Modding Tools / Resources

Miko

Modding Tools / Resources

Hello everyone! This is a list of some tools and resources useful for modding and content creation.
Also remember to join the Longvinter Discord and visit the modding channel if you need more help or if you want to share something cool you’ve created.

Models, Icons and other game content

UE Viewer - https://www.gildor.org/en/projects/umodel
This tool can be used to view and extract content from the game. Use this tool if you want to get models or icons from the game.
Blender - https://www.blender.org/download/
You can also get Blender from Steam here.
This is a fantastic and free piece of software that can be used to create models and other content. There are other 3D modelling tools but Blender probably has the best tutorials and community.
Photoshop - https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
Photoshop is great for texture, icon, map and photo editing but it also costs money. If you don’t want to spend money then you could use a free software like GIMP.

Modding / Debugging

Unreal Engine 4.26 - https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download
You need download the engine through the epic games launcher. Make sure to download the 4.26.x version of the engine to avoid compatibility issues with the game.
Unreal Mod Loader - https://github.com/RussellJerome/UnrealModLoader
The Unreal Mod Loader can be used to create C++ mods and to debug various stuff. This tool is also used to load some mods like the MiniMap mod.
UAssetGUI - https://github.com/atenfyr/UAssetGUI
I have not personally used this tool yet but I heard that it can be used to modify the game assets. Looking at the repo and it definitely seems interesting.
Visual Studio - https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/
This software is used mainly for C++ programming and to create mods with Unreal Mod Loader. Can also be used to attach a debugger to the game.

Resources

Game files to Blender - https://forum.uuvana.com/d/16-how-to-import-game-files-into-blender
Dylan made this great guide on how to get the game files into blender with umodel.
Unreal Engine 4.26 Documentation - https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/
Please read the documentation if you need help with code related stuff.
Unreal Mod Loader Tutorials - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-dFOLrGFgdwbzcHmZ2ghuN3LXxlazbZP
Watch these! It won’t take that long and you will get a good understanding on how to use the tool.
ImGui Source / Documentation - https://github.com/ocornut/imgui
ImGui comes with Unreal Mod Loader and is used to draw overlay windows like the map in the MiniMap Mod.
Longvinter Servers - https://docs-server.longvinter.com/
These guides will help you to setup your own server for testing purposes or to host custom maps for example.
Blender / Photoshop Tutorials
These are really easy to find on YouTube and since there are a bunch of different things that can be done, I won’t be linking any specific videos.

Feel free to reply if you know about other good tools / resources.