00konichiwa00
Prince
do I save them or put them into civ 5/mods folder and then extract them into that folder?
How do I install mods for Civ 5?
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Spatzimaus
Mad Scientist
It depends. There are basically two ways to install a mod.
1> If you're downloading through the in-game Mod Browser, then there's nothing to it: select the mod, hit "Install Mod", and it'll do the rest... assuming you configured your game correctly when you set it up. (There have been problems.)
2> The manual way. In Windows 7, files are stored in My Documents/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization . Other operating systems will be different, but you get the idea.
That directory contains a MODS directory, which in turn contains one directory per mod. If a mod (like mine) simply provides a zip file attached to a post in a forum like this, OR if step #1 failed for any reason, you can just unzip/move files directly into this directory. (Actually, any subdirectory of this directory automatically detects as well, so if you want to sort the mods into a few groups you can.) The next time you load the game it'll automatically add them to the list of usable mods.
1> If you're downloading through the in-game Mod Browser, then there's nothing to it: select the mod, hit "Install Mod", and it'll do the rest... assuming you configured your game correctly when you set it up. (There have been problems.)
2> The manual way. In Windows 7, files are stored in My Documents/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization . Other operating systems will be different, but you get the idea.
That directory contains a MODS directory, which in turn contains one directory per mod. If a mod (like mine) simply provides a zip file attached to a post in a forum like this, OR if step #1 failed for any reason, you can just unzip/move files directly into this directory. (Actually, any subdirectory of this directory automatically detects as well, so if you want to sort the mods into a few groups you can.) The next time you load the game it'll automatically add them to the list of usable mods.
00konichiwa00
Prince
thanks but in the game when I click on mods I can't seem to search for mods. all I find is the ones that came with the game/DLC. I am running XP now but will switch to windows 7 in a few days.
Naokaukodem
Millenary King
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There are tabs in this window. Look more closely... I say it to you, because first I thought the same thing as you.
anandus
Errorist
Yeah, it's something like 'installed', 'online' and 'downloading' (or something like that).
Online is where to search for mods
00konichiwa00
Prince
yep thanks I found it now
