Overview
This is a short guide that will explain how to run Prison vs. Warden Campaign mods. There has been some confusion about how to run them the right way in the past, so I hope this short guide will help.Still need to download? Access the collection here!
Look to see if you have other mods enabled
The first thing you should check is if there are other mods enabled. Since Prison vs. Warden maps have an anticheat code built into them, other mods may screw up its loading and cause it to crash. If you don’t have any other mods enabled, you can skip the next section.
Disable any other mods
This part is simple enough. If you do, in fact, have other mods enabled, make sure you disable them before doing anything to the Prison vs. Warden scenario mod. Simply go down towards the bottom of the menu and hit the “Deactivate All Mods” option. The game may lag for a second, but it will then reload with all of your mods deactivated. Note that this does not actually delete your mods. It simply turns them off. You can easily turn them back on any time, but make sure no mods are enabled before proceeding to the next section.
Select the Prison vs. Warden Mod
Now that all of the other mods are disabled, you can start to enable the Prison vs. Warden mod. Navigate to wherever it is in your mod menu and hit the little X button next to it. Don’t hit the “Play Scenario” button just yet (if you see it).
Run the scenario
Now that all of your other mods are disabled and the Prison vs. Warden scenario mod is selected, you can officially play the scenario. The “apply” button at the bottom of the menu should’ve been replace with the “Play Scenario” button. Now, you can play the scenario without any interference from other mods. Hit the “Play Scenario” button, and you should be on your way!
When you are finished… (SUPER IMPORTANT)
After you are done using your Prison vs. Warden mod, make sure you safely disable it before you load any of your prisons. The anticheat will seriously screw up any prison you try to load, so make sure you hit the “Deactivate All Mods” button we used earlier in the guide. After you hit that button, the mod should’ve been safely disabled. You can now reactivate all of your other mods and play any prison you want.
The End
Thanks for reading this guide! Sorry if it is a little sloppy. I threw it together in around 5 minutes before I updated Prison vs. Warden: Corkville to be able to work with the new updates for prison architect that Paradox added. If you experience any issues with the new update (crashing, bugs, etc.), feel free to comment here, on my profile, or in the discussions in any of my mods.
I’m currently in the process of making bug fixes and compatibility patches for my existing Prison vs. Warden maps. When I am finished with those, I may make a new map. Stay tuned in the comments of either mod for related news!