re5 How do I mod Resident Evil 5? How do I swap character models out with others?

[Spotie484]

I am trying to learn how to mod games, or at least understand how they work on some level so I can use them effectively. I have tried using the Nexus Mods manager and it didn't affect the game I was trying to alter which I'm sure is due to my lack of understanding of mods and how they work. I am a longtime gamer though I don't have any experience coding or programming. Something I have wanted to do is import other characters into Resident Evil 5, I am new to modding so I am not sure what is or isn't capable, I am only sure o f what I have seen, and I've watched a lot of mods on Youtube of characters in the game, like Spencer. Jill, Wesker, Sheva, Chris etc. being replaced by models of other characters.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV4MOTf9N1k

I've even seen models from Resident Evil 6 imported into Resident Evil 5 and vice versa. A quick example many people would likely be universally familiar with would be having Mr. X's model swapped out for Pennywise in the Resident Evil 2 remake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa104QhYagU

 

 

I was led to believe that in some way, in order to do this, all one needs to do is swap the model of the actual character in the game (located in a folder somewhere on your computer) and import the other one in and name it the same as the one there previously. Could anyone help me make sense of how to do this please? Also, would this work on the version of the game I own on steam? (Re5 Gold Edition) I very much would appreciate it as well as any videos or references that could help simplify understanding/ learning it. Thanks so much for your time!