Additional useful information about Mods in the game Planetbase.

A) BRIEF INFORMATION

Where can I find and download mods?
- In the game community, the developers try to keep all Planetbase mods on this resource: https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase
- Mod List - https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/
- List of mods by popularity - https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/top
- The guide "list of mods": https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1981754832

Difficulty installing mods:
Unfortunately, due to the fact that the authors of the game in every possible way oppose the use of mods (there are cases of blocking modders by the authors of the game (MadrugaWorks)), not everyone can install mods.
There are several tutorials and videos on how to install mods, but even this does not help all players.
If you have no programming experience or working with similar mods, then most likely you will need to spend some significant time to understand this process.
However, the vast majority of players who take the time to read the instructions / guides / videos successfully install mods.
In addition, mod installation is only possible for the PC version of the game.

Two engines (platforms) for mods:
Now there are two main platforms (two main engines) mods on which mods are made for the game Planetbase.
(We will not mention other methods of creating and installing mods here, since they are much more complicated and are used by a significantly smaller number of players, only those who are well versed in programming).

1) The number one mod engine from 2016 (Created by JPFarias):
1.1) Instructions for installing mods - "Planetbase Mods to add to your game" - https://steamcommunity.com/app/403190/discussions/0/3182216552764118049/
(the text includes a list of mods from 2017, the list there is incomplete)
1.2) VIDEO-Installation Instructions for mods -
"Planetbase: How to Download Mods" https://youtu.be/GGiNj36StIg
1.3) Planetbase Mod Patcher https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/1
1.4) Redirector https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/3
1.5) F.A.Q. Mods, Cheats, Trainers for Planetbase: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1981488180
1.6) The most complete list of mods can be found at NexusMods , as well as in this guide "List of Mods".

2) Number two mod engine from 2020 (Created by Tahvohck): 
2.1) Description from Tahvohck of the features of his platform and why he created it https://github.com/Tahvohck/Planetbase-Mods
2.2) Unity Mod Manager Configuration https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/43
2.3) Planetbase Utilities https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/45
2.4) Mod 2.1: AutoConnections ReManaged https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/46
2.5) Mod 2.2: Building Aligner ReManaged https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/47
2.6) Mod 2.3: ComponentManager https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/52
2.7) For a complete list of mods see NexusMods and this guide "List of Mods".

3) Self-contained mods
Self-sufficient mods are those mods for which you do not need to install separate engines (platforms) for mods (additional software).
As a rule, these are mods that already contain embedded software inside them. For example, such software as in the mod engine from JPFarias.
Pluses of these mods:
- for their work, you do not need to install additional software with the mod engine (platform).
Cons of these mods:
- most likely a similar mod will not work with other mods at the same time.

In this tutorial, you can find an example of a self-contained cheat-mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1981754832
and here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1983401261


B) DETAILED INFORMATION:
Later in this guide, we will take a closer look at both main mod engines (platforms for creating and working with mods).
We will first look at, in chronological order, the list of mods on the JPFarias engine (2016), and then the list of mods on the Tahvohck engine (2020).


1 - Mod Engine by JPFarias (2016): 

1 - How to install Mods? (for mods created on the JPFarias engine):
[Brief instruction] 
1.1) make sure the game is patched and the patcher is working. (On the main screen of the game, in the lower right corner, next to the version of the game, "[P]" will be written.
1.2) make sure Redirector is installed. (Not all mods need this requirement, but the vast majority).
1.3) download the required mod file.
1.4) unzip and place the mod file in "%UserProfile%/Documents/Planetbase/Mods".
1.5) that's all. Enjoy the game!

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[Additional useful information]:
Patcher and all mods work fine for the GOG \ Steam \ Torrent \ ... versions of the game Planetbase 1.3.7.
(And for all other versions of the game, all mods work well. The main thing is to install it correctly).

On the nexusmods website, two patchers are now available for playing Planetbase. One of them works, the second does not work.
Use the correct patcher, which was the very first and which still works great on all versions of the game Planetbase.

Here is the link to the correct patcher:
Planetbase Mod Patcher - https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/1

You also need to use the correct Redirector.
Here is a link to the correct redirector suitable for the correct Patcher: https://www.nexusmods.com/planetbase/mods/3
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If Mod Patcher does not work:
The Patcher and mods work for all versions of the game.
If suddenly you have problems installing mods and Patcher for the game Planetbase:

The problem of all the people come because some files in the Planetbase directory are flagged as "read only".
So the Mod Patcher cannot do his job.
The solution is to go inside the Planetbase directory then there to select all (both directories and files) and to look for "properties".
You will see that the Attribute box is checked in black.
So click the box until it become free then click "Apply" then answer in the new windows "do this for all files and subdirectories".
Close the property and check again.
IF the Attribute box is clear then you can re-apply the mod patcher, this time it will work.

For those people who got black windows, the best is to un-install, to clean "planetbase" entry with regedit and then to reinstall properly.
Then check the attributes until it is all clear then patch with Mod Patcher.
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1 - How to install mods? (for mods created on the JPFarias engine) 
[More detailed instructions]

A) Instructions for installing mods - "Planetbase Mods to add to your game" - https://steamcommunity.com/app/403190/discussions/0/3182216552764118049/
(the text includes a list of mods from 2017, the list there is incomplete)

B) VIDEO-Installation Instructions for mods -
"Planetbase: How to Download Mods"  https://youtu.be/GGiNj36StIg