How to add mods to a Conan Exiles server

Conan Exiles mods come from the Steam Workshop. Each one is a .pak file, and the server loads the ones listed in ConanSandbox/Mods/modlist.txt, in that order. Players get the same mods when they join: the game offers to download them.

Enhanced mods only

Conan Exiles Enhanced runs on Unreal Engine 5, so mods made for the old version don’t load on it. Authors rebuild their mods for Enhanced and publish them as new Workshop items, often under a new name. On the Workshop, filter by the Enhanced tag in the sidebar to see only mods that work.

Add a Workshop mod

1. Open the mod’s Steam Workshop page and copy its Workshop ID, the number after ?id= in the link.
2. Open Settings, then the advanced settings, and add the ID to Workshop mods. Put the IDs in load order, separated by commas.
3. Restart the server. On each start it downloads the mods on the list and writes modlist.txt in your order.

To remove a mod, take its ID out of Workshop mods and restart. One-tap installs from the Mods tab are coming.

You can also upload a .pak file in Files, into ConanSandbox/Mods, and add its file name to modlist.txt yourself. Use this for a mod that isn’t on the Workshop. Players have to get those mods on their own.

Load order

Mods load in the order of the list. When two mods change the same thing, the order decides which one wins, so it matters.

• Put shared libraries and frameworks first, since other mods build on them.
• Follow each mod’s Workshop page. Authors often say where their mod should go.
• Players’ mods must be in the same order as the server’s. The game sets that for them when they join.

A quick way to get a working order: set the mods up in your own game’s mod list, test them in single player, then copy the same order to the server.

Don’t rename mod files

Keep each .pak file’s name as it came from the Workshop. The Enhanced server notes say a renamed mod file fails to load.

When players join

When a player joins a server with mods they don’t have, the game lists the missing mods and offers to download and turn them all on. The game then restarts with the server’s mods, in the server’s order. With many mods, that restart is slow, so tell new players to expect it.

When an update breaks mods

A Conan Exiles update can break mods until their authors catch up. If the server won’t start or players get kicked after an update:

1. Remove the newest or biggest mods, then restart.
2. Add them back one at a time once their authors update them.
3. Check common errors for what each symptom means.

Take a backup in Backups before you add or remove mods. Some mods save their own data in the world, and taking one out can leave things behind.

Mods and memory

Mods that add buildings, creatures or new areas use more memory. If you run many, see performance for the plan they need.