How to Create a DDS2 Mod Using Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit

How to Create a Mod In DDS2 From Start to Finish

Download:

Download Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit[www.nexusmods.com]
Extract the contents to a location of your choice.

Extract Files

1. Open the folder Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit.
2. Double-click Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit.bat to launch.

Mode:
- Input `1` to select extract mode and press Enter.

ModName:
- Input a name for your mod.

Path:
- Input a folder path or file path without the file extension.

Examples:
- To extract the whole Balance folder, input:
/Game/DataTables/Balance/
- To only extract BalanceFlagsDatabase.uasset, input:
/Game/DataTables/Balance/BalanceFlagsDatabase
- Or just hit Enter to extract all game files.

Note: This process can be slow, so please wait for the Extraction Complete! message before closing.

Your extracted files will be located in:
.../Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit/ModName/

Example: If you extracted BalanceFlagsDatabase, the files will be found at:
.../Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit/ModName/DrugDealerSimulator2/Content/DataTables/Balance/BalanceFlagsDatabase.uasset

Opening the Extracted Files

1. Open the folder Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit.
2. Open your ModName folder.
3. Navigate to the extracted file.
4. Double-click the FileName.uasset file to open it in UAssetGUI.

For this editing example, we’ll use the same file as in the previous example: BalanceFlagsDatabase.uasset.

Editing The Uasset

1. Expand Export, then Data Export 1 (BalanceFlagsDatabase), and finally Table Info.
2. Choose a name you’d like to modify. In this example, we’re modifying STAMINA-REGEN-PLAYER (5).
3. Click it to view its details in the main window on the right.
4. Navigate to Row Index '2' under FlagValue.

Note:
- FlagValue is the value for the **BalanceFlagsDatabase** flag STAMINA-REGEN-PLAYER.
- Find the column labeled Value, then double-click the value (25) on the same line as Row Index '2' FlagValue.

This value determines how fast stamina regenerates. For testing purposes, we’ll increase it significantly to make the results unmistakable.

5. Change it to 99.

6. Select File in the top menu bar, then choose Save from the drop-down.

Repacking the Mod

1. Go back to the `/Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit/` folder.
2. Either:
- Drag-and-drop the ModName folder onto Huslaa's DDS2 ModKit.bat.
- OR launch the script, select `2` (Repack), and either drag-and-drop the ModName folder into the open window or manually input the path.

Once packaging is complete, your mod will already be installed to:
`...\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Drug Dealer Simulator 2\DrugDealerSimulator2\Content\Paks\Mods\`

The mod will consist of the following files:

- ModName_P.utoc
- ModName_P.ucas
- ModName_P.pak

Contact

DDS Workshop (Modding) Discord:
- https://discord.gg/xf6QQqkSaR

[Huslaa]

It's fine to have the whole game extracted to work from but when u make ur mod only repackage the ones you edit

[Huslaa]

Well u only want to package the files u edit or replace

[JadedREM]

I extracted the entire game

[Huslaa]

Your extracting many files? Hmu on the discord or brando

[JadedREM]

Why is mine 2.8gb when others doing the same thing are only 20kb