HOW TO: Install Mods Guide for Baldur's Gate 3

[@Graysett]

PSA: It's very important for anyone downloading mods that they understand Load Orders and avoiding activating conflicting mods at the same time. They sound scarier than they are, most of the time READING MOD DESCRIPTIONS will tell you what they change and how to order them. It's also highly recommended while modding a lot to only activate them one at a time and test in between so if you get a bunch at once and the game stops working, you know which one is causing issues and can immediately (re)move it. - Load Order: It's the order mods are read by the game for changes. Generally the more changes a mod makes to the game, the higher you should place it in your load order. This way if other mods need those changes to work, the changes are loaded before they are so they have the right files to work with. Conflicts: If multiple mods change the same thing in the files whichever comes latest in the load order is the one that "wins" and gets applied. So if you have a bunch of mods and they all change the exact same file you'll have to pick which one you want to actually have applied and make sure it gets loaded AFTER the others. Easy example. Say you download 5 mods, and they all change a piece of armor to a different color. Red VS Blue VS Green VS Yellow VS Orange. Whichever color is latest in the load order is the one that'll get applied. You can have them all downloaded and active, and it'll probably launch the game and be playable, but the other 4 colors won't be applied or show up because they're all changing the same file. This won't happen if the mod maker(s) built the mod(s) in a way where instead of replacing the file with that piece or armor they just added in a new file that's a copy with a different color and told the game to start loading that instead. When that happens you'll be able to see multiple doing work because instead of all of them changing the same base file they're adding new files entirely, though depending on how the mods interact the files wonkiness could still happen. - TL:DR: READ MOD DESCRIPTIONS IN FULL. Pay attention to the order mods are loaded. Find a nice set of "base" mods that make changes you always want to have and keep that written down or copied somewhere or something, and then add new mods to that base one at a time so you can respond quickly when a problem shows up.

[@Graysett]

Actually now that I think about it, if you skipped to read the TL:DR you're already in for some pain modding, so good luck I guess LOL.

[@shawnwolf5961]

Also, Vortex doesn't let you modify load order. It always loads in alphabetical order.

[@wastemansorsmth]

as a skyrim modder you get used to it its not that hard to troubleshoot

[@Dravakin]

Can’t wait for mod support for consoles

[@Lelouch270]

This is my first time modding Bg3 and the video helped, the dragonborn mods are so good and make playing Urge more fun. Can't wait to see your next modded playthrough 😎

[@WordManiac4488]

I've seen Dark Urge called Durge so much that I read the word Urge in your comment and immediately thought that the word was incorrect. 😂

[@sunbleachedangel]

I tried no party limit mod and I will never go back

[@Deadpan9696]

First time modding a game and you made it even simpler. Thank you!!!

[@UnsweetenedLemons]

never modded anything before, and couldn't find a tutorial that ACTUALLY walked my through things, so this video was a blessing thank you (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠❤ (now my tav can be the prettiest girl at the party lol)

[@Parkjoonho18]

Thank you. This will help alot. I was tired of the illthilid face changing thing and wanted to remove it, but never knew how. :))) And i know it was joke but i definately do not see the narcissist part with your videos. They are always very humble and welcoming. Which is a great thing.

[@kamikaze82]

Playing on console so this video doesn't pertain to me. Does that mean I'm not gonna watch and support this video? Of course not!

[@peachycat5199]

Mods are coming to console anyway in the next major update!

[@yeet3088]

So update 8? ​@peachycat5199

[@peachycat5199]

@@yeet3088 correct

[@nimadabirian3581]

I just started modding and I really can't go back. Highly recommended. BG3 Mod manager is not that difficult as well and I believe it works with more mods.

[@jetskiiify]

I'm trying to learn how to use the mod manager, but I'm having trouble with "overrides". I do not know how to fix them. Could you help me out?

[@amethystluck]

Hello I am very new to the modding and stuff, and I had a question to the net 8.0 do I need to download everything for windows or just one typical?

[@CaptainEffort]

Definitely won't be using Vortex, it's the worst and I refuse to touch it, but still gonna check out the video just to see the basics, see what mods are essential, that sort of thing. I've been modding Skyrim since 2013 so I'm excited to see what the BG3 community has to offer!

[@Omkar6157]

Once you launch the modded game in the vortex launcher for the first time and load in. When you want to launch the game again at a later date can you simply go to the steam platform and launch it from there or do modded games require to be launched via vortex every time ?

[@Vypyr00]

Thank you sir!

[@singhdhillon2699]

I have been wanting this

[@Saideebrb]

thank u kind stranger ur voice is very cool :) this helped a lot

[@aliaschernthanner6184]

Does anyone know if the mod fixer is causing my mods not to work? I installed everything right, but none of my mods are working.

[@julianalexander4525]

Same here.

[@peterganglberger8285]

Thx my man this really helped 😊

[@sentinel_kronos839]

I'm just gonna wait till Steam mod Support is out i am too scared to fuck anything up

[@Natasha_-bf9sx]

me too lol

[@tofupanda8168]

its out

[@sentinel_kronos839]

@@tofupanda8168 are the mods there already though?

[@tofupanda8168]

@@sentinel_kronos839 gonna have to wait a while for good ones, but they're there

[@stanwjsn]

most of the mods are shitty on mod support sadly

[@Emmerich88]

Thanks! For several mods there is not an option to download through Vortex, or am I missing something? Also, can we filter only for mods supported by Vortex?

[@Serene_.whisperslol]

I don’t have a users folder this is my first time getting mods. Do you have to have a drive to make a users profile?

[@draeviah7325]

I have a question and so far I haven't found a real solution to it, when I install the Divine Tool I get an error message that it can't run but only since the 1.19.5 version before that it has always worked, what can I do?

[@BrotherRooney]

Hi, any reason you can think of as to why they maybe wont be loading into the game? Ive selected a couple and followed your steps, but when im in the game, i dont see any of them as options for subclass, or within the game. If you have some troubleshooting tips, that would be great. Ive come to find your channel very useful and your opinions trustworthy! Thanks!

[@rishdoggydogg7537]

I am getting the "we were unable to create a working story your add on setup might be invalid the game will continue with the setup from the savegame. This is for a game that is ongoing. Do the mods only work for net new games?

[@aronnov]

will achievements still trigger? do some mods disable and if so do they list that?

[@rl8073]

Can't wait for mod support...

[@alexishozie7880]

What about script extender? Is that recommended?

[@marybdrake1472]

I am intensely curious to see how this turns out on PS5.

[@arokh72]

I was not prompted to update .Net, so I'd do so anyway. If you get a failure to load pax type error, update .Net as the first course of action.

[@Rekowcski]

you could have just zoomed in using adobe

[@EricTheGrey]

Nice walkthrough. I've used Vortex for Skyrim, and it worked pretty well. For BG3, the only thing I felt I wanted a mod for was to add delay action. Sometimes, I want a higher initiative character to wait and go later, after another character has gone (for combat positioning, typically) but I never found one. Haven't looked in a while though.

[@user-yl6ic2qx5m]

ok i dont have app data or Larain studios file

[@ZAPPERZZZ]

So I installed the mod fixer but its still telling me that i need to install it? when I go to install mod manager

[@ZAPPERZZZ]

its LITERALLY telling me its installed but then wont let me get the mod manager

[@depressingcat2924]

How do you remove the mods ? I want to have modded and non-modded playthroughs. If I play it like normal through steam, will I have no mods and wont have to worry about deleting my mods for a modded playthrough in the future? I guess how does that work?

[@lajahamamomo]

No, it would still be modded. Depending on how it works this game, I have modded many other games but not BG3 yet, if there is an option to disable mods in the game then you can do that. If there is no option like that, you would just need to go into the manager and click uninstall mods. Or if you did it manually, go in and remove the mods by deleting the mod files in the games files. Just be very careful as you would have saves trying to pull files that no longer exist and can cause you some issues (thus his recomendation to back up your current saves before modding). My recomendation would be to do your vanilla playthroughs first, do what you want, then when you are ready for mods, do those playthroughs and never having to do the "remove mods" step. Alternatively, start with mods that do not affect balance and gameplay, like new faces, hairs, and other cosmetic mods, then it's the same visuals with differnet coats of paint but does not affect the game at its core.

[@oddsweed3937]

What does it mean if theres no app data option for me?

[@lajahamamomo]

If you are like me and installed it in another location/drive, your location could be vastly different. Go to the File Viewer, then in the search bar at the top right put in "Larian Studios". After a while, it will pull up the folder (or two if you played EA, in which case, check the saves to find the correct Larian Studios folder, in my case one had only my EA saves and the other had all my saves, the latter is the one you want.) and you can continue following the video from there. Hope that helps!

[@oddsweed3937]

@lajahamamomo found out It's automatically set as one of those hidden apps so I just had to unhide it and it showed up, but thank you for the tip, hopefully it will help someone also having my issue with your solution to actually help👍

[@Litasulimate1fan]

Is there away to see when mods are done deploying?

[@italianspartacus]

It's pretty instantaneous but you can also check the mod folder!

[@andreaallan1249]

im so confused i need help

[@lokihela8966]

good thing is i dont have a single player saves

[@grimmster1273]

ty

[@tootbender6935]

I'm about as tech savvy as the average Grandma so I'm fucked lmao, apparently I don't even have a local disk for some reason.

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

Is there a way to install mods without the mod manager? I use linux and simply refuse to use windows ever again.

[@sunbleachedangel]

Wait two months for official mod support

[@lman2047]

​@@sunbleachedangelsame. I'm waiting for mod support before I get the mods I want.

[@sunbleachedangel]

@@lman2047 not too much point in doing that tbh

[@austinarmstrong4141]

I was playing with a modded playthrough until a few months ago where vortex suddenly began to give me a "files were not correctly deployed" error. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why it was (I also installed the windows .Net update, but there was no change), I suspect it was a communication error between vortex and LsLib/Divine Tool. I waited for an update to Vortex to try and fix it but I am still experiencing the error. I don't suppose anyone here has any ideas?

[@shawnwolf5961]

Vortex has issues with BG3 mods for some reason. BG3 Mod Manager is super easy to use.

[@CaptainEffort]

Luckily Nexus' next mod manager, Vortex's successor, is planned to be released on Linux as well. Doesn't help you any now, but thought you should know.

[@SuperGamerYoBros]

literally couldn't get trough the first step lol

[@aslo7365]

What was the issue?

[@nickmeyers9990]

Eldritch lol

[@sunbleachedangel]

This will probably be obsolete in 2 months

[@Peakbot]

Prolly not, I think the mod tools won't be as extensive as we hope them to be. But i hope I'm wrong tho

[@sunbleachedangel]

@@Peakbot so far they're looking to be pretty robust and convenient to make AND use if the community posts are anything to go by

[@italianspartacus]

I hope so brother! As mentioned in the beginning! :)

[@shawnwolf5961]

@@sunbleachedangel They also won't have anything requiring scripts, because they are making it compatible for console. So no, it won't be as robust as Nexus. You are, in fact, quite wrong. It will be very limited, as any of the juicy mods will need to make use of the script extender, which will not fall under the official support.

[@sunbleachedangel]

@@shawnwolf5961 oh, how lame

[@nothinghere7694]

support comment

[@princeasce9519]

Thank you 👍