A simple tool to edit/dump BitLife save files or var files.

Download the latest release from the releases page or build the project yourself. NOTE!!!: You will need to rebuild the project with the Mono DLLs from that game version to ensure compatibility or else you will run into deserialization issues.

bitlife-edit comes with a REPL that allows you to edit save files interactively. With the save editor, you are also able to edit values that aren't normally accessible in the dump, like your age. To start it, run:

bitlife-edit.exe -r -m <mono dll path> <saveFile.data>

The REPL also launches automatically if you run the program without any arguments:

bitlife-edit.exe -m <mono dll path> <saveFile.data>
==== BitLife Save Editor REPL ====
Type 'help' for available commands or 'quit' to exit.

bitlife>

Run the help command to see a list of available commands:

bitlife> help
Available commands:
  set <field> <value> - Set a field to a specific value
  get <field>         - Get the current value of a field
  save [filename]     - Save changes to file
  help                - Show this help message
  quit/exit           - Exit the REPL

Supported fields:
  money, cash, bank, balance - Character's money
  age                        - Character's age

Examples:
  set money 99999     - Set money to 99,999
  get age             - Get the character's age
  set age 912         - If you're feeling like Seth

bitlife-edit.exe -s saveFile.data -m dump/DummyDll

You can also dump any other file that is serialized in the same format as a save file. Typically, this means any .data file:

bitlife-edit.exe -s graves.data -m dump/DummyDll

Note: Doing this requires the Mono assemblies for the game. To obtain them, you can use Il2CppDumper to generate dummy dlls. Once obtained, specify the path to the Mono DLLs using the -m/--mono flag.

bitlife-edit.exe -p -f fields.json saveFile.data

fields.json may be any JSON file with the following format:

{
	"field1": "value1",
	"field2": "value2",
	...
}

It must contain the fields you want to edit and their new values. For example:

{
	"m_name": "John Doe",
	"m_age": 34
}

If you want to edit a field that exists within a nested object, you can use the dot notation. For example:

{
	"m_currentJob.m_jobTitle": "Doctor"
	"m_currentJob.m_Finances.m_BankBalance": 100000
}

Here is a real-world example of me patching my bank balance:

$ cat patch.json
{
    "<Finances>k__BackingField.<BankBalance>k__BackingField": 9999999999.0
}
$ bitlife-edit.exe --patch -f patch.json saveFile.data

You can obtain the field names by dumping the save file first with the -s/--save flag.

bitlife-edit.exe -d MonetizationVars

bitlife-edit.exe -e moneyvars.json

In this case, the program will write the encrypted var file to moneyvars.json.var.

bitlife-edit 1.2.1+a1fa0f140879c34cc269a505efa2695eb0ac6c91
Copyright (C) 2024 bitlife-edit

  -o, --output      The output file to write the JSON data to.

  -m, --mono        The path to the Mono DLL files.

  -d, --decrypt     Decrypt the input var file.

  -e, --encrypt     Encrypt the input var file.

  -c, --cipher      Overrides the default cipher key used to decrypt var files.

  -s, --save        Dump a .data file to a JSON file.

  -p, --patch       Patch any .data file based on variables stored in a JSON file.

  -f, --file        The JSON file containing the variables required for a patch.

  --max_depth       (Default: 0) The maximum depth to traverse when serializing the save game data. Default is 0 (no limit).

  --help            Display this help screen.

  --version         Display version information.

  input (pos. 0)    Required. The input file to process.

To build the project, you will need to have .NET Framework 8.0 installed. It is recommended you use Visual Studio to build the project.

Furthermore, you will need to add the game's Mono assembly, "Assembly-CSharp", as a dependency of the project. You can obtain this DLL by using Il2CppDumper to generate dummy DLLs.