Not know how to make 1. Only how 2 download & install.

First you have to download the Creation Kit from the tools section here on Steam. That's what you make mods with. Then after you get that installed, you'll want to check out the Creation Kit wiki and start reading up. That should get you started down the right path.

http://www.creationkit.com/

yep. Just please note that creation kit only gets you so far. When you want to edd meshes or edit animations thats another ballpark that you gotta google.

Well as stated you need to have the creation kit. Second you're going to need the following:

The creation kit obviously but:
TES5Edit - Creation kit can be buggy and limited, I find that TES5edit is sometimes necessary to make certain changes.
SkyProc - A Batch processor and additive patcher, lets you do a lot at once and insure compatibility
MCM API Reference - Not a program per se, but this is a useful reference
Turn notepad++ into a papyrus compiler - The compiler in papyrus is limited in various ways, and rather resource intensive. It may be worth it to invest time turning your notepad++ into a papyrus compiler for various reasons.

Links are below for all that you need:

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25859 for TES5Edit
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes5Mod:SkyProc for SkyProc
https://github.com/schlangster/skyui/wiki/MCM-API-Reference for MCM API Reference
http://www.gameskyrim.com/hand-with-scripting-through-notepad-please-t254055.html to Turn notepad++ into a papyrus compiler

Hopefully this information helps. Happy gaming!

Well, wow... I'm never going to learn how to mod O.o

Thanks, I'll try all that!

While the posters above are not wrong, the very first thing you should do, is decide exactly what kind of mod you want to make. Otherwise you will get overwhelmed by all the information if you just try to learn everything.

Want to make new armor? New questlines? Changes in combat and game mechanics? You need to decide upon this first if you want more than some general advice.

OK, I really just want general advice at first, and as I get closer to deciding, I'll ask more questions. Thanks for your help!

Oh, by the way, I can't seem to find the Tools section......

psicon eredeti hozzászólása:

First you have to download the Creation Kit from the tools section here on Steam. That's what you make mods with. Then after you get that installed, you'll want to check out the Creation Kit wiki and start reading up. That should get you started down the right path.

http://www.creationkit.com/

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Ok, thanks!

Hey, I was also wondering about this. I just downloaded it and just had one question: How hard is it to create a completly new item irrelvant to the game? For example, I wanted to make a weapon from a TV show. Would it be extremely time consuming?

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Hey, I was also wondering about this. I just downloaded it and just had one question: How hard is it to create a completly new item irrelvant to the game? For example, I wanted to make a weapon from a TV show. Would it be extremely time consuming?

Making the weapon in the game is easy. Very easy.

making the meshes and textures is time consuming. VERY time consuming. It can also be difficult if you're new.

So, in short: If you already have the meshes and textures, it's an easy thing to drop in. Otherwise, it's very hard.

(If you need to look into making meshes, check out nifskope. If you need to look into textures, I'd suggest gimp or photoshop.)

I have found out how to, using the Creation Kit, make a custom Skyrim playable Race, but I can't find out how to texture it, and becauseof that, my game crashes whenever my game tries to view it, so can someone help find out how to create a custom texture please? I want it to be COMPLETELY original, or my own work, anyway. I would also like to know how to create Vendors and Followers. Thanks for the help!