Unlike the previous versions of Dwarf Fortress, mods no longer live inside save files and must be installed on every computer where saves using those mods are going to be loaded. You should put mods at the end of the mod list after the vanilla objects if you don't have any further information, so that they can reference vanilla objects after those are loaded.

Pressing this will let you select which mods you'd like to install and what the load order should be. When creating a world and choosing its initial parameters, if you have a mod available, there should be a Mods button at the bottom of the screen. If you aren't using Steam, you can install mods manually by putting the mod zip or the unzipped mod folder inside the 'mods' folder (if this folder doesn't exist, you can create it.) If you subscribe to a mod on Steam Workshop, it should be available when creating a new world automatically. Mods are installed when you create a new world. Each mod is a zip file or unzipped folder with the required format (see below.) Items list is here.Dwarf Fortress Modding Guide (version 50.01+)ĭwarf Fortress supports mods in the form of new objects and tiles. Please note: Mods are only listed here if they have a dedicated wiki page, and if the wiki page provides extra information that the mods's workshop page does not include, eg a list of items. This section lists mods that are on the workshop, but which have detailed information about them on this wiki. This means that both the information on the page, as well as the mods themselves, are all out of date and may be incorrect. They are from before Patch 0.8.0.3, when Steam Workshop support was added. Mods that are manually installed can be viewed on the Mods Archive page.

The best place to discuss mods is in the official Brotato discord.

They may not follow the same objective standards as the rest of the wiki. Lots of extra info for modders, such as how to use custom text colors.Ī reference list of all the custom effects in vanilla, and what they do. Guide to modding Brotato (for mod creators) They explain the basics of creating mods, and using them. There are 2 Steam guides to help with modding.

How download mods from steam workshop