Part 1 - Tooling & Workspace Setup

What We’ll Cover in This Part

Join the CodeWalker Discord.
Locate the #releases channel and download the latest version of CodeWalker.
For this series, we’re using version Dev48.
In the #tips-documentation channel, scroll up until you find the message for “updated nametables”.
Download the linked RPF file as well.

Extract the downloaded ZIP somewhere on your computer.
Open the folder and launch CodeWalker RPF Explorer.exe.
On first launch, it may prompt you to set the directory for your GTAV installation.
Go to Options (top middle of the window) and enable “Start in Edit Mode.”
(Optional) Change to Dark Mode via: View -> Theme -> Dark

Inside your GTAV root directory, create a new RPF archive using CodeWalker RPF Explorer, Right-click, New -> RPF Archive.
You can name this archive whatever you like - it will be used in future tutorials.
Place the previously downloaded nametables.rpf file in the root of your GTAV folder.
Make sure you are in Edit Mode, then drag and drop the nametables RPF file into your GTA folder inside the RPF Explorer.

Go to blender.org/download and download the latest version.
For this series, we’re using version 4.5.4 LTS.
Once installed, open Blender.

We’ll now install the Sollumz extension (used for GTAV asset creation).
Go to the official Sollumz GitHub Repository
Select the Releases tab on the right, scroll down and download the Sollumz.zip.
Inside Blender, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Get Extensions
Top right, select the dropdown arrow and choose Install from Disk.
Install the Sollumz.zip file.
You will see an additional pop-up prompting you if you wish to install the pyMateria library, which allows for direct binary import & export.
If you wish to install the library, click Install, otherwise click Cancel. It is recommended to install it.

You have now set up the basic tools required to start your GTAV 3D modding journey: