How to install Mods

[Lin]

WHERE ARE THE MODS?

Most mods for the game are announced in the Bluebottlegames modding forum[bluebottlegames.com]. Some can also be found at Nexus[www.nexusmods.com]. You can find a regularly updated list of most mods and their status (with basic descriptions and links) here[bluebottlegames.com].

HOW TO INSTALL A MOD

1. Download the mod.
   
2. Decompress the mod.
   To decompress / unpack / unzip the mod file, you will need a program like 7-Zip, WinRar or similar. You probably already have one such program on your computer. If not, you can download one, they're small, free and useful.
   
3. Find the NEO Scavenger folder.
   That should be the folder where NEO Scavenger is installed in your computer. Specifically for Steam: Go to your Library, find NEO Scavenger, right click, find Properties, go to the Local Files tab and click Browse Local Files.
   
4. Copy the mod into the NEO Scavenger folder.
   What you need to copy is the *content* of the unzipped mod folders (from step 2) to the game folder (from step 3). Don't copy the whole mod folder, copy whatever is INSIDE the mod folder.
   
5. Overwrite the "getmods.php" file.
   When you copy the mod files in step 4, you will be asked if you want to overwrite the getmods file. Say yes.
   
6. Start the game.

*This will only work for installing ONE mod.

*To avoid problems, remember to uninstall and reinstall the game before installing a different mod.

The main thread where the developer explains installing mods is here[bluebottlegames.com]. If you're more the visual type, there's a guide with screenshots here[imgur.com] (thanks money123451!) and also a fan made video tutorial. You may see some small differences between what the game files look like now, and what they looked like in the screenshots/video because the game was updated. These changes don't affect how mods are installed, you can ignore them.

CAN I USE MULTIPLE MODS?

Big, complicated mods that change many aspects of the game usually don't work together. They overwrite too many of the same things. (Extended NeoScav and M(m)MoD are a good example of two mods that don't work together). Smaller or more specific mods may work easier with each other or with bigger mods, if they don't both change the same aspects of the vanilla game.

In order to use more than one mod, you need to merge their getmods.php files. This post[bluebottlegames.com] by the developer and this fan-made guide[imgur.com] have some basic instructions on how that works. Again, please remember that not all mods can work together, so even if you do everything right, your game may still fail to load due to mod incompatibilities.

So to use multiple mods together you have to edit some files yourself. If that looks and sounds too complicated to you, that's because for some of us it is. ;) However, some modders may have already done the work for you. If they have, there is probably a note of that in their mod's thread, telling you which other mods their mod is compatible with and providing you with already merged getmods.php files.

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Thanks!

[Strategos]

Its not working, heres what i did: I took the file for the mod, accsessed the NEO scavenger game folder and insterted the Mod folder into the game folder, and then copied and overwrote the getmods.php thing into the game folder and the nlaucnhed the game, and nothing happened.

[Kaaven]

@NotADolphin
Which mod are you trying to install mate?

[Boxxyy]

I really can't do this and need help

[Lin]

I see in your other thread that you have a mac, but things should work on the mac exactly the same as in windows, as per this post[bluebottlegames.com] from the developer.

If you are still having trouble, we need some more details in order to help you. Which step from above are you having trouble with? With which mod? What is the problem? Did you watch the video tutorial or look at the imgur pic? (Please do, they really help.) Are you unzipping the mod? Are you copy/pasting the whole unipped folder or the files from inside the folder?

[Boxxyy]

Sorry I just did it lol! I downloaded unrarx and got the files and then followed the video, Thanks for the help

[Lin]

Glad you figured it out. I made the directions even more explicit for people who don't recognize zipped files and how to unpack them, so hopefully you and I just helped the next person who comes along. ;)

[Dankmemelord]

Hi folks, you may not be seeing this since the game is virtually dead, but he missed a step. When you drag all the files into the folder, there may be a file with periods next to it. DO NOT DRAG THIS FOLDER INTO IT. Ive made this mistake over and over, that is why it may not work for the people who are using winrar to unzip the mods.

[Why]

Originally posted by Dankmemelord:

Hi folks, you may not be seeing this since the game is virtually dead, but he missed a step. When you drag all the files into the folder, there may be a file with periods next to it. DO NOT DRAG THIS FOLDER INTO IT. Ive made this mistake over and over, that is why it may not work for the people who are using winrar to unzip the mods.

By periods do you mean the period used to separate the name of the file and the file type? such as blahlahblah.php? or do you mean an ellipsis? Also, when they say copy the files and not the folders, will it still work if I just copy the folders inside the folders? or Do I need to manually go through every single file and copy each? Also, Do I just copy the files to the game directory with no specific folder in mind, or do I directly copy the files to getmods.php?

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Originally posted by Lin:

WHERE ARE THE MODS?

Most mods for the game are announced in the Bluebottlegames modding forum[bluebottlegames.com]..

Archived (website defunct):

https://web.archive.org/web/20220524123326/https://bluebottlegames.com/forums/released-and-wip-mods