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Installing stonehearth mods6/11/2023 Instructions for installing mods manually: Steam Workshop mods are automatically updated, and require extra steps for uploading, so they have their own page in this guide. When you manually download a new mod, it is usually in the form of a ".smod" file. If you have installed it via Steam, then the mods folder will be at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stonehearth\mods.If you installed the game with the Humble Bundle installer, this will normally be at C:\Program Files (x86)\Stonehearth\mods.Download this file and place it into the "mods" folder of your Stonehearth installation: This is a compressed file that contains everything the mod needs to function. Once you have placed the mod inside this folder, then all you need to do is start the game, and the mod should be active. If it isn't, go to the Mods menu from the main menu, and make sure the mod is checked in the "Local Mods" list. If the mod was provided with an extension other than ".smod" (such as ".zip, or ".rar") you will need to uncompress it. The game can read mods in ".smod" format or in plain folders. If you have both for the same mod, it will prefer reading the plain folder. smod, but still having the plain folder, you will get a conflict, since the game will load the plain folder, which doesn't contain the latest version of the mod. This is especially important for the stonehearth mod, if you have it both as plain folder and as. smod, and Steam updates the game, you might get errors, and you will not see the new content. Delete the plain folder to solve this problem. Make sure that if you uncompress a mod, it doesn't create an inner folder with the same name, otherwise the game won't be able to load the mod properly. Instructions for uninstalling mods manually: Copy and paste the files on the outer directory to solve this problem. If you manually downloaded a mod from an external site, you'll have it placed inside your mods folder. With the game closed, navigate to that directory and delete the corresponding mod's folder or. Then restart the game.īear in mind that savefiles that were made with that mod active will throw errors if you try to load them after uninstalling it (same if you disable the mod instead of deleting it). Instructions for uploading mods manually:Īfter you finish making your mod, it's time to package it for easier sharing. While being in the mods folder, select your mod folder, right-click it and zip it. Zip (you will get a warning from Windows when changing the extension, just click Yes). That way it'll be faster to install for players. Test it again with the smod file only, to check that it is being loaded fine.ĭon't rename the zip/smod file after compressing your mod folder. The manifest might become invalid because the inner path doesn't match. Then, upload it to the place of your choice. We call "local" mods to any mods that have to be installed and updated manually by the players.If you plan to upload your mod to the Steam workshop, you shouldn't package it, the upload button will take care of that (also you'll need to generate a Steam file ID for your mod first). If you have installed it via Steam, then the mods folder will be at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stonehearth\mods.If you installed the game with the Humble Bundle installer, this will normally be at C:\Program Files (x86)\Stonehearth\mods.ĭownload this file and place it into the "mods" folder of your Stonehearth installation: This is a compressed file that contains everything the mod needs to function. Smod, and Steam updates the game, you might get errors, and you will not see the new content.
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