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How to install mods on an Insurgency: Sandstorm server

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Use this page to find mods for the Insurgency: Sandstorm server: https://mod.io/

How to install mods

1. Log in to https://mod.io/ website. Setting up a new account with e-mail is not required, you can log in via platforms such as Steam, Facebook or Google.

2. Click on your username in the right upper corner – it will switch you to your profile page.

3. Click on the ACCESS’ tab in the left side of website.

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4. You should see 2 sections – API Access and OAuth Access. To create a server token you should focus on the OAuth Access section, which looks like that:

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Enter your Token name in and click on ‘+’ button.

5. Copy your token – this is confidential information so keep it in secret like passwords.

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6. Edit (or create a new one – with content like below) GameUserSettings.ini config file located in /Insurgency/Saved/Config/LinuxServer. Add this script to config file (remember to replace ‘YOUR TOKEN’ by your individual token!):

[/Script/ModKit.ModIOClient]
bHasUserAccepterTerms=True
AccessToken=YOUR TOKEN

(If you are adding a new file, go to files tab, follow to Insurgency/Saved/Config/LinuxServer, click on ‘New File’, paste a content, save a file, enter file name GameUserSettings.ini and approve it by ‘Create file’.)

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7. Go to the server panel and enter ‘Startup’ tab. Add ‘-mods’ startup argument in the ‘Extra Arguments’ field. In this moment your server is ready to add modifications.

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8. Restart server to approve changes.

9. After searching for modification you want to add, copy its ID.

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10. In /Insurgency/Config/Server create a Mods.txt file by clicking on ‘New File’ button.

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In this file you should put modification ID numbers –  each on a separated line (like below). Approve changes by clicking on ‘Save Content’ button.

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In the new window paste ‘Mods.txt’ file name and approve by ‘Create File’.

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Restart a server to download and activate selected mods to your game.

We hope that our intuitive web interface has allowed you to configure your Insurgency: Sandstorm server easily. If you want to ask us any questions, feel free to contact us via e-mail, ticket or live chat!


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