How to edit the game mode after creating

[Czechmate Productions]

Hey all,

Recently I started a file that I wanted to change into peaceful mode. Unfortunately the game did not have a setting for this, so I tinkered in a hex editor and found how to change it manually. In case anyone else out there is trying to do the same thing, here's how I did it.

Note, this is version 10.01 - so if you have a newer version, this may not still be valid.

First, navigate to the game save directory.

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\LocalLow\Redbeet Interactive\Raft\User\<User_xxxxxxx>\World\<game name>

Inside this folder there are a number of backups, choose the one marked with Latest. Before doing anything, Make sure to back up this file somewhere in case you make a mistake.

Open the .rgd file in a hex editor such as https://hexed.it/
Search for the text "GameMode". You should find 2 instances of this. Go to the second instance of this text, for me it was at 0x00000474.

The exact string in ascii looks like this:

GameMode.....value__.......

In hex, it looks like this:

47 61 6d 65 4d 6f 64 65 01 00 00 00 07 76 61 6C 75 65 5F 5F 00 08 02 00 00 00 01

The very last value represents the current game mode. In the example above mine is set to 01.

Change this value to one of the following:
00: Normal
01: Hard
02: Creative
03: Easy
04: Not valid (shows up as blank)
05: Peaceful Mode

Save the file and load up raft. Easy as that.

Note to developers, you should add a button for this in the game.

[Beef]

thanks bro

[hazardousgamingarcades]

I just wanted to verify this works on Ver. 10.07
Changed peaceful to creative for building performance.

[DizzyCooper]

wouldent let me save the file

[Lioaq (she/her)]

This still works as of Feb 2021

[Jan_Frodo]

Still works as of 12th March 2021.
Devs should really make this a feature.

[The Stranger]

Maybe make a guide about this? will probably get more attention

[SyrSer]

https://www.saveeditonline.com

[HonestArse]

works as of 11 july 2021, thank you so much.

[WhereTheBufftingsAtTho]

Works as of 2021/09/12, thanks man!!

[Cyber-Surfer]

SyrSer's link worked like a charm.. No Hex Editor needed.

[Casual]

Where did you find the Gamemode value for syrser's link editor?

[Jaider_Bug]

Still works as of 1/1/2022. Thanks!

[Shame on you]

Theres even a mod for this
https://www.raftmodding.com/mods/gamemode

[Bumi Firespit]

Thank you, I had been using an out-of-date mod to switch to creative to do some upgrades to my raft and couldn't get it to get back to Easy. You saved my new raft for the Final Chapter update!

Still works as of 6/22/2022

[Amu]

Still works as of 7/26/2022

Easier way to find it I found is just search for the name of your world's save and the values to edit are almost directly following that!
Much appreciated

Only thing to be wary of is it will 100% research every item in the game and I don't know where that is managed