A static item is a box or a tree or even a mountain, but a moveable is a character or animal.

Effects: these are misc movement models, such as fireballs, waterfalls, etc, to create the illusion of movement in gameĪ mesh is a specific item that is displayed in game that has two functions: static or moveable.

Scripts: tells the game engine how to display the information above.

Textures: these are the graphics applied to the meshes.

From this point on all solid objects will be referred to mesh or meshes.

Models: also called ‘meshes’ these are the shapes of the items you see in game from characters, npcs, hair, trees, animals, boxes, etc.

“Modding” is short for “player made modification of a game file(s).” Basic Modding Subgroups As there is growing interest in the activity, I decided to put together a little guide and basic information tutorial on modding and how modders do their thing. These types of mods have spawned thriving communities and their actions are increasingly being supported by the game developers themselves. I was recently sparked by a question on the Fextralife forums of “How do modders do it?” when it comes to creating mods for video games, and not the kinds of modifications that hack and cheat, but the vibrant mods that games like Fallout 4, The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age: Inquisition receive.

How to create game mods