How to pack and unpack mods

How to pack and unpack mods

In this guide I`ll explain how to pack and unpack all .pak files of the mods.

If you want to unpack the whole gamedata, check my sticky post here: Link

This guide is for editing/merging ready mods.

For merging you will need:
1. Notepad++
2. BCompare (I really don`t like Notepad++ plugin)
3. RePack

For unpacking:
1. Create a folder;
2. Place repak and it`s stuff there;
3. Add my files from archive;
4. Open ReUnpak.bat with Notepad or Notepad++;
5. Add your addon name to the end of the file;
6. Run ReUnpak.bat and it will create a folder with unpacked addon in your working folder;
7. Now you can start working with unpacked addon.

For merging:
1. Create 2 folder, 1 and 2 would be the best decision;
2. Place files which you want to merge, first in 1 and second in 2:
3. Open BCompare, click Compare texts;
4. Choose folder icon and pick both files https://i.ibb.co/Vv4r90s/image-2024-11-24-19-52-22.png
5. You can add different lines from one file to other by pressing the arrow https://i.ibb.co/16t0nfs/photo-2024-11-24-19-51-29.jpg
6. When all is ready, click on the merged text and click Ctrl+S, this will save the file.

For packing:
1. Create a folder;
2. Place repak and it`s stuff there;
3. Add my files from archive;
4. Open Repak.bat with Notepad or Notepad++;
5. Edit correct paths for your working folder and create a folder for your mod;
6. Do correct game path in working folder, for example Stalker2\Content\GameLite\GameData
7. Place your mod inside GameData;
8. Add your addon name with _P on the end in Repak.bat;
9. Run Repak.bat and it will create youraddonname.pak_P.pak in your working folder;
10. Place your file in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Stalker2\Content\Paks\~mods