¶ ➤ Our Guided Walkthrough
At Divine Skins, we see creating custom skins as a journey — and this wiki is your guide.
We've built a full walkthrough that takes you from absolute beginner with no experience to someone who understands the fundamentals and beyond.
To make sure you learn everything the right way, follow our Step-by-Step Walkthrough here:
? Tools needed
? Assets Library
Download LtMAO here!
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➜ Part 1 (Obsidian)
¶ ╰› Learn how to explore League’s internal game files using Obsidian, the basics of modding, and prepare your project folders
¶ ➜ Part 2 (Hacksaw)
¶ ╰› Recolor existing visual effects using a visual palette system — no code needed.
¶ ➜ Part 3 (Replacing Model, Maya)
¶ ╰› Learn how to fully replace a champion model with your own using Maya and LoL Maya Plugin.
⚠️Be aware: Dont delete Faces, Vertices, Edges or anything on the mesh once you bound it!⚠️
?The first time you import an .skn .skl do it by pressing import, not by drag and dropping.?
?Make sure those settings are activated for seperated materials/meshes!?
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➜ Part 4 (Maya materials, Submeshes and Bin)
¶ ╰› Understand how materials work in Maya and how to reference them in the bin using MaterialOverride.
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➜ Part 5 (Matrix and Idleparticles)
¶ ╰› Scale, rotate, or move visual effects with transformation matrices. Add idle auras or passive VFX.
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How to place a VFX System (important)
¶ ➜ Part 6 (Particlesystems, Trigger VFX via Animation, PersistendEffectConditions)
¶ ╰› Trigger VFX using animation events or game logic like PersistentEffectConditions.
¶ ➜ Part 7 (Voiceover and Soundeffects) (outdated)
¶ ╰› Replace VO and sound effects like spell SFX or taunts with your own audio.
!!!!!!!!!!!!This tutorial is outdated. You can just use Ltmao from github to convert .wem to .wav and back.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Download LtMAO here!
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Download LtMAO here!
!!!!!!!!!!!!This tutorial is outdated. You can just use Ltmao from github to convert .wem to .wav and back.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
¶ ➜Part 8 (Retargeting Animations)
¶ ╰› Transfer animations from other games or champions (like Fortnite) to League rigs.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Fortnite Porting | A tool to port Fortnite Animations. |
¶ ➜ Part 9 (League Materials like Glow and Toonshader)
¶ ╰› Apply your own Glow or Toonshader to your own mods
¶ ➤ Extras
¶ ➜ How to Add Bones and Physics to League of Legends Skins (Hair, Tails, Capes!)
¶ ╰› Tools needed
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Autodesk Maya | Industry-standard 3D software, used for rigging and UV mapping. Perfect for League Modding |
| RitoBin | Converts .bin files to .py and back using ritobin_cli. |
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rigPoseModifierData: list[pointer] = {
ConformToPathRigPoseModifierData {
mStartingJointName: hash = 0x41f70632
mEndingJointName: hash = 0x3cf6fe53
mDefaultMaskName: hash = 0x7136e1bc
mMaxBoneAngle: f32 = 45
mDampingValue: f32 = 5
mFrequency: f32 = 3
}
}