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Barotrauma Mod Pack — In-Depth Guide Hub

Deep-dive guides for all 17 mods in your multiplayer campaign pack. Each page covers what the mod does, everything it adds (items, afflictions, mechanics enumerated), and exactly how to use the new content. Start with setup and load order, then open any mod.

17 mod deep-dives MP / co-op campaign Verified & source-cited

Quick start

Install LuaCs via the launch-option method (guide) — 3 mods depend on it.
Set your load order using the table below — wrong order = broken mechanics.
Start a fresh campaign — DynamicEuropa requires it and can never be removed.
Open any mod card below for the full deep-dive on that mod's mechanics and items.

Also see: the companion Campaign & Crew-Role Playbook — the first-5-missions plan, role-by-role advice, and buying priorities.

How to read these: details marked with a purple warning are unverified — drawn from older guides or community reports I couldn't confirm against a current primary source. Everything else is sourced from the mod pages, official wikis, the developers' own discussions, or the mods' GitHub data. Exact crafting recipes and balance numbers change with updates — the in-game fabricator is always the final word.

☰Setup & load order (read first)

Three setup rules that break things if ignored

Install LuaCs via the launch-option method. Neurotrauma, Performance Fix and Enhanced Immersion's Lua features need it. See the LuaCs page.
DynamicEuropa requires a fresh campaign and must never be removed mid-campaign — it kills the map. See the DynamicEuropa page.
Client vs server side. Everyone subscribes to the same list, runs the LuaCs installer, and the host picks LuaForBarotrauma as the Server Executable.

How the list works

Barotrauma's list runs top → bottom. For this pack, follow each author's "place X above Y" notes — the rule that matters is that a mod higher in the list keeps priority over the lower mods it overlaps with. You only need to preserve the relative positions below.

#	Mod	Type	Key positioning note
	Framework & performance (top)
1	LuaCsForBarotrauma	Library	Top, or installed via launch option (then not in the list)
2	Performance Fix	Lua	Near top; doesn't override content
	Major gameplay overhauls
3	Barotraumatic	Monsters/Events	High; spawn/event/affliction mods go below it
4	Vanilla Weapons Overhaul	Items/NPC	Above other weapon mods & Baroverhaul
5	JobsExtended	Total conversion	Overhaul band; no hard conflict
6	Enhanced Reactors	XML	Above Immersive Repairs, NT, A&RE, DE, any reactor mod
7	Immersive Repairs	XML	Directly below Enhanced Reactors
8	Artifacts and Ruins Enhanced	Items/Env	Below Enhanced Reactors; above ruin-item mods
	Additive content (order flexible)
9	ADV Beacon Stations	Beacons	Below Barotraumatic
10	Beacons Extended	Beacons	Additive
11	Even More Beacon Stations	Beacons	Additive
12	Facehurt's Beacon Stations	Beacons	Additive
13	Shipwrecks Extended	Wrecks	Additive
14	Astra's Wrecks	Wrecks	Additive
	Immersion / world (bottom)
15	Enhanced Immersion	Lua	Below most mods, below Immersive Diving Gear
16	Neurotrauma	Medical LuaCs	Low; below Enhanced Reactors & Immersive Repairs
17	DynamicEuropa	World / TC	Very bottom

◉The mods

Framework & performance

01 · LIBRARY

LuaCsForBarotrauma

The Lua/C# scripting framework everything scripted depends on. Install methods, client vs server, test commands.

02 · LUA

Performance Fix

Raises FPS by throttling map-entity updates. Config GUI, entity interval, priority list, shadow toggle.

Major gameplay overhauls

03 · MONSTERS

Barotraumatic

258+ creatures, populated wrecks/ruins, biome difficulty, and a full radio overhaul with 5 craftable radios.

04 · WEAPONS

Vanilla Weapons Overhaul

Recoil/bloom system, 3 weapon tiers, the parts-kit economy, attachments, armor, bags, and rearmed factions — full catalog.

05 · JOBS

JobsExtended

14 jobs, each with 3 sub-roles, karma gating, and wear-only uniform pockets. Full roster breakdown.

06 · REACTOR

Enhanced Reactors

Heat + radiation (sickness vs contamination), fuel-rod handling, meltdowns, and all 12 new items.

07 · REPAIRS

Immersive Repairs

Engine oil, air filters, vent blades, outside welding, the multitool, fixfoam, firefighting gear, Welder's Eye.

08 · RESEARCH

Artifacts & Ruins Enhanced

Artifact identification, the serum/research-data loop, 5+ tech unlocks, artifact types, and antidote names.

Additive content — beacons & wrecks

09 · BEACONS

ADV Beacon Stations

~54 beacons (some with shuttles). Mined stations & the station-52 power puzzle.

10 · BEACONS

Beacons Extended

56 community beacons, purely additive, no vanilla changes, no new missions.

11 · BEACONS

Even More Beacon Stations

8 stations incl. 3 bandit variants — and one nuclear depth-charge trap.

12 · BEACONS

Facehurt's Beacon Stations

4 cinematic biodome beacons; auto-fill cabinets can drop starter weapons.

13 · WRECKS

Shipwrecks Extended

Many new wrecks — dockable, dangerous, or empty. Compatible with all wreck mods.

14 · WRECKS

Astra's Wrecks

7 wrecks of vanilla ships that lacked them, including Thalamus versions.

Immersion & world

15 · QoL

Enhanced Immersion

Zoom camera, zDoors, interaction sounds, ambient rebalance, wireable decor. Resolution gotchas explained.

16 · MEDICAL

Neurotrauma

The big one: every affliction, drug, tool, surgery, and emergency playbook for the medical overhaul.

17 · WORLD

DynamicEuropa

Outpost families, takeovers, destruction, lairs/husk swarms, factions, Pirates Ahoy & Hungry Europans.