# 1. Setup

## Brief

Prepare your computer with Windows configuration, basic software requirements, and creates a centralized modding location that will match what you will see in the ELI5 guide screenshots.

## Steps

1. Enable *Windows long path names* and then reboot your computer
2. Install [Microsoft .NET 6](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download)
3. Install [Blender](https://www.blender.org/download/)
4. Install the [Cyberpunk Blender Add-in](https://github.com/WolvenKit/Cyberpunk-Blender-add-on/releases/latest)
5. Install [Gimp](https://www.gimp.org/downloads/), please refer to [Graphical Editors](broken://pages/aXgWYcdCiJp9ukocLq5S) for comparable software
6. Install [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/), please refer to [Graphical Editors](broken://pages/aXgWYcdCiJp9ukocLq5S) for comparable software
7. Install and enable REDmod, this is a DLC that can be installed off [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060310/Cyberpunk_2077_REDmod/) or [GOG](https://www.gog.com/game/cyberpunk_2077_redmod)
8. Install the Cyberpunk 2077 mod [Material and Texture Override](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/5266)
9. Install [Discord](https://discord.com/download) to access the Cyberpunk 2077 Modding Community

## Optional Quality of Life Steps

1. Create a centralized local for your modding projects. By default WolvenKit creates a folder in `%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\REDModding` that can also act as an okay place for a modding archive.
   * Asset Depot -- `C:\Cyberpunk2077Mod\Depot\`
   * Coding -- `C:\Coding\`
   * Guides and misc notes -- `C:\Cyberpunk2077Mod\Guides\`
   * Modding projects -- `C:\Cyberpunk2077Mod\Projects\`
   * WolvenKit application -- `C:\Cyberpunk2077Mod\WolvenKit\`
2. Create a shortcut to the Cyberpunk game files in the root of your project location
3. Add the following shortcuts to your Start Menu
   * Blender
   * Gimp, or whatever your image editor is
   * Notepad++, or whatever your advanced text editor is
   * Discord

{% hint style="danger" %}
Reboot your computer because of the changes you made with the above changes
{% endhint %}


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