Basic Tools Work In Progress
This page will go through all basic tools that can be used to mod Halo Wars.
- PHxTools
- StumpyUGXTools
- Halo Wars 2 Package Tool
- XML2XMB Converter
- StumpyTriggerscripter
- Paint.NET
- Wwise-Unpacker
- JPEXS Free Flash Decompiler
- UWPDumper
PHxTools
PhxGui.exe
PhxGui.exe is a drag-n-drop style desktop app which is required for almost all early modding.
Download can be found here
PhxTool.exe
PhxTool.exe is a CLI style app that resembles the original “KSoft.Tool” app. PhxGui adresses almost all user needs so this is undocumented.
StumpyUGXTools
Stumpy’s UGX tool is a little ugx editor, which allows you to move/rotate/scale meshes, import fbx into the ugx and even change the texture paths.
Download can be found here
Halo Wars 2 Package Tool
The package tool is used to extract and rebuild the .pkg files found in Halo Wars 2.
Download can be found here
XML2XMB Converter
This converter is used to convert the modified .xml files back to .xmb.
Download can be found here
StumpyTriggerscripter
The first release for stumpys visual triggerscripter tool is available for download, it includes saving/loading of projects and contains a sample in the download.
Download can be found here
Paint.NET
Paint.NET is used to open the .dds files Halo Wars uses and allows you to edit them.
Download can be found here
Wwise-Unpacker
Wwise Unpacker is a small extractor that allows you to unpack Halo Wars DE and 2 game audio files (.pck,.bnk).
Download can be found here
JPEXS Free Flash Decompiler
Just as the name says, JPEXS is a tool that allows us to extract and even modify parts of the Halo Wars UI, which uses Flash.
Download can be found here
UWPDumper
DLL and Injector for dumping UWP applications at run-time to bypass encrypted file system protection.
Download can be found here