Installing Your Mod File with Mod Organizer 2

How to install a downloaded Facemod character mod using Mod Organizer 2 (MO2), the virtual-filesystem mod manager.

By Facemod TeamUpdated May 27, 2026

Requirements

→Mod Organizer 2 (free, github.com/ModOrganizer2/modorganizer)
→The supported game already installed
→A mod file downloaded from Facemod

Install MO2 and set up your instance

Download MO2, run the installer, and point it at your game when prompted to create a new instance.

Install your Facemod mod file

In MO2, click the "Install a new mod" icon (or drag-and-drop the file onto the mod list) and select the downloaded mod file. MO2 unpacks it into its own virtual mod folder without touching your game's real Data folder.

Enable it in the mod list

Check the box next to the new mod entry in MO2's left-hand mod list to activate it.

Check load order

If another appearance or texture mod affects the same character, drag your new mod lower in the list so it loads after (and overrides) the earlier one.

Run the game through MO2

Always launch the game using MO2's built-in launcher (not the game's own shortcut or Steam directly) — that's what applies MO2's virtual file overrides.

Tip: MO2's virtual filesystem means uninstalling is as simple as unchecking the mod — your original game files are never modified.

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