Mod Development Noob Reporting in

[Fantastfisk]

Hello Fallout mod community

 

I am just getting started using the Fallout 4 Creation Kit.

I did a few tutorials from the sticky threads, one of them was to make a new NPC with a dialogue.

 

I saved that as TestyGuy.esp. It worked and the Testyguy appeared, but then I wanted to edit the dialogue. I opened "Data..." the TestyGuy.esp and made the changes, and saved that as TestyGuy2.esp.

 

Now, restarting Fallout 4, I selected Testyguy2 instead of Testyguy in the Load order. Then the NPC never got placed in the world.

I then tried to go back to Load order and load Testyguy.esp before Testyguy2.esp but then dialogue was as the first time, unchanged.

 

How do I open the previously made esp to expand on it and make changes? Can I merge those two esp files into one mod?

 

I suppose that some of these excellent tutorials can show me how, there are so many of them and I plan to watch more, but I also want to get started doing fun stuff I can show to my kids.

[showler]

You need to set any mod you are editing as the "active file".

 

Otherwise you will create a patch for it.

[Fantastfisk]

Thank you! I guess I should have thought of that

[pepperman35]

Welcome to the modding community Fantastfisk. Good luck in your endeavors.

[363rdChemicalCompany]

Welcome!!!! :)

[MrBaloneyPony]

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