FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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All of my mods downloaded in-game have always worked, download, restart game and then click the circle so it has a green checkmark in it and we're in business. I found a coulple cool mods on Farming Simulator Official Website, but I can't get them to show up in the game. I download the zip file, extract all, and then drag the extracted file in the mods folder. I see the in-game mods are there, and they're still zipped. So delete the extracted files and just leave the zipped folders in there, but it still doesn't work. They don't show up in the game anywhere, I've tried restarted it as well as my PC, but nothing. What am I doing wrong? I would really like the Versatile 4WD mod
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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Check if you have the latest game version installed.
Mods can be restricted to run only with a minimum game version.
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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playa wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:51 am All of my mods downloaded in-game have always worked, download, restart game and then click the circle so it has a green checkmark in it and we're in business. I found a coulple cool mods on Farming Simulator Official Website, but I can't get them to show up in the game. I download the zip file, extract all, and then drag the extracted file in the mods folder. I see the in-game mods are there, and they're still zipped. So delete the extracted files and just leave the zipped folders in there, but it still doesn't work. They don't show up in the game anywhere, I've tried restarted it as well as my PC, but nothing. What am I doing wrong? I would really like the Versatile 4WD mod
Are you sure you're downloading a mod for FS17?
Isn't the modhub for FS17 closed?
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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Noraf wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:54 am Isn't the modhub for FS17 closed?
No, it's still up. https://www.farming-simulator.com/mods. ... tle=fs2017
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Interesting. Learned something new today too then
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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playa wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:51 am All of my mods downloaded in-game have always worked, download, restart game and then click the circle so it has a green checkmark in it and we're in business. I found a coulple cool mods on Farming Simulator Official Website, but I can't get them to show up in the game. I download the zip file, extract all, and then drag the extracted file in the mods folder. I see the in-game mods are there, and they're still zipped. So delete the extracted files and just leave the zipped folders in there, but it still doesn't work. They don't show up in the game anywhere, I've tried restarted it as well as my PC, but nothing. What am I doing wrong? I would really like the Versatile 4WD mod
General rule of thumb, if its on the website then its in the game. If you find it on the website but not in game then most likely your game is not updated to the current version
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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Hey guys thank you all for the replies. I never even thought about an update, I'll see if there is one available and report back.

Yes the mods were for FS17 not 15, I double checked. I've done that before lol
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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In the top left corner it says 1.5.3.1 (15681/19945), and I don't have a message saying new update. I do have the Ropa and Kuhn DLCs available popping up, but thats it.
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You already have the latest game version.
Last thing you can check is the log file. Not sure about FS17 but it should be located right next to your mod folder location.
Check for any error messages.
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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Where did you get the Versatile mod from?
It's not on Mod Hub.
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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Noraf wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:54 am
playa wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:51 am All of my mods downloaded in-game have always worked, download, restart game and then click the circle so it has a green checkmark in it and we're in business. I found a coulple cool mods on Farming Simulator Official Website, but I can't get them to show up in the game. I download the zip file, extract all, and then drag the extracted file in the mods folder. I see the in-game mods are there, and they're still zipped. So delete the extracted files and just leave the zipped folders in there, but it still doesn't work. They don't show up in the game anywhere, I've tried restarted it as well as my PC, but nothing. What am I doing wrong? I would really like the Versatile 4WD mod
Are you sure you're downloading a mod for FS17?
Isn't the modhub for FS17 closed?
FS15 mods are still on modhub :mrgreen:
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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playa wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:51 am All of my mods downloaded in-game have always worked, download, restart game and then click the circle so it has a green checkmark in it and we're in business. I found a coulple cool mods on Farming Simulator Official Website, but I can't get them to show up in the game. I download the zip file, extract all, and then drag the extracted file in the mods folder. I see the in-game mods are there, and they're still zipped. So delete the extracted files and just leave the zipped folders in there, but it still doesn't work. They don't show up in the game anywhere, I've tried restarted it as well as my PC, but nothing. What am I doing wrong? I would really like the Versatile 4WD mod
Are you sure you didn't download this mod for FS19?
https://www.farming-simulator.com/mod.p ... tle=fs2019
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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Guil wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:24 pm FS15 mods are still on modhub :mrgreen:
Yeah, found that out the other day, very nice that it is there still
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Re: FS17 Downloaded outside mods don't work

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Thank you guys for all the help, I think those mods were labeled wrong and are indeed for FS19; even though they say they're for 17. I downloaded some other mods that work, and I did end up getting my Versatile 4WD pack from another site. All good now, thanks again everyone!
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