What to do with MODs?

[hoggy17]

This may sound stupid, but I've never used mods for any game before, and I was wondering if i needed a program to run them or anything? I have the game installed and all and I've dl a couple mods and patches and such... so how do I use them?

NueB

 

[Anunikoba]

Here, I will help you get started with a simple mod I made. Download the zip file by clicking on the underlined text in my signature at the end of this message. The instructions are included in the readme file.

Follow those to get an idea of how to apply a simple CivIII mod.