Modding:Dawn of War

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Cagecrawler (8/01/2009 23:14) - I've updated this page with info from the old wiki.

Getting Started

The wiki can become a little confusing unless you know what you are looking for. To start off with, read the RelicForums FAQ sticky. Once you've worked out which tools you will need (such as the Mission Editor for mapping, or the Attribute Editor to edit unit stats), check out each tools' tutorial pages below, after making sure you read the tools' readme files.

The Mod Tools

The current version of the Mod Tools is: 1.41
The current version of Dawn of War is: 1.51

• Current Dawn of War tools release notes can be found here: Release Notes (For 1.0)

• For the revision changes, and readme for the 1.41 Mod Tools go here: Tools Readme

• To set up a new mod in the 1.41 Mod Tools read this: Mod Setup

• To read about converting a mod to work with the changes in the 1.3+ patch, read this: Mod Conversion to 1.3+

Current information on the Dawn of War tools includes:

• Attribute Editor
• Audio Editor
• FX Tool
• Mod Packager
• Mission Editor
• Object Editor
• Chunky Viewer
• Exporter

Information on other important modding items (although not directly tools):

• File Formats – Read this to find information on any file you don't understnad.
• Modeling – Using 3DStudio max, includes Texturing.
• SCAR – Relics own scripting language, includes cutscenes.
• UCS strings file – Language Localization. Also: DOW Credits tutorial.
• The Devlopers Console – In game console information.
• User Interface – information/editing