How to install mods for Vintage Story

This guide covers installing mods on your Vintage Story server. For first boot and connecting, see [Getting Started](article:424). Vintage Story has an excellent modding ecosystem at `mods.vintagestory.at`. ## Step 1: Download Mods Each mod is a `.zip` file (just a renamed mod archive) or `.dll`. Download from ModDB. ## Step 2: Upload Place mod files in the server's `Mods/` folder via SFTP. ``` Mods/ PrimitiveSurvival.zip XSkills.zip Carryon.zip ``` ## Step 3: Restart The server loads mods at boot. The console will list each one. Players must install the same mods on their client (Vintage Story has a built-in mod manager that simplifies this). ## Popular Mods - **XSkills**: Skill tree progression system - **Primitive Survival**: New early-game options - **Carry On**: Pick up and carry larger objects - **CommonLib**: Required by many mods - **Stone Quarry**: Better stone gathering - **Wildcraft**: Plant and creature expansion - **A Culinary Artillery**: Cooking expansion - **Better Drifters**: Drifter (enemy) AI improvements - **Medieval Expansion**: Themed content The Vintage Story modding community is small but very high quality; most mods are well-maintained. ## What to Read Next - [Getting Started](article:424) for first boot and the basics - [Vintage Story Configuration](article:427) - [Vintage Story Admin Setup](article:425) --- Made with 💜 by GameServerKings