Since mods are developed after an update has gone live, it is possible that some mods can causes crashes and other issues until the mod creater has had time to update it.
Detailed below are ways to solve the most common issues you might be encountering when using mods.
Although we strive to deliver a flawless gaming experience in the depths of Hoxxes IV, we can’t guarantee
you won’t encounter a crash or a compatibility issue at some point while playing with user-generated mods.
Currently, Deep Rock Galactic automatically detects if an installed mod causes a crash and disables them on subsequent launches of the game.
However, we can't guarantee this safety precaution works all the time. Therefore, if you encounter any undesired oddity that ruins your game experience,
we advise you to follow this guide to remove all modding-related content.
If you find yourself in a predicament where a mod has caused unwanted changes to your Save Game, you can always use the ‘Restore Save’ button
in the Save Menu to revert your progress to a previous date. You can also separate your progress into two different Save Games if you wish.
- Step 1 Open mod.io in a browser [drg.mod.io] and log in with your Steam account. Unsubscribe from all mods.
- Step 1 Right-click Deep Rock Galactic in your Steam Library. Select "Properties...".
- Step 2 Enter "-disablemodding" (without quotation marks) in the Launch Options field. This launch parameter disables all modding
functionality and removes all mods you currently have installed when you launch the game.
- Step 3 Launch the game and exit to desktop after loading into the Space Rig.
- Step 4 Right-click Deep Rock Galactic in your Steam Library. Select "Properties...".
- Step 5 Delete "-disablemodding" from the Launch Options field.
- Step 6 Launch the game and see if your issue has been resolved. If you are still crashing, proceed to Step 7.
- Step 7 Delete the mod.io folder from the following location: "C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Local".
You can find this path easily by entering "%appdata%" in the Windows start menu and going one step back in the Roaming directory.
- Step 8 Delete all .pak files, except FSD-WindowsNoEditor.pak, from the following location: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Deep Rock Galactic\FSD\Content\Paks".
You can find this path easily by right-clicking Deep Rock Galactic in the Steam Library, select Properties, Local Files and then pressing the 'Browse...' button. If it's already empty, you're good!
¶ My Main Save Game has been converted to a Sandbox Save Game. How do I restore it to a non-Sandbox Save Game?
- Step 1 Unsubscribe to all mods on mod.io. and delete all .pak files except for the 'FSD-WindowsNoEditor.pak' in this location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Deep Rock Galactic\FSD\Content\Paks
- Step 2 Make a backup of your SaveGames folder in this location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Deep Rock Galactic\FSD\Saved\SaveGames
by e.g. copying the entire content to a separate folder.
- Step 3 Launch the game.
- Step 4 Open the ESC menu and navigate to the Save Menu tab in the Options menu.
- Step 5 Type a save name in the text field and press Save Current
- Step 6 Once the Space Rig has reloaded, enter the Save Menu tab again and load back into your sandboxed Main Save
- Step 7 Enter the Save Menu tab again and press Reset Progress
- Step 8 Finally, enter the Save Menu tab again and press Restore Save. Select a Save Slot that matches the progress of your sandboxed Main Save without the (Modded) tag.