Go back to 7-Zip and extract the file you want to modify into this folder in exactly the same place it is in the file. Open it and you will find a folder named 'out', which contains a folder named 'Data'. pak file to 'My Documents' folder then navigate to your my documents folder and you will see a folder named 'DeadIsland'. Once opened, navigate to the file you wish to edit, BUT DO NOT MODIFY IT HERE. You can open them with a program like 7-Zip or WinRAR. These files are simply zipped containers for the game's configuration files. Once inside the folder you will see several files with a. If you are using steam it should be in your steamapps folder:Ĭ:\.\Steam\steamapps\common\dead island\DI

A safe way to mod Dead Island is to go to your installation directory and enter the folder named 'DI'.