Mafia III Resource Explorer

What is this?

• This tool allows you to replace any textures from Mafia III with any other textures
• Using this, you can make endless mods for clothing, hair, skin, audio, etc.

ex: Change Mafia 3 title screen wallpaper to anything!

ex: Change Lincoln's face or hair texture!

How to use?

1. Open "ResourceExplorer" application
2. Click "Open Archive" and go to "D:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Mafia III/sds_retail/combinables" (If you're running a non-Steam version, go to your "/Mafia III/sds_retail/combinables" folder, wherever it may be)
3. For texture files go to "auto" or "auto_unique" for NPC textures & Lincoln Clay's textures
4. Make sure to backup all files!

Good to Know:

• ma= male
• fe= female
• he= hero (aka Lincoln)

FAQ:

Q: How do I change Lincoln Clay to play as [insert any ped]?

A: https://mafiamods.com/mods/mafia-3-player-model-changer/ 

Q: How do I replace a texture mod?

A: This is what I did for Zombie Lincoln Clay mod's head: I found a beat up/bloody male head model. I opened up the male head's sds file and saved all .dds file individually to a new folder on my desktop. Then I opened up "4238483006-he_basebody-b_scar" found in "auto_unique" and renamed all the male's head .dds files to lincoln's head files. DO NOT REPLACE the .dds files that have a black line in the texture previews! Keep the default .dss files that look like black lines or else the model will be unstable/buggy! After replacing .dds files, I clicked on "Save Archive" and got a new "4238483006-he_basebody-b_scar" file. I pasted it in "Mafia III/sds_retail/combinables/auto_unique" and was done.

Tip: You should click on "Save Archive" every time you replace a .dds file since Mafia III Resource Explorer might crash sometimes.