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Mod Manager

The Reloaded II mod manager combined with the Granblue Fantasy Relink Mod Manager mod is the primary way to manage mods for GBFR. It quickly handles what would normally be a multi-step process with GBFRDataTools for all managed mods.

Requirements

Setting up Reloaded-II

  1. Download Reloaded-II's Release.zip, or Setup.exe.
  2. Extract Release.zip to its own folder or run the Setup.exe and install it.
  3. Open Reloaded-II.exe.
  4. Press the + Icon to add a game and select Granblue Fantasy Relink.exe.
  5. In Reloaded-II's installation folder, open the folder called Mods.
  6. Extract the gbfrelink.utility.manager.zip using the Extract To... option. It should look like this:
    image Make sure to extract gbfrelink.utility.manager into its own folder.
  7. In Reloaded-II make sure to tick on the checkbox next to Granblue Fantasy Relink Mod Manager to enable it.

Info

For more information if needed, refer to the Reloaded II Quick Start Guide.

Installing Mods

  1. Download a mod. You can find mods on sites like Nexus Mods and GameBanana.
  2. Extract the gbfrelink.utility.manager.zip and any of your mod .zips into the Mods folder using the Extract Here option. DO NOT USE EXTRACT Extract to ...
    • Except for the gbfr.utility.manager, Mod folder structures in the Mods Folder should always look like .../Mods/gbfrelink.mod.name/GBFR:
      image
  3. In Reloaded-II make sure to tick on the checkbox next to the mods to enable them.
  4. Press Launch Application to launch the game and install the mods.
    • If you'd like to just launch the game with mods from steam, follow the instructions in the next section.

Warning

The game sends quest reports/results as telemetry data (named PlayLog) which is recommended to disable when running mods (especially quest mods). You can do so by heading to Game Options -> Other -> Play Log -> Do Not Agree.

Compatibility with SpecialK and GBFRelinkFix

Some programs/mods that directly inject into the game, like SpecialK or GBFRelinkFix, will be incompatible with Reloaded-II's default setup. Thankfully, this is easy to remedy.

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  1. In Reloaded-II click on GBFR's icon.
  2. Click Edit Application.
  3. Open the Advanced Tools & Options dropdown.
  4. Press Deploy ASI Loader.

You can now either launch the game through Reloaded-II or Steam.

Video Tutorial - Mod Installation

Game Updates

Warning

Do this before Downloading the game update through steam!

To properly update to a newer game version with mods installed:

  • Rename orig_data.i in the game's folder to data.i. Otherwise Steam delta patching may attempt to patch a modded data.i, leading in an invalid file.
  • Remove any tools/patch files you may have installed in the game's folder such as:
    • scripts folder
    • .asi files
    • winmm.dll

If that does not work, or you already downloaded the game update, delete the data.i file and verify game files integrity via Steam in the game's properties.

Alternative Mod Managers

We cannot ensure that these will remain compatible with the Reloaded II Mod Manager. It is always recommended to use the Reloaded II Mod Manager to ensure to get the latest fixes if and when game updates could break certain mods.

Modding Manually

Warning

It is important that you create a backup of data.i first. If you do not have one, you can verify game files integrity on Steam.

To add or update contents, simply add them to the data folder. You should preserve the same paths.

Example

If you want to mod system/table/ability.tbl, drop it to the data folder as such: 

.
├─ data/ # Always preserve game paths
│  └─ system/
│     └─ table/
│        └─ ability.tbl
│
...

Then run the following command:

Command
GBFRDataTools.exe add-external-files -i <path to data.i>

Note

If you are editing or adding files, you must re-run the command! You may also need to restore your original data.i if you've removed a file that was previously registed and wish to restore it.