Frequently Asked Questions

How do I learn to mod?

The community has made serious strides in modding the Souls games. However, as a whole, the games are not mod-friendly. There's no one-size-fits-all SDK, and each aspect of the game has a different tool for modding it (some don’t even have tools). The recommended steps for beginners are:

  1. Read the Game Engine & File Formats article to get a background.
  2. Go through some tutorials, especially the ones in the beginner section.
  3. Be aware of the other resources in this wiki, especially References.
  4. If you are stuck, confused, or don't know how to proceed, ask for help in the appropriate channel in the Souls Modding Discord (?ServerName?).


I used WitchyBND to add/edit a file, but it's not showing up in game, what's going on?

Whenever you unpack a game archive with WitchyBND, and then edit or put a file inside that unpacked folder, you need to use WitchyBND again on the folder to repack it back so it can be read. Also, if you added a file, you will need to edit the .xml file that WitchyBND created to include the new file in the list of entries, or else it gets ignored when you repack.