I was trying my first mod, a defensive buff mod, with the beta. I did it all according to the document, converted the bin data to text, modified, and copied everything to the mod folder. I load the mod in the game, no errors reported, start a new game, and nothing, everything is as it was before. I restart the game, no change. I convert the modified data back to bins, no luck.

However, I copied the modified data to the original game folder, not to the mod folder, and it works.

Are the mods disabled in the beta?

BTW, I have doubled the range and damage of the turrets, and doubled the amount of strike craft for the defense hangar. It's working well in a middle sized map (50 planets).