Star Wars Battlefront BFBuilder

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Star Wars: Battlefront, the second best selling Star Wars Video game, can now be edited with the release of BFBuilder, an editing tool which allows the user to create their own units, weapons, vehicles and maps.

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[edit] Announcement

This was the official announcement notice, posted on LucasArts Battlefront Thread on the 8th November:

We wanted to let everyone know that the team has been putting together tools for the community. We hope to have something available before the holiday. The current plan is to include tools to allow the following:

  • Editor to create all the worlds
  • Tools to create all sides including NPCs
  • Basic Sample maps for reference
  • File structure template for creating new levels
  • Tutorial for making Mods
  • Compile tools
  • Softimage XSI Exporter Add on
  • Debug exe

Barring any problems, we hope to be able to include all this to the community. Do note though, due to the complexity of tools in general, these are considered Beta and not supported.

Lastly, thanks again for the continuing feedback & discussions here on the boards. We definitely include the community's opinion when deciding on changes for the game and we hope to make Star Wars Battlefront as strong as possible for the future

The Star Wars Battlefront Team


[edit] Official Release

BFBuilder was released by LucasArts on December 22nd, 2004.

This was the message announcing that Mod Tools had become available:

We have posted Star Wars Battlefront Mod Tools. This is a hefty download but we hope everyone who is interested in making mods for Star Wars Battlefront will enjoy it. IT can be found here:

http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/148801.shtml

Do note, these are unofficial and technical support will not be provided for these tools.

Also, please make sure to read the README prior to using the tools as it contains important info about using the tools. Some important things in there are:

- The default install folder for this toolkit is C:\LucasArts\BFBuilder and changing this path may disrupt the functionality.

- Installing the BFBuilder directory in a directory path that contains spaces (such as 'Program Files\') will break the compile process, for this reason no folder in the mod tools path can contain spaces.

Lastly, we highly recommend posting your files on www.lucasfiles.com. This will make things easier for everyone trying to find the latest and greatest mod for Star Wars Battlefront.

We hope you enjoy this new addition for Star Wars Battlefront Community and we look forward to all your comments

The Star Wars Battlefront Team

[edit] Maps

New maps have been created, as well as units, ranging from the BARC Trooper to Commander Gree, and take the player to new locations, such as the Death Star, Kashyyyk Shores and many more, such as:

And many more

[edit] Mods

Also created are new troopers, vehicles and weaponry. These categories include:

And many more.

[edit] Downloading the BFBuilder

The BFBuilder can be found at a few sites, including:

http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront.com/file/Star_Wars_Battlefront_Modding_Tools;34987

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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