GDWeave
Mod loader & runtime script patching for Godot
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GDWeave
GDWeave is a mod loader & runtime script patcher for the Godot Engine.
Installation
Download the latest release and extract it to your game install. You should end up with a GDWeave folder and winmm.dll next to the game files.
You can also install.
After GDWeave is installed, you can install/create some mods!
Troubleshooting/tips
- Do not download GDWeave from the "Code" button on the GitHub page. Download it through GitHub or.
- You can open the folder the game is installed into with Steam - right click > "Manage" > "Browse local files".
- You may need to install.NET 8 manually, if the installer from GDWeave doesn't work.
- You may also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributables.
- Users of Proton / Steam Play (i.e. those who are on a Steam Deck, a Chromebook, or are otherwise running Steam for Linux) will need to set their Steam launch arguments to WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm=n,b" %command%.
- If you're using Wine or Proton, and nothing appears when you attempt to start a game with GDWeave, try downloading this.gz file, extracting it, renaming the resulting.dll file to bcryptprimitives.dll, and then placing it next to the game files.
Supported versions
Currently, GDWeave only supports one version (for the game WEBFISHING), but support for more versions can be added.
- GodotSteam 3.5.2
FAQ
How?
GDWeave uses a Rust proxy DLL to start a C# library in the target game's address space, then hooks functions in the Godot engine itself. It then parses the GDScript "bytecode" (really a syntax tree) and runs its own processors over it, rebuilding it in place.
Why not fork Godot?
Because compiling a modified engine for every Godot version isn't feasible, especially when game developers can use their own forks of Godot.
Credits
GDWeave's logo is U+1F9F5 "Spool of Thread" in Twemoji.
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.