Custom Mode is a mode in Yandere Simulator that allows players to create their own playable scenarios and share them with others.
Currently, it is only available for 1980s Mode. To create a custom mode, select one of the new save files and press shift.
Gameplay[]
In this mode, the player can customize the protagonist, her Senpai and the rest of the school populations as well as their routines or generate them randomly. Additionally, the player can add their own cutscenes at the beginning of each week; to do that, they have to drag all the necessary images, music and text to YandereSimulator\Assets\StreamingAssets\CustomMode\Cutscenes
. To change the dialogue between the rivals and Senpai, they have to change the text inside YandereSimulator\Assets\StreamingAssets\CustomMode\Events
; however, the events themselves are currently based on 1980s Mode rivals' events.
By the end of the 11th week, the protagonist will attempt to make a confession to her Senpai. Depending on the various factors, such as how exactly the rivals were eliminated, her reputation at school and if she attempted to make any gifts to him or not and if he was mentally affected by the past events, he will either accept the confession or reject her.
After finishing working on a custom mode or before updating the game, the author has to copy the following folders to share the mode:
YandereSimulator\Assets\StreamingAssets\CustomMode
YandereSimulator\Assets\StreamingAssets\JSON\Custom.json
YandereSimulator\Assets\StreamingAssets\JSON\CustomTopics.json
YandereSimulator\Assets\StreamingAssets\JSON\Misc.json
In the initial release of the Custom Mode, there are several features that only exist in basic state:
- As of February 1, 2024 Build, it is possible to change the gender of the students, except for the faculty and the player. Also, some customization options are unavailable for specific genders (for example, the author can change male skin color, but not female skin color).
- Student routines do not change from week to week. The author can customize any student's routine, but all students will repeat their "Week 1 Routine" on every week.
- All Custom Mode rivals share the same "sabotagable events" as the 1980s Mode rivals. The author can edit the dialogue between Senpai and the rivals, but they can't dictate the exact criteria for sabotaging their interactions. If the player wants to eliminate a rival through sabotage, the author needs to avoid changing their routines in ways that would prevent the 1980s Mode rival events from taking place.
- It is technically possible to give a character a weird combination of traits, like giving the coward persona to a teacher, but it may result in the game encountering circumstances it has no instructions for, which could potentially cause the character to just freeze in place or run in circles forever.
- When the player is in Buraza Town and during stealth missions, the protagonist will appear as Ryoba. This will be addressed in a future update.[1]
- As of the January 9th, 2024 build, the protagonist now appears fully masked in an incognito disguise when in town, wearing the stealth mission outfit, a facemask, and an accessory to conceal her hair.
Trivia[]
- This mode was initially referred to as Scenario Editor Mode.[2]
- Initially, it was planned as an additional feature that would not be included in the free demo version.[3] However, that changed with the mode being released in January 5th, 2024 build.
Quotes[]
“ | I fell in love with a boy.
I love him so much that I want to kill any girl who speaks to him. One of my classmates plans to confess her love to him at 6:00 PM on Friday. I have to stop her before that happens. Drowning her...poisoning her...stabbing her...even burning her to death... There is nothing I won't do for him. I won't let anyone come between us. I don't care what I have to do. I don't care who I have to hurt. I don't care whose blood I have to spill. I won't let anyone take him from me. Nothing else matters. No one else matters. He. Will. Be. Mine. He doesn't have a choice. |
” |
— The first cutscene.
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“ | I eliminated the girl who was planning to confess to my Senpai...
...but another girl has fallen in love with him. Just like the last girl, she plans to confess to him at 6:00 PM on Friday. I can't let her take him from me. One way or another, I must eliminate her before the end of the week... |
” |
— Cutscene after eliminating the first rival, week 2 onwards.
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“ | I finally did it...
I eliminated all of the girls who were trying to steal my Senpai from me. And, now... I finally have the courage to tell him how I feel. Senpai...please, accept my feelings! |
” |
— After eliminating all rivals.
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“ | The day has finally come. She takes a deep breath...and confesses her feelings to him. She describes how he makes her feel...and how she can't live without him. When she is finally finished...she waits eagerly for his response. | ” |
— The Confession.
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“ | With great enthusiasm...he smiles warmly...and says he loves her, too! Her love confession...has been accepted! | ” |
— Getting accepted.
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“ | With a look of irritation...he shakes his head...and says he would never date her. Her love confession...has been rejected. She failed. She was not able...to win his heart. This story does not have...a happy ending. | ” |
— Getting rejected.
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“ | He said yes!
At long last...Senpai is finally mine! We'll be together forever... ...he doesn't have a choice, after all. Ah, ha ha ha... |
” |
— Cutscene after getting accepted.
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