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| [http://www.visualstudio.com/ Visual Studio] || Windows/Mac || Microsoft's flagship IDE and strongly recommended if you are running Windows. The [https://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs Community Edition] is free for individuals and small teams, and does everything you need to make a RimWorld mod assembly out of the box. | | [http://www.visualstudio.com/ Visual Studio] || Windows/Mac || Microsoft's flagship IDE and strongly recommended if you are running Windows. The [https://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs Community Edition] is free for individuals and small teams, and does everything you need to make a RimWorld mod assembly out of the box. | ||
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| [http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/ SharpDevelop] || Windows || Free IDE specifically made for C# | | [http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/ SharpDevelop] || Windows || Free IDE specifically made for C# | ||
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− | For making textures | + | For making textures you will need graphics software. Any image editing program should work, and if you have an alternative to the following links that's probably okay:<br/> |
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! Software !! OS !! Description | ! Software !! OS !! Description | ||
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− | | [http://www. | + | | [http://www.photofiltre-studio.com/download-en.htm Photofiltre Studio] || Windows || Functional software with very little user interface clutter for its applications. Doesn't support pen tablet, and has a 100% free (non-trial) version called [http://photofiltre.free.fr/download_en.htm Photofiltre] |
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− | | [http:// | + | | [http://inkscape.org/en/download/ Inkscape] || Linux/Windows/Mac || Free vector graphic program with a steeper learning curve due to the vector based image editing. Vector graphics can look better than bitmap graphics in Rimworld |
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− | | [ | + | | [http://www.photoshop.com/products Photoshop] || Windows/Mac || Paid software with a trial version. Rimworld's original graphics are made in Photoshop (they're .PSD files) |
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− | | [ | + | | [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] || Linux/Windows/Mac || A free, open-source alternative to Photoshop that's been around since 1998. GIMP has a large user community, with great list of [http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/ tutorials] on the official sites |
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− | | [https:// | + | | [https://krita.org/en/homepage/ Krita] || Linux/Windows/Mac || A free digital painting software. Better suited than GIMP for painting and should feel like home pretty quick for Photoshop users. |
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| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ Audacity] || Linux/Windows/Mac || Audio editing software with many tutorials online, lots of useful functionality and a relatively readable interface | | [http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ Audacity] || Linux/Windows/Mac || Audio editing software with many tutorials online, lots of useful functionality and a relatively readable interface | ||
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+ | =Next up= | ||
− | + | # [[Modding Tutorials/XML file structure|XML File Structure]] starts you off with the XML side of modding. | |
+ | # [[Modding_Tutorials/Setting up a solution|Setting up]] starts you off with the C# side of modding. Knowledge of the XML part can and will be very useful.<br/> | ||
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[[Category:Modding tutorials]] | [[Category:Modding tutorials]] |