How to install fashion on World of Tanks. Installing WOT Mods

Most "tankers" sooner or later wonder about how to install the fashion on the World of Tanks. Someone does not have enough of the "vanilla" version of the game, someone wants to simplify their lives, well, and someone is trying to bring the tank battles to reality. Whatever the motives of the player, to know how to install the fashion on the World of Tanks, will not be superfluous. Therefore, today we will fully plunge into this issue.

Folder for modifications

So, the first thing to remember is that all modifications to the World of Tanks game are installed strictly in a folder called res_mods. It can be found directly in the root directory of the installed client. In this folder you can find others whose names correspond to the version of the game. That is, the path for installing the mods will look like this: World_of_Tanks \ res_mods \ x.x.x. Where х.х.х means the version number of the client.

So, how to install the World of Tanks fashion? Just unpack the contents of the archive in the above folder? In fact, it's best not to do it. Even if the instructions to the modification indicate that you need to copy the whole folder xxx and replace it with what's on your computer, you do not need to do this. You can copy the files themselves with replacement, but not directories, as sometimes you can inadvertently delete the necessary files of another mod.

This is computer magic

Now consider the process of how to install the World of Tanks modes, in more detail. After installing the game in its root directory is the folder res_mods, in which another folder is attached - 0.9.1, it is completely empty. We pass into it. Here we create the gui directory with the flash folder attached to it.

In a convenient place for you unpack the contents of the modification archive. We are looking for files with the resolution of .swf and move it to the newly created folder for the flash. The rest of the files are moved to the directories specified in the instructions for the mod. Often the archive already contains the necessary folders, and the instruction is not needed here. In this case, you just need to copy everything to the version directory of the game.

How to install skins mode?

To do this, unpack the files directly into the game directory. Consider an example of camouflage for the notorious Maus tank :

• Go in the folder with the mods, and then in the current version of the game;
• Create the vehicles folder necessary for the files of the combat vehicles;
• Then the german catalog, in which German tanks will be placed;
• Inside we create a folder called G42_Maus, it will contain a "skin" of camouflage; Every time you want to change the appearance of the "Mouse", replace the files in this directory;
• From the archive with the mod, we move all the files with the extension .dds to the directory;
• Now you can enjoy a new kind of Wehrmacht military vehicle.

As you probably already understand, installing World of Tanks is easy enough. For german tanks , a german folder is created, into which the catalog of a certain model is placed. For American machines, the folder will be named american, Chinese - china, French - french, brian - british, Russian - russian.

How to install old "skins" on new versions of the game

"Tankers" know that after the version of the game 0.9.0 old "skins" with highlighting of the affected areas, and simple camouflages have ceased to function properly. The reason for the failure of the game to perceive old files was the transition to the HD-model. During this transition, "skins" began to be called differently. For example, before the camouflage for the tank was called T-44.dds, now in all files the letters AM are added. And in order for the camouflage to work, it should be renamed to T-44_AM.dds. After that, everything will work properly. Unfortunately, this method will not work for all models, so some will have to be abandoned.

Set the sights

After camouflage for the World of Tanks, fashion sights occupy an honorable second place. They allow you to significantly diversify the gameplay, adding an interface of greater practicality or realism.

To install such modifications, you need to go to the mod_resources directory res_mods, which creates a nested scaleform folder (or flash, the specific path depends on the features of the modification itself). Now from the archive you just need to copy all the flash files. After starting the game, new sights will be available in it.

Last message

Do not forget about compatibility issues. So, it often happens that after the release of the next patch, some fashion begins to "fall off" or negatively affect the performance of the game. Sometimes it's enough to wait a couple of days until the creators of the update update the version of their brainchild, sometimes it's enough to just change something in the modification (move the files to another directory, rename them).

The same applies to downloading modifications, then always check the versions of your client and the downloaded mod. This will save you from the occurrence of problems during the game (jumps in the movement, falling through the texture and others).

Those who do not want to mess around with creating folders and correct moving files, you can recommend various managers, created specifically for unpacking modifications for the game World of Tanks. They significantly speed up the whole process and allow you to install the mode in almost one click.