Installing and using BepInEx

BepInEx, the mod launcher for Unity games, including Cities: Skylines 2 has multiple versions. At the time of writing, version 5 is in long term support, and version 6 is already available.

Only one version of BepInEx can be added to the game at a time, and unfortunately, mods target a specific version of BepInEx, so only those mods can run together which use the same version of BepinEx.

Installation

Install BepInEx version 6

To install BepInEx version 6

  • Navigate to from https://paradoxmods.net/files/12-bepinex/
  • Click the Download this file button
  • Download BepInEx-Unity.Mono-win-x64-6…
  • Extract the contents of the ZIP file
  • Copy all files of the top level directory to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II”
  • Start the game once, so BepInEx can create the “config” and “plugins” directories in the BepInEx folder
  • Exit the game to the Desktop
  • Place the mod directories into the “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II\BepInEx\plugins” directory

Install BepInEx version 5

  • Navigate to https://paradoxmods.net/files/12-bepinex/
  • Click the Download this file button
  • Download BepInEx_x64_5…
  • Extract the ZIP archive
  • Copy all files of the top level directory to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II”
  • Start the game once, so BepInEx can create the “config” and “plugins” directories in the BepInEx folder
  • Exit the game to the Desktop
  • Place the mod directories into the “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II\BepInEx\plugins” directory

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