: Players often download mods from external sites like IndieDB or Nexus Mods, which are typically delivered in compressed formats like .rar . These must be extracted using tools like WinRAR or 7zip and placed into the game's /mods directory to function.

: ...Steam\steamapps\common\Kenshi\data\mods.cfg (tracks your mod load order). Manual Mod Folder : ...Steam\steamapps\common\Kenshi\mods .

: Kenshi saves are notorious for growing to enormous sizes—sometimes reaching up to 10GB—because they record the state of every persistent object and block in the world. Archiving these into a .rar file can drastically reduce their size to as little as 1% of the original, making them easier to back up manually.