Tuning Packs are located under Game Setup > Tuning Pack. Generated Maps are located under Map Setup > Change Map > Generated Maps. Crafted Maps are located under Map Setup > Change Map > Crafted Maps. Note your map will be listed under it's display name. Then, go find your mod in the listed game options. To check if your mod is now published, go back to the main menu and create a Skirmish Game. If your mod does not appear in this list, you may need to exit and re-load Age of Empires IV for your new published mod to appear. You may continue to edit the Local version of your mod freely.Įach time you publish your Local version, it will overwrite your Published version. One that is Local to your computer in Orange. One that is the Published version in Green. Once the publication process finishes, there will now be two copies of your mod that appear in the Mod Manager tab. The mod will then go through the publication process. Your new mod will appear Orange since it currently only exists on your computer.Ĭlick on the Mod Publisher tab along the top of the screen.Īn interface for your new mod will appear.įrom this interface, press the Publish Mod button in the top-right corner. Mods in this list appear either Green (Published) or Orange (Local). Once you have built your mod, launch Age of Empires IV.įrom the game's Main Menu, go to: Mods > My Mods. Once you have built your mod, it is ready for publication and will show up in the main Age of Empires IV client, allowing you to proceed with steps 1 to 6, detailed below. The building process will save your mod to the following location:Ĭ:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\My Games\Age of Empires IV\mods\extension\local 
Once you are finished working on your mod, go to the main menu and select Build > Build Mod.
To make a mod available for publication, you must first BUILD it.īUILDING your mod is an essential step that must be performed before your mod will show up in the client as being available for publication. This minimum length assures all mods possess meaningful names once published, so they are more easily identified and searchable by players. If your mod name does not meet this minimum name length, you will get an error preventing you from publishing your mod. If you prefer to watch a video detailing the mod publication process, check out our video guide here:Īge of Empires IV Content Editor: Publishing Mods Minimum Mod Name Lengthīefore you save and build your mod for publication, assure its name contains at least 4 characters. The example used below is a Crafted Map mod. To publish a mod, follow the steps below.Įvery type of mod uses the same flow for publishing. You can publish any mod you create to the public space so it can be downloaded and played by others.
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