In the Data folder of your Crypt of the Necrodancer archive ("Steam/SteamApps/Common/Crypt of the Necrodancer/Data" usually), you will find a file called Necrodancer.xml.

Make a copy of this file. Make a new folder in "Crypt of the Necrodancer/Mods", call it something like "AriaNoShovel", and paste the copy of Necrodancer.xml there.

That will ensure you don't corrupt the original game with your changes, and can turn the changes on and off.


Now...
Right-click on Necrodancer.xml and select "Edit with Notepad" from the options listed. If you've got Notepad++, it's easier to navigate files like these. But you can get by with regular Notepad if you want.

Using the Find option, search for "<characters>". This will take you near the bottom of the file.
This is what you're looking for. This is Aria's loadout; any items listed here will be dropped on Aria when she spawns. Since you're looking to remove her shovel, you want to delete the line that says <item type="shovel_basic" />, or comment it out like this:
Then, if you add the line
She shouldn't be able to pick up any other shovels. This'll either stop her with the buzz sound, or kill her with Cowardice... I can't remember which.

Aria is finicky as far as changing loadouts goes; there are very few items she can actually equip, and if you add things to her she might just die on start.

Changing loadouts like this requires the DLC (as far as I remember). If you're just running the basic game, I'm not sure how you'd go about doing this.

Originally posted by anubiandragon:

In the Data folder of your Crypt of the Necrodancer archive ("Steam/SteamApps/Common/Crypt of the Necrodancer/Data" usually), you will find a file called Necrodancer.xml.

Make a copy of this file. Make a new folder in "Crypt of the Necrodancer/Mods", call it something like "AriaNoShovel", and paste the copy of Necrodancer.xml there.

That will ensure you don't corrupt the original game with your changes, and can turn the changes on and off.


Now...
Right-click on Necrodancer.xml and select "Edit with Notepad" from the options listed. If you've got Notepad++, it's easier to navigate files like these. But you can get by with regular Notepad if you want.

Using the Find option, search for "<characters>". This will take you near the bottom of the file.

<character id="2"> <initial_equipment> <item type="weapon_dagger" /> <item type="shovel_basic" /> <item type="charm_nazar" /> <item type="misc_potion" /> </initial_equipment> </character>

This is what you're looking for. This is Aria's loadout; any items listed here will be dropped on Aria when she spawns. Since you're looking to remove her shovel, you want to delete the line that says <item type="shovel_basic" />, or comment it out like this:

<!--<item type="shovel_basic" />-->

Then, if you add the line

<cursed slot="shovel" />

She shouldn't be able to pick up any other shovels. This'll either stop her with the buzz sound, or kill her with Cowardice... I can't remember which.

Aria is finicky as far as changing loadouts goes; there are very few items she can actually equip, and if you add things to her she might just die on start.

Changing loadouts like this requires the DLC (as far as I remember). If you're just running the basic game, I'm not sure how you'd go about doing this.

this is what i've been looking for
many thx dude