Possibilities

All texture maps. Custom materials. Unlimited range. Mipmaps. UI.

Overview

This DDS rpak skinning method has three main processes.

Tools

• RePak

• Legion+

• Text Editor

Creating your custom textures.

This is the creative part so create whatever, however you like. You can create custom textures by hand. Use an image editor using the default textures as a baseline. Blender. Substance Painter. Really, it's your choice.

These can help you get started with exporting models for reference.

and

Using RePak to create your rpak.

umm, here: .

Northstar mod implementation.

again, here: .

TitanFall-2-Skin-Modding - Texture Github Repo

This is the one repo. Has pre-ripped assets. Installable default skins too.

- Tools and Resources

Tools and resources this repo is hosting on Github main branch.

Contributing

In case you feel like something is improper, incorrect, could be more detailed, or just want to add to the project. There is many ways you can contribute.

You can make a pull request at: .

You make an issue at: .

Or Contact us below!

Legion - RPAK Extractor/Model Converter

Created by DXZporter who is now retired. (mostly) Closed source. Original Legion. Recommended Legion for converting models for Blender (and i think exporting audio).

- RPAK Extractor/Model Converter

Created by many people. Open source. Updated, more feature full and popular. Recommended Legion for most things excluding converting models (and i think exporting audio).

Titanfall 2 Custom Skins & Textures Wiki & Guides.

Created & Maintained by: RETRY (community)

A community driven Custom Skin & Texture resource.

This Gitbook strives to provide accurate, and updated information about custom skins and textures for Titanfall 2 in a seperated manner of Wiki, Guides and Archives.

Wiki:

The Wiki is for a compiled list of useful information. Designed for fact checking and linking to resources.

Guides:

The Guide is for guiding people through a more step-by-step process. Designed for carrying someone through a process.

Archives:

The Archive is for saving important or pseudo guides found anywhere. These are often messy and need context in order to understand the value or purpose.

Thanks to Gitbook for hosting and providing a space for our wiki and providing us with Community Edition.

Link to this wiki:

Link to the Github:

Learn about Contributing, Contacting, and Credits below.

Contacting us

If you want to contact us.

You can create an issue at: .

You can also find us in #skins-chat in the Northstar Discord server at this Permanent and Public link: or or

You can also join our Discord server at this Permanent and Public link:

3D Editing:

Blender - "The Freedom to Create." (free, app)

• - Has Titanfall 2 shader link.

• - Blender Layer Painter Add-on ()

- "Substance becomes Adobe Substance" (paid, app)

Colors:

Coolors - website, Color palette generator

- website, all you need color picker and converter

- itch.io, app, color picker for windows

- free, app, microsoft bloat that has many functions and a colorpicker

- website, converter, RGB/hex to percentage

- installable or portable app, open-source, screen capture app with color picker

Titanfall Related Tools:

Tools that are directly for or can be used with Titanfall 2.

Websites

Custom skin related off-wiki resources or that one texture repo.

Skin Tools

Applications that are for installing or can install custom skins.

VPK Tools

Applications that are for working with vpks.

Legion Tools

Applications that are for viewing and exporting rpak assets.

- MDL Tool

- VTF Tool

- Source Color Picker Tool

- Source Decompiling and Compiling tool

- Model and texture ripper i think.

- dumping titanfall 2 audio

- Blender 2.93 importer for Titanfall .bsp files

- a mod that allows for HUD toggling

Not Titanfall 2 Related Tools:

Tools that are useful but not directly related to Titanfall 2, although some of the add-ons/plug-ins are directly Titanfall 2 related.

3D Editing

For 3D editing.

Image Editing:

For 2D editing.

Color Tools:

Tools to help with color related jobs.

General PC Tools:

Tools that are common for pc users.

Research and Documentation:

Thank to these awesome community members that put time and effort into creating an entire wiki and helping others about Modding.

References and Information:

The end but not finalized. Come help!

Formats:

2 kinds of skins (VTF format and DDS format)

VTF format

VTF is the first found custom gun skin method. VTF skins are usually in VPKs. Controlled by their VMT files.

• Up to 4k skins

• 'Unlimited' view distance

• Only color and normal textures

• Works on low graphics

DDS format

DDS is the PBR supported custom skins. DDS skins are usually in RPAKs.

• PBR or Properly shaded skins

• Community made tools

• High quantity, high-quality skins

• Streamed DDS Skins

Format's possibilities

Static, Single frame

Static skins are skins that don't move in any way. Compatible with VTF and DDS format. Simple and at times, most elegant. DDS formats only skin style.

Moving texture, Single frame

Only available with VTF format. Moving skins are skins that have a code group in their .vmt that moves your vtf texture to your desired parameters. The code "Proxies"

Change "texturescrollrate" "-0.03" to change speed of movement. Change "texturescrollangle" "180" to change direction of movement.

Animated texture, Multiple frames

Only available with VTF format. Animated skins are skins that create a moving affect or active scene by using multiple frames. You wont need multiple vtf's as VTFEdit creates one file with every frame inside. Mind that this increases size; which can have affects in recompiling. Note you can use Add-ons on your image editors to help with making animated skins. You need this code group in your models .vmt to activate animation; found below.

Transparency

Only available with VTF format. Transparency can be enabled in the the model's vmt. Example.

Refract Shader ('mirror')

Only available with VTF format. The refract shader can be apply to give the model a "refracted" look. Documentation here: )

Skin Tools (rpak method)

Tool for DDS (rpak method). This is the best method for installing custom textures.

RePak - rpak Building Tool

Made by rexx, ASpoonPlaysGames, Rika, and IcePixelx. RePak is a non-GUI tool that is for creating rpaks. This is the best way to import new textures and materials.

- Skintool to rpak mod Converter

Made solely by ASpoonPlaysGames, Advocate is a GUI tool that can convert Skintool installed skin into rpak Northstar mods. Why is this important? Custom rpak mods are more versatile, simpler to make, allow for multiple texture medians, and less resource demanding.

Skintool (skintool method)

Tools for DDS (skintool method). This is the worst method to get custom textures.

Image Editing:

GIMP - Free, open-source

- Paid, 55$ each, sales for 50%

- Paid, adobe rootkits

- Free, app (can DDS convert)

- Free, website

- Free, website

For Converting to DDS

- Free, Command-line, Can DDS convert

- Free, GUI, can DDS convert, untested, weird sign in stuff

- Free, GUI, can DDS convert, untested

- Free, GUI, can DDS convert

- Free, GUI, Can DDS convert

NoSkill Modding Wiki

Gitbook Wiki: https://noskill.gitbook.io/titanfall2/

R2Northstar Northstar/Modding Wiki

Spinx Wiki:

Northstar Wiki

Gitbook Wiki:

RETRY Skin Modding Wiki

Gitbook Wiki:

Titanfall 2 Custom Skin Creation Wiki

Gitbook Wiki:

Compress/Decompress:

For compressing or decompressing files.

7z - free, software (Recommended)

- free (if you don't pay/donate), software

- free, open source, untested, software

Screen Capture:

- free, installable or portable app, local or web-hosted, image-editable.

- free, installable or portable app, open-source, local or web-hosted, image-editable, with more/other tools. (sharex sometimes has problems registering you printscreen key)

Text Editing:

- free, app, text editor (if notepads was upgrade to lvl 69420)

- free, app, code editor (related to mircosoft)

- free, app, code editor

Scripting:

- free, software, simple coding language (based around macros?)

One of my old macros.

• Numpad1: Saves (CTRL+S)

• Numpad2: Undo (CTRL+Z)

• Numpad3: Reloads images in Blender with NodeWrangler (ALT+R)

• ]: Pause the script

Harmony VPK Tool - VPK Tool

Made by Barnaby and p0358, Harmony VPK Tool is a GUI tool to view, extract, and repack Titanfall VPK's but 2x as fast than Titanfall VPK Tool below. Open source.

- VPK Tool

Made by cra0, Titanfall VPKTool is a GUI tool to view, extract, and repack Titanfall VPK's. Closed source.

's - VPK Tool

Made by MrSteyk, RSPNVPK's main purpose are to repack Titanfall 2 VPK's. This is the recommended choice for repacking.

• - Provoxin

  • GUI and simple.

• - Taskinoz

General Troubleshooting

DDS (skintool method)

Installing DDS formatted skins (Worst)

Installing VTF formatted skin (Difficult)

Internal Names:

Titanfall2 SkinTool - DDS Skin tool (recommended)

Edited by Strykus, Titanfall2 SkinTool is a tool. This tool can apply Titan skins and Attachment skins. Recommended.

- Northstar Download Manager

Made by Bigspice, VTOL is a GUI tool that can do a WHOLE a lot of stuff, it's basically a Northstar Manager. Although it's here because it can also install skins.

- DDS Skin tool

Made by zxcPandora, Titanfall2 SkinTool is a Titanfall 2 and R5R tool with a UI to easily apply DDS skins that are formatted accordingly. This tool can only apply weapon and pilot skins. First but not best.

- DDS Skin tool

Made by greishuh/Gracious, Titanfall2 DDS Tool is a tool with cmd ui to more manually apply DDS weapon skins. Not recently updated, not recommended.

New/Corrected Texture Map:

Color Map:

Common names: Color, Base, col, or Diffuse. Titanfall 2 name: "col" or color map.

This map is for defining color.

Glossiness:

Common names: Glossiness, Gloss, gls. Titanfall 2 name: "gls" or gloss map.

This map defines concentrated 'shine' or light scattering.

Specular:

Common names: Specular, spec, or spc. Titanfall 2 name: "spc" or specular.

This map defines your metallic-ness.

Roughness:

Common names: Roughness. Titanfall 2 name: or roughness map.

Some weapons use roughness over a glossiness map. Roughness maps use a combination of diffuse and specular reflectivity. Glossiness and Roughness are similar but not the same.

Ambient Occlusion:

Common names: Ambient Occlusions, ao. Titanfall 2 name: "ao" or ambient occlusion.

Ambient occlusion reduce amount of light reflected back. Acting like a kind of shadow map.

Normal:

Common names: Normal, nml. Titanfall 2 name: "nml" or normal.

The normal map is designed to give the rendering engine a map to show the depth of a model without needing real 3D depth to reflect the direction of light.

Normal maps disable there blue channel in order to save resources when in use. To view the channel in it's editable and desired condition you have to enable its blue channel.

Illumination(Emission):

Common names: Emission, Light, ilm, or Illumination. Titanfall 2 name: "ilm" or Illumination.

This map tells which parts are supposed to glow or emit light or glow. This doesn't affect the colour underneath.

Cavity:

Common names: cavity, cav. Titanfall 2 name: "cav" or cavity.

Cavity maps is for the smallest and tightest crevasses but acts like Ambient Occlusion maps. We've only seen Titanfall 2 use this map.

Height:

Common names: height. Titanfall 2 names: n/a.

Titanfall 2 doesn't have or use height maps. Although when making skins this is important to correctly display normal map information. It's a black an white map.

"If you want a part of the gun to protrude more outwards it should be brighter then 0.5 luminance or if u want something to dent in it should be darker then 0.5 luminance. 0.5 is the base value and luminance is a pixels brightness."

The Context

IF YOU DONT READ THIS, I'll kill BT a third time.

You're here because you want to use custom skins and have no idea what you're talking about. We don't want to waste our time and your time.

Pay attention. You're going to have to tell us exactly which method you're attempting to install. Use this wiki page to compare and find out which method you're using.

There is 3 types of custom skinning methods.

The hyperlinks link to how to install each type.

• Installed just like Northstar mods. This is the best overall method.

• Installed with skintools. This is bad. Stop using this.

The Comparison

Time to compare these common traits, so you can identify the type of skin you're trying to use.

DDS (rpak method)

You'll usually get these from the #skin-collection Discord channel or on .

This is the best overall method, most supported, recommended, and installed just like any other Northstar mod.

Checking for DDS (rpak method)

Check the mod advertisement.

A good modder will have context on their mod download/advertisement. Check for "installed as a mod", "mod", "thunderstore mod".

Installed like any other Northstar mod.

They should appear like the common Northstar mod.

• author.modSkinName

  • paks, mods, or vpk folder inside

  • mod.json

Example:

Should appear in 'mods' list inside Northstar.

They should appear like the common Northstar mod.

• author.modSkinName

If you still need more clarification.

• Reread the wiki page (It took me 1 hour to create and organize this one section).

• Then think about it for 30 seconds.

• Then ask us clarifying questions.

DDS (skintool method)

Installed with a "skintool".

Checking for DDS (skintool method)

SkinTool

The "skintool"s we are talking about are

• Strykus's Fork skintool:

• zxcPandoras skintool:

Images of skintools UI (there is no visual difference between the two)

Skin

You usually download a zip from #skin-collection in Discord

and they have 4096, 2048, 1024, 512 folders inside.

This is the worst skin method.

Useto convert 'DDS (skintool method)' to 'DDS (rpak method)'. Will improve quality. (Recommended)

If you wish to use the skintool regardless you are free to do so. (Not recommended)

VTF (vpk method)

Installed manually with a hex editor and vpks.

These should just be loose VTF, VMT and/or VPK files, most importantly there wouldnt be a mod.json file. In order to install one please follow the .

OR

You might just be using a skin that using vtfs to make it cooler. These just install like a normal Northstar mod. They should basically be 'DDS (rpak method)' mixed with 'VTF (vpk method)'.

but with additional folders. Just install them any other mod.

For Troubleshooting, Go to the page link below.

#1 Direct Xeon Polished Skin Installion Video

This is the primary custom skin video. You will learn how custom skins works. Which types of custom skins are available. Importantly how to install custom skins.

#2 Catbug's Text & ScreenShot Tutorial

This was a Discord channel tutorial by catbug to help with installing custom skins.

Before we do anything else, you want to create a backup of the file pc_stream.starpak. You can locate it in the game directory here: \Titanfall2\r2\paks\Win64. It is the biggest file in the folder, about 10GB. Make sure the backups are not in the game directory, maybe put it in on your desktop. This is where the skins are stored.

Next you want to download the latest full release (c0.3.2 as of the writing of this guide) of Pandora's skin tool here: . Download SkinTool-User-ENG.zip

The final download is a skin from #custom-skins-collection in our , I'll use my own that I made a while ago. (Note: you don't need to extract the zip folder that has the skin)

After you extract the skin tool, run the application: (note, you may have to run as administrator if it doesn't work)

First, you have to set the game path. Click Set and then SetGamePath. Locate Titanfall2.exe (or just the Titanfall2 application if you don't have extensions on.

Next, click the three dots on the right and select the zipped skin you downloaded

Click Import Skin and you're done!

#3 Complete Skin Guide(Creation and Application):

TLDR

There isn't a tool.

There won't be a tool.

If you need vtf skins. Mod them yourselves. Docs found here:

and

or

(Updated) Texture Map:

Taking apart Thunderstore Mod:

Skin tool installed skins

Installing default skins

You can install the default skins to essentially reset your skins.

Navigate to Github folder and download the requested skins you want to reset.

Then just install the default skin as any other skin.

Replacing pc_stream.starpak

If you created a backup of pc_stream.starpak before installing skins. You can just replace pc_stream.starpak in /Titanfall2/r2/paks/Win64/ .

Northstar Mod skins

VTOL Mod disable

If you use or want to use VTOL Northstar Manager. You can simply navigate to the "Mods" tab and disable the mod. (not detailed due to ui rework soon)

Disrupt mod.json

We can disrupt the mod.json file that tells Northstar how to recognize the mod. This is really simple. This is actually how VTOL disables mods.

Go to your mods folder found at /Titanfall2/R2Northstar/ and find the mod you want to disable. Open the mod folder that would look like something like:

Now simply put the mod.json file in it's own folder. The mod should now be disabled.

Manual VTF skins

If you're doing this, why? Anyways, just replace the model you edited. Should repath correctly again.

DDS (rpak method) (Best)

DDS (skintool method) (Worst)

VTF (vpk method) (Difficult)

1. RETRY Wiki

Part of the process includes exporting textures.

2. NoSkill Wiki

Normal Material

World Material

No one cares to make a guide on this. This is used by the skintool though.

The referenced skintool: https://github.com/Strykus/Titanfall2-SkinTool

and https://github.com/zxcPandora/Titanfall2-SkinTool

Pseudo Guide

Resources for manual modding for DDS skins.

List of hex offsets by MrSteyk(via Wayback Machine):

This is new.

This is a experimental Documentation/Video Mix concept. This is designed to provide the follow along/depth that a video can provide and the detail/explain-ability that a wiki/document can provide.

Yes this is like Khan Academy. Give me feedback on this idea. I wish this would become a sort of video hoster concept. Maybe, if this is a success.

Anyways. Here is the follow along video:

Prerequisites:

Required Tools:

On a separate tab head to:

Download these tools from each category.

Titanfall

• Titanfall VPK Tool

• Legion

• Legion+

3D Models

• Blender

  • Blender Source Tool

  • S/G Shader

You should have 6 tools/files.

1. blender_source_tools_3.2.2.zip

2. blender-x.x.x-windows-x64.msi

3. Legion+x.x.x.zip

0:00 - 0:53 Downloading Files/Tools

Downloading all required tools and files (the prerequisites listed above).

0:55 - 1:03 Unpack the Files

Expecting you to unpack the file yourself lol.

1:21 - 1:43 VPKTool - Open VPK

On the top left of the VPKTool. Press the first icon to 'Open' and choose a VPK. You are looking for englishclient_mp_common.bsp.pak000_dir.vpk .

1:46 - 2:08 VPKTool - Extract VPK

Click the second to last icon from left to right on the top left of the VPKTool. This is the 'Extract All' button if you just hover over it. Extract everything into a seperate folder (like i did).

2:20 - 3:14 Organizing Tools

Organizing tools because i'm better than you.

3:16 - 3:55 Legion - Settings SMD

Bottom right on Legion press the red outlined 'Settings' button to Change the 'Export Format' to 'Valve SMD'.

4:00 - 4:45 Legion - Converting .mdl

Find your desired model and drag & drop onto Legion (after pressing and opening the 'Titanfall 2' button.

4:50 - 5:16 Legion+ - Locate common.rpak

A LOT of texture assets are in "common.rpak". This is the one i need for the mgl though. If you cannot find your textures using the search functions, try opening rpaks and starpaks camo_skin00_col.rpak through common_sp(11).rpak . You can open multiple at a time; I found myself only to open 50~60 at a time with Legion+ though.

5:22 - 6:00 Legion+ - Find/Extract Textures

Using the search function on the top left. Search your weapons names, script names, beta name, or something like that. What to download? The skin31 textures are the 'same' as the regular textures as far as i can tell. So just download everything that has a standard name alongside a texture map extension. Much like

• mgl_at

• mgl_at_ao

• mgl_at_cav

See how they sort of have a pattern? These are enough to fully texture the gun in Blender.

The real RePak docs:

Quick Notes:

From the R2RePak thread in #research chat in the Northstar Discord

Ui related:

Discord Message Links:

1. RETRY Wiki

Part of the process includes exporting and using a model.

2. NoSkill Wiki

Exporting Textures

Exporting Models

Firstly you will need to have Provoxin RGB installed onto Northstar, I will assume you know how to install a Northstar mod or already have the mod installed.

Disabling color cycling

Launch the Northstar client and firstly check if the mod was installed correctly by looking in the mods tab. If installed correctly press "Launch Northstar" and you should see your pilot and titan cycling through colors.

Open the command window with `; which can be complicated if you're not using an American keyboard layout, like me. If you don't use a US keyboard, rebind "Toggle Developer Console" to one of the function keys "F1-F12" If you cannot find the setting please refer to the R2Northstar wiki.

Once you've gotten the developer console open write the commands;

rgb_ally_rainbow 0

rgb_enemy_rainbow 0

Your pilot and titan should stop cycling through colors and show the colors of your selected colorblind option.

Changing the colors

Firstly pick a color from a color picker and grab its RGB value.

Write in the command(s) into the developer console;

rgb_ally_color [RGB value] [Brightness] For allied colors.

rgb_enemy_color [RGB value] [Brightness] For enemy colors.

Introduction

In this article, we will be editing the path in a weapon's .mdl file to modify the weapon skin to use a custom skin, and applying a custom skin using .vtf and .vmt files.

From the R2RePak thread in #research chat in the Northstar Discord by Rika.

Discord Message Link:

https://discord.com/channels/920776187884732556/987730053439827998/998777181624877166

Firstly you will need to have Provoxin RGB installed onto Northstar, I will assume you know how to install a Northstar mod or already have the mod installed.

Before we can do anything we will need a few tools, don't worry, you won't need to install anything. Open a color picker online alongside this converter.

Disabling Color cycling

Open the Provoxin RGB mod folder (in \Titanfall2\R2Northstar\mods) and open mod.json you will see some switches, I'll walk you through the most important ones. "Name": "rgb_ally_rainbow" "DefaultValue": "1" This controls whether or not allies will cycle through colors, here you're going to set the default value to "0" "Name": "rgb_enemy_rainbow" "DefaultValue": "1" This controls whether or not enemies will cycle through colors, here you will also set the default value to "0" Save the mod.json

Changing the colors

Next we're going to need a color, open your color picker and choose any color, I'd advise to not use a very saturated color, darker colors work the best.

Once you've found the color you want to use in my case that would be "#336F2D" in hex and "51 111 45" in RGB, open the the hex/RGB to percent converter. Type in the hex or RGB code of your color into the converter, set "number of digits" to 3, and convert.

Click your way through the mod folder until you find rgb.nut. You will once again see a bunch of code, but what we're interested in are these two lines.

These lines are the default colors for all the the colorblind options for allies and enemies, these values are what we're going to be changing.

The values are in chronological order to the colorblind options in-game; "0.34 0.59 0.86 8" "0.8 0.25 0.15 8" is "Off" "0.24 0.50 0.96 8" "0.89 0.78 0.0 8" is "Protanopia" "0.0 0.58 0.77 8" "1.0 0.627 0.68 8" is "Deuteranopia" "0.28 0.52 0.97 8" "0.82 0.74 0.06 8" is "Tritanopia" Simply replace the value of your desired colorblind option in rgb.nut with the new values the converter spew out.

From the pins in #skins-chat in the Northstar Discord by Creamy. This is the archive of the pseudo guide. Discord Message Link at the bottom of the page.

Content:

If you still have trouble pinpointing which texture are you looking at based on the avaible diagram, do the following:

1. Go to: https://web.archive.org/web/20210725135838/https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mrsteyk/f9f853d93139cd395c1a49ab24b17b3d/raw/fdae77196a8f861c03373b243573096bd88406c0/common.rpak.log

2. Initiate search via: ctrl+f and paste in entire name of the texture (i.e. 0x4bf97eea964478bc)

3. This is what you are looking for: models\Weapons_R2\p2011_pstl\P2011_pstl_colpass.60156591C09BEEB1.matl | weapon Desc@000000000C63B61E size 0xD0 Data@000000000CD70D86 Ref: 0x4BF97EEA964478BC | _col <-- in our example this will be highlighted Ref: 0x421F263E6960457E | _nml Ref: 0x8439E7F9E1190442 | _gls Ref: 0xB0ECC3052B39F265 | _spc Ref: 0x7B8EFD2AC4A62D7 | _ilm Ref: 0x0 | UNK5 Ref: 0x0 | UNK6 Ref: 0x0 | UNK7 Ref: 0x0 | _bm Ref: 0x0 | UNK9 Ref: 0x0 | UNK10 Ref: 0x4712D838BB12430A | _ao Ref: 0x5BFB1A1096F39EC9 | _cav

4. and remember: col= color/diffuse map spc= specular map nml= normal map gls= glossiness map ilm= illumination/emmisive map ao= ambient occlusion map cav= cavity map

Discord Message Link:

.

From the R2RePak thread in #research chat in the Northstar Discord by Spoon. This is the archive of the pseudo guide. Discord Message Link at the bottom of the page.

This is no longer the original guide. This is now an edited version of pseudo guide.

Setting things up

1 ) Get R2RePak.

You can build it from .

or Download the from the Releases page on the Github; .

But this guide will use the names and files/folder found in the .zip below.

2 ) RePak Folders

In the .zip you have RePak.exe and folders called "assets", "config", and "rpaks".

the "assets" folder is where you will put your folder/file structure and textures etc.

the "config" folder is where you will put the .json files which determine how the rpak is made

the "rpaks" folder is where RePak will put the rpaks once they have been made

3 ) pack_all.bat (included)

In the folder with RePak.exe, make a .bat file, i called mine "pack_all.bat".

Inside the .bat put

Making your rpaks

1 ) Make config.json

Make the .json file, recommend config.json but it doesn't matter.

2 ) Copy and paste

Go into the .json file, and copy the following into it for now

This is set up now to make a ronin nose art, you can change the paths in the .json to make it override other things. Included .zip removed everything but the _col map.

You can get the paths for things through Legion+.

3 ) Use your textures

For each entry in the json file, you need to make sure that the file exists in the assets folder so it can be packed.

Textures must be in .dds format, and with one of the following compression methods: DXT1 BC4U BC5U DX10

4 ) Packing your rpak

To pack your rpaks, run pack_all.bat

5) Resources

Here is the working test.

Making the Northstar mod

1 ) Northstar mod set up

Take your rpak, and make your Northstar mod like normal, inside the Northstar mod, make a "paks" folder.

2 ) Make rpak.json

Within the "paks" folder, make a json file called rpak.json .

3 ) Copy and paste in rpak.json

put the following into the rpak.json:

4 ) Drag & Drop

Drag and drop your rpak into the "paks" folder.

Discord Message Link:

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Things that might be useful:

Glitch Loadscreen Change:

ReDecompress (decompress rpak files):

From the pins in #skins-chat in the Northstar Discord by Creamy. This is the archive of the pseudo guide. Discord Message Link at the bottom of the page.

Content:

Discord Message Links:

Titanfall-Related Tools:

Titanfall2 SkinTool - DDS Skin tool (recommended)

Edited by Strykus, Titanfall2 SkinTool is a tool. This tool can apply Titan skins and Attachment skins.

- DDS Skin tool

Made by zxcPandora, Titanfall2 SkinTool is a Titanfall 2 and R5R tool with a UI to easily apply DDS skins that are formatted accordingly. This tool can apply weapon and pilot skins.

- DDS Skin tool

Made by greishuh/Gracious, Titanfall2 DDS Tool is a tool with cmd ui to more manually apply DDS weapon skins. Not recently updated.

- Northstar Download Manager

Made by Bigspice, VTOL is a GUI tool that can do a WHOLE a lot of stuff. Although it's here because it can also install skins.

- VPK Tool

Made by Barnaby and p0358, Harmony VPK Tool is a GUI tool to view, extract, and repack Titanfall VPK's but 2x as fast than Titanfall VPK Tool below.

- VPK Tool

Made by cra0, Titanfall VPKTool is a GUI tool to view, extract, and repack Titanfall VPK's.

's - VPK Tool

Made by MrSteyk, RSPNVPK's main purpose are to repack Titanfall 2 VPK's. This is the recommended choice for repacking.

• - Provoxin

  • GUI and simple.

• - Taskinoz

- RPAK Extractor/Model Converter

- RPAK Extractor/Model Converter

- VTF Tool

- Source Color Picker Tool

- Source Decompiling and Compiling tool

- Model and texture ripper i think.

- dumping titanfall 2 audio

- Blender 2.93 importer for Titanfall .bsp files

- a mod that allows for HUD toggling

Titanfall-Related Resources:

: Our Github repo that contains community uploaded resources/files.

: Github repo that contains plenty of FBX's, MDL's, OBJ's, and SMD's TF2 models, textures, weapon masks, and weapon scripts.

: An old Gitbook that has more step by step and in depth guides of creative creation of skins and materials.

: A Titanfall 2 Modding Gitbook.

: A Spinx Doc about Northstar Titanfall 2 Modding.

Not Titanfall-Related:

3D Editing:

- "The Freedom to Create." (free, app)

• - Has Titanfall 2 shader link.

• - Blender Layer Painter Add-on ()

- "Substance becomes Adobe Substance" (paid, app)

Image Editing:

- Free, open-source

- Paid, 50$ each, sales for 50%

- Paid, adobe rootkits

- Free, app

- Free, website

- Free, website

- Free, Command-line, Can DDS convert

- Free, GUI, can DDS convert, untested, weird sign in stuff

- Free, GUI, can DDS convert, untested

- Free, GUI, can DDS convert

- Free, GUI, Can DDS convert

Colors:

- website, Color palette generator

- website, all you need color picker and converter

- itch.io, app, color picker for windows

- free, app, microsoft bloat that has many functions and a colorpicker

- website, converter, RGB/hex to percentage

Other:

- free, app, creates small efficient videos

- free, app, hold and view all your reference photos in one place

General:

- free, software, packing and unpacking files.

- free, app, text editor (if notepads was upgrade to lvl 69420)

- free, app, local or web-hosted, image-editable, screenshot software.

- free, app, code editor

- free, software, simple coding language (based around macros?)

One of my old macros.

• Numpad1: Saves (CTRL+S)

• Numpad2: Undo (CTRL+Z)

• Numpad3: Reloads images in Blender with NodeWrangler (ALT+R)

We'll use the included template below to help us upload to Thunderstore.

Here is the "Package Format Documentation" if you'd like: .

1. Skin .zip placement

Replace SKIN.zip with you own skin.

This is found in Template\mods\SKIN_NAME\SKIN.zip

You can also rename the SKIN_NAME folder to your preferred skin name.

2. Thunderstore Mod Icon

In Template/mods/icon.png replace icon.png with your own icon named icon.png.

If you need help with making this icon:

3. Customize your README.md

It is recommended you use a previewer; either online or in a text editor. We can use for this.

You can also use for syntax for formatting.

Or look at the README.md published on Thunderstore: .

Just customize the README.md to your liking.

Transfer from website. Save. Done

4. Configure manifest.json

All you need to replace is "SKIN_NAME", and "Description",. Version number if you'd like.

Save. Done.

5. Finalizing the mod zip.

Make sure to zip the files. Not a containing folder!

So it's like this:

Not like:

You should now have your own SKIN_NAME.zip mod!

6. Uploading to Thunderstore

sign in (i did github)

top left has upload

use old packer

do the requirements (skins, dds, nsfw if there is)

7. Finished.

Root Folder (every needed file):

This guide will go in order of files added. Make the folders or files needed.

mods

Put your mod here. Either zipped or just a folder. Make sure to not have nested files. Refer to image for what nested folders look like:

icon.png

Your icon.png has to be 256x256 pixels in size. Be creative and put some effort into this. This is the first thing people see when browsing Thunderstore.

manifest.json

This is the name and description to your on when browsing the Thunderstore. Just make a manifest.json. To edit a .json files, open them in text editors. Version numbers are important if you plan to update the mod or patch your mod. You can keep dependencies empty if you are using the old uploader. Dependencies only matter if you upload using the new uploader.

Example .json:

README.md

After you click a mod. You'll see the mod page. Under the mod page you get to README.md. You get to customize this. Just make README.md file and open it in a text editor or use a website like: (). Syntax here:(). Put some effort into this because if it's unclear people won't download and ignore your mod. Look at S2ymi's mod pages for good examples ().

Finish

That is every part and what they do in a Thunderstore mod.