BepInExPack for Cats are Liquid - A Better Place

This is BepInEx 5.4.21 pack for Cats are Liquid - A Better Place.

BepInEx is a general purpose framework for Unity modding. BepInEx includes tools and libraries to

• load custom code (hereafter plugins) into the game on launch;
• patch in-game methods, classes and even entire assemblies without touching original game files;
• configure plugins and log game to desired outputs like console or file;
• manage plugin dependencies.

BepInEx is currently one of the most popular modding tools for Unity on GitHub.

This pack's contents

This pack is preconfigured and usable for Cats are Liquid - A Better Place modding.
In particular, this pack comes with preconfigured BepInEx.cfg that enables the BepInEx console and more extensive logging.

Installation (automated)

This is the recommended way to install BepInEx on the game.

1. Download and install Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman
2. Click Install with Mod Manager button on top of the page
3. Run the game via the mod manager

Installation (manual)

If you are installing this manually, do the following

1. Extract the archive into a folder. Do not extract into the game folder.
2. Move the contents of BepInExPack_CaLABP folder into <Steam Location>\steamapps\common\Cats are Liquid - A Better Place.
3. Run the game. If everything runs correctly, you will see BepInEx console pop up on your desktop.
4. Follow either Windows or Linux game running instructions below:

Configuration (Windows)

No need to configure. Simply run the game. If everything is correct, you will see a console pop up.

Configuration (Linux)

1. Make start_game_bepinex.sh executable with chmod u+x start_game_bepinex.sh.

2. In Steam, go to game's properties and set game's launch arguments to

   ./start_game_bepinex.sh %command%
   

   Note to advanced users: You can change ./start_game_bepinex.sh to full path to the script. This way you can install this pack entirely outside of game folder.

3. Run the game via Steam.

At this moment you will not see any clear indication if BepInEx works. It is suggested to test by installing a simple plugin such as MessageCenter from BepInEx.Utility.

Useful links

• BepInEx: writing basic plugin walkthrough
• BepInEx: useful plugins for modding
• BepInEx: patching game methods at runtime

Issues, questions, etc.

At this moment, you can use the following channels to ask for help

• Cats are Liquid Modding Discord
• BepInEx Discord -- Only technical support for THIS PACKAGE. No support for plugins.

Changelog

5.4.2100

• Updated BepInEx to 5.4.21

5.4.1900

• Updated BepInEx to 5.4.19

5.4.1702

• Added ConfigurationManager

5.4.1701

• Added HookGenPatcher

5.4.1700

• Initial release with BepInEx 5.4.17