If any servers are enabled, non-server mods cannot be installed
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I have a dedicated server set up, but I also regularly download my save and run in singleplayer mode (I have a "designer" save with all the AGS cheats turned on that I use to create blueprints.)
Some mods are not marked as being compatible with servers. So long as I have a dedicated server configured anywhere, I cannot install those mods.
Example: https://ficsit.app/mod/CurveBuilder
If I try to install this even when I have selected my "Steam" installation and my "Si!gle Player Only" profile, I get the error "You can't install this mod. Reason: This mod does not support one or more of your installs."
This seems like a overly strict restriction, as there is no technical reason why I can't run that mod but only when in single player.
Can we get either a mapping from profile to "enabled installations" (such that I could exclude my dedicated server from the "Single Player Only" profile) or a force install (with the appropriate admonishment dialog)?
SMM already only considers the installs that have that profile selected for the compatibility check. As that message says, "this mod doesn't support one or more of your installs that use profile X", so check which profile you assigned to the Server 1 install.
There is no way to "force install", because you'd just get an actual error instead of that message when attempting to install the mod. The only way to "bypass" a mod not being supported on the server is if the mod specifies that it is only required locally (which can mean either server or client only, depending on what it supports)
OK, that makes sense now. I think the confusion is that the UI doesn't make it super obvious that the profile is subordinate to the installation. I was under the impression that they moved independently.
If the installation and profile choice were connected (a tree view, with the profile as child?) then I think this would be easier to grok. That would make the profile Add/Rename/Delete buttons weird though. Perhaps profile management should be in its own panel that pops out when you click a hypothetical "Manage Profiles" button, much as there is currently a "Manage Servers" button?
Thanks for the clarification.