Best Gorilla Tag Cosmetic Mods, Custom Hats, and Materials Guide

Introduction: Express Yourself with Custom Cosmetics

In the official Gorilla Tag store, cosmetics cost Shiny Rocks that require either weeks of daily logins or real money purchases. Even then, the catalog is limited to items released during official seasonal events.

With Gorilla Cosmetics, you unlock thousands of community-crafted 3D hats, animated glowing textures, superhero outfits, glasses, and badges—completely free of charge.

This guide explains how Gorilla Cosmetics works, how to install custom asset packages, and how multiplayer visibility operates in 2026.

How Gorilla Cosmetics Works: The Core Architecture

The cosmetic modding system consists of two primary components:

1. The Plugin (GorillaCosmetics.dll): Hooks into the avatar rendering pipeline and adds a dedicated mirror and cosmetic wardrobing stand next to the official treehouse mirror.
2. The Asset Folders:
   • Hats/ (Contains .hat files with custom 3D models and anchor attachment points).
   • Materials/ (Contains .material files with custom shaders, iridescent foils, animated gifs, and fur textures).

Installing on PC VR (Steam)

Step 1: Install the Main Plugin

1. Download GorillaCosmetics.dll from the GTMods Tools catalog.
2. Place GorillaCosmetics.dll into your BepInEx\plugins\ folder.

Step 2: Adding Custom Hats and Materials

1. Inside BepInEx\plugins\GorillaCosmetics\, you will find two subdirectories:
   • Hats/
   • Materials/
2. Download any custom hat packs from community creators.
3. Drop your .hat files directly into Hats/ and your .material files into Materials/.
4. Launch Gorilla Tag. Head over to the secondary mirror stand on the second floor of the treehouse. Use your controller hand to press the arrow buttons on the selection stand to preview and equip your custom styles.

Multiplayer Visibility: Who Can See Your Modded Skin?

A common point of confusion is whether other players in your lobby can see your custom glowing skins or giant hats:

• Players running Gorilla Cosmetics: If another player in your lobby also has Gorilla Cosmetics installed with the same asset files, they will see your modded cosmetics rendered in real-time.
• Vanilla Players (Unmodded): Players who do not have mods installed will see your default gorilla fur color and any official cosmetics you have equipped. This is an intentional design choice by mod creators to avoid breaking network synchronization.

Performance Tips for Low-End Systems

Some community materials utilize high-resolution 4K textures or unoptimized particle shaders that can decrease frame rates:

1. Limit active animated shaders if you experience frame drops.
2. If your VR headset stutters when opening the cosmetic stand, reduce texture resolution scaling in SteamVR settings to 100%.
3. Delete unused .hat files from your Hats/ directory to speed up initial game load times.