Most, but not all, of the programs listed on this page are freeware.
Table of Contents
- INI Editors
- SHP and Palette Editors
- Voxel and HVA Editors
- Map Editors
- Miscellaneous Utilities and Editors
- 2D Graphics Editors
- 3D Graphics Programs
- 3D Modelers
INI Editors | ||
|---|---|---|
| INI Editor 2 | It’s a text editor that features a list of items between square brackets ("[""]") on the left side of the window. | |
| XCC INI Editor | Its features include Syntax highlighting and "Find and Replace". This program is Open Source. | |
| Will's INI Editor | ||
| DCoder's INI Checker | Comments, Suggestions, and Technical Support Forum | |
| DCoder's AI Editor | Comments, Suggestions, and Technical Support Forum | |
| TibEd | This is shareware. "Using a text-editor, you can use every single function that's possible. In TibEd, you can only use what the program has a box for. It's no discussion there...any kind of frontend for the rules neuters your modding-abilities." -- Renegade | |
SHP and Palette Editors | ||
| OS SHP Builder | Comments, Suggestions, Technical Support, Documentation, and Tutorials Forums Highly recommended. | |
| Will's SHP Builder | Many known bugs. Use OS SHP Builder instead. | |
| Will's SHP Editor | Many known bugs. Use OS SHP Builder instead. | |
| OS Palette Editor | Comments, Suggestions, and Technical Support Forum | |
| JASC to C&C Palette Converter | Comments, Suggestions, and Technical Support Forum | |
Voxel and HVA Editors | ||
| DMZ's HVA Editor | ||
| VXLUTIL | ||
| Will's Voxel Editor | ||
| Deluxe Voxel Editor | ||
| Voxel Section Editor II v1.7 | ||
| Voxel Selection Editor II v2.1 SE OpenGL | Comments, Suggestions, Tutorials, and Technical Support Forums | |
| 3DS2VXL | The Official 3DS2VXL Download Page. This is "ViPr's programs site". This program allows you to convert 3DS file to VXL (Voxel). | |
Map Editors | ||
| Final Sun | Map Editor for TS. | |
| FinalSun Framework Addon aka "Marble Madness" | "This is an addon for FinalSun that allows you to switch between normal viewing mode and "Marble Madness" mode. It's very helpful for several things such as error detection in terrain height, etc." | |
| YAME Firestorm Edition | "Yet Another Map Editor" for TS. | |
| Final Alert 2: YR | Map Editor for RA2/YR. The newest version is 1.02. | |
Miscellaneous Utilities and Editors | ||
| RA2StrEdit | RA2StrEdit Tutorial on YRArg | |
| You can download the latest versions of the various XCC Utilities from http://xccu.sourceforge.net. | ||
| Download XCC Utilites version 1.21 | This is the version that I personally use, due to the fact that I don't have Generals (because my PC is too old to run it) and the newer versions have more errors when run under Win 98. The programs in this zip are written by Olaf van der Spek, his site is http://xccu.sourceforge.net. | |
| XCC Mixer | Included in XCC Utilities. | |
| XCC Mix Editor | Included in XCC Utilities. | |
| XCC TMP Editor | Included in XCC Utilities. | |
| XCC AV Player | Included in XCC Utilities. | |
| XCC Mod Creator/Launcher | Guide: Using XCC Mod Creator | |
| Red Alert 2 User Patch | This patch was written to improve the frontend performace of Red Alert 2. | |
| RAD Video Tools | A program that allows you to view and manipulate the Bink ( . bik) movies used in RA2/YR, Renegade and Generals. | |
2D Graphics Editors | ||
| PhotoShop | Free 30 day trial. | |
| Paint Shop Pro | Free 30 day trial. | |
| IrfanView |
It's freeware and, without the plugins, it is small enough to fit on a floppy disk. Its features include: Support for most common 2D image formats (including PCX), Batch conversion/rename, Change color depth (including the use of JASC color palettes), Cut/crop, Screen Capturing, and many more. | |
3D Graphics Programs | ||
| 3DS Max | Free 30 day trial. | |
| Blender | ||
| POV-Ray | ||
3D Modelers | ||
| GMax | ||
| Anim8or | ||
| Wings 3D | ||
| MilkShape 3D | Free 30 day trial. | |