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This article is exclusively about Modding – changing the original game. Please note that Modding is not maintained by Nine Dots Studio.

The following is a guide for Installing Mods for Outward, from the point of view of an end-user.

Modding Branch

In order to use mods, you need to be on a Mono branch of Outward.

• On Steam: Right-click Outward in your Steam library, and choose: Properties > Betas > "default-mono - Public default branch (mono)", there is no access code.

• On GoG Galaxy: From the Outward screen (where the play button is), click on the Options button to the right of the play button. From there, go to Manage Installation > Configure... > Installation tab. Select the drop down and select default-mono. If you see the "radio buttons", make sure to click the radio button titled Version X.X.X:mono (where "X.X.X" is the highest version number you can see) to update to the correct version.
• On Epic Store: you are on mono by default and dont need to do anything.

BepInEx Loader

BepInEx is a Mod Loader for Unity games. Using BepInEx is simple - just drag and drop, there is no real "installation" process for BepInEx, and no game files are permanently changed. Deleting BepInEx is as simple as deleting the BepInEx folder.

Installing BepInEx

Before you install:

• Please use 7Zip (or WinRAR) to unzip BepInEx and mods, make sure you always use the "Extract Here" option, unless the mod instructions say not to.
• Warning: Do NOT install Partiality Launcher, or it will break BepInEx. If there are Partiality mods you want to run, use Partiality Wrapper instead.
  • If you have Partiality Launcher installed (or did have it), you should backup your directory, delete the Outward folder, and do a complete re-install of Outward before you continue.

To install BepInEx:

1. Make sure you are on the mono branch of Outward (see above)
2. Download BepInEx here. Make sure to download the version for Outward.
3. Place the zip in your game installation folder, eg. for Steam: .
4. Right-click the zip file and choose "Extract here".
5. Make sure the files look exactly like this: (folder), and .
6. For Linux/MacOS users, see here to finish the installation.

Done! You are now ready to put install BepInEx mods.

Where To Find Mods

The Mod List contains a manually updated list of popular mods along with their current status.

The external website NexusMods is the place to find all mods for Outward. Some mods may provide an alternative download (such as via GitHub), but generally you're going to find them on NexusMods. To get a mod from NexusMods:

1. Create an account or log in
2. Read the Description tab, which should give installation instructions (which may be unique to that mod)
3. Click the Manual Download button on the right or in the Files tab to begin your download

Troubleshooting

If you're having trouble loading a mod there are some things you can try:

• (Steam / GoG users) Make sure your game is set to the Mono branch! Sometimes your launcher may revert to the main branch.
• Try restarting your game launcher (Steam / GoG / Epic) and trying again.
• Do you have an error in the "BepInEx\LogOutput.log" file about "enabling the .NET Harmony runtime fix"? If so, you should backup your directory, delete the Outward folder, and do a complete re-install of Outward.
• Right click Outward.exe and click Properties > Compatibility, and make sure you are not running the game in compatibility mode for Windows 8. You can disable compatibility or use Windows 7 mode.
• Some Windows systems may block the DLL files because they're from a different computer. To fix this, right-click the DLL file and select Properties > Unblock (button down the bottom). You should check this for the winhttp.dll file in the main Outward folder, as well as the DLLs in the Outward\BepInEx\core\ folder.
• Make sure that you have any 4.0+ .NET Framework installed.
• You can backup your folder, and do a complete re-installation of Outward and BepInEx.
• If you've tried everything above, reach out to the modding community on Discord and ask for help.

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