How to install mods
Updated July 02, 2026
Vintage Story Installing Mods on Vintage Story
This guide covers installing mods on your Vintage Story server. For first boot and connecting, see Getting Started.
Vintage Story has an excellent modding ecosystem at mods.vintagestory.at.
Step 1: Download Mods
Each mod is a .zip file (just a renamed mod archive) or .dll. Download from ModDB.
Step 2: Upload
Place mod files in the server's Mods/ folder via SFTP.
Code
Mods/ PrimitiveSurvival.zip XSkills.zip Carryon.zip
Step 3: Restart
The server loads mods at boot. The console will list each one. Players must install the same mods on their client (Vintage Story has a built-in mod manager that simplifies this).
Popular Mods
- XSkills: Skill tree progression system
- Primitive Survival: New early-game options
- Carry On: Pick up and carry larger objects
- CommonLib: Required by many mods
- Stone Quarry: Better stone gathering
- Wildcraft: Plant and creature expansion
- A Culinary Artillery: Cooking expansion
- Better Drifters: Drifter (enemy) AI improvements
- Medieval Expansion: Themed content
The Vintage Story modding community is small but very high quality; most mods are well-maintained.
What to Read Next
- Getting Started for first boot and the basics
- Vintage Story Configuration
- Vintage Story Admin Setup