[updated]: Bl Tools
bl3-cli extract-patch "C:\Game\Patch.pak" --output ./my_mod bl3-cli build-mod ./my_mod --output ./NewMod.pak This is much closer to a professional dev pipeline. It allows for (yes, people put their BL3 mods on GitHub) and CI/CD testing for massive community patches. Is It Safe? Mostly, yes. Because BL Tools typically use the game's official "Hotfix" or "Mod" folder (introduced in BL3/TTW), you aren't overwriting the game's executable. Gearbox has historically been neutral-to-friendly toward BL Tools, as long as you aren't using them for multiplayer griefing.
That said: Use a separate save file. A malformed item can crash your inventory screen instantly. BL Tools are the reason Borderlands 2 is still being played 12 years later. bl tools
They transformed a static looter-shooter into a live sandbox. Whether you want to turn the Bane into a whisper-quiet laser beam or make every enemy drop a legendary, BL Tools hands you the keys to Pandora. bl3-cli extract-patch "C:\Game\Patch