Factorio how to download a friends mods

Like most games, Factorio has mods, which adds more functionality and mechanics to the base game. But while many are aware that mods exist in Factorio, not many know how to install these mods. Compared to other games though, installing mods in Factorio is pretty simple.

Mod installation in Factorio can be done in two ways. One includes installing the mods directly within the game, and the other method is installing the mods manually, downloading them from a third-party. Other than that, the mods can be also enabled and disabled in this menu. Skip to content. Factorio Forums www. Quick links. Download mods when joining servers automatically Suggestions that were added to the game. Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by XGhozt » Tue Aug 09, pm Hi all, just registered on the forums here to post about this.

I'm not sure if it's been suggested before, I did do some searching but I didn't see anything obvious. I wanted to suggest that we make joining multiplayer servers significantly easier by automatically downloading mods and toggling them as needed when you try to join a server.

This behavior takes me back to how it used to function on Unreal Tournament servers it still might. When you join the server, it would download the map, and then along with it any resources you would need to play on that server. It might function something like this: 1.

Player ops to connect to server 2. Server requires 4 custom mods 3. Player downloads 4 mods immediately from the server directly or from the official site? Player downloads map 5. Player's client toggles mods config to only activate those that are needed 6. Player joins server 7. I believe some of the mods now are loaded when the game is launched, so this might cause some issues.

Perhaps a quick solution might be to just restart the game for the user and then attempt to connect immediately. Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by mattj » Tue Aug 09, pm This is a good idea. There's some complexity if the server isn't running the latest version of a mod. Right now I don't think there's any in-game way to download a mod that's not the most recent version.

Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by Zeblote » Tue Aug 09, pm mattj wrote: This is a good idea. Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by ssilk » Tue Aug 09, pm Absolutely great id. The problem is, what should I do with the others: viewtopic.