i looked at the game files and the bgm sounds for houbou are in one big AWB file. After some searching it seems some other games with this format have gotten audio mods, but people struggle to get the tools to work with a lot of games. The AWB TOOLS package is not able to unpack the shenmue 3 awb file. it just auto closes. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can figure it out.
How moddable are unreal3 games anyway? Does the developer need to release modding tools to make it easier or is it simple without them?
The reason i ask is Ive come across a Ryo model swap mod that uses the Passport Model, it looks great but no facial animations.
It made me realise even more how much i would so love for a demake of this game using shenmue 2 assets and new ones made in the old style. but i realise what a mammoth task it would be and too much for the small shenmue community :/