Starbound Wiki. Main_Page. Starbound Wiki. Modding:Modding Basics - Starbounder - Starbound Wiki. Introduction Furious Koala introduced a .pak format which improves loading times and eases mod distribution. However, we have some work to do before we can start modding. Tools Windows - Notepad++ Mac - Text Wrangler Linux - Use your favorite text editor [Opt] ModPackHelper - Easiest to pack/unpack mods and assets (Compatible with Win32/64 and Linux32/64) Step 1 - Unpacking Assets First navigate to your Starbound directory and locate the asset_unpacker for your OS Note - This does not "remove \ change" your packed.pak file. Asset_unpacker.exe is found in the Starbound\win32 folder. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Starbound\win32\asset_unpacker.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Starbound\assets\packed.pak" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Starbound\assets_unpacked" Please note that this example assumes 64-bit architecture and that Starbound is installed at the default location.
Save this as a .bat file wherever you want, and run it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. . Official Chucklefish Forums! Starbound Map - Starbound planets database.