> The Chimera Project

> Welcome to the official website for the Chimera Project!

> Chimera: A Java modding API and modloader for Cell Lab on Android.
> The mission: Democratize modding with a simple Java interface.
> Using the API, you can forget about smali patching and decompiling.
> No longer will you need a computer-engineering degree to mod your silly android game.

> Chimera is a work in progress. Looking to join the development team or support us?
> Take a look at the links section to learn more.

> All Chimera software is subject to an open-source accrediting copyright license.
> The terms of which can be found on github.
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> Copyright (c) 2025, MartinBarNav (github.com/MartinBarNav)
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> Features

> Chimera is both a modloader and an API. It offers utilities to access game clasees, fields, methods and hook to
> in-game events and react to them. It makes heavy use of Java reflection to remain as lightweight as possible and
> to be able to dynamically read mod files and load classes into memory. The foundation of the API are short
> but powerful smali patches that inject invoke-static calls into the game's code to bootstrap ChimeraAPI and
> the Chimera modloader. This bootstrapping process allows most of Chimera's code to be written in Java despite
> not having access to java decompilations of the base game.
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> Java: smali is too cumbersome. Use Chimera and switch to java for easier modding!
> Deobfuscation: using Chimera, you'll never have to worry about code obfuscation.
> Debugging: Chimera offers robust exception handling and logging if things go wrong.
> API: ChimeraAPI offers various utilities that would be unthinkable to implement in smali.
> Modloading: Chimera makes your mod able to work with other mods and avoids conflicts or code-overwrites.
> Safety: Chimera is open-source. Making it safer than having to install potentially harmful APKs.
> Ease-of-use: The API is focused around user-friendliness. It is easy to get started modding using Chimera.
> Time-saving: What used to take weeks of smali-patching can be done in minutes using the API.
> Licensing: The code you write is yours. No more distributing of APKs around.
> Lightweight: Chimera mods are lightweight. Making it easier for users to install multiple mods.
> No root!: Unlike other Android modloaders, Chimera does not requiere rooting your phone.
> Minimal setup: With Chimera, you don't have to download 3rd party tools to decompile and patch APKs.
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