A full step by step guide to making an Identity mod

Video Tutorial


The template in the video can be downloaded here. To not miss any of your video progress when clicking links in timestamps, middle click to open a new tab.

Introduction | 0:00

  • 0:32 IDE/VSC (Integrated Development Environment / Visual Studio Code)
  • 1:40 Where do I find the resources to get started? / What is Lethe?

Getting Started | 2:17

  • 2:40 Creating a mod folder
  • 3:12 Cleaning up the junk | this timestamp also explains what each folder is used for
  • 4:14 Cleaning up the junk (2) | deleting custom_limbus_data folders (5:38 for deleting _locale folders)
  • 5:16 Barebone data folder requirement for a modded ID
  • 6:10 Barebone locale folder requirement for a modded ID
  • 6:48 Downloading Modular plugin | new modular releases channel linked here
  • 7:34 Creating a personality .json
  • 8:57 Explaining what each variable does
  • 10:00 Dumping data into the dumpedData folder & navigating dumped data (for a different appearance)
  • 12:20 The rest of the variables in the personality .json | he goes over them in his id tutorial too

Making your ID | 19:30

  • 19:49 Creating & pasting skill information into a skill .json
  • 20:11 Going over each variable in the skill .json | he goes over them in his skill tutorial too
  • 26:01 "abilityScriptList" | this timestamp is an excuse to link the list of scripts
  • 28:56 Adding the custom skill to the custom personality
  • 29:39 Creating a custom skillList .json (_locale) & pasting information into it
  • 32:35 Adding locale to the skill | don't forget to change id
  • 34:11 Adding locale to coins | you can alternatively use \n to indicate a new line
  • 37:29 Repeating the process for another skill
  • 39:19 Creating a passive .json (_data) | template
  • 39:49 Creating a personality-passive .json (_data) and pasting in information
  • 40:39 Pasting in passive .json information | he goes over the variables in his passive tutorial too
  • 42:25 "requireIDList" and using Modular | modular tutorial
  • 42:55 Adding the passive to the custom personality's personality-passive
  • 43:17 Adding the passive to the custom personality's passiveSet
  • 44:18 Creating a passiveList .json (_locale) & pasting information into it
  • 44:57 Adding locale to the passive
  • 46:17 Making a custom_buffs .txt
  • 46:48 Creating a buff .json (_data) & pasting information into it
  • 47:06 Explaining each variable | he goes over the variables in his buff tutorial too
  • 47:22 Going to https://limbus.soshage.com/keyword (for icons)
  • 48:07 The rest of the variables
  • 49:07 "ability" | you can use Modular for custom buff abilities
  • 50:40 Creating a bufList .json (_locale) & pasting in information
  • 51:21 Adding locale to the buff
  • 51:51 Copying and pasting the bufList .json into the keywordList .json (_locale)
  • 52:09 Implementing the buff into skills
  • 52:35 Completely restarting Limbus Company to inject the custom buff
  • 55:00 Embedding custom buffs into skill locale
  • 57:22 Naming your identity in personalityList .json (_locale)
  • 58:52 Asking questions in #nirvana