If you want to tailor your Barotrauma experience beyond the default game settings, adding mods is the perfect solution. This guide will walk you through how to install and enable mods on your Barotrauma Server.

Note

Steam Workshop items are downloaded when the server starts, so changes apply after saving and restarting your server.

Caution

Please make sure to also add ALL dependencies each mod lists on its Workshop page, otherwise your server will fail to load the mod.

Using the Steam Workshop Installer Recommended

The easiest way to install mods is directly through the panel.

1
Log in to Bropanel and select your Barotrauma server.
2
In the sidebar, go to Mods and open the Browse tab.
3
Search for the mod you want and click Add.
4
Click Save & restart.

Installing Mods Using Workshop IDs

As an alternative, you can install mods by pasting their Workshop IDs directly into your server's Settings.

You will need to know how to get a Workshop ID for each mod you want to install. You can view all the Barotrauma mods here.

Once you find the mod you want, you need to copy the URL. Let's use this URL for example: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3190189044. The Workshop ID is the numbers at the end of the URL; in this case, the Workshop ID is 3190189044.

1

Log in to Bropanel and select your Barotrauma server.
2

In the sidebar, go to Settings.
3
Under Modding, find Workshop Mods and paste the Workshop ID of the mod you'd like to install. You can also add multiple mods by separating them with a comma.
3190189044,2936760984
- To change the mod load order, simply rearrange them in the list and restart your server. If a mod's Workshop page says it must load after another mod, place it further down the list.
4

Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.

The mods will automatically download, stay up-to-date and enable once your server starts.

Manually Installing Mods

You can also upload mods from your PC. You will need the files and the folder name for each mod you want to install.

Once you find the mod you want, click Subscribe, then launch Barotrauma once so it downloads. Subscribed mods are stored on your PC in folders named after their Workshop ID, so the example mod's folder is 3190189044.

Press Windows Key + R and paste this:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Barotrauma\WorkshopMods\Installed

2
Select the mod folders you want and compress them into a .zip file.
3
Note down each folder name. These are the numbers you'll need later.

Daedalic Entertainment GmbH

Barotrauma

WorkshopMods

Installed

3190189044

2936760984

1
Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
2
In the sidebar, go to Files.
3
Navigate to the LocalMods folder.
4
Upload your .zip file here, then decompress it. Files larger than 10GB need to be uploaded using SFTP.
5
Go back to the root folder in Files and open config_player.xml, then find the <contentpackages> section.
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Add a line inside the <regularpackages> list for each mod you uploaded, replacing the number with your mod's folder name:
<package path="LocalMods/3190189044/filelist.xml" />
7
Click save and start your server.

The example below uses the mods Neurotrauma and Real Sonar.

<contentpackages>
  <!--Vanilla-->
  <corepackage path="Content/ContentPackages/Vanilla.xml" />
  <regularpackages>
    <package path="LocalMods/3190189044/filelist.xml" />
    <package path="LocalMods/2936760984/filelist.xml" />
    ...
  </regularpackages>
</contentpackages>

Note

Always add a separate <package> line for each mod you're installing. Load order matters too, so if a mod's Workshop page says it must load after another mod, place it further down the list.

How To Install Mods On Your Barotrauma Server

Using the Steam Workshop Installer Recommended

Installing Mods Using Workshop IDs

Manually Installing Mods

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