Disco Elysium – How to Get Items by Editing Save File

A few words beforehand….

Disco Elysium is definitely full of ways to progress in main as well as additional quests. At the very start of the game my detective faced the hanged body and a task to examine it but only in my subsequent playthough or reading reddit posts I discovered that I could get hold of Yellow Gardening Gloves and Ampoule of Ammonia (help you pass checks associated with the task mentioned above) or lieutenant Kim handkerchief (wash the puke and cherish this piece of cloth for the rest of your life).

My gamer soul that likes unraveling game secrets, find possible outcomes and collect all the junk on map was instantly in pursuit mode for the information on the things I missed.

So if you don’t feel like replaying the game from the start or reloading and replaying hours in your current run but want to obtain a particular item for collector greed / role playing / any other joyful feeling… this guide is for you.

Now straight to the point…

Step 1Locate your save folder directory:

C:\Users\……..\AppData\LocalLow\ZAUM Studio\Disco Elysium\SaveGames

NOTE: it is strongly advised to make a backup copies before any manipulations with save files Open the desired archive (.ntwtf file extension). Find file looking like this “…2nd.ntwtf.json”.

Extract/copy the file from archive. Open it with Notepad.

Step 2Find the line:

Add a line with ID of the item you want. Don’t forget the comma and quotation marks.

ID’s can be found here for example

Step 3For example the item that you want to add is a clothing item. Let’s add Fairweather T-500 Helmet.

Find the line:

{
“Key”: 0,
“Value”: “shirt_dress_disco”
},
{
“Key”: 1,
“Value”: “pants_bellbottom”
},
…
{
“Key”: 9,
“Value”: “pants_jeans”
}

Add a comma after your last curly bracket and next lines:

{
“Key”: 10,
“Value”: “hat_t500”
}

NOTE: Author do not know whether adding the items of T-500 set in such a way will count for the achievement Or the item that you want to add is a general item. Let’s add Kim Kitsuragi handkerchief.

Find the line:

Following general view of the list

{
“Key”: 0,
“Value”: “postcard_le_jardin”
},
{
“Key”: 1,
“Value”: “rene_photo”
},
{
“Key”: 2,
“Value”: “postcard_grand_couron”
}

Likewise add a comma after your last curly bracket and next lines:

{
“Key”: 3,
“Value”: “lieutenants_handkerchief”
}

Interactable items go to:

Tools and consumables go to:

Step 4 Save the file and copy it back to save file archive.