Breathing New Life Into Your Colony: A Guide to Manually Installing Mods in Oxygen Not Included
- If the mod includes a
.dll, ensure it’s not blocked by Windows:
Right-click.dll→ Properties → If you see “Unblock” (at the bottom), check it and click Apply.
Oxygen Not Included (ONI) is a deep, complex colony sim where failure is a learning experience. While the base game offers hundreds of hours of challenge, the modding community has created a wealth of additions—from quality-of-life tweaks (like the beloved "Pliers" mod) to entirely new buildings, critters, and world traits. While the Steam Workshop offers one-click installation, there are several reasons you might need to install mods manually: you own the game on a different storefront (Epic, GOG), you want to use a mod that isn't on the Workshop, or you need to troubleshoot a broken mod. This essay provides a clear, methodical guide to manual mod installation.
Local>ModName>mod_info.yaml(This is correct).
Example of correct placement:
Unlike many games that bury mods in AppData , ONI has a dedicated, easy-to-find folder. oxygen not included how to install mods manually
Now go forth and optimize those duplicants – modded to perfection. Breathing New Life Into Your Colony: A Guide