i can not download any custom knight mod | Hollow Knight Modding | Page 1

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 3:46 PM

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Winrar is a archive file extraction program and there should be no need to "add" anything to downloaded files with custom knight. Only extract.

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Please check out the tutorial video linked below:

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?tag ck

pastel pecanBOT Feb 19, 2023, 3:46 PM

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__Custom Knight __
🔹 Resources - List of all skins:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qKfOtOXpYormusD05I700P8d79E74R1bTb3MP4vum-E

Video Tutorial on using CK:
https://youtu.be/z35cFvU0McQ?t=466
🔹 Troubleshooting
Please post a screenshot that shows:
Where you installed the skin
With the directory bar visible
With the skin images themselves visible

Example screenshot:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/910762350267744276/924905787728470067/CustomKnight_File_Example_1578.png

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:13 PM

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limpid stratus Winrar is a archive file extraction program and there should be no need to "add"...

it extracted the thing i want to download

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it does it automatically

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:15 PM

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OK, I think I misunderstood something here.

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Is the actual issue the fact you can't figure out where your winrar is automatically extracting your downloads?

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:15 PM

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no

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when i download it

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it just immediately goes to winrar instead of being a file

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:16 PM

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Given that you need to extract the skin files from the file to put into the Custom Knight mod folder anyways, I don't see the issue?

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Did you look at the tutorial video?

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:17 PM

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i did

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:17 PM

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So what's the issue then with it going automatically to winrar?

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:18 PM

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when i go to the custom knight folder it doesn't appear.

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that's the goddamn issue

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:18 PM

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But it's not supposed to automatically extract to the custom knight mod folder, you have to move it there yourself from wherever you extract it out of winrar

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:19 PM

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and how do i do that

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:19 PM

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What OS are you on?

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If it's Windows, you should be able to do simple copy/paste

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:19 PM

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oh

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:21 PM

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The tutorial video shows this at 9:45, in fact.

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:22 PM

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wait i just added the things from copy and paste to the new folder for custom knight

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so they are in the "deafult" folder of scarab

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the png's of those stuff

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:25 PM

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Unless you want your game to always use the skin you downloaded, you don't want them to be there.

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:25 PM

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oh

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:25 PM

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As the screenshot above shows, the end result is you should have a folder for the new skin under "Custom Knight/Skins/" which is full of the skin pngs.

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:25 PM

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yeah that's what i have

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i just added them there

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:25 PM

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Can you post a screenshot similar to the one above?

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:26 PM

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i can't

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cause it's not like that

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:27 PM

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The fact that "it's not like that" means something is probably wrong.

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Where is your custom knight mod installed to?

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:28 PM

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the custom knight mod is on winrar

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i took the png's

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i put them in the deafult folder

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:28 PM

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harsh stump i took the png's

(copy and paste)

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:28 PM

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Also, what I wanted was for you to post a screenshot of the folder you copied the pngs into with the full file path visible in file explorer.

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:30 PM

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limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:30 PM

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You didn't include the address bar above which contains the full file path

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:31 PM

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scarab open mods

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custom knight

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skins

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and the png's are on the "skins" folder

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:31 PM

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Alright, there's a problem there.

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If you look at the screenshot in the original bot reply, you'll see that the pngs should be in a different folder under skins, one for each skin.

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:33 PM

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so like one for unn, one for web, one for orb, one for geo

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:33 PM

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No, one new folder containing the entire thing

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For example, here's how my hive knight is set up (note the circled file structure):

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Custom Knight will use whatever folder name you choose as the skin name in-game

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:36 PM

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okay so i made a new folder

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and i put the png's there

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:37 PM

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That should be it

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:37 PM

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i have a folder named something

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i put the png's there

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and now if i re- exit the game

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it will be there

limpid stratus Feb 19, 2023, 4:40 PM

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It should as a skin named "something"

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Tutorial video shows how to load skins in-game at 12:05

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 4:44 PM

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i know

grand vessel Feb 19, 2023, 5:04 PM

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If you want help, then please:

make sure that you've watched the tutorial, and followed along with it
when you post screenshots, post them exactly like the example shows

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?tag ckss

pastel pecanBOT Feb 19, 2023, 5:04 PM

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/910762350267744276/1048726541275758623/CustomKnight_Screenshot.png

grand vessel Feb 19, 2023, 5:05 PM

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Also, WinRAR doesn't automatically unzip things. It lets you view archive files (although for .zips Windows does too), and there are buttons to extract them. (Although again, using WinRAR for a .zip is kinda silly; Windows can extract zips on it's own)

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 6:53 PM

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yeah the mod doesn't exist

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and the mod doesn't work

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like i can't pick a custom knight

grand vessel Feb 19, 2023, 6:57 PM

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You're not being very descriptive, and not providing screenshots to show what you're talking about.

If you want help, you need to actually provide meaningful information so that people can help you

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 6:58 PM

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okay so

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let me explain

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it starts out with me downloading the cutsom knight mod, after adding hive knight for my skin

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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sjhtHCQzZASxMouF5cZ9lb8CyrpsfZ8S

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anyways, after getting a new folder and putting all the png's in it, i downloaded the custom knight mod

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after opening it on the "mods" menu it doesn't appear.

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Here is the screenshot.

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Now the thing is that I have custom knight enabled (I re-exited the game 3 times already)

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grand vessel Feb 19, 2023, 7:03 PM

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Can you post your modlog?

hollow marshBOT Feb 19, 2023, 7:03 PM

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ModLog

ModLog.txt can be found in the same folder as your save files:
Windows: %APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight\
MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight/
Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight/
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To easily get ModLog on Windows:

Press ⊞ + R
Copy and paste this into it %appdata%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight and hit "OK"
ModLog.txt is in this folder.

Note: ⊞ is the Windows button, in between Ctrl and Alt on your keyboard

grand vessel Feb 19, 2023, 7:04 PM

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Also, for what it's worth, you should be using Screenshots for images, not taking pics

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?tag screenshot

pastel pecanBOT Feb 19, 2023, 7:04 PM

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How to Take Screenshots
Taking and posting Screenshots makes troubleshooting a lot simpler, and is far more legible than taking a picture of your monitor. For more detailed instructions and options, see https://www.take-a-screenshot.org/

🔹 Windows

Press WindowsKey + Shift + s at the same time.
Click at the corner of what you want to capture, then drag to select the region, and let go of the click when you have it highlighted.
In Discord, press Ctrl + V to paste the image.

🔹 MacOS

Press Shift + Command + 3 at the same time. (Note: you can press 4 instead of 3 to select an area)
A thumbnail icon will appear that you can click to edit, or wait a moment and the image will appear on your Desktop. You can drag-and-drop that image into Discord.

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 7:04 PM

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okay

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thanks

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i actually never knew how to take them

vast sage Feb 19, 2023, 7:05 PM

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I wonder if satchel is missing

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Since we haven't seen full modlist from main menu

harsh stump Feb 19, 2023, 7:06 PM

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i do have it

vast sage Feb 19, 2023, 7:08 PM

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Hmm hopefully modlog will shed more light then as Dwarf said

harsh stump Feb 20, 2023, 2:57 PM

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so uh

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yeah

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it doesn't work

harsh stump Feb 20, 2023, 3:12 PM

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also there's one more problem

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which is the fact that i can't extract the file

grand vessel Feb 20, 2023, 4:39 PM

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you haven't provided a modlog
you aren't providing screenshots

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Nobody can help you until you actually provide helpful information

harsh stump Feb 20, 2023, 4:47 PM

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?tag modlog

pastel pecanBOT Feb 20, 2023, 4:47 PM

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ModLog
"ModLog.txt" can be found in the same folder as your save files (you can drag and drop the file into discord) :
Windows: %APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight\
MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight/
Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight/
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To easily get ModLog on Windows:

Press ⊞ + R

Copy and paste this into it %appdata%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight and hit "OK"

ModLog.txt is in this folder.

Note: ⊞ is the Windows button, in between Ctrl and Alt on your keyboard

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:04 PM

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okay

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uh

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noone's here anyway

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oh

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nvm

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:05 PM

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The same people are here as the other thread

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And in fact many of the same people from hk main too

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:05 PM

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oh

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honestly i'm the worst person at modding ever

vague ospreyBOT Feb 22, 2023, 7:06 PM

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Probably not but toure one of the worst at providing info requested of you

DwarfWoot

you haven't provided a modlog
you aren't providing screenshots

Jump

[Go to message!](#1076890209599361054 message)

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:06 PM

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That is not what was requested

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:06 PM

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vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:06 PM

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?tag ckss

pastel pecanBOT Feb 22, 2023, 7:06 PM

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/910762350267744276/1048726541275758623/CustomKnight_Screenshot.png

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:06 PM

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sorry

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windows 10

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the game's on steam

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:08 PM

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Look at the pic in the tag. Look at your pic. Notice they are not the same

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:08 PM

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cause there's no goddamn icon

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like this is what i have

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what do i do with the 5 other things

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do i delete them

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that's my only goddamn question

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:09 PM

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Skins are inside the skins folder.

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No don't delete mod files unless you want the mod to break

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:09 PM

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okay

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:10 PM

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Take a screenshot that matches the example

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:11 PM

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so i put the files in the deafult folder.

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the files of the custom knight

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:12 PM

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No

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:12 PM

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i make a special folder just so i put it there.

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:12 PM

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(As you've been told more than once)

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Did you watch the how to start modding video?

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:13 PM

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yes

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:13 PM

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You can follow along step by step the custom knight section.

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:13 PM

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alright

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so i make a folder for it

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:14 PM

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Yes

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:14 PM

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a new folder btw

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(yeah)

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yep i did it

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now i'll put the file there

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:14 PM

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Most skins already come in a folder once you extract them

pastel pecanBOT Feb 22, 2023, 7:15 PM

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Please do not ping users with the do not ping role!

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:15 PM

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okay

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well this one doesn't

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alright

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i put it there

vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:16 PM

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Ok, well put the files in a folder and post a screenshot of it that matches the one above

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:17 PM

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vast sage Feb 22, 2023, 7:17 PM

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Looks good

harsh stump Feb 22, 2023, 7:23 PM

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enemy randomizer will look so good with this skin

harsh stump Feb 24, 2023, 8:47 PM

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i just realized

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there are some frames that use the original knight

vast sage Feb 24, 2023, 8:53 PM

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that's true for many skins

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:12 PM

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(it doesn't work)

📎 ModLog.txt

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so like

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i have the skin enabled

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the mod is installed

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but the skin doesn't apply, it's just the effects

grand vessel Mar 9, 2023, 6:13 PM

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?tag ckfaq

pastel pecanBOT Mar 9, 2023, 6:13 PM

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Common CK issues/fixes

Verify that the skin was installed correctly.
Restart your game.
Ensure that you're enabling it from the Pause Menu, not the Main Menu.
If it doesn't apply, then you may need to reset your Global Settings for it. You can either manually do this by deleting the customknight.globalsettings files from your saves directors (type ?tag saves in chat if you don't know where that is), or by using an automatic script from ?tag reset.

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:13 PM

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yes

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1-yes
2-i did alot of times
3- i am doing it from pause menu
4- i do not know how

grand vessel Mar 9, 2023, 6:14 PM

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4- Luckily, there's instructions mathStonks

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:15 PM

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"(type ?tag saves in chat if you don't know where that is), or by using an automatic script from ?tag reset" what

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which one here

grand vessel Mar 9, 2023, 6:17 PM

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harsh stump "(type ?tag saves in chat if you don't know where that is), or by using an autom...

Those are discord commands.
You type the one you want to use into chat, then press Enter

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:18 PM

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?tag saves

pastel pecanBOT Mar 9, 2023, 6:18 PM

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Important paths
Note: These assume you're using Steam, with default locations. For GoG, locate your hollow_knight.exe folder, and then follow from there. The Save Files location is the same for all versions.

Windows:
Save Files: %APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight\
Game Files: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\
Mod Files: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data\Managed\Mods\

Mac OS:
Save Files: ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight/
Game Files: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/hollow_knight.app/
Mod Files: Right-click hollow_knight.app, and select "show contents", then navigate to: contents ᐅ resources ᐅ data ᐅ managed ᐅ mods
||Please double check that you followed correctly. The Unix versions of the game have multiple folders with the same/similar names, and it's easy to go to the wrong folder||

Linux:
Save Files: ~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight/
Game Files: ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/
Mod Files: ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/hollow_knight_Data/Managed/Mods/

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:18 PM

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harsh stump (it doesn't work)

⬆️

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:19 PM

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harsh stump which one here

anyways which one

grand vessel Mar 9, 2023, 6:21 PM

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harsh stump anyways which one

None of them. The instructions don't mention that at all

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:21 PM

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well

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????

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am i sure this is it

grand vessel Mar 9, 2023, 6:24 PM

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That certainly looks like it. You'd want that and the file below it with a similar name

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:25 PM

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grand vessel That certainly looks like it. You'd want that and the file below it with a simil...

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this?

grand vessel Mar 9, 2023, 6:28 PM

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I'm confident in your ability to read. You don't need to re-ask for confirmation every step of the way-- you can just re-read the instructions

harsh stump Mar 9, 2023, 6:30 PM

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yeah but i wanna make sure.

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alright

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so i deleted them

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what now???

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WTF MAGIC!?!?!?

#i can not download any custom knight mod