If WU loads, but the mods do not work:

1. You put the files in the wrong folder. Make sure you have a mods folder under the WurmLauncher folder. If not, you put the files in the wrong folder. It is common to mistakenly put them in the Wurm Unlimited folder.
2. For whatever reason the files did not extract properly. Ensure the individual mod folders exist under the WurmLauncher\mods folder.
3. Check for patching errors. Open a command prompt or powershell in the WurmLauncher folder and run patcher.bat to see if there are any errors.

If WU does not load at all, delete the mod folders (under WurmLauncher\mods) one at a time to find the bad mod. Older mods will cause WU not to load. Do not delete connectionfix, custommaps or serverpacks folders as these are part of the Client Mod Launcher. If you do, you'll have to reinstall Client Mod Launcher.

Worst case scenario uninstall and reinstall Wurm Unlimited in Steam and start over. If you're struggling with the manual install watch the videos on this page. Contact me (Freth) on Discord if you need help.

One of two possibilities:

1. You installed the files in the wrong folder. It is very common for players to put the files in the Wurm Unlimited folder and not the WurmLauncher folder.
2. I had at least one player have an issue with Windows 11. The patcher.bat would run but Windows would try to run it from the C:\Windows\system32 folder which would fail because patcher.bat is expecting to be run from the WurmLauncher folder. The solution is to go to the WurmLauncher folder with File Explorer (or use Steam → Library → right click Wurm Unlimited, Manage → Browse Local Files. then open the WurmLauncher folder. Once in the WurmLauncher folder, right click whitespace in the window and select Terminal or Powershell (same thing) which will open a terminal window in the WurmLauncher folder. Type in .\patcher.bat and it should patch the game if you installed the files correctly.

Symptom: Settings not taking effect on the mod in-game. livemap.properties shows the correct settings, but the settings aren't working in-game, even if you run patcher.bat

Fix: This appears to be an issue with how Windows 11 caches files. The player I was working with was never able to find the problem. He was going to do a full reinstall of Windows to see if it fixes it. If I hear more I will update here, but it doesn't seem to be related to the game or the mod as the properties file is correct and the patcher.bat doesn't throw any errors.

Symptom: Tool stops working, improve action does nothing.

Fix: Remove all tools from the toolbelt but the ones you need to improve with, ensuring the ones on the toolbelt are the correct tools for the job. Improved Improve uses a mod to identify tools by icon graphics. Two tools with similar icon graphics on the same toolbar can confuse the mod and cause it not to improve if it is picking the wrong tool.

Symptom: Item busy when trying to improve.

Fix: Relog of leave the area and come back.