This guide is for players who wants to install mods or are having trouble using mods.

The most important things to know are:

• Always backup your save files before using mods.
  
• Always start a fresh run after subscribing/unsubscribing from mods.
  
• If mods don't work, check that you have subscribed to their required mods.
  
• If mods still don't work, make sure you have the latest versions of all mods by unsubscribing from them then re-subscribing, from within Steam itself.

If you are looking for the guide for modders (ie. people who create mods), see the Modding Guide.
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Make sure you are logged into Steam. Find a mod you like on the Workshop and subscribe to it. Then just run the game, and enable/disable the mods you want on the game main menu > options > mods.

No to both. Many mods do complex things that may affect vanilla code in different ways, so they can conflict with each other. If you try to install every mod, there's a very high chance your game will crash immediately. Instead, just install the mods that look cool, and run the game after installing each one to make sure it still works.

Dawnfolk modding is entirely done by the community. The mods you install and create are your own responsibility. Always backup your save files before using any mods.

To backup your saves:

• Go to %appdata% -- press WindowsKey+R, type %appdata%, hit enter
  
• Make copy of "dawnfolk" folder

Whenever you subscribe/unsubscribe from mods, restart the game.

If some mods work, but others don't, then you are probably missing a required mod. Check the workshop pages for all of your mods, and look in the right-hand sidebar to make sure that you have installed all of the required mods.

If you have all the required mods, make sure they are up to date by unsubscribing from them, then re-subscribing again (see next section).

It's also possible the mod has been made for an earlier version of Dawnfolk and the creator needs to update it. It's also possible the mod just does not work at all even though it was publisher (the workshop is not curated).

This is unfortunately a known issue with Steam Workshop. You can force an update by unsubscribing to a mod then re-subscribing to it. You need to do this inside Steam itself, not using an external browser.

Alternatively, you can also use the "Verify integrity of game files" button, which will apparently update all your mods: Right-click Dawnfolk in Steam > Properties > Installed Files > click the button.

Mods can sometimes fail and cause the game to crash immediately. You should contact the creator for help.

If you've recently subscribed/unsubscribed from mods, make sure you did not reload a saved map. Trying to continue an existing run after changing mods will almost always cause a crash.

If you don't know which mod is causing issues, unsubscribe from all of them (see "Unsubscribing" below), then re-subscribe to your mods one at a time.

Sometimes a mod causes your game to crash, but you don't know which mod is causing the problem. The best thing to do here is unsubscribe from every mod, then re-subscribe to each one gradually, until you can find the mod that's caused the problems.

To unsubscribe from all mods, go to the main Dawnfolk Workshop page. In the sidebar, hover over "Your Files" and click "Subscribed items".

On the next page, in the sidebar click "Unsubscribe From All". Before you do this, you can click the star icon next to each mod to add it to your favourites, which will help you find it again later.