Modding Civ 6's Paintings

[Kisin]

 

As the title suggests, I would like to replace the default paintings in Civilization 6, but I cannot find the file or files that contain the vanilla visual great works. There is no .artdef folder that is specifically labelled (i.e. greatworks.artdef or paintings.artdef) nor is there a file with all the paintings in .dds format (not that I was expecting that, I didn't expect to find uncompressed assets - just hoping).

If any one knows where these files are located, it'd be appreciated.

 

While I'm at it, I cannot find the localization for artist names either (the .xml file that turns the GREAT_PERSON_INDIVIDUAL_INSERT_PERSON_NAME into "Insert Person" when playing the game) - searching the game files came up with nothing which is concerning. 

[mozork1]

It is extremely easy to mod things like game rules, civilization abilities, game concepts, and so forth. Everything is coded in XML and should be in a folder under Civ VI called something like Base/Assets/Gameplay/Data, or under DLC if you're trying to mod any extra content. Anything you want to change should be straightforward to figure out, but save a copy of the original files just in case (you can also remove the game and re-download it if you go too far).

Modding image and animation files is a little more complicated, so I'd refer you to any of the widely-available modding guides for that.

I hope that helps.

[Kisin]

1 hour ago, mozork1 said:

It is extremely easy to mod things like game rules, civilization abilities, game concepts, and so forth. Everything is coded in XML and should be in a folder under Civ VI called something like Base/Assets/Gameplay/Data, or under DLC if you're trying to mod any extra content. Anything you want to change should be straightforward to figure out, but save a copy of the original files just in case (you can also remove the game and re-download it if you go too far).

Modding image and animation files is a little more complicated, so I'd refer you to any of the widely-available modding guides for that.

I hope that helps.

 

Thank you for the help. I had another look and found why I wasn't finding it. It isn't located in the main game files but is in the Civ 6 SDK Assets folder in Steam's Common folder (if anyone else was interested.

[Kisin]

This is a bump as I have hit another roadblock. I have replaced the images and names of the artists, but I still have not found the .artdef responsible for paintings. I know that something is needed because on testing, the mod does nothing in game. I presume that one of the missing files I need is an .artdef, but I am also confused as to why the artist names also remain vanilla. When I compiled it, I made sure that the mod loads the mod's text .XML files - but it does nothing.

 

I would really appreciate any help on this, as I am really new to all of this. If needed, I would be happy to upload the mod in its current form.