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The Level Editor must know which mod you are working on. This lets it resolve your mod's resources and save work in the correct context.

== Select the work-in-progress mod ==

# Launch <code>LevelEditor.exe</code> at least once, then close it.
# Open the HPL3 user folder inside your Documents folder.
# Create or edit <code>WIPMod.cfg</code>.
# Point it to the copied mod's <code>entry.hpc</code> using its full path:

<pre>
<WIPmod Path="C:/full/path/to/SOMA/mods/MyFirstMod/entry.hpc" />
</pre>

# Save the file and reopen <code>LevelEditor.exe</code>.

The exact path depends on where ''SOMA'' is installed. Forward slashes keep the XML path easy to read.

{{note|The [[HPL3/SOMA/Third Party Tools/SOMA Mod Manager|SOMA Mod Manager]] can perform this synchronization for you. Manual setup is shown here so you know which file controls it.}}

== Checkpoint ==

The Level Editor title bar should include <code>(Working on mod)</code>.

== If it does not work ==

* Confirm the path ends at your copied <code>entry.hpc</code>, not merely the mod folder.
* Confirm the file is named exactly <code>WIPMod.cfg</code>, not <code>WIPMod.cfg.txt</code>.
* Confirm <code>entry.hpc</code> is still valid XML.
* Re-read [[HPL3/SOMA/Modding/Setup Modding Environment|Setup Modding Environment]] for custom-asset lookup directories. The bundled sample does not require you to add custom lookup directories yet.

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