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Add a dedicated page covering the creation/modification of Blender models - #235

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Our current model creation resources are a mess. The templates provided by James only work on Blender 2.79, a version of Blender that is approaching nine years old. Any newer templates are locked up in the pins of the Discord server, severely hampering their accessibility. We also lack a defined stance on whether we should still be supporting Blender 2.79 (making half of our assets a pain to use for anybody using a post-2.79 version), or if we should be advocating for models to be made in newer, more powerful versions of Blender.

This PR centralises all information about model creation and texturing onto a single page:

  • An official position on Blender 2.79 being deprecated over making models in newer Blender versions
  • New ship and outfit templates compatible with the newest Blender versions
  • An explanation on the various texturing methods used within the game
  • A set of instructions for updating any models created in 2.79 and earlier for use in newer Blender versions

This page is not intended to be a general introduction and tutorial to Blender.

@Anarchist2 Anarchist2 added the standalone A PR that doesn't require an endless-sky PR to be merged. label Mar 11, 2026
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