Using an Old ARK Mod Example

README.md

Your directories could be slightly different from this, update paths accordingly.

346110 is the appid of ARK Survival Evolved

731604991 is the workshopid of the S+ Structures mod, it is assumed you already subscribed to it.

1. Download https://www.dropbox.com/s/8fsq7q67jxf2oxt/StructuresPlus22.zip?dl=0 inside there should be a 731604991.mod file and a 731604991 folder.
2. Goto C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\346110\731604991 Delete everything inside WindowsNoEditor and copy the contents from the zip file's 731604991 folder into the WindowsNoEditor folder.
3. Goto C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\Mods\731604991 and delete everything inside this. Copy everything from the zip file's 731604991 folder into this folder.
4. Goto ``C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\Mods` and copy the zip file's 731604991.mod file into this folder, overwriting the existing one.
5. Add the game to steam via Library -> Add a game -> Add Non-Steam Game -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame_BE.exe
6. Launch game

Possible errors:
If you get a GUI error "mod mismatch" then close the game, repeat step 4, launch the game again. If you get a game crash assert error checksum failure then close the game, repeat steps 2 and 3, launch the game again.