A Comprehensive Guide on Adding Mods in Hytale

Discover how to effectively add and enable mods in Hytale to elevate your gameplay experience, whether you’re exploring solo adventures or diving into multiplayer realms.

Understanding Modding in Hytale

Hytale currently enables modding on the client side, particularly for single-player and offline game modes. Mods are installed directly onto your device, requiring activation for each individual game world. For multiplayer scenarios, all players must have the same mods installed for them to work effectively.

While the majority of mods can be found on CurseForge, a selection of community-created mods are also shared on platforms like GitHub. Regardless of the source, activating mods in-game adheres to a consistent procedure.

Installing Mods via CurseForge

The most straightforward method for modding Hytale is through the CurseForge application, which simplifies much of the setup. After downloading and installing the app, it will typically recognize Hytale if it is located in its default directory. Players can then browse a plethora of available mods and install them with a simple click.

Hytale Curseforge page 200+ mods — Screenshot by Prima Games

Although CurseForge facilitates automatic file placement, players must still activate their mods. Launch Hytale, go to the Worlds menu, right-click on the desired world, open the Mods section, and enable the installed mods before entering the world to ensure they function correctly.

Manual Mod Installation in Hytale

For those who prefer a hands-on approach or are using mods from sources outside CurseForge, manual installation is the way to go. Mods are generally available as .jar or .zip files and should remain unextracted unless otherwise specified by the creators.

Follow these steps to manually install a mod:

Windows: %appdata%\Hytale\user_data\mods
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Hytale/user_data/mods
Linux: ~/.local/share/Hytale/user_data/mods

Once the file is in the designated folder, restart Hytale if it’s running. The mod should then appear in the Mods menu of the chosen world, allowing for activation similar to mods installed via CurseForge.

Mod Configuration in Hytale

One distinctive aspect of Hytale’s modding system is its mod configuration functionality. Instead of relying on a universal config file, the game stores mod settings specific to each world. These configuration files can be found in the save directory for each world, located at user_data/saves/<world_name>/mods.

Hytale x Curseforge mod configuration — Screenshot by Prima Games

This design allows each mod to function differently across various worlds, encouraging experimentation without impacting previously saved games. Configuration files are typically formatted in JSON and can be edited using any standard text editor. Changes will take effect upon reloading the respective world.

Activating Mods in Hytale

To activate a mod, start Hytale and navigate to the Worlds menu. Right-click on the world you wish to adjust, select the Mods option, and a list of your installed mods will appear, allowing you to enable them via checkboxes.

Disabling or Removing Mods

If needed, mods can be temporarily disabled by unchecking them in the Mods menu for that world, or permanently removed by deleting the relevant mod file from the mods folder.

Exploring the Hytale Asset Editor

Hytale also boasts a built-in Asset Editor, perfect for players keen on crafting custom content. While this tool doesn’t serve for mod installation, it plays a vital role in asset creation, allowing modifications to items, blocks, creatures, textures, and more.

Hytale asset builder settings — Screenshot by Prima Games

To access the Asset Editor, create a world in Creative Mode and load it. Open the chat window and grant yourself operator status using /op self. Once you acquire operator status, navigate to your inventory, go to Creative Tools, select Assets, and finally, choose Asset Editor. This will launch a new window, setting the stage for your custom asset editing.

For additional insights, check out guides on playing Hytale in offline mode, locating your save files, and mastering farming and crop harvesting.

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