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Hat File Mania

Hit F11 to browse all installed HatMania packages, and select a hat to copy it straight to your game so you can play online without mods!
Also, make your own with my fork of Quackhead:
https://tehninth.github.io/Quackhead/instructions.html
https://tehninth.github.io/Quackhead/quackhead.html

Load .hat files from workshop simply by downloading them, with minimum multiplayer interference!

This mod aims to be a replacement for the bogged down method of uploading hats via a custom modpack, the end goal being that everyone only needs ONE active mod (Hat File Mania) and the rest of the mods can be downloaded, but inactive, allowing for people to play online with workshop hats much more easily, since the only mod that needs to be enabled to use the hats online is Hat File Mania.

Simply put, it will scan for .hat files in other workshop mods and add them to the game as if they were in the DuckGame.exe folder.
If you want to make a compatible Hat Mania package read below about example.zip

Test it out for yourself here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=878024023

Easy, just use my fork of Quackhead:
https://tehninth.github.io/Quackhead/instructions.html

Or slap your .hat files into your existing mod, right next to your compiled.dll!

If you want to do it manually:
Instructions for making hat packages compatible with Hat File Mania are included in example.zip
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/284313426011095040/289345361225449482/example.zip
example.zip is also in \Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\312530\877990149\Hat File Mania