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How to install Mods in Farming Simulator 15

Posted on March 16, 2016 by admin

I’m going to write a series of mod reviews for Farming Simulator 15.  While I would almost imagine everyone already fully understands how to install mods in Farming Simulator 15, I figure I’ll just go ahead and quickly write this for anyone that may be confused.

First, if you are playing Farming Simulator 15 on a console platform, then you should already know that mods are not supported.  So this “how to”, as well as the mod reviews will basically be for PC users.  I’m sure there are many reasons to own and play “some” games on the console platform…but FS15 really isn’t one of them.

Most mods are available in one of three formats (listed and explained below)

1.  Self-contained Executable File – While perhaps not as common as the .zip format (described below) many mods do come in a self-contained .exe file format.  Like any other application, you just double-click to launch the .exe.  It will automagically detect where your Farming Simulator 2015 is installed (Documents > My Games > Mods)  and add the mod.  Word of caution, if you use the Mod Commander mod to manage and keep your mods separated based on map, then you’ll need to move the mod (once installed) into the appropriate map directory.

2.  ZIP Format (Most Common)  – Depending on the map I’m playing, the number of mods I run can be anywhere from just a few to a dozen or more.  The most common form of mod I run across is the .zip format.  Depending on what the mod is and how complex and large it is, you may need to open the .zip file and extract a portion of it before adding it to your mods directory.  However, in most cases…the .zip file will be ready to just copy into the mods folder.  But how can you tell?

If the mod developer is smart, he will name the .zip file which needs to be uncompressed something like “UNZIPME_ChoppedStraw_15_0_05.zip”.  This should immediately tell anyone that the contents in this .zip file first needs to be extracted.   In this example, you can see from the image below the .zip file contains a compressed .zip file named ZZZ_ChoppedStraw.zip along with several .txt files.  One smartly named “README.txt”.  This file is name this way because….well….YOU SHOULD READ IT!!!  What you need to know will be explained in that .txt file.  Funny how that works huh?

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I typically always open each .zip file I download.  First, if the file is corrupt…then it probably won’t open and will need to be downloaded again.  But also you can quickly see if the .zip file needs to be further extracted or just copied to the mods folder.  In the example below, this .zip file just needs to be copied to the mods directory as it is.

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3.  RAR Compressed File (Least Common) – Of the compressed file formats, the RAR compressed file is the least common.   These will always need to be uncompressed to reveal the enclosed .exe or .zip files stored inside.

A quick note about archival/compression utilities.  I use and recommend 7Zip.  7Zip will unpack RAR files and also compress and decompress .zip files.  It works extremely well and is free.  WinRAR is also available for those who prefer that utility.

Again, I’m almost certain that anyone playing the PC version of Farming Simulator 15 will already know this information.  If this has helped you, then it was worth my time in writing the piece.

Until next time…

Happy Farming!!!

J

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