via an app store or with the CLI.


=== Blender Plugins ===
=== Blender Plugins ===
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* [https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/4310 Volnos Texture Toolbox] by Volno
* [https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/4310 Volnos Texture Toolbox] by Volno
** A modding resource containing a collection of tools for modifying BG3's skin textures, as well as a recreation of Baldur’s Gate 3’s skin shader.
** A modding resource containing a collection of tools for modifying BG3's skin textures, as well as a recreation of Baldur’s Gate 3’s skin shader.
===Free Tools===
'''Blender'''
*[https://www.blender.org/download/ LATEST] version from Blender.org or Steam
*[https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/346?tab=files Padme's Blender Addons]
**Includes addons for Head Export Order, Easy LOD Creation, Normal Map Transfer, Quick UV Buttons and Reset Transforms.
*[https://github.com/Norbyte/dos2de_collada_exporter BG3/DOS2 Collada Exporter for Blender 3.6]
*[https://mmemoli.gumroad.com/l/tOKEh Mesh Data Transfer for Blender]
*[https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/464 BG3 Armature Tools for Blender]
*[https://nb-stor.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/bg3/Tiefling.zip Skin Shader starter by Norbyte]
'''Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)'''
*[https://www.gimp.org/downloads/ LATEST] version
*[https://code.google.com/archive/p/gimp-dds/ DDS Plugin]
'''Noesis'''
*[https://richwhitehouse.com/index.php?content=inc_projects.php&showproject=91 LATEST] version
To convert <code>.DAE</code> to <code>.FBX</code>.
===Paid Tools===
'''Photoshop'''
*[https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/photoshop.html LATEST] version or any version the DDS plugin(s) support
*DDS Plugin (choose only ONE)
**[https://gametechdev.github.io/Intel-Texture-Works-Plugin/ Intel® Texture Works Plugin for Photoshop]
**[https://github.com/fnordware/AdobeDDS AdobeDDS]
**[https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter]
*[https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/504 BG3 Normal Map Photoshop Action]
'''Substance Painter'''
*[https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/3d-ar.html LATEST] version or purchase on Steam
*[https://substance3d.adobe.com/magazine/bringing-life-to-legends-character-art-in-baldurs-gate-3/ Article on Larian's process]
[[Category:Modding resources]]
[[Category:Modding resources]]
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