Modding Bloodlines

Information on modding Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is scattered across community sites. Start with the path that matches what you want to do.

Find and use mods

• Browse Bloodlines mods on Nexus Mods for game mods and their download pages.
• Browse Bloodlines mods on ModDB to find game mods, add-ons, files, and tutorials.
• If you use the Fashionista modlist, see its Optional Mods and Fashion pages for options included with that list. Check the profile-specific notes before enabling an option.

Create or edit game content

Video tutorials

• An Old Grumpy Gangrel’s tutorial playlists collect Bloodlines video guides.
• Additional Bloodlines video tutorial.

Engine and model references

• Bloodlines on the Valve Developer Community provides engine and game reference material.
• Planet Vampire’s Bloodlines modding forum is a place to read community discussions and ask modding questions.
• Bloodlines model editing lessons on Planet Vampire.
• Compiling a custom PC model covers one workflow for creating a character model.

Changing clans

ModDB’s How to Change Clans tutorial: Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Part 5 · Part 6 · Part 7.

Animated textures

See Making animated textures for a short workflow using an animated VTF, the Bloodlines texture converter, and an AnimatedTexture proxy in death.vmt.

Main menu

See Editing the main menu for notes on logo textures, particles, and skybox files.

Build a Wabbajack list

The Create your own list guide explains how Fashionista uses Mod Organizer 2, a stock game folder, Root Builder, the Unofficial Patch, and Wabbajack compile settings. It is an advanced guide based on Fashionista’s setup.

If an overhaul comes as an Inno Setup .exe, see Extracting mod installers for a way to inspect its files and optional components before building your MO2 mods.

Other reference pages on this site

• Fashionista Modlist shows the list’s mod load order.
• Fashionista Files collects links to files used by the list.