Saturday, August 12, 2023

Binary Modder Mode Quick Start Guide

This is a simple guide to get yourself started on the use of Binary's Modder Mode.

Open Binary and click on Launch Binary for Modders

Go to Main > New Launcher

Select your game folder with the Select Directory button, specify the usage to Modder and the game you're modding. Click on Save to save the launcher script

Binary will prompt you to open the launcher file; click Yes to open it right away or No if you don't want to do so now.

By default Binary will only load the GLOBAL\GLOBALA.LZC and GLOBALB.LZC files; if you want it to open other files besides those, open the launcher file (it has an .end extension) with some plaintext editor (like notepad) and add the path of the files you want to edit in the "Files" section, like in the following highlighted text. Save the file when you're done. You can also temporally load files by typing the command new negate "<path to file>" in the script pane window (lower right corner) and pressing F5.

(the full list of commands can be found in Binary's Discord server, which link is in the program's startup screen)


Back in Binary, open the launcher file by going to Main > Load Files. A tree will show up in the left panel, click on the + signs to expand them, you can now edit your files from there.