SyncCrate
Victoria 3 guide · Updated
Same Victoria 3 mods on every PC.
Modded Victoria 3 multiplayer needs every player on the host's mods. SyncCrate copies the host's local mods, and saves if you want, to each friend, and after the first time only what changed.
FreeOpen sourceNo cloudWin · macOS · Linux
// 01 Why
Why modded Victoria 3 is hard to share
In Victoria 3 multiplayer, every player needs the same game version and the same mods in the same versions. Workshop mods are easy to line up, but local mods, like your group's own tweaks or mods downloaded from outside the Workshop, have to be copied to every player by hand, again after each change.
A long campaign also lives on one PC. When the host can't play, someone else needs the save and the exact same mods to continue.
SyncCrate copies the host's local mods and saves to the other PCs, compares every file by content, and only the differences are copied. You see the list before anything changes.
// 02 What syncs
What SyncCrate syncs for Victoria 3
| Folder | Path in the game folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
| Mods | mod/Local mods: each mod's folder in mod, including its .metadata/metadata.json. | All files |
| Save Files | save games/Saves (.v3). Optional; the host decides whether friends may sync them. | .v3 |
// Where it looks
- Documents folder
Paradox Interactive/Victoria 3inside your Documents folder- macOS
~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria 3- Linux
~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/Victoria 3- Anywhere else
- Point SyncCrate at the folder yourself, once
Built in for Victoria 3
- Turn mods on and off. Disabled mods move to a
_Disabledfolder the game doesn't load. - Game-running warning. SyncCrate warns you before syncing while Victoria 3 is still open.
- Undo and history. Undo the last sync in one click, and put back any single file a sync replaced or deleted.
// 03 How it works
Sync Victoria 3 in three steps
Install and add the game
Install SyncCrate on every PC and add Victoria 3 in the Game Browser. Its folder is found automatically.
One PC hosts
The PC with the setup everyone should have clicks Start Hosting. The others pick it under Scan for Hosts on the same network, or paste its join code from anywhere.
Compare and sync
Check the list of new, changed and conflicting files, then Sync Now. Only the files that differ are copied, PC to PC.
TipEvery player needs the same game version and the same DLC. SyncCrate copies local mods and saves, not DLC or Workshop items.
// 04 Common problems
When Victoria 3 mods don't match
Local mods on one PC only
Mods from outside the Workshop, or ones your group made, don't reach other players by themselves.
Everything in the host's
modfolder syncs to every PC, and later syncs copy only the changed files.Different mod versions
After a patch, mods update, and a player still on the old version can't play with the rest or goes out of sync.
The host updates once. Everyone syncs before the session and gets the same files.
Handing over the campaign
The save is on the host's PC. Without it, nobody else can continue.
Allow the Save Files folder on the host, and the next host syncs the latest
.v3save and the same mods.Mods copied but not active
Which mods are on is saved in the playset, not in the
modfolder.SyncCrate copies the mods. Enable them in the same playset on each PC once.
// 05 Victoria 3
Good to know
- Steam Workshop mods are kept by Steam in its own folder, outside the game's folder, and aren't synced. Friends subscribe to the same Workshop items.
- No descriptor paths to fix. Victoria 3 mods describe themselves in
metadata.jsoninside the mod folder, so they don't carry a path from the PC that made them. - Your settings stay yours. Only the
modandsave gamesfolders sync.
// FAQ
Victoria 3 questions
Do all players need the same mods in Victoria 3 multiplayer?
Yes, the same mods in the same versions, and the same game version. Syncing the host's local mods and subscribing to the same Workshop items lines everyone up.
Where are Victoria 3 local mods stored?
In Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 3\mod on Windows and Mac, and ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/Victoria 3/mod on Linux. SyncCrate finds it automatically.
Does it sync Workshop mods?
No. Steam keeps them in its own folder, so everyone subscribes to them on the Workshop.
Can I move my Victoria 3 saves to another PC?
Yes. Host on the PC with the saves, allow Save Files, join from the other PC and Compare & Sync.
// Related game guides
All games · SyncCrate supports 100 games.
// Free · Open source · Windows, macOS, Linux
Same Victoria 3 setup on every PC.
Install SyncCrate on each PC, one of you hosts, everyone else joins. No accounts, no cloud, nothing uploaded anywhere.