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I'm literally having issues even attempting to wrap my head around installing the mod; i followed your 'READ ME' instructions to the letter, but i feel like there were steps missing or i'm just a dumb-dumb because im not seeing any changes to the game - like, at all - and its not showing up correctly in the 'mod' list in the main menu.

I would join the discord but discord and i are taking a break - purely mutual, i assure you. so i'm just kinda hoping to glean any and every little bit of information about how to correctly download this thing without turning my computer into a schnitzel.

If the mod is not showing up in the mod list, then that means that the mod folder(the one you get after extracting it from the mod's ZIP archive) is not properly located in Strive's folder for mods.

If you have not extracted the mod, try right-clicking it and looking for an extract option.  I generally use the WinRar utility for extracting, but other methods can work.

To locate Strive's mods folder, go to the Mods menu (the screen with the mod list) and press "Open Mod Folder". If a folder window pops up, then you simply copy the mod's folder into that folder window.

Restart Strive so that it will check again for mods. If you successfully completed this step, then "AricsExpansion" should be in the mod list.