Brotato Mods Not Working in 1.2: Fixes

Why do mods break after Brotato Update 1.2?

On 2 November 2026, Evil Empire shipped Update 1.2.0.0 together with Primal Dread. The patch adds Item Set, Nightmare balance, character buffs, shop changes, and the Jungle DLC layer (Evolution, new enemies, weapons).

Both the Update 1.2 news post and the Primal Dread launch long post repeat:

The game has been updated so outdated mods can cause conflicts. Please, deactivate all your mods before playing.

Community reports after major patches often note that mods whose Workshop metadata still targets a pre-1.2 build fail to load after the Primal Dread patch—Steam may download files, but the game leaves them inactive or crashes on boot.

Step 1: Deactivate every Workshop mod (official baseline)

Evil Empire’s instruction is deactivate all mods, not in-game toggles only. Developer blob-ging described an unsubscribe workflow after an earlier update; it matches Evil Empire’s “deactivate all mods” guidance for 1.2:

1. Steam library → Brotato → Workshop.
2. Under Your Workshop Files, open the Your Files dropdown.
3. Choose Subscribed Items.
4. Click Unsubscribe From All.
5. Launch Brotato and confirm the main menu loads.

Source: Steam discussion — blob-ging (developer) — checked 2026-11-04.

Step 2: Confirm the vanilla game works

With zero subscriptions:

• Launch from Steam (not the raw .exe, or you may load the wrong save profile).
• Start a new run on a base map without mods.
• If you own Primal Dread, test once with all mods off and DLC enabled via Item Set before mixing mods back in.

If the game still crashes, move to file verification.

Step 3: Verify integrity of game files

Standard Steam troubleshooting (also in the Modding Help guide when Workshop caches stick):

1. Steam library → Brotato → Properties.
2. Installed Files → Verify integrity of game files.
3. Launch again with no mods.

If vanilla works after verification but breaks when you add mods, the issue is mod compatibility, not the DLC patch itself.

Step 4: Re-add mods one at a time

Evil Empire does not maintain a list of safe mods. Community pattern from the Modding Help guide and Workshop threads:

1. Sort the Brotato Workshop by Most Recent or read Change Notes for a November 2026 update tied to 1.2.
2. Subscribe to one mod, launch, open the in-game Mods menu, start a new run.
3. Repeat; stop when a crash returns—that mod or a missing dependency is the conflict.
4. Read each mod page for required mods (many depend on the community ModLoader).

Workshop threads after 1.2 note that inactive downloads under steamapps/workshop/content/1942280/ often mean the mod never passed compatibility checks for the current build.

Mods vs Item Set and console players

Item Set (Update 1.2) toggles official DLC content—no Workshop required. See turn off DLC with Item Set.

Console and mobile builds do not use Steam Workshop; use console release timing instead of this page when the DLC lands there.

When should you report a bug instead?

If no mods are subscribed, files are verified, and the game still crashes on 1.2:

• Check patch v1.2.0.1 for hotfixes.
• Report via Evil Empire’s Discord feedback channel or Steam bug reports (linked from the launch post).

Sources

• Steam — Update 1.2.0.0 — checked 2026-11-04
• Steam news — Primal Dread launch (mod warning) — checked 2026-11-04
• Steam — Patch v1.2.0.1 — checked 2026-11-04
• Steam discussion — blob-ging unsubscribe steps (developer) — checked 2026-11-04
• Steam Workshop — Modding Help guide — checked 2026-11-04
• Screenshots: official Steam store page, Blobfish Games / Evil Empire