Star Rod .mod patch files
A Star Rod .mod file is a patch format produced by the Star Rod editor for Paper Mario on Nintendo 64, identified by the magic bytes `PMSR`. It applies to a Paper Mario ROM the same way any other patch does, and stores checksum data so it can confirm the correct base ROM.
- Extension
- .mod
- Identifier bytes
- PMSR
- Verifies your ROM
- Yes
- Can change ROM size
- Yes
- Create on this site
- Apply only
- Common on
- Paper Mario (Nintendo 64)
Limitations
- Apply only.
- Specific to one game.
What Star Rod .mod files are
Star Rod is a dedicated level and content editor for Paper Mario. It exports mods in its own container format rather than a general patch format, marked by the four bytes PMSR at the start of the file.
Applying a Star Rod mod
Load a Paper Mario N64 ROM in .z64 byte order along with the .mod file in the patcher. If the ROM does not match, check your byte order first, since Paper Mario dumps circulate in several.
Frequently asked questions
What game do Star Rod .mod files work with?
Paper Mario for Nintendo 64. Star Rod is a game-specific editor, so its output is not usable with any other ROM.
My .mod file will not load. Why?
Check that the file starts with the bytes PMSR. The .mod extension is used by many unrelated formats, most commonly tracker music modules, which the patcher will refuse.