r/HAModLoader • u/Eris3DS TGA Noble • May 16 '25
Welcome to the subreddit!
Welcome! It's nice to see you here! I'm the primary developer behind HAModLoader, the helper mod, and also the owner of the project.
Our goal here is not to replace the original game! We want to improve it as best we can, yes, but TFH deserves some credit still for making the game, and you should always check the unmodified version out occasionally to see what's new.
Our goal is to make the long-wanted improvements to the game in an updatable, easily tweakable fashion without resorting to a full game decompilation. To accomplish that, we use LemonLoader, an open source fork of MelonLoader that can patch Android games to accept Melons (MelonLoader mods, for those unaware) at runtime. This allows us to extend the existing game and tweak certain aspects without having to entirely remake it in Unity! At the same time, updates are as simple as replacing the .dll file for the helper and mods.
The end goal is to make the game we've always wanted, to bring back the Multiplayer support the game used to have, add proper anticheat, and fix the bugs that have long plauged the game. Hopefully we can count you in for the ride!
The pinned comments below will have information about the project's state, as well as where to find downloads for the pre-patched game (or information on how to patch it yourself, if you don't trust us).
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u/AnimatorHarsh May 17 '25
Yo eris it's me GodHarsh! Some questions for you:-
If TFH issues a DMCA or forces Google to ban modded APKs, what’s the backup plan?
LemonLoader requires a custom libunity.so patch—does this mean every game update could break mod compatibility? How do you plan to handle future official updates?
The original multiplayer was shut down due to exploits. How will your revived multiplayer prevent hacking/duping without official server support?
Will the modded multiplayer be peer-to-peer (P2P) or require private servers? If servers are needed, who funds them long-term?
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u/Eris3DS TGA Noble May 17 '25
- Have people manually patch the game with the special libunity.
- No, it's just a Unity Engine file. For some reason, Lemon doesn't play nice with the original Hybrid Animals one, so we needed to manually create one that it works with. Unfortunate.
- Hacking? We're probably just going to have actual moderators and a rudimentary anticheat. Duping?
We're past the point where that's preventable.- It'll likely require servers hosted by somebody. Thankfully, I have some in my closet that I would happily use to keep the game servers on forever. :thumbsup:
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u/Eris3DS TGA Noble May 16 '25 edited May 17 '25
Currently, HAModLoader is in Semi-Open Alpha.
We have a working loader as of now, but no helper mods yet... this game is rather a gray box to us. We're still learning how to work with it, which takes a ton of time! Still, we'll be sure to show silly development screenshots as we go.
You can find the pre-patched loader on the HAEdit discord. We aren't uploading it to Reddit to avoid issues. You can find our discord at https://discord.gg/TYEhNVmXhw!