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A modification, or "mod" for short, is any change made to the original game. Mods can range from simple skin re-colorings to complex maps. A full list of mods hosted by JKHub can be found at http://jkhub.org/files/

Types of modding

Asset modding

Type	Description
2D Art Creation	Editing the game's 2D image files, eg. creating new textures and shaders
Animation	Changing or adding animations to the game, or rigging models for game usage
Modelling	Creating unique models and playermodels for the game
Skinning	Modifying a model's original textures, or creating new textures for an existing model.
Sound Editing	Adding or replacing sound effects or music for use in the game

Map modding

Type	Description
Mapping	Custom map creation
Scripting	a broad category of modding, involving ICARUS scripting, UI menu creation, and bot scripting

Gameplay modding

Type	Description
Coding	Changing the game's source in order to add or change gameplay features
Saber modding	Adding new lightsabers or changing the behaviour of lightsabers (see .sab)
Weapons modding	Changing the behaviour of weapons (see weapons.dat)
Vehicle modding	Adding new vehicles or changing the behaviour of vehicles (see .veh)
NPC modding	Adding new NPCs or changing the properties of NPCs (see .npc)

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-==Description==
 A modification, or "mod" for short, is any change made to the original game. Mods can range from simple [[skin]] re-colorings to complex [[Map|maps]]. A full list of mods hosted by JKHub can be found at http://jkhub.org/files/
 ==Types of modding==
+====Asset modding====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Type !! Description
+|-
+| 2D Art Creation || Editing the game's 2D image files, eg. creating new [[texture]]s and [[shader]]s
+|-
+| Animation || Changing or adding [[animations]] to the game, or rigging models for game usage
+|-
+| [[Model|Modelling]] || Creating unique [[Model|models]] and [[Playermodel|playermodels]] for the game
+|-
+| [[skin|Skinning]] || Modifying a [[model]]'s original [[texture|textures]], or creating new textures for an existing model.
+|-
+| Sound Editing || Adding or replacing [[Sound|sound effects]] or [[Music|music]] for use in the game
+|}
+====Map modding====
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 ! Type !! Description
 |-
-| [[Bot Editing]] || Adds custom [[bots]] to the [[multiplayer]] game play.
+| Mapping || Custom [[map]] creation
 |-
-| [[Mapping]] || Custom map creation
+| Scripting || a broad category of modding, involving [[ICARUS]] scripting, [[UI]] menu creation, and [[bot]] scripting
+|}
+====Gameplay modding====
+{| class="wikitable"
 |-
-| [[Skinning]] || Modifying a [[model]]'s original textures
+! Type !! Description
-|-
-| [[Modelling]] || Creating unique models for the game
 |-
-| [[Scripting]] || Codded [[scripts]] that initiate prerecorded events
+| [[Coding]] || Changing the game's [[Source Code|source]] in order to add or change gameplay features
 |-
-| [[Coding]] || Changing the game's [[source]] in order to add or change game play features
+| Saber modding || Adding new [[saber|lightsabers]] or changing the behaviour of lightsabers (see [[.sab]])
 |-
-| [[UI Scripting]] || Modifying or creating game menus, referred to as '[[UI]]'
+| Weapons modding || Changing the behaviour of weapons (see [[weapons.dat]])
 |-
-| [[Sound Editing]] || Adding or replacing sound effects or music for use in the game
+| Vehicle modding || Adding new [[vehicle]]s or changing the behaviour of vehicles (see [[.veh]])
 |-
-| [[Asset Modding]] || Various editing of game assets
+| NPC modding || Adding new [[NPC]]s or changing the properties of NPCs (see [[.npc]])
 |}
+== See also ==
+* [[Filesystem]]
+[[Category:General_Modding]]