Roland

This mod recreates Roland from BL1 as a playable character in BL2.

There are limitations to what can be done in BL2 modding. So this is not a new character, but a (rather extensive) rework of Axton.

The Scorpio Turret and all of Roland's skills work mostly the same as in BL1. There are a few differences here and there, either for technical reasons or for balancing purposes or just for fun. Some of those differences can optionally be reversed. More details are given below.

If you like the mod, don't hesitate to endorse / give some feedback. Also, feel free to post and discuss your builds in the Forum.

Special Thanks to Shadowevil, LightChaosMan, C0dycode, FromDarkHell & Apocalyptech, for making stuff possible and practical.

If you are feeling crimsonly honourable, you can buy me a milkshake

Installation and Compatibility

1. General information

For using Borderlands 2 mods in general, I highly recommend checking out this webpage first; Running Mods - Borderlands Modding

1. Setting up the game for mods.

On windows, you want to start by installing the PythonSDK (see webpage linked just above).

On mac, you have to hexedit manually.

2. Configuration of the Roland mod

First you need to install OpenBLCMM.

Open Roland.blcm in OpenBLCMM and configure the file depending on which DLCs you own. You can also un-check some of the optional boosts if you don't want those.

You need to save the Roland.blcm (and Roland-fix.blcm) in your game binaries. When you "Save As" in OpenBLCMM, there should be a link to the Binaries directory, on the left side of the save popup screen).

3. Using Roland with other mods

Roland is self-contained and can be used as a standalone.

You can also try to combine it with other mods, but they need to be combined into ONE SINGLE file in OpenBLCMM. Roland should be compatible with most other mods, but pay attention to a few things:

• []Use "Import single mod" in OpenBLCMM to import Roland, preferably after importing any other mods you wish to use.

  []Roland should be mostly compatible with the UCP (though I haven't tested extensively), as long as you import the Roland mod after the UCP. And it is still preferable to disable anything Axton-related in the UCP.

  []If other mods affect Axton's skills or class mods in any way, make sure to disable those changes.

  []This mod is balanced for the vanilla version of Borderlands 2. It is therefore not recommended to combine it with mods that affect the balance of the game (e.g. slag overhaul, UVHM overhaul, BL1-like scaling, etc. Even the Assault Rifle boosts in the UCP might be too much). You may still try to do so, and it might not create any technical issues, but your mileage may vary in terms of gameplay.

  4. Running the mod(s)

  Launch the game, and go to the main menu screen (with New Game, etc). Open the console and type e.g. "exec Roland.blcm". If you combined it with other mods in another file, you need to exec that file instead (e.g. "exec allmymods.blcm").

  5. Playing in co-op

  Roland should work fine in co-op, as a long as all players are running the mod.

  You can play multiple Rolands together. You can play Roland in co-op with any of the vanilla Vault Hunters EXCEPT Axton.

  Unfortunately, at the moment, it is not possible to play Roland in co-op with Lilith or Mordecai (my other mods). This may become an option in the future.

  6. Known issues

  Starting a New Game does not always work very smoothly. If you have problems: start a new Axton without mods, then save quit when you see claptrap, exec the mod and come back.

  The new version of the model swap (from v1. 2) is in principle better, but is not perfect (notably it may affect the inventory pose of some other players in coop). So I left the old version as optional. For some users, the model change from Axton to Roland in the inventory menu might not apply. This problem never happened to me, and is of unknown origin.  If you do see Roland in the Inventory Menu, this is not necessary. But otherwise, a possible solution (not guaranteed to work) is as follows:

  [*]Save the additional file Roland-fix.blcm in your BL2 bina