⚙️How to Install a Skin with Custom Knight⚙️
- Hot spring
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 7, 2022
🔺This guide includes installing a skin on custom for patches 1.5.78 & 1.4.3.2
For issue/glitches you run in to consult this guide: https://cd198883.wixsite.com/customknightskins/blank-page
For Additional Questions Consult this FAQ: [To be made]
⚙️For patch 1.5.78⚙️
🔹If you haven’t already, download Scarab the Mod installer for 1.5
-Guide: https://discord.com/channels/283467363729408000/462200562620825600/932817352884617247 (From The Official Hollow Knight Discord)
🔸Once scarab is installed install Custom Knight and Satchel
-(Note that once installing Custom knight Satchel will automatically install. If not the install it your self. Satchel is a mod that Custom Knight requires to work do not uninstall it without also uninstalling mods that depend on it)
🔹️Attention! Remember to do this process while the game is CLOSED
-When modding videogames, it's important not to have the game open while you mod, You cant change a plane wing whole it's flying, things will go wrong. The same happens when modding
🔸️Download a skin from anywhere
-Our skin list https://cd198883.wixsite.com/customknightskins/post/33-skins-are-currently-featured-on-custom-knight-skins
-Once you download the skin double check that:
1. The skins Is in a Unzipped/Extracted Folder (if it came in a zipped folder)
2. The skin has a sprite sheet with the name Knight(.png) (if it doesn’t follow the guide on installing a miscellaneous skins)
🔹️Once the skin is downloaded navigate to your skins folder created by custom knight
-If you don’t know how to do this open scarab and click open mods
-From your mods folder locate the Custom knight folder
-Open the Custom knight folder then open the skins folder
🔸️Move the skin you downloaded into your Skins folder
- With the skin in you Skins folder make sure it follows the correct file structure.
- This means the structure of the path should be:
[…] / Managed / Mods / Custom Knight / Skins / (Skin name) / (Skin’s Sprite Sheets)
-An example of a incorrect file structure would be:
[…] / Managed / Mods / Custom Knight / Skins / (Skin name) / (Additional folder) / (Skin’s Sprite Sheets)
Pictured below is what structure should be
Pictured Below is what the structure shouldn't be
🔹️Once the skin is in the correct location open Hollow knight
🔸️Open a save file
- If you try to apply a skin on the main menu it will not work
🔹️Pause the game and click Options > Mods > Custom Knight
🔸️Select your skin and hit apply
🔹️After that your skin will be applied
-There is no limit on the amount of skins you can install so to install another one repeat this process
⚙️For patch 1.4.3.2⚙️
🔺(If you would like to you could follow the video Guide linked below (Credit to Fireborn): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKx9Hqzy1OM
🔹If you haven’t already Download ModInstaller 1/2 (MI 1/2)
Guide to MI: https://youtu.be/5sYNzDnrjGY
link to MI1(Windows only): https://radiance.host/mods/ModInstaller.exe
Guide to MI2: https://youtu.be/A4nrH3UIh8c
Link to Windows:
MacOS:
Linux:
🔸From Mod installer 1/2 install Custom Knight and mod common
-(Note that once installing Custom knight Mod Common will automatically install. If not the install it your self. Mod Common is a mod that Custom Knight requires to work do not uninstall it without also uninstalling mods that depend on it)
🔹Download a skin from anywhere
-Once you download the skin double check that:
1. The skins Is in a Unzipped/Extracted Folder (if it came in a zipped folder)
2. The skin has a sprite sheet with the name Knight(.png)
🔸Once the skin is downloaded navigate to your Custom Knight folder created by custom knight
-If you don’t know how to do this follow the paths below (if you are using mi1 you can hit manually install a mod)
*Note: These assume you're using Steam.
Windows:
Mod Files:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data\Managed\Mods\
Mac OS:
Mod Files:
Right-click hollow_knight.app, and select "show contents", then navigate to: contents ᐅ resources` ᐅ data ᐅ managed ᐅ mods
Linux:
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/hollow_knight_Data/Managed/Mods/
-From your mods folder locate the Custom knight folder and open it
🔹Move the skin you downloaded into your Custom Knight folder
- With the skin in you Custom Knight folder make sure it follows the correct file structure.
- This means the structure of the path should be:
[…] / Managed / Mods / Custom Knight / (Skin name) / (Skin’s Sprite Sheets)
-An example of a incorrect file structure would be:
[…] / Managed / Mods / Custom Knight / (Skin name) / (Additional folder) / (Skin’s Sprite Sheets)
🔸Once the skin is in the correct location open Hollow knight
🔹Open a save file
🔸Pause the game
🔹Select your skin from the menu in the top left
🔸After that un-pause and your skin will be applied
-There is no limit on the amount of skins you can install so to install another one repeat this process
My Custom Knight folder doesnt seem to have any subfolders in it! what should I do? i tried reinstalling scarab and the mod itself but nothing changed.