Modding Tools - Ezekial711/MonsterHunterWorldModding GitHub Wiki
Essential Tools
MHW No Chunk - Tool used to open and extract chunk.bin files. You need this for practically any modding you want to do with this game.
Modeling Tools
MHW MOD3 Importer/Exporter - You'll need this for everything modeling related you want to do here.
MOD3 Toolbox - Provides additional functionality for working with models for Monster Hunter World.
CTC Editor - Allows editing of .ctc and .ccl files. (Jiggle bones and collisions)
EVWP Importer/Exporter - Allows you to import EVWP files to adjust sheath and other various weapon positions.
LMT Importer - Allows importing of .lmt (animation) files. Only supports import of animations, not export.
YAVNE - Tool used for editing vertex normals. This can be used to fix visible seams between meshes and fix unnaturally dark spots on your models.
Texture Tools
Jodo's Tex Converter - Tool used to convert .dds files into .tex files and vice versa
MRL3 Material Editor - Used to edit .mrl3 (material) files.
Intel DDS Plugin for Photoshop - Required to edit .dds files in Photoshop.
Paint.NET - Free image editing utility available as an alternative to Photoshop or GIMP. See guide for usage and recommended plugins.
EFX Tools
Nebula Asterism - Tool used to edit .epv3 files. This is used to add efx to weapons.
Audio Tools
WwiseUtil - Tool used to open various audio files used by Monster Hunter World.
foobar2000 - Program that lets you listen to audio and convert it into several different formats.
vgmstream - Program/plugin for foobar2000 that allows playback and conversion of many audio formats used by video games, including WWise Wems.
WWise - The (free) program used to make MHW's audio formats itself, required for the creation of new Wems.
ArgosyPack - Tool to create custom NPCKs from Wems.
Misc. Tools
Cirilla GMD Editor - Allows you to edit .gmd (localization) files.
010 Editor - General purpose hex editor. You can use other editors, but the community has created various templates to make certain files easier to edit.
010 Templates - Various templates that can be used for editing specific filetypes.