Installing a mod

How to Install a Mod in Honey Select 2

1. Get the mod file

Mods for HS2 come as .zipmod files. That’s the format you’re looking for.

If what you downloaded is a .zip, .rar, or .7z, that’s just a container holding the mod. Extract it and pull the .zipmod out.

• Windows can open .zip on its own (right click, “Extract All”).
• For .rar and .7z you’ll need a tool like 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR.

Do not extract the .zipmod itself. It stays as a single file, exactly as it is. It looks like an archive, it is technically an archive, but the game wants it left alone.

2. Find your HS2 folder

This is wherever you installed the game. You’ll know you’re in the right place because you’ll see InitSetting.exe sitting there.

Inside it there’s a folder called mods. That’s your destination.

If there’s no mods folder at all, your modding setup (BepInEx and Sideloader) isn’t installed. Stop here and sort that out first, because nothing below will work without it.

3. Drop the file in

Put the .zipmod anywhere inside mods.

Subfolders are fine. The loader scans everything underneath mods, no matter how deep, so organize it however you like:

HS2/
├── InitSetting.exe
└── mods/
    ├── Sideloader Modpack/
    ├── clothing/
    │   └── SomeOutfit.zipmod
    ├── hair/
    │   └── LongPonytail.zipmod
    └── RandomMod.zipmod

All four of those .zipmod files load. The folder names are purely for your own sanity.

4. Keep the mods folder clean

.zipmod files are the only thing that belongs in mods.

Get rid of anything else you dragged in by accident:

• Leftover .zip / .rar / .7z archives
• Extracted folders full of loose files
• Readmes, screenshots, .txt notes, installer executables

At best they’re ignored. At worst they cause load errors, and then you’re hunting through the log wondering why the game won’t start.

5. Launch the game

That’s it. Mods load automatically when the game boots. There’s no install button, no activation, no enabling anything.

To remove a mod later, delete the .zipmod file. To disable one temporarily, move it somewhere outside the mods folder.

If a mod doesn’t show up

Work through these in order:

1. Is it actually a .zipmod? Turn on file extensions in Windows Explorer (View tab, tick “File name extensions”) so you can see for certain. A file called CoolMod.zipmod.zip is not a mod.
2. Is it still inside its archive? Easy mistake. Check.
3. Is it in the real mods folder? Not mods inside some other folder, not the game’s UserData. The mods folder that sits next to InitSetting.exe.
4. Did you restart the game? Mods only load at startup.
5. Is Sideloader installed? If no mod has ever worked, this is almost certainly why.
6. Missing dependency? Some mods need another mod (often a specific modpack) to function. Check the mod’s download page.