Modding:Tutorials

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Modding guides	BG3 Mini Tool Blender Export Settings Code Snippets Coding An Item Compatibility Framework Creating a custom cloth collider Creating and Exporting Meshes in Blender Creating Item Icons Creating meta.lsx Creating mods Editing a Character Creation Preset Editing Equipment.txt Hotloading How To Find A Virtual Texture Installing mods Localization Modding resources Packaging mods Texture formatting Understanding Mod Folder Structure Unpacking and converting files Working with LSX files
Modding resources	Armor/Clothing Texture Maps Body Models Custom polymorph Dependencies Face and body textures Fixing bone errors Fixing neck seams Fixing UV errors Getting Started with BG3 Modding Hair Meshes Head Models Mod troubleshooting Modding class icons NPC Head Models Tiefling Horn Models Non-VT Shaders Race UUID Sample Templates Texture formatting Tools TreasureTables References Tutorials VertexColorMaskSlots Working with LSX files

Basic Tutorials

Tutorials for basic components of BG3 modding. We recommend at least glancing over all of these concepts before you start modding.

General tutorials for modding BG3, or tutorials that encompass multiple categories.

Mesh encompasses visible assets like clothing, armor, weapons, hair, heads, etc. Most of these tutorials use Blender as their program of choice.

this example does show importing a head mesh but is the steps used to import any mesh into blender.

Once you have your meshes setup these guides will help you add it to the game as a new asset.

These tutorials are not directly BG3-related, but are a great stepping stone into using Blender and working with meshes.

Texturing is usually applied on top of a mesh to make it appear a certain way.

Visual Effects-related tutorials.