Com3d2 Preset Portable Now

Beyond the Studio: The Power of “COM3D2 Preset Portable”

In the deep customization ocean of Custom Order Maid 3D 2 (COM3D2), a maid isn’t just a character. She’s hours of tuning sliders—face shape, eye angle, skin gloss, breast physics, accessory placement, and personality quirks.

Losing that work to a reinstall, a hard drive crash, or simply moving to a new PC is a nightmare.

Enter the unofficial but essential concept: the portable preset.

Step 2: Identify Mod Dependencies (The Detective Work)

Open your .preset file with a text editor (Notepad++). Search for extensions: .unity3d, .menu, .texture2d. Write down every custom mod path you see.

Pro Tip: If you use COM3D2 Mod Manager, right-click the preset and select "Show Dependencies." It will list every missing or existing mod. com3d2 preset portable

Part 3: The Native Method – How COM3D2 Handles Presets by Default

Let's look at how the vanilla game expects you to handle presets. This is the baseline, but as you will see, it is not truly portable.

To Export a Vanilla Preset:

  1. In the "Edit Maid" screen, click "Save/Load."
  2. Click "Save Character Data."
  3. Name your file.

To Import on Another PC:

  1. Copy UserData/preset/MyMaid.preset to the new PC.
  2. Copy UserData/edit/preset/MyMaid.menu to the new PC.

Why this fails: If MyMaid uses a modded hair style from "Mod X," and the new PC doesn't have "Mod X," the game will either crash or load a bald, naked maid with missing textures. Beyond the Studio: The Power of “COM3D2 Preset

Verdict: Default system = Not portable.

“Portable” – The Community Fix

The portable concept arose from modders and power users who wanted to share maids on Discord, GitHub, or fan sites without forcing everyone to track down 27 different mods.

A COM3D2 Preset Portable typically includes:

  1. The .preset file – Contains the slider data.
  2. A mod manifest – A simple .txt list of required mods with source links (Scoresu, Utopia, official DLC).
  3. “Embedded” textures – Some advanced users repack custom face textures or tattoo layers into the preset’s referenced files.
  4. Game version note – COM3D2 updates (1.xx → 2.xx → 3.xx) change how bone data stores, so portability breaks across major versions.

True portability is never 100% automatic, but the community standard makes it 90% reproducible. In the "Edit Maid" screen, click "Save/Load

3. Sybaris vs. BepInEx Exclusivity

Older presets made with Sybaris (Insert Plus) use different shaders than BepInEx (COM3D2_Editor). A "portable" preset must account for which plugin framework generated the sliders.

Tool 1: The "Preset Export" Plugin (BepInEx)

Several BepInEx plugins (like COM3D2.PresetExport.Plugin) scan the current maid and list every single mod attached to her.

The Portable Process:

  1. Install the plugin.
  2. In the maid editor, click "Export Portable Preset."
  3. The plugin generates a zip file containing:
    • The .preset file.
    • The .menu file.
    • Copies of every .model, .texture, and .menu file the maid uses.