xenoargh Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi. I apologize in advance about asking stupid questions that may be RTFM material- I've been here to download stuff, but I haven't even lurked here. That said, I have been modding with FO3Edit and several mods that I thought deserved a kitbash... and now I'm pretty close to done with them, and I'd like to know a few things: 1. I have several mods that I'd like to combine. Can I do that with FO3Edit, in terms of the ESP / ESM files? 2. I've read a bit about how Patch 1.5 suddenly caused problems with ESPs. If I can do what I'm asking in no. 1, can I also merge everything into a single ESM? 3. I know for a fact that at least one of the mods I am kitbashing with, FOOK, contains a lot of redundant files (texture files, mainly) that are really making the final size of the product a LOT larger than it should be (this, in addition to people not using the correct DDS settings, etc. to minimize filesize and optimize GPU bandwidth). How do I get the texture references for a given object, and the relative path, so that I know I'm deleting the right files? Are there any automated tools for doing this? And do I have to use NifSkope, which I've found rather obnoxious? I was hoping to make a few things, but meh, I'd have to find a qualified animator who was willing to rig it and import the meshes, so I'm not real sure about all that. That's pretty much it. I don't intend to ever redistribute this mod, as 99.9% of the content isn't mine to give to anybody and it's basically a bunch of stat changes and behavior fixes that suit my desire for a much faster-paced, lethal game with more toys to kill things with. Soooo... can anybody explain (hopefully in short sentences) how I can go about 1, 2 and 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skotte Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I do know a bit about merging. Allow me to quote myself.... <Snip> second way: in FOMM use the the plugin editor to copy the forms needed from the "master esp" & paste to the the other esp. this method is more flexible as the info is contained in the file that needs it. so it's a decent option if you intend to release it. another way: use TES4Gecko ( http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8665 ) to convert your master esp into a true ESM, then when you load the new esm with the esp you want dependent it will be forever.note TES4gecko does merge esps I hope my knowledge helps you figure the method best for what you want to do.at the time I was actually talking of esp to esp dependencies but this is what I know of for merging (underlined note just added) I personally wouldn't advise catering your "kitbashing" for the 1.5 crowd (unless it's for your personal use) & considdering that the standard for the 1.5ers is ESMified ESPs courtesy of FOSEdits Masterupdate feature. And be careful about merging alot of mods you can get some strange problems Sorry I don't use NifSkope so I can't help with that. but I hope I was of use in some of the other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenoargh Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 I wasn't planning to ever release this thing. It's not my content, after all. It's just for me. I just want to fix it up a bit. I'll give all that a try, and try to figure out the texture references in the NIFs. And yes, many kitbashes result in Bad Things happening. This one's stable, and behaves like I expected it to, and I'm happy with it, other than final balance tweaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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