DK64 Tag Anywhere

DK64 Tag Anywhere is a mod for Donkey Kong 64: Recompiled that lets you switch Kongs from (almost) anywhere instead of needing to run back to a tag barrel.

What It Does

• Enables on-demand character swapping during normal gameplay.
• Reduces backtracking by removing the tag barrel requirement for most situations.
• Targets DK64 Recompiled using game id dk64.

Installation

1. Download the latest dk64_tag_anywhere.nrm from Releases.
2. Put the file in your DK64 Recompiled mods folder.
   • Example (Windows): C:\Users\<YourUser>\AppData\Local\DK64Recompiled\mods
3. Launch DK64 Recompiled and enable the mod from the mods menu.

Build Requirements

• clang
• ld.lld
• make
• RecompModTool from N64Recomp

Notes:

• On macOS, Apple Clang is not enough for this target. Use an LLVM toolchain that supports MIPS and point CC/LD to it if needed.
• On Linux/macOS, ensure zip is installed for packaging workflows.

Building from Source

From the repository root:

make

This builds build/mod.elf.

Then package the mod:

RecompModTool mod.toml C:/path/to/DK64Recompiled/mods

PowerShell example:

.\RecompModTool.exe .\mod.toml C:\Users\<YourUser>\AppData\Local\DK64Recompiled\mods

The produced mod file is named dk64_tag_anywhere.nrm.

Project Layout

• src/tag_anywhere.c: Main gameplay patch logic.
• mod.toml: Mod metadata, target game id, and packaging inputs.
• dk64_decomp/: Decompiled DK64 source and headers used by the build.
• Dk64Syms/: Symbol files used by RecompModTool.

Credits

See authors in mod.toml for the full contributor list included in the mod manifest.