See a list of programs on our DDS wiki page. You'll also need a tool to convert the combined maps into DDS. The program must have an Alpha Channel (transparency support). If you've not used a filter, you'll need a program to manually combine maps, such as GIMP or Photoshop.
SKYRIM SPECIAL EDITION CREATION KIT NIF INSTALL
If you've used the filter, you only need to install Cathedral Assets Optimizer (CAO) then skip straight to 'Converting to DDS'. The programs you need depend on whether or not you've used the Custom Skyrim Shader for Substance Painter, as it combines the maps for you. The general clutter workflow is: Convert textures to DDS, convert mesh to NIF, set correct properties in NifSkope and lastly, create a Creation Kit record. A Creation Kit record is stored information that the game refers to in order to know exactly what it needs to do.įor asset implementation, CK records make up a library of assets available to use in game, that level designers or implementers pick from when building levels or assigning rewards to a quest (and more). Learn more about it in its dedicated article.ĬK, or Creation Kit, is the program that allows us to alter Skyrim, such as adding new places, assets and quests. Similarly, DDS is the 2D image file format required for textures to appear in Skyrim.
You can learn more about NIFs in their dedicated article. fbx, except it stores much more information. In the simplest terms, NIF is the file format a 3D model must be to appear in Skyrim. But before we can get into the how, we must first understand the what. If you are implementing your first ever asset into the game, you MUST read this article step by step, in the order it's written. 6.1.3 The defining properties of a Static.6.1.2 The defining properties of a Moveable Static.6.1.1 The defining properties of a Misc Object.5.1 Attaching Textures (BSShaderTextureSet).
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