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Virtools is one of the major development tools used to create Ballance. Developed by Virtools SA (later acquired by 3DVIA), it is a powerful 3D 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 ceased, and the software is no longer available for purchase since 2014 .<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140627101633/http://a2.media.3ds.com/products/3dvia/3dvia-virtools/</ref>.
The toolkit was once called Virtools Dev. It was renamed to Virtools upon the release of version 4.0.
== Technological Information ==
Virtools consists of the following parts<ref>Virtools_User_Guide.pdf p. 13.</ref>:
# an Authoring application
# a Behavioral Engine (CK2)
# a Rendering Engine
# a Software Development Kit (SDK)
Virtools is 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.