If you click on the wrench you can see which mods are installed.
You can tell if a server has a MOD as there is a wrench symbol on the left hand side. To play on a modded server, search for the server you want to join in Custom Servers browser. Once you are loaded in, hit the tilde button on your keyboard (default: ~), and type AdminChangeLayer. To play a mod without joining a server, click on the "Training" button at the top right of the Squad Main Menu. uplugin file, and a modinfo.smi file) into the above directory. Place the mod folder (which contains a Content folder, a. Or C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\394360\\yourmod Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Squad\SquadGame\Plugins\Mods Unsubscribe and resubscribe to force the redownload. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\393380, and delete the folder that shares the same mod ID as the mod you are trying to force update. The string of numbers at the end is the unique mod ID. Then restart Squad.įind the URL for the workshop mod you are trying to force update. It will change to "Subscribed" to indicate you are now subscribed to updates from the mod author. To download a mod, left click on the "Subscribe" button.
Clicking any mod will bring you to the mods homepage. Here, you will find an index of all publicly available mods for Squad. Left click on the "Browse the Workshop" button. Scrolling down on the Squad game page, you will find the Squad Workshop section. In your Steam Client, go to your Library, then select "Squad" from your games list. If you're interested in creating Mods for MW5 we strongly recommend going to our official Modding Resources page, where you can find a few resources to help you get started.Guide Downloading a Mod (Workshop)
Please note that if you are one of the brave users who used a reported workaround to add Mods to your MS Store or GamePass install prior to the release of official support, you will need to manually move those Mods into the game's official Mods folder.Ĭoinciding with this release, the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Mod Editor is also now free for all, regardless of whether you own a copy of the game! To acquire the Mod Editor, head over to the Epic Games Store and grab our free Mod Editor from the MW5 Store page. If you do not see an AppData folder in your user folder you will need to enable the 'View Hidden Items' option in your Windows Explorer.Īlternatively, you can just paste %localappdata%\MW5Mercs directly into your Windows Explorer path to go straight there. On first launching the game after this update, the game will automatically migrate your save data to the AppData folder of your Windows profile MW5Mercs directory.īoth the MW5 Mods folder and Saved Game folder can be found in your :\Users\\AppData\Local\MW5Mercs folder. To facilitate this change and to make the game experience more pleasant, we have also moved your MW5 save data into a more accessible location.
This update applies only to the Microsoft Store and GamePass versions of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries there will be no update if you own the game through the Epic Games Store, where Modding is already supported. Modding is now officially supported for the Microsoft Store and Xbox GamePass versions of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries!
It is possible to use archiving software to extract the folder to expedite the process. The new save game directory is %localappdata%\MW5Mercs\Saved\SaveGames You would need to move the files directly and manually recreate the folders in the new save location due to access restrictions. %localappdata%\Packages\PiranhaGamesInc.MechWarrior5Mercenaries_skpx0jhaqqap2\LocalCache\ Local\MW5Mercs\Saved That should prevent people with non C: drive installations from losing their campaign saves going forward.Ĭopy-paste the following line and hit Enter:
We have adjusted the Microsoft/Game Pass modding update to preserve the original save folder after the save transfer.