The mod may be packed wrongly: The mod is not packed with the correct folder structure. This is common for mods coming from third-party sites. The mods I installed disappeared after an update. This can happen if the mods were installed in the wrong place, for example inside the Steam folder. Steam will wipe non-game files when updating games. Edit the steamcmd location (this is the location of the steamcmd.exe) and the username and password for your steam account. Save the file as starboundWS.bat as 'all files' type. Launching this will give you a terminal with a blank screen. This is where you type the mods id. Starbound Tips #09 - Show How To Install Mods in Starbound without STEAM If you enjoy this video, please give it a like, subscribe to the channel! Installing mods on the server is necessary for anything that adds sprites into the game or modifies game variables. For using mods on Nitrous-Networks you just create a mods folder in the main server directory as shown in the attached picture.
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Video Guide
This video gives visual examples for both 'Automatic / In-game Repository' and 'Manual' methods
In-Game Repository
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An in-game repository has been added in version 0.11 of the game.From there it's possible to browse and subscribe/download mods directly in-game.
(to be expanded soon..)
Installing Resources (Manual / .ZIP Method)
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Download your mods from your preferred site. If from BeamNG.com/resources, you can use the orange 'Download' button. Mods must be in a properly structured ZIP file. | |
Move the ZIP in User-Folder/mods. The User-Folder is by default located in Documents/BeamNG.drive. You can check where your is, from the Game Launcher > Manange User Folder menu. The path is written at the bottom, and you can open it by clicking the Open in explorer button. If you don't have a mods folder in that location, you can create one (the name of the folder cannot be different!) Do not extract the content from the ZIP! |
Where To Find New Content
Starbound Server Setup
In our Repositories :)
Common Issues
The mods I installed manually is not appearing in-game
Possible causes are:
- The mod is installed in the wrong folder: A common mistake is installing the mod in the wrong place. Please make sure you have used the correct 'mods' folder and have not extracted the ZIP.
- The mod may be packed wrongly: The mod is not packed with the correct folder structure. This is common for mods coming from third-party sites.
The mods I installed disappeared after an update
This can happen if the mods were installed in the wrong place, for example inside the Steam folder. Steam will wipe non-game files when updating games.
I don't see the Repository button in the main menu
Please check that you have 'Online Features' enabled in Options > Others. If disabled, the Repository button will not be shown.
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This guide will help you on how to add mods to your server.
USING AUTOMATIC METHOD #1 (Popular Mods)
- Stop server
- Go to Mod Manager and open Mods section
- Select the mod you want to install and press install
- Follow the instructions given at end to enable the mod on the server
- Start server
USING AUTOMATIC METHOD #2 (All Workshop Mods)
How To Use Starbound Mods
- Stop server
- Go to Conan Exiles Workshop and get the ModID of the mod you want to add (*)
- Press the Workshop Mod Manager button, select the Download Mods task and put the ModID (**) on the Workshop ModID field, accept the confirmation and press Execute
- Go to Configuration Files and edit modlist.txt with Configuration Editor option, press the Add New Mod button and type the ModID in that new field and save
- Start server
(*) You can find the ModId of the mod, opening the workshop page of the mod, and copying the numbers in the end of the workshop page link, example: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=863319225 the ModID it's 863319225
(**) You can download multiple mods by typing multiple modid's separated by a comma, example: 863319225,861138278,863137708
USING MANUAL METHOD (All Workshop Mods)
We are going to use this mod Conan's Sword as an example, other mods can be installed using the same example method.
- Stop server
- Close Conan Exiles game on your computer.
- Go to Conan Exiles Workshop and subscribe to the mod Conan's Sword and let it download through your steam.
- Transfer the mod from your computer to your server using FTP Connection or File Manager button on your GTX control panel.
- You can find the mod in your computer inside your Steam installation dir, normally: C:ProgramFiles (x86)steamappsworkshopcontent440900863319225ConanSword_v1.pak
- Copy ConanSword_v1.pak from your Steam folder to your server ConanSandboxMods folder using FTP Connection or File Manager button in your GTX control panel.
- Go to Configuration Files on the GTX control panel and edit the modlist.txt file and add to the first line the following: *ConanSword_v1.pak (the asterisk is important)
- Start your server
You can use this method to add any other mod from the workshop if you add more than one mod, you need to list them one per line with the asterisk at a start, example:
*ConanSuperMod.pak
*OtherConanMod.pak
*AnotherConanMod.pak
*OtherConanMod.pak
*AnotherConanMod.pak
***Always confirm if the mods you are adding are compatible with multiplayer, if they are updated, and if they can be stacked with other mods***
How To Mod Starbound
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