Illusion Games general modding guide
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[edit] Basic concepts
The concept of modding basically boils down to modifying the data read by the game to change the game's behavior. Common things to mod including translation of in-game buttons (which are pictures), in-game story (which are text), clothing (textures), and skin/uncensor (textures).
The data that needs to be modified are often packed in a larger file. Thus a modder first needs to use a tool to extract the data out, modify it, then put it back in.
Different games may have different details in how data are packaged, and what needs to be modded.
[edit] Common tools
For extraction/insertion:
| Name | Games supported | Ability |
|---|---|---|
| BXPlay | DB4, DBVR | Plays .bxn movie files, allows extraction of still images |
| SB2TCP | IPVR, SB2, Biko 3 | Extract and inject images (BMP and TGA) from Illusion packages (.fpk and .pp). Does not work on .pp files of newer Illusion games. |
| IluPak | Rapelay, SB3 | Unpack and repack .pp files. Does not work on .pp files of older Illusion games. |
| ILLUSIONist | Rapelay, SB3 | inject files into .pp files |
For data modification:
| Name | Usage |
|---|---|
| Adobe Photoshop | Image editing |
| GIMP | Image editing |
| MS Paint | Image editing |
| Notepad | Text editing |
| frhed | Hex editing |
| Metasequoia | 3D editing |
