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This is no longer Maintained or Supported

  • This tool was killed by the developers of the game
  • The developers of the game didn't want to support modding
  • The developers constantly tried to patch / ruin this level editor
  • We will provide NO support for it
  • The code is here for anyone who wants to learn / reference
  • People keep abusing us because we won't update it
  • This was made for FREE in my own time, and getting abused for not updating something that is free is not acceptable

TheyAreBillionsModKit

Tools & Research notes for modding "They Are Billions"

What is this?

  • This is a set of tools and notes for creating mods for "They Are Billions". This project must not be used for illegal purposes, or for getting a highscore on any leaderboards that are present in the game, it is strictly for educational purposes and for people to experiment with.

Tools

Map Editor

  • The map editor allows you to edit save files
  • You can use the map editor in your browser here
  • Simply load in a save file, and the editor will let you edit it

Hotkeys

  • Move Camera: arrow keys, WADS
  • Map Zoom: Q / E, - =
  • Undo: ctrl + z
  • Redo: ctrl + y
  • Save: ctrl + s
  • Load: ctrl + o
  • Decrease Brush Size: [
  • Increase Brush Size: ]
  • Paint Earth: shift+e
  • Paint Water: shift+w
  • Paint Grass: shift+r
  • Paint Sky: shift+k
  • Paint Abyse: shift+a
  • Paint no object: shift+n
  • Paint Mountain: shift+m
  • Paint Wood: shift+o
  • Paint Gold: shift+g
  • Paint Stone: shift+t
  • Paint Iron: shift+i

Data Editors

  • Currently only ZXRules.dat can be edited.
  • These files are simply ZIP files. You need to extract it using the password -2099717824-430703793638994083, and then rezip it without a password, make sure to rename it to ZXRules.dat after you've removed the password.
  • Place .dat files into DataEditor/input/ folder.
  • Install NodeJS (ensure you add NodeJS to your path via the installation option). NodeJS can be downloaded from here
  • Ensure the node_modules are installed by running the "install_modules.bat" file.
  • Execute run.bat, this program is the editor / compiler
  • The working folder will contain a JSON editable file, any changes made to this will be updated in the output folder after you run run.bat again
  • Copy the file from output into your game's directory

ZXCheck Generator

  • The ZXCheck generator is a tool that will generate .ZXCheck files for you.
  • Download a copy from the releases section, and put it into your game's directory.
  • The tool will instruction "TheyAreBillions.exe" to generate a .ZXSav file for you.
  • This tool will also extract / pull the password directly from the ZXSav for you.