Add user:// as mod source for 4.x

addons/mod_loader/internal/path.gd

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extends RefCounted
 const LOG_NAME := "ModLoader:Path"
 const MOD_CONFIG_DIR_PATH := "user://mod_configs"
 const MOD_CONFIG_DIR_PATH_OLD := "user://configs"
+const USER_MODS_DIR_PATH := "user://mods"
 
 
 # Get the path to a local folder. Primarily used to get the  (packed) mods
@@ -209,6 +210,9 @@ static func get_mod_paths_from_all_sources() -> Array[String]:
 
 	if ModLoaderStore.ml_options.load_from_steam_workshop:
 		mod_paths.append_array(_ModLoaderSteam.find_steam_workshop_zips())
+
+	if ModLoaderStore.ml_options.user_data_mods:
+		mod_paths.append_array(get_zip_paths_in(get_path_to_user_mods()))
 
 	return mod_paths
 
@@ -291,3 +295,6 @@ static func handle_mod_config_path_deprecation() -> void:
 		ModLoaderLog.error("Failed to rename the config directory with error \"%s\"." % [error_string(error)], LOG_NAME)
 	else:
 		ModLoaderLog.success("Successfully renamed config directory to \"%s\"." % MOD_CONFIG_DIR_PATH, LOG_NAME)
+
+static func get_path_to_user_mods() -> String:
+	return USER_MODS_DIR_PATH

addons/mod_loader/options/profiles/current.tres

@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ steam_workshop_enabled = false
 override_path_to_mods = ""
 override_path_to_configs = ""
 override_path_to_workshop = ""
+user_data_mods = false

addons/mod_loader/options/profiles/default.tres

@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ steam_workshop_enabled = false
 override_path_to_mods = ""
 override_path_to_configs = ""
 override_path_to_workshop = ""
+user_data_mods = false

addons/mod_loader/options/profiles/disable_mods.tres

@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ steam_workshop_enabled = false
 override_path_to_mods = ""
 override_path_to_configs = ""
 override_path_to_workshop = ""
+user_data_mods = false

addons/mod_loader/options/profiles/editor.tres

@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ override_path_to_mods = ""
 override_path_to_configs = ""
 override_path_to_workshop = ""
 ignore_deprecated_errors = true
-ignored_mod_names_in_log = [  ]
+ignored_mod_names_in_log = [  ]
+user_data_mods = false

addons/mod_loader/options/profiles/production_no_workshop.tres

@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ ignore_deprecated_errors = false
 ignored_mod_names_in_log = []
 load_from_steam_workshop = false
 load_from_local = true
+user_data_mods = false

addons/mod_loader/options/profiles/production_workshop.tres

@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ ignore_deprecated_errors = false
 ignored_mod_names_in_log = []
 load_from_steam_workshop = true
 load_from_local = true
+user_data_mods = false

addons/mod_loader/resources/options_profile.gd

@@ -117,3 +117,5 @@ var custom_game_version_validation_callable: Callable
 
 ## Stores the instance of the script specified in [member customize_script_path].
 var customize_script_instance: RefCounted
+
+@export var user_data_mods: bool = true