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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

Tutorials

Tutorials for BG3 Modding encompass a few categories that we are trying to put together by their category.

BG3 Community Library
- To quote the page "The Community Library is a collaborative effort among members of the modding community to create a common collection of Spells, Scripts, Items, Races, Passives, and more, with the goal of assisting modders in creating new content and keeping their content compatible with similar mods."

Sample Templates - Sample templates for several types of mods that should help alongside the below listed tutorials.

General Tutorials

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

First and foremost you want to unpack the game files to start modding.

Unpacking and Converting Files
- This page goes through the process of unpacking the game files and converting them for you to use in your mods.

Understanding Mod Folder Structure
- before going into making pak mods it is good to know how their structure works.
Working with LSX files ( example with Progressions.lsx )
- a good guide to get use to the setup of the lsx files the game uses.
Creating your Meta.lsx by Padme4000
- This tutorial goes through the process of making your meta.lsx which pak mods use to tell the game their name, their identifier and what version of the mod it is. For mod managers these allow you to move the mod around in the load order. Generally most mods will need one to be able to be installed and work.
Dependencies
- This is only really required if you need to reference assets in another mod, or when you have trouble loading in a vanilla asset.
Hotloading
- This is really good to know whether you can hotload to check edits to your mod while the game is still running.
Packaging Mods for install
- When your mod is ready to go you will want to pack your mod ready for you and your users to install it.

Install GR2 plugin then Import and Export example
- this tutorial shows how to setup blender to be able to import assets. The example does show importing a head mesh but is the steps used to import any mesh into blender.

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

Character creation tutorials is in reference to tutorials that touch on things that edit things to do with characters, either Tavs or NPCs.

Visualizing a BG3 Hair Texture in Blender by EmeraldTechno
- Very useful for editing hairs in Blender, as it allows you to see how the hair is going to look in game without actually paking it and loading into the Character Creator.
Creating Hairs Post Patch 9
- Shows editing a custom mesh but works with in game assets as well. The file editing is mostly the same but my updated tutorial here also linked below will show the most up to date information.
Joining Different Meshes Into One
- With some hair meshes as long as they share the same texture you might want to join the meshes together, this is how you would go about that. If the hair parts use different materials and you want to keep them as such, do not use this method. You can also use this method to join other types of meshes.
Custom Hair Highlight/Ombre

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

Fixing neck seams
- A neck seam is either a gap or a visible line between the neck of a head and the body.
Fixing UV errors
Fixing bone errors
Head Conversion
Making a custom skeleton for your head by Jerinski
- Editing Head Meshes
  - A video tutorial on editing Ears, Neck, Teeth, Forehead, Scalp on Head Meshes