{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-19",
 "id": "rehan-remade-universal-modder--identify-game-engine-and-prior-mods",
 "repo": "rehan-remade/universal-modder",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/rehan-remade/universal-modder",
 "repo_slug": "rehan-remade-universal-modder",
 "title": "Find a game's engine and see if it was modded before",
 "page_title": "How to find a game's engine and see if it was modded before with universal-modder",
 "summary": "Point the agent at a game folder to get the engine, version, modding route and any existing field notes.",
 "who": "Hobbyist who just bought an older PC game and wants to know whether modding it is realistic",
 "problem": "You cannot tell what engine a game uses or whether anyone has already worked out how to mod it.",
 "outcome": "A MODDING_PLAN.md with engine, version, managed or native code, anti-cheat status, save folders and the best known route.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the plugin or the skills with `npx skills add https://github.com/rehan-remade/universal-modder`.",
  "Search prior art first with `um kb search \"grand theft auto\"`, swapping in your game's name.",
  "Ask the agent to run the game-recon skill on your install folder.",
  "Read the generated MODDING_PLAN.md before deciding to build anything."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use universal-modder's game-recon skill on <path to game folder>. Tell me the engine, whether it is managed or native, any anti-cheat, and whether the knowledge base already has notes on it. Write the result to MODDING_PLAN.md.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Recon output is the agent's reading of files on disk; confirm anti-cheat status yourself before launching an online game with any mod.",
 "category": "Games & Hobbies",
 "tags": [
  "Games & Hobbies"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "A coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot or OpenCode",
  "A PC game you own, run single-player or offline",
  "Git, Python 3.10+ and ffmpeg (uv recommended)",
  "A fal API key for generated art, 3D and audio (or a local ComfyUI server for images)",
  "Blender for 3D to sprite renders",
  "Windows games run natively or from WSL"
 ],
 "risk": "dual-use",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.585,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/rehan-remade-universal-modder/identify-game-engine-and-prior-mods/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/rehan-remade-universal-modder/identify-game-engine-and-prior-mods/index.md",
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}