PeterTran Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 So I've reached my 255 esp limit, and now I'm learning how to merge esp's. I read up a few things, and decided I should first see what it's like for a merge to mess up your game. I decided to do what I was advised against, and that was to merge all the Unique Landscapes esp's. So I enabled my new esp, and disabled the old ones, fired up the game, expected a crash, and nothing. The game seems fine, everything seems to be working exactly as it was before the merge. How am I supposed to know if a merge had gone bad or not? Keep in mind I did not visit any of the UL'ed areas in game, simply because of lethargy and time, but if I were to merge several weapon and armor esp's together, would I have to check every individual item I merged? Thanks. EDIT: Small update, I decided to visit an area changed by the UL mod, specifically the imperial isle, and everything looked exactly the same, everything was working as it should have been. Did the merge just not go bad? If so, then why is it inadvisable to merge the UL esp's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhahn123 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 It's inadvisable because there are just so many of them. Not a problem in and of itself if the merge is successful as yours seems to be...at first glance. The issue comes in when trying to use pre-existing patches with your newly merged file. Won't work...you will now have to remaster any UL patches you wish to use to recognize your merged file as a master. Also...anytime there is an update for one of the ULs and/or an updated patch....you have to redo all your handy work. Another potential issue with merging multiple files is any scripting that might be present. Scripts don't always merge so well. Meaning you may lose functionality to some degree. Although I honestly don't know how much scripting the UL mods contain...never looked. Best I can advise is just try and then test. In this case test a lot...you just merged a lot of widespread content. So the overall effects may not be readily apparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterTran Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Thanks mhahn, after listening to your advice, and doing extensive testing, I started to notice where and how the problems show. Looks like proper esp merging is going to be a tedious job to do, but it has to be done. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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