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How To: Install a Mod from the Klei Downloads Page


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1. Open the Downloads Page

 

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Click here to go to the downloads page.  You should now be able to browse all the mods that are available to download.

 

 

2. Download the Mod

 

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Click on the mod you want to install.  Now click on the download button.  This will download the mod to your machine.

 
 

3. Copy the Mod to your Mods Folder

 

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Double click on the file you just downloaded to open it.  Copy the folder inside to your Don't Starve mods folder.  This folder will be one of the following depending on which version of the game you are running:

 

Steam/Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\dont_starve\mods\
Standalone/Windows: C:\Program Files\dontstarve\mods
Standalone/Mac: /Applications/Don't Starve/Don't Starve.app/Contents/mods/
Steam/Linux: /home/username/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/dont_starve/mods

 

 

4. Open the In Game Mods Screen

 

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Launch 'Don't Starve' and click on the 'mods' button on the right hand side of the screen.

 

 

5. Enabe the Mod

 

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Now click the checkbox next to any of the mods you want to enable.

 

Congratulations! Your new mod should now work with any worlds you already have and any new ones you create.  Have fun :-).

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Hello . I just don't understund . I downloaded few mods from Klei page then put them in my MODS folder and launch game > go to mods , enable them . But when i start game everything is same . When i go to main menu and look at mods , it says ,, crashed at the start , automat.. disabled when crashed''. I can't fix it. :(

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Hello . I just don't understund . I downloaded few mods from Klei page then put them in my MODS folder and launch game > go to mods , enable them . But when i start game everything is same . When i go to main menu and look at mods , it says ,, crashed at the start , automat.. disabled when crashed''. I can't fix it. :(

Could you please try enabling your mods, logging into game, shutting the game down and then uploading your 'log.txt' file for me to look at? 

my game wont allow me to open mods tab in-game.... it crashes bah

 

can someone help me ? i am new to the game and i am enjoying but i cannot explore more...

 

 

thank you

Could you also try posting your log file for me to take a look?

 

Here's some info on where to find your log:

 

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/24881-logs-and-useful-info-for-bug-reports/

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i don't use steam, how do i do it? i tried what it said here...but it didn't work for me.....or i did something wrong. please help? (i have windows 7)

Could you post a screenshot of your mods folder and then a screenshot of inside the folder of one of the mods you want to use?  Something like this:

 

 

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I tried that, it didn't work. the only mods folder i have is in the updatercache, like it shows in the image i uploaded here.I even tried moving the whole folder, but it didn't work...I keep wondering what i'm doing wrong....my game is a standalone, i never did anything with the folders, i always had them like that, and when i tried downloading a mod, i did it like it says here. supposedly, all i have to do is download it, and move it to the mods folder....i did that. nothing. can anyone think of anything else that could help?

 

Another question though, the only folders for Don't Starve i have are all inside the UpdaterCache. The only files directly under Don't Starve in my documents are Save, UpdaterCache, Log, Settings, and updater.json. My Data, images, mods folders and whatnot, are all inside the UpdaterCache folder. That's how it's always been since i downloaded the game. I'm thinking that somehow this is causing me to not be able to install mods? maybe? or is there something else i'm doing wrong?

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Another question though, the only folders for Don't Starve i have are all inside the UpdaterCache. The only files directly under Don't Starve in my documents are Save, UpdaterCache, Log, Settings, and updater.json. My Data, images, mods folders and whatnot, are all inside the UpdaterCache folder. That's how it's always been since i downloaded the game. I'm thinking that somehow this is causing me to not be able to install mods? maybe? or is there something else i'm doing wrong?

That's how it's supposed to be. These folders shouldn't be touched (except if you want to manually tweak settings.ini, mess with save files, etc.). The relevant mod folder should be outside My Documents, in Don't Starve's installation path.

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how do i install for Mac OS X?

The easiest way to find the mods folder is to right-click Don't Starve from the dock, then go to options > show in finder.

From there, right-click the app, and choose "show package contents" - open the "contents" folder, and right there, you will see "mods"

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