Octopus Knight - Custom Armor Set

This is my first attempt at modding/recoloring. Mainly adds more features to the chest plate of the Ronin suit, providing some customization options. Special thanks to HonorKnight26 for the tutorial guidance!

Tako No Kishi - Octopus Knight

🎨Module introduction

The Octopus Knight mod combines multiple individual armor pieces, most of which have been recolored, into a cohesive-looking set. The breastplate is recolored from the Ronin armor - I thought the original breastplate was cool but the color was too washed out for my liking. The recolor options available online seem to just color everything black, and I wanted to provide some color options for players who don't know how to modify the files themselves.

🐙 Design inspiration

After adding burnt red to the scarf and helmet cords, I found that the colors of the horse shield were too perfect to leave out. But I didn't like the beige horse pattern on the front, so replaced it with an octopus logo - which also inspired the "character"'s name. I like to imagine him as the faded hero leading the land octopuses!

⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE

**This mod only works with the unaltered version! ** If armor is changed while at the Blessing, it will revert to the changed base model.

🛡️ Set includes

*(Equip the corresponding item to replace the appearance in the game)*

• **HonorKinght26’s Wandering Knight helmet visor is down**
• **Wandering Knight Helmet Recolored Ropes**
• **Ronin Armor Recolor (2 options)**
• Black cloak with gold trim
• Black cloak with silver trim
• **Brad Leggings recolored to dark color**
• **Horse pattern wooden shield custom remake**
• *(I like the default Ronin gloves with this outfit)*

👑 Other header options

I think the **Death Hood** looks cool too, and is more complex than the simple recolor I can do now - it's a color that matches the cape too.

🙏 Special thanks

Special thanks to **HonorKnight26**! His visor down mod is awesome! I hope to be able to directly change the helmet to switch the visor up and down in the native game. His mod achieves this. What's more, I learned the entire process of recoloring textures through his extremely helpful tutorials.

📥 Installation Guide

• **Disable EAC**: Launch the game outside of Steam to disable Easy Anti Cheat and avoid being banned. Do not use mods in any online game (unless specifically stated by the author).

• **Use Mod Engine 2**: It is recommended to use Mod Engine 2. After downloading and unzipping the latest version of ME2 from the GitHub link, find the LaunchMod_EldenRing batch file inside - this is the mod-friendly way to launch the game.

• **Create Directories**: It is recommended to create several folders for ME2 to load different mod types correctly. The base directory should match the following path (remember to replace **USERNAME** with your local username):

`C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\ModEngine-2.0.0-preview3-win64\ModEngine-2.0.0-preview3-win64\mod`

• **Create Subfolders**: Create the following folders within the Mod directory (not all will be used for this mod, but may be useful for other mods):
• parts (Octopus Knight will be installed here)
• chr
• menu
• msg

• **Install the Mod**: Download the Octopus Knight zip file, and unzip the file to Downloads (or any folder of your choice).

• **Copy Files**: Copy the required DCX files from the unzipped folder to the **parts** directory within ME2.

• **Launch the game**: Use the previously mentioned LaunchMod_EldenRing batch file to launch the game.

💡 Useful Tips

• If you have armor equipped when you load the game, you will need to remove and re-equip it to see the changes
• If any part of the body becomes invisible, please restart the game
• **This chart** is useful for determining which files belong to which armor/weapon

Enjoy this mod! If you like Death Hood, please consider checking out vindowviper11100's work and supporting their mods. If you want to learn how to make your own, be sure to use the gu …