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[[文件:Virtools 3.5 logo.png|thumb|right|The logo splash screen of Virtools Dev 3.5, the most common version used to edit Ballance NMO files]]

Virtools is one of the major development tools used to create Ballance. Developed by Virtools SA (later acquired by 3DVIA), it is a [[wikipedia:powerful 3D Modeling|3D Modeling]] software content creation toolkit. For map makers and modders, it can be used to create or modify Ballance configuration files and [[Mapping|maps]].Development and maintenance of Virtools has stopped updating for longceased, thus the downloading links on and the software is no longer available for purchase since 2014.<ref>https://web mostly are Versions before or 5. However, since Ballance is made by Virtools 2archive.org/web/20140627101633/http://a2.1, and the file system update at Virtools 4 made it unable for Ballance to load saved NMO files, the Virtools version used to modify Ballance configuration files or map files shall not be above Virtools 3media.53ds.com/products/3dvia/3dvia-virtools/</ref>

=== Virtools 2.1 =Technological Information ==

=== Virtools 3is not designed to create 3D models<ref>"You cannot create models in Virtools Dev; Virtools Dev is not a modeling application." Virtools_User_Guide.pdf p. 13.</ref>, but it could be forced into doing so.0 ===

可以用于编辑Ballance文件与地图的Virtools版本。此版本在某些系统上可能无法运行。据一些制图者反馈，此版本的 Virtools 相比 Virtools 3In-depth hacking of the games may involve all parts above, but for most map makers and modders, having only the authoring application should suffice.5 能在 Windows XP 上取得更好的性能。

=== Virtools 3.5 =Brief introduction to different versions ==

=== This version can be used to create or modify Ballance [[NMO file|NMO files]]. According to the feedbacks from some mappers, Virtools 3.0, compared with 3.5 ===, gets better perfomance on Windows XP; however, due to unknown reasons, this version gets stuck at the licence interface on most systems.

现阶段最高版本的Virtools。有许多有用的新功能，但是其编辑的文件已无法被Ballance读取。目前已证实使用 === Virtools Dev 3.5 重新保存 Virtools 5 的文件可使相关文件重新能够被Ballance读取。===

此外，The version used by most mappers. It's also the highest version that can be used to modify NMO files without making the resulting files non-loadable by the game. === Virtools 4.x === Virtools SA is acquired by 3DVIA prior to the release of this version. It gains the ability to import and export 3DVIA's 3DXML format, has better shader support, and comes with a lot other improvements. A revised version (4.1) was released in addition to the initial 4.0 release. === Virtools 5.0 === The final version of Virtools. It has many useful functions, but NMO files modified on this version can't be loaded by Ballance. It's been proved that, by re-saving files modified by Virtools 5.0 in Virtools Dev 3.5, the files can return loadable by Ballance.  In addition, multiple fan-made games (including [[Ballance Remix]] 是使用 and [[World's Hardest Game 3D]]) were made with Virtools 5 作为引擎编写的。.0.

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