How do you get started in modding star citizen?

[Dum Ass 1991]

I have never modded a game before and I would like to get started by creating a new skin for the avenger.
So what do I need to get started?

 

[Annitias]

As far as I know, player mods are not implemented at all into SC so far.

 

[Krystal LeChuck]

I have never modded a game before and I would like to get started by creating a new skin for the avenger.
So what do I need to get started?

There are no mod tools offered yet, and there is no way to import any changes to the actual game at the moment. However when the time comes, you will have to use some image editing software (such as Photoshop) to edit the existing texture files of the 3D model. These files will comprise from the Albedo, Roughness, Metal, Emission, and other images. To create a new color scheme you would have to work on the Albedo map (which contains the color info, but for a proper piece, work on the rest of the maps defining material details would be needed.

It gets pretty technical...

 

[Dum Ass 1991]

Ok but I still would like to learn how to mod star citizen

 

[lex]

Some people use cryengine and extracted resources from SC (which is based on cryengine) to do comparison / review / etc. Not exactly "mods", but you can surely take a look on SC ships guts & probably draw your own ship...

 

[Flashwit]

Ok but I still would like to learn how to mod star citizen

Ok that's great...but you can't. It is not possible right now is what we're saying.

 

[CGPepper]

Modding will be available any day in 2018 (or later). Meanwhile, you can take SC assets and do stuff to it

 

[maynard]

CIG know that the day after they allow unrestricted player mods in-game

there will be flying penises everywhere