How to install mods for Satisfactory

This guide covers installing mods on your Satisfactory server. For first boot and connecting, see Getting started with your Satisfactory server.

Satisfactory has mod support through Satisfactory Mod Manager (SMM), which uses the Satisfactory Mod Repository at ficsit.app.

Installing mods on your own game (client side)

SMM does both jobs from the same app. Do your own copy of the game first.

1. Launch Satisfactory to the title screen once. SMM expects the game to have run at least once on that computer.

2. Download SMM from ficsit.app/smm, or from smm.ficsit.app, which picks the build for your operating system automatically. On Windows you can instead run winget install SatisfactoryModding.SatisfactoryModManager. On Linux the AppImage may need chmod +x before it will run. If your browser says the file "is not commonly downloaded", keep it anyway.

3. SMM finds your game install on its own. If you have more than one — Steam and Epic, say — pick the one you want from the Install dropdown. Your dedicated server appears in the same dropdown once you add it.

4. Set the funnel filter to Compatible so the list only shows mods that work with the version you are on, then click the download arrow next to a mod. SMM pulls in the Satisfactory Mod Loader (SML) and any dependencies for you. There is nothing to install by hand.

5. Play as normal. You do not have to launch the game through SMM — it writes the mod files into your game install, so a plain Steam or Epic launch loads them too. To go back to vanilla, click Mods off in the top left of SMM rather than deleting anything.

Keep one profile per server

Profiles are named mod sets, and switching to one unloads the last. Export the profile you use for your server as a file and hand it to the other players — they import it and end up with your exact list. To pin a single mod, expand its listing and use the Change version dropdown: click the left side of an entry to lock to exactly that version, the right side to lock to that version or newer.

Now do the server.

Step 1: Install Mods on the Server

The cleanest workflow:

1. Install SMM locally on your computer from ficsit.app/smm.

2. Switch SMM to dedicated server mode and point it at your server.

3. From SMM's UI, browse and install mods.

SMM uploads the mod files to the right folder on your server automatically.

Manual Install

If SMM is not an option:

1. Download mod .smod (or .pak) files from ficsit.app.

2. Upload to FactoryGame/Mods/<ModID>/ via SFTP.

3. Restart the server.

Client-Side

Every player must install the same mods through SMM on their local client.

Lock versions to keep clients in parity

SMM has a "lock" feature to ensure version parity.

Popular Mods

• More Pioneers: Increase player slot count beyond vanilla limits
• Linear Motion: Drone delivery system upgrades
• Daisy Chain Anything: Power line chaining for any building
• Mass Dismantle: Bulk dismantle tool
• Mini-Map: Adds an in-game minimap
• Modular Load Balancers: Better belt balancing
• Pak Utility: Performance helper
• Long Reach: Greater interaction distance
• Refined Power: Adds new power generation methods

Game updates often break mods

Always check mod compatibility before upgrading the server's game version.

What to Read Next

• Getting started with your Satisfactory server for first boot and the basics
• Satisfactory Configuration
• Satisfactory Admin Setup

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