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News

• FinalDeath /30.08.2005 15:40/ : Started Attribute Editor tutorials, “How To..” pages (How To Get Started). Added nice icons to front page, to make it look pretty (will do similar to other pages, see: ToDo).
• FinalDeath /26.08.2005 04:35/ : On the Attribute Editor, Armor and Damage Explanation uploaded, provided from the Relic forum's SvK.
• FinalDeath /23.08.2005 02:23/ : Old RPGWiki information found in the google cache system has been uploaded. See here and here. Tutorials section added to cater for it. Also added File Formats page from old wiki, which needs updating (a lot!) too.
• FinalDeath /19.08.2005 06:36/ : Information on the 3dsMax DOW Properties Browser is up, thanks to compiler and CLR.
• FinalDeath /10.08.2005 14:10/ : The Wiki is back up after downtime, 2005–08–01 to 2005–08–10. Thanks to Relic for getting it working again! (and if they read this: updating the wiki package might help squash the bugs which caused downtime).
• ... Old News

If you want to add anything to the wiki and don't know how or where, or got any questions on the wiki, Finaldeath via. PM on the Relic forums should be able to help.

Dawn of War Tools

The current version of the Relic Dawn of War Modtools is 1.11. (Archive page here)
The current version of Dawn of War is 1.3. Patch notes

Current Dawn of War tools release notes can be found here:

• Release Notes (For 1.0)

For the revision changes, and readme for the latest Mod Tools go here:

• Tools Readme

To set up a new mod in the 1.11 Mod Tools read this:

• Mod Setup

To read about converting a mod to work with the changes in the 1.3 patch, read this:

• Mod Conversion to 1.3

Current information on the Dawn of War tools includes:

• Attribute Editor
• Audio Editor
• FX Tool
• Mod Packager
• Mission Editor
• Object Editor
• Exporter

Also, be sure to read the readme, if you haven't already.

Information on other important modding items (although not directly tools):

• File Formats
• Modeling
• SCAR
• .USC strings file
• The Devlopers Console
• Sharing Mods & Data
• Distributing Maps
• module file documentation
• Troubleshooting section

If you are using an older version of the Mod Tools, go to the Mod Tools Archive Page.

Tutorials

You might want to read the FAQ for any questions related to the game, or use the Text Search function.

• Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting section
• Unofficial Mod Guide by Spliff – Recovered from old user wiki
• FX Production
• Mission Editor Tutorials
• Getting a Static Mesh Model into Dawn of War by Rymafyr
• Using the .usc localisation file by Finaldeath
• The Devlopers Console by Finaldeath
• Links to other website's tutorials. Check this if you cannot find information elsewhere.

SCAR (Scripting at Relic)

Check out the main SCAR page for information on the Relic scripting language:

• Dawn of War SCAR
  • SCAR Tutorials
  • Primer
  • SCAR Functions
  • NIS
  • AI

Specific RDN SCAR Documentation and information:

• SCAR Documentation (Note: Should be replaced by the SCAR Functions page sometime).

Modeling

You can learn about the processes of modeling in Dawn of War in this section, including tutorials and getting a model into Dawn of War.

• Dawn of War modeling

Other

Anything related to Dawn of War, but otherwise not to do with the modtools, NIS, AI or SCAR:

• Capturing screenshots and movies correctly in Dawn of War

For help modifying the game, you can use the Relicnews forums to ask questions:

• Adeptus Modificatus – For general modding questions, mod annoucements, and other things.
• Adeptus Modificatus RDN Mod Tools – For questions related to using the Mod Tools, tutorials, help etc.
• Dawn of War Maproom – Usually new multiplayer map annoucements. Useful for asking questions about mapping in too.

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