Modding:Modding resources

Tools

• Mod Manager
• LSLIB
• Modders Multitool
• UUID Generator
• Instantreality Color Calculator
• Airtight Interactive Convert Hex Color to GLSL vec3

Asset Editing and Creation

YouTube playlist by LadyHircine: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN_fdYMu4EUpbU_s9rkbUqUkyKDUVGgkx

• Blender: 2.79b and/or 2.93 (get it from Steam or from their website, all platforms, FREE)
• Better Collada Exporter
  • Better Collada export settings (see screenshot)

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Better Collada export settings

• Padme's Blender Helpers
• LL's Blender Helpers for 2.79b
• Vertex Color Master for Blender
• Normal Baking in Blender https://youtu.be/tndUB5b4STI

• GIMP
  • GIMP .DDS Plugin (Linux users can get GIMP's .DDS plugin from their Package Manager also.)
  • GIMP .DDS export settings (see screenshot)

GIMP .DDS export settings

• Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
  • Photoshop .DDS Plugin: (Choose only ONE)
    • 1 https://gametechdev.github.io/Intel-Texture-Works-Plugin/
    • 2 https://github.com/fnordware/AdobeDDS
    • 3 https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter

• Substance Painter (You can also purchase via Steam)
• Substance Painter shader starter

Mod Needed

Norbyte's Patch 3 Modfixer is required even in Patch 8.

Mod Folder Location

• Windows: AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods
• Mac: TBD
• Linux: SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/Mods

Modding on Linux

Bottles https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles