After you installed the game and patched it with SS2Tool we encourage you to play around with mods and choose the ones that convince you. However as a newbie it may be hard to decide which mods to try. This guide will explain shortly how to get a good game going with recommended mods.

Mod installation
Use Blue Mod Manager (included in SS2Tool). This will make handling of multiple mods easy. (Note that fan missions require a separate loader.)
Start ss2bmm.exe, click "Install mod archive(s)", navigate to your downloaded mods and select them all. Then click "Open". Once the mods appear in the manager you need to activate them and set up their priorities, as shown below.



Recommended Mods

• Vurt's Flora Overhaul (updated plant life)
• Tacticool complete (hires weapons)
• Four Hundred (world texture upgrade)
• Rebirth (hipoly AI models)
• Vintage Song Remake (original music, better quality)
• Vurt's Organics (organic objects) - All except Biomatter and GrubPodSlimey.
• Quest Note Notifier (displays a notification for quest notes)
• SHTUP-ND (object texture upgrade)
• Olfred's fixed objects (bugfixed object models)
• SCP (gameplay bugfixes and improvements, requires to start a new game)

Start Blue Mod Manager and order the mods as in the screenshot. Mod number 1 will have top priority. When you are done, exit the manager and start the game as usual, all mods will stay enabled.



That's all?
You now have a nicely modded game that strikes a good balance between original and new. Of course there are many other worthwhile mods in the SS2 mods board which you might want to look at later. But for now you're good to go.