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This wiki holds documentation about SporeModder FX and Spore modding in general.

Open Source

• List of open source mods
• How to make an open source mod

Introduction & SporeModder FX

• The Project pane
• The Editor pane

General

• ArgScript
• Localization: how translations work in Spore

Properties

• Property Lists (.prop)
• Creating Custom Part Rigblocks
• Saving with custom parts: editor keys
• List of Editor Templates
• List of Part Capabilities
• Palettes

Blender Addons & Custom Parts

• How to import creations into Blender
• How to use the Blender Addons
• Materials Guide
• Errors and how to fix them
• List of Part Animations
• How to: generate perfect part thumbnails

Textures

• How to: export DDS textures

Animations

• How to: use Spore animations

Effects

• Effects (.pfx)
• Effects Directory (.effdir)
• Effects Editor
• Effect Maps

Shaders & Materials

• Shaders & Materials
• Materials and Compiled States (.smt_t and .rw4)
• Standard Shaders (.shader, .shader.hlsl)
• Shader Builders (.shader_builder)
• Shader Data
• Shader Fragments (.vertex_fragment, .pixel_fragment)
• FXC, the shader compiler

Other Formats

• Conversation Files (.cnv)