[Outdated] The Proper Way to Install Mods

Try again then

 

this is not really simple and really doesn't help

 

It's because the guide is outdated and irrelevant for most people.

Installing most mods is as easy as dropping them in your /mods/ folder now.

If the mod was last updated for "Enraged Koala", it will most likely work for the current version.

 

None of the Mods I have downloaded, all of which I have placed in the existing 'Mods' folder, appear to be showing up...I'm a noob and confused as to what method to use with the current build? As far as I can tell it's just a case of having in them in the mods folder ?

anybody?

 

If they're zip files, extract them to the mods folder. For example, my Felins mod would be felins-version.zip, with its own root directory felins. If you extract that to \mods, you should end up with \mods\felins\felins.modinfo. If the .modinfo file is not there, for example in \mods\felins-version\felins, you fucked up. If the zip file does not have its own root directory, the mod author is complicating things.

All of this also applies to rar and 7z. I have no useful knowledge on modpack files

 

Okay thanks very muchly, I'm checking that now...is there a way of telling what mods have loaded somewhere in the start-up process? Any dialogue to confirm which mods are active?
Also, and I wonder if this may vary from mod to mod, is it usual to have to start a new game/character/world for mods to become active, or will the changes apply to an existing game?

 

The server version of the game lists the loaded mods before the "Info: Loading Star::Root..." part. On the other hand, this is not written to the .log files so if you want a copy of the list you'll have to make it yourself.

Example mod list:

Code:

Info: Detected mod 'Avali' at '../mods\avali\.'
Info: Detected mod 'Felins' at '../mods\felins\.'
Info: Detected mod 'Felins Objects+' at '../mods\felin_objplus\.'
Info: Detected mod 'xbawks' at '../mods\xbawks\.'
Info: Detected mod 'scratchpad' at '../mods\scratchpad\.'
Info: Creating Star::Root with 7 assets sources and config file: '..\starbound.config'
Info: Loading Star::Assets from: '../assets/packed.pak'
Info: Loading Star::Assets from: '../assets/user'
Info: Loading Star::Assets from: '../mods\avali\.'
Info: Loading Star::Assets from: '../mods\felins\.'
Info: Loading Star::Assets from: '../mods\felin_objplus\.'
Info: Loading Star::Assets from: '../mods\xbawks\.'
Info: Loading Star::Assets from: '../mods\scratchpad\.'
Info: Loading Star::Root...
Info: Loading Star::Configuration from '..\starbound.config'

 

Okay, thanks for your help Kawa

 

Edit: Nevermind, found it.

 

for step one how do u get to the starbound folder?

 

Step 1. Read another guide as this is outdated

http://community.playstarbound.com/...n-and-distribution-beta-offended-koala.53587/

 

uh, i have a question, when i installed a mod ( The cheat box mod, because i wanted to get all the weapons after defeated all the bosses ) all my data was wiped, is there a way to recover it

 

It would have been better if you started a new topic or posted in the mod's discussion but I guess it's too late now.

That is not a known behavior of just installing a mod. You must have done something by mistake without realizing it.

If you go into your player folder there might be a few .bak# files .That is a backup of the last time you played. Just make a copy of your player folder and then delete the original files (without .bak) and rename the .bak# (remove .bak# from filename).


If you can't see file extensions in Windows you need to go into View & enable file extensions (or Folder Options, View tab & uncheck Hide extensions for known file types)


If you deleted your character completely then it's gone unless you have made backups yourself... and is there any point in recovering it as you just installed Cheat Box mod to give yourself the items anyway?

 

but why i dont have mod folder

 

I don't understand why you bump this outdated guide... It basically tells you not to use this guide.

If you have a the latest version of starbound then you can find your mod folder in starbound/giraffe_storage/mods/

Here's a guide http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/guide-to-installing-mods-v-1-2.89072/

 

Or, as an alternative to PM'ing one of us directly, feel free to report the thread and simply stating you want it re-opened. That way any mod online will see it