How to install mods for TF2

So you've found some cool mods online and you want to use them but you dont know how!?
Well making your Team Fortress 2 more fabulous is suprisingly easy to do.

Introduction

So, you've found some awesome mods on tf2mods.net or gamebanana.com.
But how do you install these mods? Does it require voodoo or other kinds of witchcraft?
Sometimes, but luckily most of the time it's just a click of a button!

In this guide I'll show you exactly how to download and install a mod into your TF2 so it's ready to use ingame!

Downloading your mod

For this guide I'm going to give you a nice little present.
Head down to this site and click the big green button.[tf2b.com]

What is this?
This is a small unobtrusive mod that replaces all your backpack icons with streamlined high quality icons. In other words it's pretty and in a way doesnt change anything significant for you.

So after you've downloaded it and opened it with winzip or winrar you should find a .vpk file
Like this:

Installing your mod

After you have downloaded your mod, installing it is just a mouseclick away!

Navigate to the following folder, this is where you have installed your game.

• Steam
  
  • steamapps
    
    • common
      
      • Team Fortress 2
        
        • tf
          
          • custom

This last folder "custom" is where the game loads all your custom content, so this is the place where you put your mods! Now all theres left to do is copying and pasting the .vpk you've downloaded earlier here.


Thats all there is to it, now youre done.
Now the next time you open up your TF2 your backpack should look close to this:

Troubleshooting "Something went wrong!" "Where do I find mods?"

Originally posted by Timmy:

I've installed a mod but it doesnt appear in game!

For example If you installed a mod to replace your sniper rifle with a new one, but when you join a server its still the normal one.
Theres 2 options for what could be wrong.

• The server you're playing on is sv_pure and does not allow custom mods
  
• It could be installed wrongly, be sure to double check its in the correct folder

Originally posted by Bob:

Where do I find mods?

Luckily theres 2 websites out there that are dedicated to hosting all sorts of mods.
I'm sure there's more out there, if you know a great place share it in the comments!

• http://tf2mods.net/mod.php?id=634
  
• http://tf2.gamebanana.com/games/297

Originally posted by Simon:

The mod I downloaded is not in .vpk format

No worries the only thing you'll have to do here is pack it up yourself as a vpk.
View the guide below to find out how:

-Not yet made, will be up soon-

Originally posted by Confused reader:

My problem is not mentioned here!

Comment below and I'm sure I can help you out.

Thats it

And thats the end of the guide, if theres anything wrong, you have a suggestion or would like to give a high 5 to me, add a comment below.

If not have a look at these other helpful guides!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=149358531
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=148063940
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=149084182

Thanks for reading.

[koraidonfan19]

How do I load TF2 bot overhaul?

[Champion]

This didnt work, my backpack is super boring!!! (i used winzip)

[Doctor_GLASS]

the download was being slow and my kenshi muscle memory told me "just fast forward"

[Ultra Gogeta Blue]

how do i turn mods that are not vpk files into vpk files if the are over 200mb, befre you say divide the mod in small vpks i have done that and yet it doesnt work the mod as a whole is 1 gb.

specificly its the glad's playable miss pauling mod

[Banana_Hammock68]

When I try to download a map it turns into a 7zip folder, which idk if that works or what type of file to change it to.

[^141]

and if there are two folders in the zip file, materials and models, where do they go?

[kasanegaming]

good tutorial

[TFboy]

what mod is that?

[Cyan Phoenix]

Yea. That's fair. I already got it sorted out anyways.

[caligulasAquarium]

you guys this is a forum post from 2013 i dont think OP is gonna respond im gonna be honest