[MHR] How to change armor replacement (Patreon)

This is how to change armor replacement and not lose physics or have infinite loading/crashing.

1. You need HxD

• Download a free software called HxD here:
• https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ 

and you can install it.

• Also download a free software called Advanced Renamer here:
• https://www.advancedrenamer.com/ 

also install it.

2. Prepare a mod that you want to change

For example, let's use MR Kirin armor on patreon page.

this is the content inside the mod folder:

go to natives > STM > player > prefab > mod > f > pl[number]

in this case, the number is 228, which is for HR Mizutsune.

3. How to rename

Let's change MR Kirin armor from HR Mizu to Alloy.

Here's Sunbreak Armor list: https://github.com/mhvuze/MonsterHunterRiseModding/wiki/Armor-IDs

You can use Ctrl+F to find armor ids. 

Alloy is pl004.

Open Advanced Renamer. Below is how it looks.

Click on "Add Method" and choose "Replace"

in the first blank, fill in "228" which is HR Mizu (original replacement)

and the next blank, fill in "004" which is Alloy (target replacement)

Now, drag and drop "natives" folder into the blank of Advanced Renamer.

there will be a pop-up, just click on OK

If you've successfully loaded the files, Click on "Start Batch"

another pop-up, just click on Start

now all the files are renamed. Now you need to rename folders.

Drag and drop natives again.

but this time, we will select "Add the folders"

now it should look like this, click on Start Batch again, and in the pop-up, click on Start.

4-1. Easy way (No hex-edit)

Get Keegar's mod and install it before you install my mods.

Using this, you can skip Hex-editing. but this might not work. Do not ask me about this mod because it's not mine.

In this case, make sure to delete "prefab" folder and the contents in the mod.

4-2. How to Hex-edit

If Keegar's mod didn't work, you have to manually hex-edit.

You have to use HxD to hex edit .pfb files.

• Open HxD
• Go to natives\STM\player\prefab\mod\f\pl004
• Drag and drop .pfb.17 files into HxD

This is how it looks.

Press Ctrl+R, and then you will see a replace pop-up.

In "Search for:" blank, fill in "32 00 32 00 38"

If you only see the bolded numbers above, you can see "228" in the hex values.

In "Replace with:" blank, fill in "30 00 30 00 34"

If you only see the bolded numbers above, you can see "004" in the hex values.

Because we want to change it to Alloy, which is 004, we want to use use "30 00 30 00 34"

and then click on "Replace All"

do the same to all the other .pfb.17 files.

Now reload the mod in Fluffy manager, and you're done.

5. Some mods won't work

Some mods of mine do not have all .pfb files needed, so you will lose physics for some pieces.

For these mods, I'm afriad you can't change it to other armors.

I hope this guide is helpful for you.

This will work in most cases. If it doesn't, try again. I will point to this page again even if you DM me for help, so there is no point asking me for more help.

If Hex-editing is too hard for you, use Keegar's mod. and make sure you install it before my mods.

Thank you.