Buoy
A mod manager designed for WEBFISHING using Python!
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Buoy
Buoy is a mod manager designed for WEBFISHING using GDWeave!
Features
- 🎯 Easy mod installation and management
- 🔄 Automatic updates for mods and the GDWeave mod loader
- 🛠️ User-friendly interface for enabling/disabling mods
- ⚙️ Mod configuration editing
- 📦 Import custom mods from ZIP files
- 🔍 Search functionality for available and installed mods
- 📝 Detailed mod information display
- ⚡ One-click setup for game directory and required components
- 🚫 NO MORE USER TRACKING!!
Using Buoy
If you're coming from HLS, there is a tool for importing your old mods and settings to this version.
- Download the BuoyImporter.exe from the latest release tab.
- Run it before launching Buoy for the first time—your data will be transferred.
- You can delete the BuoyImporter.exe after the process is complete.
To install Buoy:
- Download the latest release ZIP, extract the.zip to anywhere you like, then run the.exe inside there. Simple as that! Just remember to keep it inside the folder it extracts from!
- You’ll need to go through a one-time setup process.
⚠️ Do NOT download the source code unless you know what you’re doing.
USING HLSR ON LINUX OR STEAM DECK
- Follow the guide here
Troubleshooting / Tips
- ❗ If you encounter any issues, try running the program as administrator.
- ⚙️ You may need to install.NET 8 manually. While the installer attempts to automate this, it's not perfect.
- ⚙️ If the game runs without mods when you chose the modded run option, run WEBFISHING through Steam first and then go back to HLS:R and relaunch through there. (This is an uncommon issue)
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
- For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.
Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide. Most WEBFISHING mods need the GDWeave loader; the bundled readme explains where files go.