NoMansSky:Installing Mods

Installing Mods

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Installing mods

Using mods is as easy as copying the mod folder inside in the right game folder.
This folder doesn't exist by default so here are the steps to create it :

1. Go into your No Man's Sky GAMEDATA folder
2. Create a new folder named "MODS"

You can place any mod folder in there and the next time you will start the game, any mod present will be loaded.

How to re-enable mods

If anything goes wrong with one mod, or if a big update is released, all mods could be disabled. To re-enable them, be sure to check that "DisableAllMods" is set to "false" in No Man's Sky\Binaries\SETTINGS\GCMODSETTINGS.MXML file.

Mods load order

Mods load following the priorities defined in a config file which is No Man's Sky\Binaries\SETTINGS\GCMODSETTINGS.MXML. It's always better to merge 2 conflicting mods in one, but if needed, you can also swap the 2 mod priorities in this file and check if issues are resolved.

Mods conflicts

There could be a numerous cases of conflict, passed the load order issue. Usualy, mod creators notify in their mod description what files are modified by their mods. This could help players to sort if a mod could conflict with others. Ultimately, some tools like AMUMSS can be used to detect which mods are editing the same files and possibly conflicting and it can also merge mods in a single mod when changes are not overlapping.