UPDATED Unofficial Patch Help

[wishbone346]

So I've downloaded the UPDATED Unofficial Patch but when I try to install it I get a message saying that the folder it's trying to install already exists and asks if I'd like to install anyway. What exactly am I supposed to do here?

 

EDIT: I also would like to know if anyone who's used this patch can tell me if it conflicts with any mods, especially the more popular ones like Fallout 3 Redesigned - Formerly Project Beauty HD, Marts Mutant Mod, Fellout, or NMC's Texture Pack.

Edited December 10, 2013 by wishbone346

[pkleiss]

Yes, you want to install anyway. What the install program is telling you is that there is already a folder with files in it - meaning you have installed something (like an earlier version) there in the past. Answer yes and the installer will overwrite older files with newer ones.

 

As for compatibility, you are on your own. Some people swear by the UO Patch, others, like me, don't use it at all and find it caused more problems than it fixed.

[wishbone346]

Could you suggest a better mod for fixing bugs? I know there are a few. This one seemed the best since it was updated most recently.

[pkleiss]

It's probably is the best. I don't know of any others anyway. The thing is, no mod can take into account all other possible mod combinations out there. So there is no way of guaranteeing there won't be conflicts - unless you simply don't use mods. The UO Patch is good, but will yield conflicts from time to time. For me, I found that I had more issues with it than without it. For example, Having a boulder floating 3 feet above the ground may look bad, but it won't crash the game. The UO patch may correct that, but with my mod list it also crashed the game when entering or exiting Megaton and the Rivet City metro entrance. I'll take floating rocks over crashes every time. With your mod list, you may get no crashes at all and want those floating boulders put back on the ground.