Installing a mod

Install a mod

How to install a mod in Full Ace Tennis Simulator.

1. Locate the LocalData folder

Typically, a mod will consist of a Patch folder and a data.fas file. Both must be installed in the game's LocalData folder: 

SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Full Ace Tennis Simulator\LocalData

The LocalData folder is created automatically the first time you launch the game.

2. Install the mod

Extract the contents of the mod archive into the LocalData folder.

For example, if the mod contains: 

Patch\
data.fas

the resulting folder structure should be: 

LocalData\
├── Patch\
└── data.fas

You should never overwrite any file outside of the LocalData folder.

3. Installing a new version of a mod

Unless you know what you are doing, you should also never copy a Patch folder over a previous one.

Instead, begin by removing the previous Patch folder.

If you want to keep the previous version as a backup, you can rename it instead: 

LocalData\
├── Patch_backup\
└── data.fas

You can then copy the new Patch folder into LocalData.

This prevents files from the previous version from remaining in the Patch folder when they are no longer part of the new version.

4. Uninstalling a mod

To uninstall a mod, remove the files and folders that were installed by the mod.

For a typical mod, this means removing the Patch folder and the data.fas file associated with the mod.

Do not delete the LocalData folder itself.

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