DUNGEON SIEGE 2 MODDING RESOURCES

Siege University II Tutorials
Modding FAQ
095: Upgrading DSII
100: The Basics of Siege Editor
201: Compass Map Radar
202: Conversations
203: Journal
204: Quest Indicator Icons
205: Start Positions
206: Teleporters
207: Town Portal Restrictions
208: Weapon Effects
209: Flick
210: Tuning Grids
211: Setting Up Good Map Lighting
212: Setting Up Simple Node Fading
215: Building Data Tables

Siege University I Tutorials
200: Concepts and Terminology
201: Templates
203: Triggers
204: Moods
205: Fades
206: Elevators
211: Naming Key
213: Dungeon Siege Resource System
301: Introduction to Dungeon Siege Architecture

Third Party Tutorials
A Simple Mod Part One - Armor Textures
A Simple Mod Part Two - A New Armor
Beginners Guide to Stitching Regions
How to Open and Create Tanks
Making Chants Work in a New Map
Ornaments
Understanding the NKK

Useful Links
Siegetheday.org
Dungeon Siege Outpost
Dungeon Raider
Kdawg.org - List of useful Links
MCarp DS Nodes
Dungeon Siege 2 at Gamefront
Broken World at Gamefront

Siege University II is a series of tutorials designed to assist you with learning various aspects of the DS2TK.

For general modding articles, go here.

095: Upgrading DSII
100: The Basics of Siege Editor 2
201: Compass Map Radar
202: Conversations
 203: Journal
 204: Quest Indicator Icons
 205: Start Positions
 206: Teleporters
207: Town Portal Restrictions
 208: Weapon Effects
209: Flick
210: Tuning Grids
211: Setting up good map lighting
 212: Setting up a simple house for node fading
 215: Building Data Tables



Unofficial or third party tutorials have also been made by many experienced modders of the series. Some tutorials that have relevance to modding Dungeon Siege 2 are listed here even if they were originally written for Dungeon Siege 1.
A Simple Mod Part One - Armor Textures
A Simple Mod Part Two - A New Armor
Beginners Guide to Stitching Regions
How to Open and Create Tanks
Making Chants Work in New Maps
Ornaments
Understanding the NKK



Useful Web Links to sites with connections to Dungeon Siege Modding, whether they be involved with modding, official repositories for patches, media or the DS2TK or hosting mods created for extending the enjoyment of playing Dungeon Siege 2.
Siegetheday
Dungeon Siege Outpost
Kdawg.org - List of Useful Links
MCarp DS Nodes
Dungeon Siege 2 Files at Gamefront
Dungeon Siege 2 Broken World Files at Gamefront

Siege University, or "Siege U", provides beginning and advanced users alike with a wealth of information about using the Dungeon Siege Tool Kit to build their dream worlds. These classes are written by the designers and engineers at Gas Powered Games, each writing about his or her area of expertise.

While there are some difference between Siege Editor 1 and 2, the following tutorials are still valid when working with the DS2TK.

200: Concepts and Terminology
201: Templates
203A: Triggers I
204: Moods
205: Fades
206: Elevators
211: Naming Key
213: Dungeon Siege Resource System
301: Introduction to Dungeon Siege Architecture





Some Useful Utilities that have some relevance to modding Dungeon Siege 2 are listed here, whether they have direct application for modding like Tank Creator or Viewer or indirect assistance with handling graphic formats or the like.
DxtBMP
Model Scaling Tool
Notepad++
PhotoFiltre 7
Skrit and Template Cross Reference
Tank Creator 2
Tank Extractor
XNViewMP