Hi Guys. New to the forum and to modding in general. So I want to mod the UI itself, the menus. For example the items menu, how do I go about that? I have already installed the creation kit and played around with it a bit and read some tutorials. The problem is most of them are around creating quest and designing levels or creating or changing npcs. I haven't seen anything around changing the UI.

Any help appreciated!

Pretty sure there's good news and bad news here. Good news is the new UI system is extremely powerful and flexible. Bad news is you need a flash editor to work with it, and those aren't cheap (or free anyway.)

But how does it actually work? How do I get to UI menus in the CK? And why exactly would I need a flash editor? Do I need a flash editor to change the way the items are displayed in the items menu??

Thanks for the reply!

Here's http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1290652-modding-the-gui/page__hl__modding. AFAIK the release of the CK hasn't changed anything - the UI was created outside of the CK entirely, using Flash editing tools. Flash is a proprietary Adobe product, meaning Bethesda can't really release the tools to work with it without licensing them from Adobe, which would be (ludicrously) expensive. So its a little like creating a new set of armor, i.e. the CK can't be used to model things, you need 3rd party software like Blender or 3ds Max. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a Flash equivalent of Blender (you'll have to pay for the tools.)

Ohh wow, I see. Skimmed through that link but it seems like modding the UI wont be as simple. Im also interested in the data part of it, guess Ill have to keep looking. Thanks!