Modding:Creating Armor Mods

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This page is a modding page, and follows its own rules and standards separate from the rest of the wiki.

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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
Modding guides
Blender Export Settings Coding An Item Compatibility Framework Creating and Exporting Meshes in Blender Creating Armor Mods Creating Item Icons Creating meta.lsx Creating mods Creating Outfit Textures Editing a Character Creation Preset Editing Equipment.txt Hair Mod File Setup Hair Mod Mesh Setup Hotloading How To Find A Virtual Texture Installing mods Packaging mods Texture formatting Unpacking and converting files Working with LSX files
Hair modding
Creating Custom Hair with Hair Tool Creating hair merged.lsf with custom texture Creating meta.lsx Custom Hair Highlights Hair Meshes Hair Mod File Setup Hair Mod Mesh Setup
Head modding
Creating meta.lsx Face and body textures Fixing neck seams Head Models Head Troubleshooting NPC Head Models
Armor/clothing modding
Armor/Clothing Texture Maps Coding An Item Creating and Exporting Meshes in Blender Creating Armor Mods Creating Item Icons Creating meta.lsx Fixing bone errors How To Find A Virtual Texture Texture formatting TreasureTables References Use Outfit Builder To Refit Outfits
Race/class modding
Creating Race Mods Editing a Character Creation Preset
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In order to create a custom outfit mesh you will need:

Guides[edit | edit source]

Start here.

How to find and extract virtual textures

Create and Export a Mesh in Blender

Making an Item's LSX codes to get it into the game as a standalone item

Create Outfit Textures

Create MSK maps

Texture Formatting

List of Shaders useable by modders

Use Outfit Builder To Refit Outfits

References[edit | edit source]

Tools[edit | edit source]

Modder's Multitool page- be sure to read through its documentation as it has a great many overlooked features, such as atlas generation for icons.

Finding Models and textures in the game files[edit | edit source]

Asset Prefix References - what each race and gender has as a file prefix.
Body Models - where the nude body mesh is.
Finding gtex spreadsheet

Texture resources[edit | edit source]

Upscaled Clothing Textures- high quality larger versions of the base game textures. Free permissions to use in any mod.

3d References[edit | edit source]

Past and Future Blender export plugin settings

Icon Creation[edit | edit source]

Making armour icons by AnteMaxx
Custom Backdrops for Character Creation and Level Up by AnteMaxx
Chroma Key Droppable Object by SoggyBurrito and Hijimare
BG3 Icons in downloadable format by Mirza

Dye and Colour Palette creation[edit | edit source]

P4 Custom Dyes Including Template
Notion Dye Template by danyasnexusaccount
Colouring cheat sheet
ColourMath Colour Converter Use sRGB 0-1 for the vec3 value.
RGB Color Picker
BG3 Mini Tool- convert values into the ones the game uses
Examples of dyes on in game clothing/armor

Finding Items and stats in the game files[edit | edit source]

Item spreadsheet and where they are found
Creator's Cauldron- generative tool, somewhat old but comes with many useful txt files with armor.txt and passives from the game.

v t e Modding homepage
Modding homepage	Modding homepage
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
Modding guides	Blender Export Settings Coding An Item Compatibility Framework Creating and Exporting Meshes in Blender Creating Armor Mods Creating Item Icons Creating meta.lsx Creating mods Creating Outfit Textures Editing a Character Creation Preset Editing Equipment.txt Hair Mod File Setup Hair Mod Mesh Setup Hotloading How To Find A Virtual Texture Installing mods Packaging mods Texture formatting Unpacking and converting files Working with LSX files
Hair modding	Creating Custom Hair with Hair Tool Creating hair merged.lsf with custom texture Creating meta.lsx Custom Hair Highlights Hair Meshes Hair Mod File Setup Hair Mod Mesh Setup
Head modding	Creating meta.lsx Face and body textures Fixing neck seams Head Models Head Troubleshooting NPC Head Models
Armor/clothing modding	Armor/Clothing Texture Maps Coding An Item Creating and Exporting Meshes in Blender Creating Armor Mods Creating Item Icons Creating meta.lsx Fixing bone errors How To Find A Virtual Texture Texture formatting TreasureTables References Use Outfit Builder To Refit Outfits

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