Swap textures, materials, meshes and prefabs effortlessly
H3VR.Sideloader is a BepInEx plugin for Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades that allows to
This is the recommended way to install Sideloader.
H3VR_Sideloader folder into <Steam Location>\steamapps\common\H3VR\BepInEx.Sideloader folder in BepInEx folder (optional, will get generated manually as well).Sideloader makes mod installation easy: all mods are packaged into single .h3mod (or .hotmod) files that are simple to install.
Each h3mod contains a special manifest file that provides necessary information for sideloader for asset swapping and
additional metadata that can be useful in future mod managers.
If a mod is on Thunderstore, it is recommended to use a mod manager. With it, installing mods happens automatically.
Download and install one of the mod managers: Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman.
If a mod is not on Thunderstore, you can still install it manually.
Simply take .h3mod or .hotmod that you obtained and place it into the BepInEx\Sideloader folder. Refer to Steam guide on how
to find your H3VR game folder.
Launch the game and you should have your mods installed an available!
Textures (weapon and item skins):
Download latest SkinPacker.
Run the tool, fill the required info and press Pack h3mod.
Meshes, materials, prefabs: WIP, there is no tool yet to do this automatically.
Refer to the wiki for info on how to create these packages manually.
Custom objects (weapons, spawner IDs): WIP, there is no tool yet to do this automatically.
Refer to the wiki for WIP info about creating new weapons.