SyncCrate
Divinity: Original Sin 2 guide · Updated
Same Divinity 2 mods for the whole party.
A modded co-op campaign needs the same mods on every PC. SyncCrate copies the host's Mods folder to the rest of the party, and after the first time only what changed.
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// 01 Why
Why modded Divinity 2 co-op breaks
Divinity: Original Sin 2 checks the mods of everyone joining a campaign. A missing mod or a different version and the friend can't join, or the save won't load.
Mods are .pak files in your Documents folder, and keeping three friends on exactly the same set by hand is slow and easy to get wrong.
With SyncCrate one PC hosts and the others match it. Mods are compared by content and only the differences are copied.
// 02 What syncs
What SyncCrate syncs for Divinity: Original Sin 2
| Folder | Path in the game folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
| Mods | Mods/The mod .pak files in Mods, installed by hand or with a mod manager. | .pak |
// Where it looks
- Documents folder
Larian Studios/Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Editioninside your Documents folder- macOS
~/Documents/Larian Studios/Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition- Anywhere else
- Point SyncCrate at the folder yourself, once
Built in for Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Disabling that sticks. Turning a mod off renames it to
.disabledin place, because the game also loads mods from subfolders. - Game-running warning. SyncCrate warns you before syncing while Divinity: Original Sin 2 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 Divinity: Original Sin 2 in three steps
Install and add the game
Install SyncCrate on every PC and add Divinity: Original Sin 2 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.
TipClose the game before syncing. After a sync, turn the same mods on in the game's mod menu for the campaign.
// 04 Common problems
When Divinity: Original Sin 2 mods don't match
A friend can't join the campaign
The game compares mods when a player joins. Different mods or versions and the join fails.
Everyone syncs the host's Mods folder before the session, so the files match exactly.
Mods out of date after a patch
Patches can break mods until they're updated, and friends update at different times.
The host updates once. Everyone else syncs and gets only the changed
.pakfiles.Moving to a new PC
A modded setup takes an evening to rebuild by hand.
Host on the old PC, sync from the new one, and the mods arrive straight from one PC to the other.
// 05 Divinity: Original Sin 2
Good to know
- Which mods are on is chosen in the game and saved per profile, so turn the same mods on after a sync.
- Saves aren't synced. They live per profile in
PlayerProfiles, and the host's save is the shared campaign anyway. - Steam, GOG or Mac: the Mods folder lives in Documents either way, and SyncCrate finds it.
// FAQ
Divinity: Original Sin 2 questions
Do all players need the same mods?
For mods that change the game, yes. The game checks when you join. Syncing from the host gives everyone the same .pak files.
Where are Divinity: Original Sin 2 mods stored?
In Documents\Larian Studios\Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition\Mods on Windows, and the same folder under Documents on a Mac.
Does it sync my load order?
No. Turn the mods on in the game's mod menu on each PC after syncing.
Does it work with Baldur's Gate 3 too?
Yes, as a separate game in SyncCrate: see [Baldur's Gate 3](baldurs-gate-3).
// Related game guides
All games · SyncCrate supports 123 games.
// Free · Open source · Windows, macOS, Linux
Same Divinity: Original Sin 2 setup on every PC.
Install SyncCrate on each PC, one of you hosts, everyone else joins. No accounts, no cloud, nothing uploaded anywhere.