
It is also important to note that some changes require you to start a new game before they will take effect. Place edited asset in State of Decay directory, preserving file structure. pak files, making our changes, and then dropping it in the State of Decay game directory. This makes modding the game rather simple, as long as we keep file structures intact, the process is as simple as extracting an asset from the large. However the game also checks for any files in the game directory itself and will load them instead of the. When the game needs to load a setting, level, or item, it reads inside the. pak files are like big zip archives that contain all of the files required by the game. pak files (ex: gamedata.pak levels.pak characters.pak). Inside of the game directory on your PC, you will find a folder named ' Game' containing several. Before we crack into the tools and files and things like that here is the general idea of how modding works. Ok to the point, State of Decay has a lot of great options for modders with very basic skills and really all you need is some time and a text editor. Before you begin here are some other sites that are filled with valuable info: While the devs at Undead Labs do not officially support modding the game, they were kind enough not to make it a real pain in the ass to do modding. Each task will be broken down into its own section:
#State of decay 2 mods custom character install#
bmd format for use in the game, and then install our modded content.


xml file from the games archives, edit the name of the main character, compile the edited. In this tutorial guide, we will extract a. This tutorial is meant to familiarize you with the basics of modding the game's core files. With that out of the way lets get started.

If you have the game on XBOX you can NOT use this tutorial. Disclaimer: This tutorial is for the PC version of the game only.
