Translations:Accessibility/19/en

General guidance for using mods:

• It's generally safe to add/remove mods even after playing a world for awhile. But best practice includes creating a backup before changing mods. If a mod adds blocks, items, entities, or new worldgen, a backup may be more important.
• Mods are compatible with specific game versions. If you update the game, check your favorite mods to see if they have also been updated (which is up to the individual mod authors). A mod that hasn't been specifically updated for your current game version can often still work or mostly work. Again, create a backup of your world before experimenting.
• Code mods - especially if not updated for the current game version or only recently updated - can cause issues or crashes (either directly, or more subtly if they prevent another game system from working properly). Check client-main.txt and server-main.txt logs for reported errors. Report issues to the mod author rather than to Vintage Story staff.
• In single player games, mods are installed by downloading them and then dragging the zip file into to your VintagestoryData Mods folder. On a Windows PC, the Mods folder is found at %appdata%\VintagestoryData\Mods by default. The mod database has a '1-click install' feature that puts the zip file directly into the Mods folder rather than the Downloads folder; this only applies to the most-recently-published version of the mod, though.
• When you join a multiplayer server, the required mods are automatically downloaded to a specific subfolder for that server, within your single-player mod folder. To also use one of your single-player client-side mods in multiplayer, copy-paste it into that server's subfolder. Several accessibility mods are client-side only, meaning that you can use them even on multiplayer servers without causing problems. Some mods would require the server admins to install them.
• The mod landscape is ever-changing; a mod perfect for your issue might exist yet not be mentioned below, or a mod you relied on might be incompatible with the latest version of the game. If you find a mod that you think deserves to be noted on this Accessibility page, make a comment in the #wiki-and-translations channel of the Vintage Story Discord server. If you use an outdated mod without problems, consider making a comment on that's mod's page of the mod database, so other potential users can see the encouraging news.