The Legend of Bum-bo: Windfall

The Legend of Bum-bo: Windfall is a mod for the Legend of Bum-bo that fixes bugs, adds new features, and adjusts game balance.

To see mod updates and change lists, visit the Releases page.

The Legend of Bum-bo does not have official modding support. This mod requires BepInEx, a modding framework that allows for patching games made in the Unity engine.

Features

• A new character, Bum-bo the Wise
• 2 new spells
• 2 new trinkets
• An enhanced tooltip system that displays information of all enemies and collectibles
• A status indicator system, which passively displays temporary effects that are currently influencing Bum-bo
• A win streak counter
• The ability to rewatch cutscenes from the main menu
• Improvements to the save and continue system for in progress runs
• Various other quality of life improvements
• Many balance changes, and the option to disable them
• Fixes for over 100 bugs, including...
  • Achievements not unlocking
  • Unlock popups displaying the wrong text
  • Price Tag softlocking the game
  • The user interface breaking in a variety of situations

Installation

If you already have BepInEx 5.4 installed for The Legend of Bum-bo, skip steps 1-3.

1. Download BepInEx_x64_5.4.21.0.zip from the BepInEx 5.4.21 release page. Make sure to download the x64 file, not the unix or x86 files.
2. Extract the contents of BepInEx_x64_5.4.21.0.zip into The Legend of Bum-bo root folder. You can find the root folder by clicking Manage > Browse local files in the options menu on the game's page in your Steam library.
3. Run the game once. This generates BepInEx configuration files.
4. Download The.Legend.of.Bum-bo_Windfall.zip from the Releases page. The latest version of the mod is v1.3.0.
5. Extract the contents of The.Legend.of.Bum-bo_Windfall.zip into the BepInEx/Plugins directory in the game folder. Replace files if prompted.

If you are having trouble installing BepInEx, consult the BepInEx installation guide.

To update the mod, repeat steps 4 and 5 with the new mod release.

To uninstall the mod, remove The Legend of Bum-bo_Windfall folder from BepInEx/Plugins. To uninstall BepInEx, remove the BepInEx folder itself.

Additional Information

The Legend of Bum-bo: Windfall is made for the Steam and GOG versions of the vanilla game, although it most likely works with the Epic Games version as well.

Text that is added or modified by The Legend of Bum-bo: Windfall is not translated and will only display in the English language.

Starting a new game without finishing your saved game will reset your win streak.

The ability to rewatch cutscenes exists in a debug menu in the vanilla game, Windfall just brings the feature to the main menu.

Credit to Jasper Flick for anti-aliasing post processing code used in the mod (catlikecoding.com).

Credit to Pixabay for the Plasma Ball sound effect asset used in the mod (pixabay.com).

Software used in mod development: BepInEx, HarmonyX, dnSpy, Visual Studio, Git, Unity, Gimp, Krita, Inkscape, Blender, Audacity, DaVinci Resolve.

Bug Reports

If you encounter a bug, please report it by opening an issue on the Issues page or by contacting me (see below). If possible, try to submit images and/or video demonstrating the bug.

Contact

Have questions or comments? Send me an Email at jeff.adriaanse@gmail.com or contact me through Discord (username: jeffadriaanse).