XML Modding

XML Modding is an aspect of Modding that applies to altering XML files. The capabilities are limited depending on the XML file that is being modded. In Afterbirth+, mods can add new content to an existing XML file under the content folder of the mod.

For modding Challenges, see Custom Challenges.

bosscolors.xml

 * The bosscolors.xml file contains all champion variants of bosses.
 * The root element is  which contains separate   elements inside it.

Boss
The individual  elements are used to define champion variants for each boss. It contains the id and variant of the boss.

Color

 * The  element is a child of   and is used to determine the champion's color, scale and HP.
 * Multiple  elements can be added in each   element in order to add more champion variants in the game.

players.xml
The players.xml file contains information and statistics about the different characters.

Players
The root element is, which may contain attributes that identify the root directories for graphics.

Player
The meat of the file are the individual  elements. These contain the file names and a number of statistics of each character.