I heard someone managed to mod a .bdm with a Hex Editor but its a very rudimentary method which requires alot of cross-referencing with the .xml (its very ill-advised for the Hex illiterate)

Hey, im fairly new to modding but state of decay is to good not to mod so i thought i'd give it a try.

Im trying to replace main characters with custom versions.

Ive managed to replace Marcus, Ed and Maya with military variations however i am trying to change their names and starting inventory's.

I noticed that in the folder:

State of Decay\Game\libs\class3\rts

there are loads of files, but specifically at the top are :

- Characters.win.bmd - Encrypted so i cannot modify it
- Characters.xml - Can open in Notepad and edit


In the xml version i found Marcus and can change his fist and last name. However when saved these changes do not take effect in game.

I was wondering if anyone knows what the xml documents are for? (sorry if this is a stupid question, i am a noob modder >.< )

Also is there a way to open/edit the .win.bmd files?

thanks in advance for any assistance!