

mod file inside the Hearts of Iron IV\mod folder MUST NOT be saved with a byte order mark (BOM) if it is saved in UTF-8 format. Once you've finished, you can repeat the process with any other mods you want to update, and they'll show as compatible on the launcher. When you're updating a mod, it won't show anything under Version. You can also change the version to "1.8.*" to avoid having to update it again for every hotfix. Wait for it to upload, and you're done.Go to Upload a mod, select the mod, and enter the mod's description (since you're updating it, paste the workshop description and make any needed changed).Open the HOI4 launcher, go into the Mods section, and click on the Mod Tools button.mod file of the mod you want to update into that mod's individual folder. Go into your Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\mod folder.If your workshop description is to long for this then update the mod with anything in the description box and then add your full description later.Īnd here's a step-by-step walkthrough if you need more guidance: If you get a credential error when attempting to upload a mod make sure you have something in the description section - you can simply put your current description from the workshop here.Remember that the descriptor.mod file should be inside the mod folder.mod file into the descriptor - this should not cause an issue. If you have an issue with creating the descriptor file you should note that you can simply copy the content of the.mod and move everything else into descriptor.mod inside the mod folder. So essentially: Keep name and path or archive in your current. Updating them means creating this descriptor.mod and copying most things from ModName.mod into that.

This is now split in two: ModName.mod which needs to have the name entry and a path or archive entry and descriptor.mod inside the mod folder, which also needs the name and has everything else. Originally posted by BjornB:Currently most mods have one mod descriptor, usually ModName.mod.
