Rogue Squadron 64 Mods

[Dirk_Doggo]

Why aren't there any mods for the game? Anyone out there willing and able? I can Produce!$!

[DrYoshiyahu]

There are some very minor mods, which are basically just cheats. RogueArm, for example, lets you modify the damage settings of the weapons.

The reason there's nothing more substantial is partly because of the game's relatively small audience. It's no Doom or Quake, so there just hasn't been enough attention given to the game.

Another reason might be how complex the game is at a fundamental level. I don't know if this is true for PC, but on N64, the developers used some microcode—basically going beyond the tools of the console and programming closer to the machine level. That's why, to this day, it's so difficult to accurately emulate the N64 game.

But perhaps that won't be an issue for modders; I don't know, I've never gotten into modding. I would definitely go all-in and make a full Rogue Squadron ROM hack if I had the tools or instructions available to allow me to do so, but it will take someone with some level of expertise in that area to get the ball rolling first.

If you're interested in talking to other people with a deep interest in the game's potential, including modifying and hacking, check out the Rogue Squadron Speedrunning Discord Server: https://discord.gg/0ob95hW93tM5m5St