Can You Download Mods From Steam Workshop Without The Game

I'll first briefly explain how mods installed from the Workshop work, then detail situations where using the Workshop is sensible before explaining why using the Workshop is generally not a good idea. If you'd only like to see an explanation of why you should be downloading mods manually, skip on down to section #3. If you don't use the Steam version of the game with the most recent (Aspyr) patch, needless to say this doesn't really matter for you, as you don't have Workshop support for your title anyway.

To the topic at hand, however: on a basic level, the Workshop is just a download system for mods. It doesn't truly "install" them as such, as the TSLPatcher would do, it just takes stored data from archives and puts them in a repository which the Aspyr-patched version of the game can read. For example, if you install TSLRCM and two texture mods, the Workshop will take the file data from TSLRCM and those texture mods and separately store them in three different containing folders, which the game will then read on startup. A few of you might already see the problems with this, but we'll get into that in a moment.

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While the above is by no means an exhaustive list, it does represent the bulk of the problems with the Workshop. I want to reiterate a final time that the Workshop is an easier install method, as it's a simple one-click solution, but, much like the dark side, it's an easy path that often brings its own problems down the line. It's never worth it to use the Workshop for a couple of mods only to find out that you have a serious incompatibility late into the game, and no clue how to resolve it. Manually downloading mods isn't much more difficult, and neither is their installation, while the compatibility benefits from doing so are significant. I hope this post has helped explain exactly why that is, and encouraged you to look into a traditional install instead.

If concerns about compatibility now seem significant to you, or if you're new to modding and worried you'll simply be overwhelmed by the install process for mods, I (though biased) strongly recommend the mod builds on the subreddit. As fully-compatible mod lists, you won't need to worry about crashes from their use, and all the mods listed come with detailed instructions where necessary; spoiler-free builds are even available if you're a first-time player. With the builds as an option, there's really no reason not to skip the Workshop in favor of a much more content-rich and stable experience.

One will override the other/s, certainly, but that is still a workable arrangement in limited circumstances. It's why the majority of other mods on the Workshop are player appearance mods, because as long as you install one after TSLRCM and don't use any others, you won't have any problems, as the overriding files (2DAs, primarily) are based on the versions from TSLRCM.

Well idk how it will work. CKAN is kind of like steam workshop without the auto update. I've had a little trouble with CKAN and just gave up on it. Steam might not be able to handle KSP mods. We'll have to wait and see how mods work in KSP 2.

This is the main reason I dislike the current implementation of mods on workshop. I tend to grab things externally where possible but where it's not, I typically grab the mod from workshop and repack it as a local mod then unsubscribe.. This only works on games that have been designed to support both methods of mod install though.

Forcing modders to use the steam workshop is a bad move since many of use don't use steam and some of those choose not to have anything to do with Valve ... let alone the fact that many KSP modders play on Linux and KSP2 isn't planned to be released on Linux immediately (if ever)

Putting all that aside, I'm not suggesting 'forcing' modders to use the Workshop, I'm saying to add it. If modders want to use SpaceDock, Curse, Github or the forums to get their mod out there then go for it, but for many players (especially the younger gen, and no I'm far from young) they will not use these other sites to get mods from.. I know of other games that use the Workshop without fail. The racing sim game has cars and tracks available to subscribe to and never once has it failed for them. A golf game I've played in the past had user created courses through the Workshop, again no failures. The only failures have been where the modder forgot to make a change, or add a texture and needed to be re-uploaded..

Hassles, there are none other than a modder uploading to the workshop, no different to uploading to some share site really. As for greed of Valve, it's free to upload mods, and free to download if the modder hasn't added a cost to it.

One serious issue with Steam is that disable auto upgrades was pretty broken at last back with Fallout 4 and earlier in that it would often update even if told not to.

This was an issue in Fallout 4 because of the script extender but it was updated pretty fast. It will also be an issue for KSP mods many who is not updated often or at all.

Copying game out of steam is an option without DRM and solves this.

Let's be honest some of the most popular games out there have it to where you can download a mod straight from the Steam workshop. So why is it chaos be like that why can we only download crafts from the workshop we already half a workshop and we already have mods so why don't we combine the best of both worlds.

Spoken like someone computer-savvy who's comfortable with modding games. Just knowing what "github" is put you in rare company. Admittedly, KSP is a niche game with heavy overlap with people who use git in their day job. Still, Steam workshop is really great for people who don't know where Steam lands their game files in the first place. It would open the use of mods up to a much broader crowd.

I'm not sure how much control BIS has over this but it thought it would be nice if we could download workshop mods without owning arma3. I'm currently trying to automate a dedicated server on a shared box, so no one wants to put their own steam credentials in the scripts. A new steam account lets me download the server, but I can't get the mods because this new account doesn't own the game. Can this issue be solved on Bohemia's end somehow? Do I have other alternatives to keep my mods up to date with steam workshop? Thanks!

The problem however with being able to get workshop mods without owning the game, will be that it could help pirates with using mods from the workshop on their illegal copies

(not saying that you yourself have one)

You should be fine using any steam login. Just use a steam account that has 2 Factor enabled that way even if someone does try to use your password they can't do it without access to your email address. Failing that just use some of the funds that pays for the server and buy another copy of the base game.

Your favorite games don't need to end just because you've finished them. Fans, hobbyists, and aspiring game developers from around the world can add to or modify their favorite games by creating "mods". Whether it's adding new graphical features, crafting new items, or creating new stories, mods can breathe new life into games of all types. Steam makes it easy to find and try these mods for any game in your library that supports modding.

Many mods are free and range in scope from smaller changes here or there to entirely new items, characters, maps, or missions. Other mods may add expansive community-created content equaling hours of new gameplay and storyline, or even an entirely new game built from the ground up.

I took a break from Space Engineers for about 1 year. Upon coming back I was still subscribed to a few mods around 8. However, I noticed that only one of them was showing in game. This lead me to search through the in game workshop for the mods I used to use and I was unable to find them.

After Some testing I have figured out a few things Some mods, 2488 pages worth with 9 items per page for a total of 22,392, show up via the in game workshop. All of these mods I can subscribe to and they instantly download and work in game.

I went into the URL of the browser workshop and got the Id number of "Isy's Solar Alignment" which is 699142028, I then went into the folder where mods are kept, and found the folder with the same number, the dates on the mods are as of yesterday so they appear to download.

In Afterbirth+ and Repentance, having any enabled mod will disable the ability to unlock any achievements to encourage new players to play the game without any. To enable unlocking achievements with mods enabled, you need to defeat Mom at least once with all of your mods disabled. If your mods disappear after installing them (only on cracked versions of AB+), it is greatly recommended to defeat Mom's Heart once.

These kinds of issues are usually caused by the game failing to copy all the mod's files over from Steam's workshop folder into the mod's folder. Performing this process manually by yourself usually fixes this. Steam's workshop folder is included in:

Even if you do not own RimWorld on Steam, Workshop can still be used to discover new mods; while some mods are released on Nexus Mods, no other mod site has close to the same amount of mods available. You can use tools such as RimPy to download and install mods from Steam Workshop and GitHub instead.

So I decided to try playing Avorion with some mods to increase turrent amounts per system. Downloaded them from the Steam Workshop, selected and enabled them in the menu from the games options and they don't seem to actually be enabled. Once in game there is no stat increases on my existing systems, nor on any of my drops, nor any for sale or any that i research. All these mods have been updated for the recent game version and the game gives no warning about them being out of date/ incompatible. I am also getting my Steam achievements unlocked for playing through the Black Market DLC which is contrary to what the game menu says when enabling mods. I don't see this issue reported in the bugs section so i am guessing there is something i am suppose to do before enabling mods to get them to work? 006ab0faaa