# How to play mods? **URL:** \ **Category:** III - Ask for Help\ **Created:** [June 12, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293 "2024-06-12T15:36:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/xim/32/170579_2.png) [@Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Xim)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/1 "2024-06-12T15:36:03Z")
Must be missing something obvious here. I subscribed to some mods, I see them in installed mods, but how do I play the things? They dont seem to be in story mode historical and cant figure out how to launch cheers ---
**Author:** ![AssertiveWall20](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/assertivewall20/32/102618_2.png) [@AssertiveWall20](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AssertiveWall20)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/2 "2024-06-12T15:40:31Z")
Which mod? Some just need a restart, some you need to load the scenario or open up the custom map screen. ---
**Author:** ![Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/xim/32/170579_2.png) [@Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Xim)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/3 "2024-06-12T19:51:50Z")
![Screenshot 2024-06-12 204840](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/7/7712396ed82f9f595a93ad0087bc9a7401ff598d.jpeg) This for example, only place it or any of them show up is on this screen ---
**Author:** ![AssertiveWall20](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/assertivewall20/32/102618_2.png) [@AssertiveWall20](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AssertiveWall20)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/4 "2024-06-12T21:36:15Z")
First thing you need to do is activate it by checking that circle, like the bottom two here: ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/6/b6783a282c472bead0e298ea437c610c66b004a4.png) ---
**Author:** ![Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/xim/32/170579_2.png) [@Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Xim)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/5 "2024-06-12T21:45:52Z")
Ok, did that, but how do you play the thing? still only appears on that screen nowhere else that I can see. ---
**Author:** ![AssertiveWall20](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/assertivewall20/32/102618_2.png) [@AssertiveWall20](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AssertiveWall20)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/6 "2024-06-12T21:50:25Z")
restart the game, then load them as a scenario. ---
**Author:** ![Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/xim/32/170579_2.png) [@Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Xim)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/7 "2024-06-13T12:15:11Z")
Scenario? I have story mode, historical battles and skirmish, none of them appear in any of them. Looked at opening in scenario editor, but not there either. ![](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/4/f4f47627c7ed107384afc0d5502ab849f84fa3a8.png) ---
**Author:** ![Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/xim/32/170579_2.png) [@Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Xim)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/8 "2024-06-15T10:45:22Z")
Anyone able to answer? ---
**Author:** ![CanineCrown7153](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/caninecrown7153/32/107446_2.png) [@CanineCrown7153](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/CanineCrown7153)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/9 "2024-06-15T15:05:27Z")
Mod scenarios come in a folder. You have to copy the scenario to the game scenario folder and then load up the scenario via Skirmish or using the Scenario Editor. Note that if the scenario has AI, you need to place the AI in the AI folder the modder tells you to OR copy the AI into both AI folders, just to make sure the Scenario picks the right folder ---
**Author:** ![Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/xim/32/170579_2.png) [@Xim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Xim)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/10 "2024-06-15T18:42:06Z")
That worked thanks for the help, convoluted way of doing things, but it worked, thanks ---
**Author:** ![CanineCrown7153](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/caninecrown7153/32/107446_2.png) [@CanineCrown7153](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/CanineCrown7153)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-to-play-mods/255293/11 "2024-06-15T18:47:53Z")
A mod (not gonna mention their name) told me the scenario editor doesn’t have the capability to load mod scenarios or AI or homecities. I suppose we’ll have to wait to the 2035 patch