MY MODS / CD1 + CD2
One mod with both CD1 and CD2. Pick the engine when you host, follow the host when you join. Never quit the game to swap mods again.
ExperimentalMintCat only
Tested in multiplayer: hosting CD1, hosting CD2 and joining other lobbies all work. It’s still a test build, so please tell me if something breaks.
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CDCompat is still a test build and only works with MintCat: the ZIP contains a native DLL that needs the UE4SS loader bundled with MintCat, and mint / mintfixed won’t load it. If you only want CD2, use the original CD2 setup instead.
MintCat is the program that manages and installs DRG mods; CDCompat requires it. Download from the MintCat site ↗
Download the CDCompat ZIP above and the enemy packs (MEV, the OBNC patch, DEA, EEE, plus YoMAMA, which only a few difficulties need); the packs are in the enemy packs section below. You don’t need the original CD2 or CD1; CDCompat already contains both.
Add the ZIP to MintCat as-is; don’t unzip it. It contains both a PAK and a native DLL, and both are needed. Also add Unified UI, the in-game mod menu where the CDCompat settings live; don’t install it together with Mod Hub. Unified UI ↗
Uncheck the original CD2, CD1, the CD1 client and any other CDCompat version in MintCat and keep only this one, or they conflict and your difficulty won’t work. Keep UE4SS on in MintCat’s settings (it is by default).
After checking your mods, press Install mods, or nothing is actually installed.
Hosting: in the Space Rig, press B to open the mod menu, go to CDCompat, choose Use CD1 or Use CD2 under Engine selection, then pick a difficulty in the matching CD1 diff or CD2 diff tab and launch a mission. You can only switch engines in the Space Rig. Codes are on the Custom difficulties page.
Joining: nothing to set up. CDCompat follows the host’s engine and difficulty automatically.
When playing together, everyone needs the same enemy packs, or custom enemies won’t show up correctly.
Enemy pack used by most CD2 difficulties. Just install it.
3e66764171ba0f9a200478c44368394543840b4e826692c7b8ee8c84ea9a2456Compatibility patch that goes with MEV. Use this exact file, not another release with a similar name.
e91690ac5484dc7c13fdc68ee742f74e7e250960257ac6024de82e4f71b6e84fAnother common enemy pack that many difficulties require.
5e9113619c17ace3741cbe150cfceecaecc9ce2180166296eba6b3a234f020d9Elytras’ Enemies Expansion. More custom enemies, used by harder difficulties such as Nightmares and KONG.
812bec1220798a9337970436687de5f5b3312e8c52ab7ec80962379172c041faOnly a few difficulties need it, such as KONG. Difficulty pages that use it say “Needs YoMAMA”.
6d126e9a82e435c889c732f19e79c3c045a18d62c32ac47fad369c0ee7a2b6dbIn the Space Rig, press B to open the mod menu (Unified UI) and go to CDCompat:
Choose Use CD1 or Use CD2 for the next mission.
With CD1, pick a CD1 difficulty here.
With CD2, pick a CD2 difficulty here.
Then pick a mission and launch. For example, to play ND: Use CD2 → choose ND under CD2 diff → pick a mission → launch.
Nothing to set up. CDCompat follows the host’s engine, shows their difficulty, and resupplies work normally.
Looking for difficulty codes? See Custom difficulties. The Get Difficulties button in the mod opens this list too, in its Traditional Chinese version; switch to English with the language menu at the top.
If you see “CDCompat runtime is not active” after a game update, CDCompat doesn’t recognise the new game version yet and switches itself off to avoid crashes or save-file corruption. You need a newer build: check the download section above for one. If there isn’t one yet, switch back to the original CD2 plus the CD1 client: you can host CD2 and join anyone’s CD1 or CD2 lobby; you just can’t host CD1 yourself.
The game was updated and CDCompat doesn’t recognise the new version yet, so it switches itself off to avoid crashes or save-file corruption. Download the latest build above, replace the old one in MintCat and press Install mods again. Future game updates may need a new build too.
If there’s no new build yet, or if I ever stop maintaining CDCompat, switch back to original CD2 + the CD1 client: you can host CD2 and join anyone’s CD1 or CD2 lobby; you just can’t host CD1 yourself. Downloads and steps are in the original CD2 setup page.
The CD1 client can only join CD1 lobbies, not host them. CDCompat can host and join both.
Converters exist (CD2ifier), but in my experience the results still don’t play like the originals, so CDCompat keeps both original engines and combines them instead.
Yes, it works just like the original CD1 / CD2. The only catch is that the in-game JSON editor doesn’t pretty-print, so the code shows up as one dense block and is hard to edit in game. Pasting someone else’s code and saving it is completely fine; if you want to edit it, do that in an external editor first and paste it in.
CD1 (Custom Difficulty) is by trumank / AssemblyStorm, Copyright © 2022 Truman Kilen, released under the MIT License. Full MIT License
CD2 (Custom Difficulty 2) beta 18 is by TheBrain from the Practical DRG Discord.
Both engines belong to their original creators. CDCompat is my integration of the two with the compatibility changes it needs; I’m not the author of CD1 or CD2. If the original authors want changes or removal, please contact me.
Bug reports or questions: Discord arthur_lin_0906 (feel free to add me), or leave a comment on the My mods page.