How To Install Mods for Resident Evil 4 Remake

Ali Hashmi
Ali Hashmi
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HUNK Mod for Resident Evil 4 Remake

Resident Evil 4 Remake is now available on PC; with that, there are plenty of excellent mods to install. RE Engine is entirely compatible with mods, and you don’t need to go through a million steps to install your mod files. This guide will explain how you can install mods for Resident Evil 4 Remake.

Install Mods for Resident Evil 4 Remake

As previously mentioned, it’s pretty simple to install mods, and I’ll walk you through each step so you can start modding out Leon for Ada, as god intended.

Perquisites

Before we get started, you will need to do a few things.

  • Sign-up on NexusMods, so that you can download the mod manager, and mod files
  • Install Winrar or 7zip, to extract compressed files

After you’re done, we can install the mod manager that will take care of most things for us.

Installing Fluffy Mod Manager

If you have been modding previous RE Engine titles, you’ll recognize this mod manager. This powerful tool will take care of most things for you and easily let you swap mods in and out.

Download Fully Mod Manager Files from NexusMods
Download Fully Mod Manager Files
  • This will download a zip file
  • (Optional: Make a folder to keep everything in one place)
  • Now, using Winrar or 7zip, extract the zip file
Extract the zip file
Extract the zip file
  • Open the folder, and then launch Modmanager.exe
  • Select Resident Evil 4 Remake from the list of games
Select Resident Evil 4 Remake
Select Resident Evil 4 Remake
  • Now select Define game path, and browse to the folder Resident Evil 4 Remake is installed in
Define game path for Resident Evil 4 Remake
Define game path for Resident Evil 4 Remake
  • That’s it, and you should now have access to the Mod list section
Fluffy Manager Configured Successfully!
Fluffy Manager Configured Successfully!

Downloading and Installing Mod Files

Now that you have Fluffy Mod Manager set up, we can download the mod files. You can access tons of mods in the dedicated section of Resident Evil 4 Remake at NexusMods.

Keep in mind that some mods (usually NSFW) will only show up if you have signed in.

  • Choose a mod you want to download and click on it. As an example, we will download the HUNK character mod for Leon
HUNK Mod on NexusMods
HUNK Replacement Mod
Download HUNK Mod
  • Now, drag the zip file directly into the Fluffly Mod Manager
Drag the zip file into the Mod Manager
Drag the zip file
  • Give it a minute, and it’ll install the mod file
  • Now, click on Leon below CHARACTERS which will now have a (1) indicating that there’s a new mod available
Updated Leon Mod list
Leon (1)
  • Now, simply toggle the Hunk mod that you just installed
Enable HUNK Mod with toggle
Enable HUNK Mod
  • Minimize Fluffly Manager, and launch Resident Evil 4 Remake either from Steam or using the “Launch Game” button in the Mod Manager
  • HUNK will now replace Leon’s character model in-game
HUNK Mod Screenshot
HUNK Mod in action
HUNK Model Viewer for Leon
HUNK Model Viewer for Leon

How To Disable or Delete a Mod

If you want to disable the mod, toggle it off the same way you enabled it.

Toggle Mod Off
Toggle Mod Off

You can also delete the mod entirely by clicking the small bin icon at the top left of the mod.

Delete Mod Button
Delete Mod

We hope that after this, you can install mods for Resident Evil 4 Remake without a problem. Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below.

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