Loading Non-Steam Mods (help please)

[bkkat]

I am sure that this question has been asked here a lot, but I can't find the answer. I need to know how to install a non-Steam mod to the Steam version of Stellaris. It appears that my mod folder is at C:\users\[user_name]\documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod. There do not appear to be any mods in that location however and I have no idea where Steam hides the mods from their workshop. The Stellaris program is on my D: drive. I would love it if someone could answer this for me. Thanks.

 

[17blue17]

I am sure that this question has been asked here a lot, but I can't find the answer. I need to know how to install a non-Steam mod to the Steam version of Stellaris. It appears that my mod folder is at C:\users\[user_name]\documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod. There do not appear to be any mods in that location however and I have no idea where Steam hides the mods from their workshop. The Stellaris program is on my D: drive. I would love it if someone could answer this for me. Thanks.

1) when the game installs it should create a c:\Users\user_name\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris directory. In side this there should be a mod folder but some times you need to create it. Now some people like me have windows move the My Documents folder to some place on D. For me It is D:\Users\Steven\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod

2) when you subscribe to a mod on steam the result is that steam splits the mod into two places: It keeps most of the steam mod at D:\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\281990 and it puts a related ugc_xxxxxxx.mod file in c:\Users\user_name\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod.

3) for a local non steam mod:

a) do not use a descriptor file - it goofs things up. Instead only use a .mod file
b) in the .mod file the path should be short form like path="mod/steve_admirals_stellaris" as local mods should not use a long form path.
c) both the mod and .mod files should be at c:\Users\user_name\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod and nothing should be in d:\steam etc.

 

[bkkat]

1) when the game installs it should create a c:\Users\user_name\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris directory. In side this there should be a mod folder but some times you need to create it. Now some people like me have windows move the My Documents folder to some place on D. For me It is D:\Users\Steven\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod

2) when you subscribe to a mod on steam the result is that steam splits the mod into two places: It keeps most of the steam mod at D:\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\281990 and it puts a related ugc_xxxxxxx.mod file in c:\Users\user_name\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod.

3) for a local non steam mod:

a) do not use a descriptor file - it goofs things up. Instead only use a .mod file
b) in the .mod file the path should be short form like path="mod/steve_admirals_stellaris" as local mods should not use a long form path.
c) both the mod and .mod files should be at c:\Users\user_name\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod and nothing should be in d:\steam etc.

Thank you. I will give this a try and let you know how it went.