List tools that can be used to make content for T3D. forum thread
Image editing
- Gnu Image Manipulation Program - 2D Images/Textures
- ShaderMap 2
- Ultimate Unwrap 3 This has a pretty good decimator, one can usually get most models down to 50% with very little effort. Any lower and one has to remap the UV.
- inkscape
- substance painter
- krita
- myPaint
- http://ssbump-generator.yolasite.com/ To Make NormalMaps and Specular maps
Object/level editing
- Make Human Character Creator
- Forester Pro - T3D Compatible Tree Model Generator
- Medusa Pro - T3D Compatible Rock Model Generator
Audio editing
- Audacity Audio Creation/Editing
- Voice Bunny is a good resource for getting voice actors, more or less a one stop shop
Compilers and IDEs
- Visual Studio
- Code::Blocks
Script editing
- Torsion | Source code here
- torquedev | Source code
3D Modeling
- Blender3D
- Winds3d
- DeleD
- Sketchup
- milkshape
Others
- TimelineFX editor is pretty good for particles
- Chatmapper This is a design tool for mapping conversations and there is a free version
- For a cheap 3D model library to fill the scenes
More Tools:
- http://www.duion.com/links/art
- http://www.pixelprospector.com/indie-resources/