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There may come a time you want to augment your Vintage Story game with a mod. To add a mod to your game first, download the mod from the forums. The mod will download to your downloads folder. To get to your downloads folder open your file explorer [[File:File_explorer.png|25px]]. Next open in the following order Local Disk(C:) > Users > Your username > Downloads. From there either copy or cut the mod you downloaded. Next, you need to go to your game files. Up at the top click on your username. Look for AppData. If you don't see it, it's because it is hidden. To view hidden files click on View at the very top. Near the right hand side of the bar that just changed you should see a box next to Hidden items. Checkmark that box. Now open in the following order AppData > Roaming > VintagestoryData > Mods. Once in that folder paste the mod you downloaded. At this point if you game is open close and reopen it or if it is already closed, just open it and your mod will be loaded.
With Vintage Story you can have your cake and eat it too.  
 
If you desire to expand your gaming experience with mods made by other players, the best place to look for them is on the [https://www.vintagestory.at/forums/forum/17-mod-releases/ official forums]. Once you download them you have to locate them - but they usually end up in the 'Downloads' folder. On windows you can get there by opening your file explorer [[File:File_explorer.png|25px]]. Next open in the following order Local Disk(C:) > Users > Your username > Downloads
 
Once you got a hold of the mod file in question, copy or cut the mod you downloaded. Next, you need to go to your game files. If you didn't not change the installation directory, the game installed to your application data folder. On windows you can get there by  [[File:Runwindow.png|thumb|right|frame|This is how the run window dialog looks like on Windows 10]]
1. Hitting key combination Winkey+R. That should open a text field dialog
2. Type in %appdata%/VintagestoryData/Mods and hit enter
 
You're now in the mods folder, paste in the mod you copied/cut earlier. Close and reopen your game and the mod should be loaded and listed in the mod manager. Congratulations on your very first modded Vintage Story Experience!

Revision as of 18:58, 2 September 2018

With Vintage Story you can have your cake and eat it too.

If you desire to expand your gaming experience with mods made by other players, the best place to look for them is on the official forums. Once you download them you have to locate them - but they usually end up in the 'Downloads' folder. On windows you can get there by opening your file explorer File explorer.png. Next open in the following order Local Disk(C:) > Users > Your username > Downloads

Once you got a hold of the mod file in question, copy or cut the mod you downloaded. Next, you need to go to your game files. If you didn't not change the installation directory, the game installed to your application data folder. On windows you can get there by

This is how the run window dialog looks like on Windows 10

1. Hitting key combination Winkey+R. That should open a text field dialog 2. Type in %appdata%/VintagestoryData/Mods and hit enter

You're now in the mods folder, paste in the mod you copied/cut earlier. Close and reopen your game and the mod should be loaded and listed in the mod manager. Congratulations on your very first modded Vintage Story Experience!

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