Rules, Tools and Tutorials - read this first!

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Welcome to the Modding Forum!

This post contains everything you need to know if you're new here or new to modding COH2 in general.

Rules

We're happy to help you out with all your modding questions, but we have some very simple guidelines for posting in order make that as easy as possible - please try to follow them and your questions will be answered more quickly.

Before you post:

1. Read our tutorials. You can find them in the next section. They will answer most basic questions.
2. Use the search function. Many questions have been answered before.
3. Do you still need help? Then start a new topic in this forum.

Make one topic for each question.
Give every topic a helpful title.
Describe your questions in detail.

Tutorials

If you're new to modding COH2, this is the best place to start.

Basic tutorials

Getting started with the official tools by Janne252

Advanced tutorials

Modding Company of Heroes 2 by eliw00d
Modding Commander Abilities by Planet Smasher
25-pounder Emplacement by SneakEye
Workarounds by SneakEye
Squad AI by Lugie
Unused Infantry Models - by Dar
Merge patch with outdated tools - by SneakEye
Attaching to moving entities - by Sie_Sayoka
Make OKW forward HQ mobile again by SneakEye

Reference material

Modding Wiki by Relic
SCAR documentation by Relic, updated by eliw00d
SCAR UI Control API by eliw00d

Tools

Apart from Relic's official modding tools, there are a few others that can be quite handy.

COH2 UI Asset Browser by Janne252
With this tool you can browse UI assets such as icons and portraits.
CheatCommands Mod II by Janne252
This is a small mod that allows you to "cheat" so you can easily test your own mod.
CELO by SturmTigerNeffarion
This is not a modding tool, but an application that allows you to view player information when starting a COH2 match and to manage things like past replays and matches.

What next?

Once you have read and watched all the tutorials, the best way to learn is to make a mod. Start your own and share it here in the modding forum, or have a look at the Modders' Job Board and join an existing team. Working with more experienced modders is an excellent opportunity to learn!