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Modding Tools

All the modding tools you need are here, whether you're making a basic mod or creating your own custom ship. If you want to know how to make your own ship, click here.

Tool	Description	Author	Size
General
Bigfile Viewer	The Bigfile Viewer is the only tool (besides Notepad) that no modder can be without. You'll need it to view/extract the contents of Homeworld's and Cataclysm's .big files.	Taleisin	259 KB
Modelling
3D Exploration	This is one tool you'll definitely need. 3D Exploration allows you to view models for an enormous variety of games, however you need to register it to be able to import/export models and textures into different formats.	Right Hemisphere	2.05 MB
HW -> HWC Converter	This nifty tool lets you convert Homeworld's .peo files to the slightly different .peo format used by Cataclysm.	Delphy	16 KB
LiFEdit	LiFEdit allows you to modify and save existing LiFs.	Shin	20 KB
LiFList	If you want your textures to load properly, you'll need to use LiFList to do so. A tutorial is provided with the zip file.	Relic	377 KB
LithUnwrap	LithUnwrap can be used to view or create models from various different games.	Brad Bolthouse	349 KB
Mad_Editor	Creation of MAD animations is made easy with this nifty tool, if you want your ships to do cool-looking stuf, then this is what you need!	Delphy	104 KB
MexEdit	This tool can be used to change the position and orientation of movable ship animations, as well as add new animations, or duplicate and delete existing ones.	Lyceel	14 KB
Peo_Editor	Allows you to see the co-ordinates and length of moveable objects of a ship.	Delphy	9 KB
PeoMat	This tool is for editing .peo materials, invaluable for texturing a model.	Delphy	11 KB
Quick Edit	Quick Edit is for editing Homeworld's .shp files, and although you can use any text editor to do this, Quick Edit makes it extremely easy with functions like Undo and colour-coded text.	Prime_8	2.13 MB
Rhino3D	Rhino3D allows you to create your own custom game models, you'll need this tool if you want to make a custom model!	RhinoSoft	20 MB
Turret Tools	This file contains 4 essential utilities with which you can make your own custom turrets.	Ratbag	294 KB
Visual Mex Editor	Invaluable for any serious modeller, VME allows you to add many things to a model, like gun points, dock points and damage animations. It is better than MexEdit as it allows you to preview your model in real-time.	Maverick	428 KB