Installation Guide: Manual - AsteriskAmpersand/Ice-Stable GitHub Wiki

Note: It is recommended to use the ICE Manager to simplify the installation process. Instructions can be found here.

First Time Installation

Follow these steps if you've never installed ICE before:

  1. Install Stracker's Loader and all its prerequisites. It can be found at Nexus Mods.
  2. On this Github page, click on the green "Code" button and then "Download ZIP".
  3. Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a temporary location (Desktop, Downloads, etc).
  4. Copy all the contents within the "ice-stable-main" (or "ice-experimental-main") folder directly to your root Monster Hunter World install folder (default path is ...\Steam\steamapps\common\Monster Hunter World\. You have the right folder if "MonsterHunterWorld.exe" exists in that folder).
  5. When asked about file conflicts, overwrite any existing files.
  6. (Optional) Install any mods you want to use with ICE in the ...\Monster Hunter World\ICE\ntPC\ folder. Install any plugins in ...\Monster Hunter World\ICE\ntPC\plugins\.
  7. Launch game in Admin Mode (required only on first time installs).
  8. Check save file management section when you are asked to create a new ICE save file when launching the game.

Updating Or Re-installing ICE

Follow these steps if you want to grab the latest version of ICE:

  1. Click on the green "Code" button and then "Download ZIP".
  2. Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a temporary location (Desktop, Downloads, etc).
  3. Copy all the contents within the "ice-stable-main" (or "ice-experimental-main") folder directly to your root Monster Hunter World install folder (default path is ...\Steam\steamapps\common\Monster Hunter World\. You have the right folder if "MonsterHunterWorld.exe" exists in that folder).
  4. When asked about file conflicts, overwrite any existing files.

Turning ICE ON / OFF

ICE supports easy on/off in case you want to switch back and forth between mods.

  • If you want to disable ICE: Rename the main ICE folder to anything else.
  • If you want to re-enable ICE: Rename the main ICE folder back to "ICE"

Uninstallation

If you want to uninstall ICE, perform the following steps. This will not delete your ICE save progress.

  1. In the "Monster Hunter World" folder, delete the following:
    • "ICE" folder
    • "cryptbase.dll"
    • "loader.dll"
    • "ice_managed_code.dll"
  2. (Optional) If you were using Stracker's Loader prior to ICE, re-install it as normal: https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterworld/mods/1982/