How to install custom skins!

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A lot of custom skins have been created by LoL players. (coming soon post) The only problem is the way people used to install those skins needed you to modify your heropak_client and make a backup to be able to patch the game (you had to backup every patch). But now, you don't need backup anymore if you follow this tutorial! You will be able to keep all your custom skins every patch without even modifying your files. Here's the right way to install custom skins: 1. Download the skin (it will be called "Champion".dds) 2. Go to \Riot Games\League of Legends\game\DATA\ 3. Make a new folder called "Characters" 4. In that folder, make a new folder with the name of the original skin of the champion (you can find the orginal skin names in the list below) 5. In that folder, paste the "Champion.dds" skin For example, a custom Ashe skin would go to: \Riot Games\League of Legends\game\DATA\Characters\Bowmaster\ If you want to test it out, I put the Ashe skin I use in the attachments. Download the .pdf and rename the "Bowmaster_Clr.pdf" into "Bowmaster_Clr.dds". Then follow the instructions above. note: The file is in .pdf because the forum doesn't accept .dds files, thats why you have to rename it. Original Skin names: Quote: Alistar = Alistar Amumu = SadMummy Anivia = Cryophoenix Annie = Annie Annie's Tibbers = bear Ashe = Bowmaster Blitzcrank = SteamGolem Cho'Gath = GreenTerror Corki = Corki Dr. Mundo = DrMundo Evelynn = Evelynn Ezreal = Ezreal Fiddlesticks = FiddleSticks Gangplank = Pirate Gragas = Gragas Heimerdinger = Heimerdinger Janna = Janna Jax = Armsmaster Karthus = Lich Kassadin = Voidwalker Katarina = Katarina Kayle = Judicator Malphite = Malphite Master Yi = MasterYi Morgana = FallenAngel Nasus = Nasus Nidalee = Nidalee Nidalee's Cougar = Nidalee_Cougar Nunu = Yeti Pantheon = Pantheon Poppy = Poppy Rammus = Armordillo Ryze = Ryze Shaco = Jester Singed = ChemicalMan Sion = Sion Sivir = Sivir Soraka = Soraka Taric = Gemknight Teemo = Teemo Tristana = Tristana Tryndamere = DarkChampion Twisted Fate = Cardmaster Twitch = Twitch Udyr = Udyr Veigar = Veigar Warwick = Wolfman Zilean = Chronokeeper Q&A -Are you able to turn off the skin when you want? You have to remove the .dds from the folder. -If someone has a store bought skin, will the custom skin overwrite that skin with this method? No, your custom skin will not overwrite a skin bought from the store because all skins have their own .dds files. For example, a custom Annie skin has to be named Annie.dds. If you want to overwrite the Goth Annie skin, your custom skin has to be named Annie2Black_Diffuse.dds. -Can other players see my custom skin? No, only you can see your custom skin, unless they installed the same custom skin too. -I installed a custom skin for Annie, can I do the same for Tibber? Yes! A custom skin for Tibber has to be named HogyoBear.dds, you have to create the folder "bear" in "DATA". \Riot Games\League of Legends\game\DATA\Characters\bear p.s. Even if you use Goth Annie skin, you can install a custom skin for Tibber.