Modding

Hammerwatch 2 has a robust system for modding, with a few different types of mods possible.

Resource mods

Scenarios

Languages

Getting Started

1. Open the game's folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hammerwatch 2)
2. Run "PACKAGER.exe"
3. Select "Resources" from the list
4. Click the "Extract Base Resources" button at the top (icon is a cardboard box)
5. Wait for the unpacking to finish (This will take a while). It may give an error, this can be ignored.
6. When finished, it will create a new folder named "unpacked_assets_[number]" containing all of the base game files
7. Create a new folder named "mods"
8. Create a new folder in mods with the name of your mod (cannot have spaces).
9. Create a file info.xml with the following information

<dict>

<string name="name">Mod Name Here</string>

<string name="author">Your Name Here</string>

<string name="description">Explanation of what the mod is/does.</string>

</dict>

1. Copy files you want to modify with their existing folder structure to your mod folder
2. Use the <loader> tag to add new files.