How to install Mods

A quick guide on installing mods for Sonic Mania

Getting Mod Loader

Mania Mod Loader allows you to use mods without replacing any of the game's original files

• You can get it from GameBanana here [gamebanana.com]
  

Installing Mod Loader

Once you downloaded Mod Loader .zip file, go to your Sonic Mania installation directory. The default path is usually

 C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sonic Mania 

Then extract all files from archive to this folder and thats it!

Installing Mods

Place any mods you want to use in the "mods" folder

• Make sure to unzip them first or else they wont work!

After that, launch the ManiaModManager .exe file



Click "Install loader" button to enable it

• d3d9.dll file should appear in your Sonic Mania folder after that

Check the boxes of the mods you want to use and then press "Save" or "Save & Play"





And we're done! Sonic Mania is now modded!

Getting Mods

You can get mods from GameBanana [gamebanana.com] or find them on YouTube/Google

Here's some mods for you to try out!

• True Blue Sonic & Rad Red Knuckles by Balenaproductions

• Chibi Sonic/Tails/Knuckles by TSININY

• Sonic 3 Sprites by MysteriousAeon

• Flying Sonic by Crazysonicfan110

Bonus

In Mania Mod Loader, you can use codes which have some very useful options. For example, you can disable Super Music or allow Sonic to use all of his abilities at once!

[DaMu]

How on Steam Deck

[minecrafrdud6234]

im going to go insane.

bro i have no clue what to do like im gonna start tweaking

[antboi_76]

max bro, theres a simple fix to that

[Emkika]

william thats called a computer skill issue

[Max2015]

and it dosent let me go to mania mod manger

[Max2015]

please help me man HELP!!!!!!!!

[Max2015]

when i open mania mod manager this pops up


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[gamerz31w]

I guess it still has no 3D Sonic Mania Special Stages Editor.

[trashbadger]

FYI you need to install the mod loader in the same folder as the game's executable, NOT in a subfolder!
If you drop the zipped file into the mania steam folder and extracted it there as I did, it's creating its own subfolder for the loader, you need to move those files into the main. It was giving me those JiT errors due to this until I worked out that was the issue.

[Hue hue hue hue]

at this point i wish they would add a mod workshop with this already good game.