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[WOTC] Workshop Mods Not Working [FIX]

By Beggar Soldier

Some players may experience some problems with Steam Workshop mods not loading in properly.
This guide will help you solve that problem.
Hopefully.

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Category: Modding or Configuration, Workshop

Languages: English

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28 Jun, 2020 @ 2:34am

8 Apr, 2021 @ 9:52am

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Guide Index

Overview

How To Make Them Work With The New Launcher

Alternative Way to Make Them Work Using The Old Launcher (Much Easier)

What To Do If Mods Do Not Turn Off

That's It

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How To Make Them Work With The New Launcher

First, we need to open the game's folder, you can do it easily like this

Once you get to this folder you have to launch "ModLauncherWPF" as administrator, otherwise an error pops up.

The old launcher will come up which looks like this

Now all you have to do is choose the mods you'd like to use and then boot up the game with this launcher.
Once you launched the game, let it load a bit, A red screen may appear, don't panic. Then you can press Alt + F4 to quit.

After you've done this, launch up the game with the new launcher and select the mods you'd want to use and that's it. Your workshop mods will now work.

Unfortunately, if you want to use the new launcher, then you have to do this every time you download another mod from the workshop.

Alternative Way to Make Them Work Using The Old Launcher (Much Easier)

Make a Desktop Shortcut using "ModLauncherWPF" from your "XCOM 2\Binaries\Win64\Launcher" Folder.

After you've made the Shortcut to your desktop, open up the shortcut's properties then go to direct access from there you have to add "-noRedScreens -review" (Without the quotation marks ["]) after the address where it leads.
After that it should look like this:

Now, you just have to start your game from the desktop using the shortcut instead of going through Steam. Oh and also make sure that Steam is running.

What To Do If Mods Do Not Turn Off

Locate the "DefaultModOptions" file which can be found in this directory "steamapps\common\XCOM 2\XCom2-WarOfTheChosen\XComGame\Config"

After you've opened the ini file. you will see lines like this for example:
" ActiveMods="[Mod Name]" "

Now just delete the ones you don't want to use.

That's It

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Take Care!

98 Comments

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Lloyd_Marshall 13 Aug, 2024 @ 3:20pm

This may work but I like AML. Easy download and unzip. Plus you don't have to delete/unsubscirbe resubscribe to swap mods.

Danzk 13 Jul, 2024 @ 12:24pm

Many thanks for this guide! It works just fine as of in the middle of the summer 2024! I gave you a Clever Award :D

MarcBam 15 Mar, 2024 @ 7:32am

Is there any other way to make mods work? I've tried some alt mod launchers, did all the stuff this guide says but I only manage to launch XCOM with some mods. When I try launching WOTC with any mod the game simply doesn't start.

Heinzy™ 22 Feb, 2024 @ 6:08am

Im having an issue that after 150 hours i have never seen before

Error Detected attempting load of package : Engine

Anyone have any idea what this is?
XCOM2 Base game loads fine, but this is only occuring on WOTC even when i have 0 mods enabled, i have already tried to delete config folder contents and running in admin mode

Edward Stinkhandle 21 Feb, 2024 @ 5:03pm

me too

TheDrEpicness 10 Aug, 2023 @ 1:27pm

I have a bit of a different issue. MY XCOM 2 says that it is not responding when i try to boot it up modded. It runs BUTTERY smooth normally, but the mods wont load at all

SpazzleTTV 21 Jul, 2023 @ 1:42am

what do i do if i get an error when i press play it says System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception The system cannot find the file specified Etc

chanlee 28 May, 2023 @ 6:00am

There is no launcher just saves. What do I do?

Jetpackin'! 6 May, 2023 @ 11:54pm

very based guide

clawz161 16 Oct, 2022 @ 7:26am

I don't have a launcher folder only folder is saves

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