Confirm the normal game works
Walk around, enter a battle and create a save without mods. This gives you a known working point.
Optional extras
Gen2Recomp Mods
Add Gen2Recomp mods only after Pokemon Gold, Silver or Crystal is working normally. Check that each mod supports your game, keep a backup, and test one change at a time.
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What a Gen2Recomp mod can change
Mods are optional additions made for Gen2Recomp. Depending on the mod, they may change the appearance, menus, quality-of-life features or parts of the game experience. The built-in mod manager lets you add, enable, disable and remove these extras without replacing the normal game.
Before installing any mod
Keep a backup
Copy important progress and settings before changing the active mod list, especially during beta updates.
Read the game support
Look for a clear Gold, Silver, Crystal or Gen2Recomp statement. Do not rely only on a familiar mod name or screenshot.
Install one at a time
Launch the game after each new mod. If a problem appears, you will know which recent change to disable first.
Install and enable a Gen2Recomp mod
- Keep the downloaded mod as providedIf the mod is supplied as a compressed file for importing, do not extract or rebuild it unless its own instructions say to.
- Open the mod managerPress F10 on a computer, or use the Mods option shown by your current package.
- Import the modChoose the downloaded mod and wait for its name to appear in the manager.
- Enable it for the gameTurn it on, apply the change and restart Gen2Recomp if requested.
- Test with a safe saveCheck startup, movement, menus, battles and saving before continuing important progress.
Current Gen2-specific option status
Use mods that name Gen2Recomp and Gold, Silver or Crystal support. Gen1-only mods can target different maps, events or game rules and should stay disabled unless their author confirms Gen2 compatibility.
Fix a mod conflict
- Close the game and back up the latest working save.
- Disable the most recently added mod.
- Open the game and repeat the action that caused the problem.
- If the problem remains, disable other mods one at a time.
- Keep the problem mod disabled until it receives a compatible update.
If the normal game works with all mods disabled, the problem is likely related to a mod or a combination of mods rather than the main setup.