ROM Hack Question Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Modding

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Hello All

I have been trying like crazy to find a definitive answer on this. So if any of you can shed some light, I would appreciate it! I searched the forum's and found 0 info.

Obviously everyone knows Mario Kart 8 ( Wii U ) has amazing mods, textures hacks, tracks ect from the community.

Well apparently Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe use roughly the same files but some hex values are different? ( That's what I got from searching the web )
My question is, if anyone has an idea on how to model import ( game banana has a tool for the Wii U ) Link - https://gamebanana.com/tools/6402 but obviously the Hex values or whatever don't line up. But you just need to adjust something apparently.

Ideas?
 
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The tool is for both Wii U/Switch. Follow the tutorial it links which is the same process. Keep in mind texture tools are not public and this is for characters/small objects (tools for proper tracks aren't public)
 
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The tool is for both Wii U/Switch. Follow the tutorial it links which is the same process. Keep in mind texture tools are not public and this is for characters/small objects (tools for proper tracks aren't public)

When I search "Switch" in the finder , it points me to a link where to tool is. I can just use the tool and import it following the tutorial? Have you successfully done this yet? Just asking because I read somewhere ( I need to find it again ) that the data values have changed for models or something. Hence no Switch models on Gaming Banana
 

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When I search "Switch" in the finder , it points me to a link where to tool is. I can just use the tool and import it following the tutorial? Have you successfully done this yet? Just asking because I read somewhere ( I need to find it again ) that the data values have changed for models or something. Hence no Switch models on Gaming Banana
It has been tested by a few mods like this so it does work fine. The values did change but I updated the script.
 

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When I search "Switch" in the finder , it points me to a link where to tool is. I can just use the tool and import it following the tutorial? Have you successfully done this yet? Just asking because I read somewhere ( I need to find it again ) that the data values have changed for models or something
It has been tested by a few mods like this so it does work fine. The values did change but I updated the script.

You are the author? Well thank you for the comment and help! So I just follow the tutorial and use the tool and I can grab any character ( roughly ) from Wii U made mods?
 

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You are the author? Well thank you for the comment and help! So I just follow the tutorial and use the tool and I can grab any character ( roughly ) from Wii U made mods?
Some may not work if they are higher poly than the original (this just injects data for now) but many should be fine.
 
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