Gideon - UI

A tool for packaging loose DDS and layout files with your ELDEN RING mod, allowing mod users to merge these files with their own game files. Focused on providing ease of use for modders and users.

Gideon - ELDEN RING UI texture deployer

🎮 **Curious what Gideon can do? ** View PS4/PS5/Nintendo Switch controller UI module (no conflict, full version)

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🌟 Tool Introduction

Gideon Ofnir is here to take care of your MENU_Knowledge (and other UI files) for you!

This is a tool designed specifically for the ELDEN RING mod, allowing you to package up scattered DDS and layout files and let mod users merge these files with their own game files.

✨ **Core Advantages**:

• Provides a friendly configuration wizard for modders
• Provide users with one-click installation experience
• Focus on usability design

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🛠️ System requirements

-.NET Desktop Runtime 6

When a user runs Gideon, the system automatically detects the runtime environment and prompts for downloading in a friendly way. It will even open a browser window automatically! World class service experience!

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💡 Tool usage

Gideon lets you add the following elements to your mod while minimizing conflicts with other mods:

• High resolution "MENU_KNOWLEDGE" icon
• UI textures
• UI layout file

For content mods, it also avoids users having to download a 1.1GB zip file just for a few high-resolution icons.

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📁 Preparation

**00_Solo.tpfbdt file (high resolution icons, loading screen)**

Create a folder **outside** the module to store the DDS files you want to overwrite/add.

📌 **Technical Requirements**:

• File naming should match the original file
• Only needs DDS format, no need to package into TPF
• Save as BC7_UNORM format, no mipmaps
• MENU_KNOWLEDGE icon must be 1024x1024

**01_common.tpf.dcx file (UI element)**

Same as above, but in a separate folder.

**01_common.slytbnd.dcx file (layout file)**

Create a folder **outside** the module to store the layout files you want to overwrite.

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🚀 How to use

**Initial Deployment**

• Extract Gideon to a folder of your choice
• Run **Gideon.exe**
• Follow the wizard steps:
• Select your module folder (including regulation.bin, menu, chr, etc. folders)
• Select the file category to deploy (Solo, Common and/or Layout) and point to the appropriate folder
• (Optional) Create a shortcut to update the deployment folder with one click when new files are added

Once complete, a copy of Gideon will be deployed in your mod's **menu\deploy** folder and generate a user-friendly shortcut.

**Update Deployment**

• If you generated the shortcut in the optional step above, just run the shortcut after adding the new file
• If not, run **Gideon.exe** in the module's **menu\deploy** folder (not the shortcut)

**As a mod user**

If you are using the mod with Gideon deployment:

• Just run the shortcut provided in the mod base folder
• You may be prompted to install the .NET runtime (see requirements)
• If all goes well, you should be able to launch the mod and see the new elements in your game

🎯 **One click to get it done! **

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❓ FAQ

**I still don’t quite understand...**

This tool exists to solve a specific problem. If you haven't dealt with icons and UI elements in your mod yet, don't worry just yet!

Once you need to deal with these issues, you'll quickly realize:

• Your UI mod will conflict with all other mods
• You need to bundle huge tarball just to add a few files

This is the meaning of Gideon's existence!

**Bonus**: Gideon also lets users choose PS4 button prompts! Lots of love for the Dualshock controller.

⚠️ **NOTE**: Gideon currently **does not support** other FromSoftware games.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Thanks to TKGP's SoulsFormats library, which is the basis for this tool's existence
• Thanks to Nordgaren for his code in Yabber+ and UXM Selective Unpack that allows retrieving files from user game archives
• Thanks to Kirnifr for the ELDEN RING Reforged mod, c …