Modding RDR 2 - Day One

After a lot of trial and error, we've finally got some interesting examples of basic scripting working, and one of the coolest, most visible things that we're now able to do is spawn characters.  It's interesting to note that from our observations thus far there's a couple of differences from GTA V with this, including that certain characters seem to be automatically given or assigned weapons which they hold when spawned.

In the screenshot above, you can see three characters which have been spawned in front of the player.  It might not seem like much, but we think that even getting this far on the first day is pretty cool. 

Moving on, the next thing we wanted to play around with was changing the player's model.  I know that a lot of people are eagerly anticipating a police mod for RDR 2, and therefore obviously it'd be really neat if we could figure out a way to swap out Arthur and replace him with a sheriff.  This took a lot of trial and error and presented a number of different complications that none of us had quite expected. 

What we've got just now isn't perfect - there's still a lot of work to be done - but we're good making progress and as you can see, we did manage to get it working to an extent, 'cause that sure ain't Arthur Morgan, that's Sheriff Harmon Thomas!

Finally, putting it all together, here's a shot of @LMS standing in front of his deputies.

Be sure to check back regularly as we continue our adventure into RDR modding, and also make sure to join our Discord server to keep up to date with the latest happenings.  You can find the link to join here: https://www.mod-rdr.com/discord/

Finally it's important to note quickly the difficulty and challenge that comes with modding a new game like RDR 2.  Earlier today, as we set about modding the game, we immediately ran into all sorts of hurdles.  Issues related to the game, to graphics settings, to the launcher, and so on.  There's a lot of frustration, and we all owe @LMS a significant degree of gratitude for his expertise and dedication. 

The poor guy hasn't even been able to progress the game out of the snowy bit yet!