

You can install mods manually by unzipping them into subfolders within your local Mods folder.

You can use tools such as RimPy to download and install mods from Steam Workshop and GitHub instead. Steam Workshop automates the process of downloading and installing mods, as well as keeping them up to date with new releases.Įven if you do not own RimWorld on Steam, Workshop can still be used to discover new mods while some mods are released on Nexus Mods, no other mod site has close to the same amount of mods available.

To unsubscribe from Steam Workshop mods, you can press the UNSUBSCRIBE button on the right 4 or go to the Steam Workshop.ĭon't forget to save the settings by pressing the SAVE button in the bottom right corner 5.If you own RimWorld on Steam, then the easiest way of finding and downloading mods is by using Steam Workshop. The right section displays the mod names, preview images and description 3. It then may be possible to access a website if the mod contained appropriate information. For missing mods from other sources, click the icon. Click the icon to go to the Workshop page, where you can subscribe to the missing mod or see the mod troubleshooting section for further information. This may happen if you want to play a foreign savegame using different mods or might be caused by some technical problems of the Steam Workshop update mechanics or a mod being removed from the Steam Workshop due to legal reasons. Mods that are marked with a red triangle can't be found by the game. Be aware that it's unlikely that a mod author can test all possible combinations of mods so these indicators are a good estimation but no definitive information. There are some indicators that might serve as an orientation to estimate the impact. While in most cases it is no problem to activate additional mods at a later point of the game, deactivating mods may have a serious impact in the integrity of the savegame. Usually the mod description or the description in the Steam Workshop or download location contain information regarding load order, dependencies and incompatibilities. Make sure that you activated all dependencies if a mod requires some, too. Some other mods might depend on scripts of other mods which have to be loaded before. If you use some mods that override files of others or manipulate them by script, they might be needed to be loaded last. In many cases it is not required to change the loading order.
