instructions to install mods manually

[76561198449059980]

I backup all my favorite mods, but in case I would like to reinstall my game offline, I need to know how to install mods manually.

Is there any instruction somewhere?

[KitsuneShiro]

They go in a folder, something like content->mods. You need a mod folder and a .mod file (named by ID number).

[KitsuneShiro]

Single player or server? I assumed SP.

[KitsuneShiro]

Does your steam account have them marked as subscribed?

[KitsuneShiro]

They go in the mod folder. Then they should show up in the SP list of available mods.

[KitsuneShiro]

Sorry that part I don't know.

[woodsguide]

the default location to find the mods in the steam folder..
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\Mods

you need the folder and the file with the mod ID number in this location
in game you should be able to select which mods are active

[The_Feet]

I am wondering the same...my server cluster of 6 servers is using a mod that is quite important but it has been abandoned by the author and removed from the workshop. I HAVE the .mod file AND the corresponding folder with the files but cannot get the game to register the mod. Is there a way to fix this?

[Sicksadpanda]

I wonder if the game requires you to be online in order to detect the mods. The downloaded mods in the folder are basically just data, but not enough data to connect to the game.

[pleasenoname3]

did you try installing ark ouside of program files folder in its own folder or drive?

[*Drei*]

It has something to do with this: Steam\SteamApps\workshop\appworkshop_346110.acf and Steam\SteamApps\appmanifest_346110.acf but I have no idea what you need to change in order for it to work. The "manifest" ID is the one causing problems.

[xadrez]

I found instruction that may help you out:
On your local ARK, download the mods you want via Steam Workshop and take a not of the mod IDs (found in the URL of the Steam Workshop page)
Open up ARK, click "HOST / LOCAL" (This will copy and extract the mods). You may need to wait a few minutes, and possibly even click "Host Non-dedicated Server" (and exit straight away).
Close ARK, right click ARK in Steam, click Properties, click Local Files, click Browser Local Files and navigate to "\ShooterGame\Content\Mods".
Select all the mods you want to include on your server (folders are named by the mod ids), including both the folder and the .mod files. Add to a .zip.
Either via FTP or the control panel file manager, upload the .zip to your "/ShooterGame/Content/Mods" folder. You can then extract it via the file manager.
In the control panel, go to Configuration Files and click Text Editor next the the settings.ini. Find the line "ActiveMods=" and add all the mod IDs seperated by a comma. (e.g. 141233,8321231,489341)
Restart the server.

[Hawk X]

i have been trying for the past few hours to get this working (with ark from the EGS)...
I managed to download a few mods easily, using steam workshop downloader website...
I extracted the mods into the folder where they are supposed to go
"\ARKSurvivalEvolved\ShooterGame\Content\Mods"
but the game just doesnt "see" them... I tried renaming the folder to only its "ID", tried extracting the "WindowsNoEditor" outside of the mod folder and also tried renaming that one to the "ID" of the mod...
Also edited GameUserSettings.ini and added the ID to the ActiveMods= line... but after any restart, whatever I put in there is gone...
There has to be a way to manually install mods for singleplayer...

[Lori37]

holy necro batman

[Zera_Fox]

Originally posted by Lori37:

holy necro batman

I hadn't even noticed until I got to this point in the thread. xD But yes, 2 1/2 years a thread necro. This is getting rather old.

Originally posted by FireHawkX:

i have been trying for the past few hours to get this working (with ark from the EGS)...
I managed to download a few mods easily, using steam workshop downloader website...
I extracted the mods into the folder where they are supposed to go
"\ARKSurvivalEvolved\ShooterGame\Content\Mods"
but the game just doesnt "see" them... I tried renaming the folder to only its "ID", tried extracting the "WindowsNoEditor" outside of the mod folder and also tried renaming that one to the "ID" of the mod...
Also edited GameUserSettings.ini and added the ID to the ActiveMods= line... but after any restart, whatever I put in there is gone...
There has to be a way to manually install mods for singleplayer...

First of all, you're trying to run an Epic Game version with Steam mods.
They are different. Epic doesn't support mods. It just doesn't.

As far as dropping files into a mods folder and it "just works" does actually "just work" as those of us who mod, do this all the time to test our Mods before they're published to the Steam Workshop.

Your problem here, is Epic Games.
Epic's version does not support mods. Period.

[Hawk X]

there were 2 posts this past year in june... including one from the original author... not like its a thread from 5 years ago without a single recent reply ;)

As for the modding now, I did see a few videos from youtube with people claiming it was easy to run steam workshop mods on epic for this specific game...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIcuZhOfhXU

I just tried to do it my own way without installing that 3rd party software... i'm most likely just missing a tiny step on where to properly put the files... or how to properly rename the mod folder...