redadept314 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hello forums! I am very, very new to modding, and have no technical computer knowledge, and after reading all the beginners guides I could find, I downloaded DAModder and WinRam and got started. The problem is that after following all the directions, I was still informed by DAModder that the mod (Bidelles Cosmetics) was not compatible. This came up with the original .zip file and the unpacked WinRar version. Am I doing something wrong? Is there something else I should be doing? I've had this problem with several other mods, so any and all advice is very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thandal Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 And you've read (I mean really read): "Using Dragon Age Mods for Dummies"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redadept314 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Multiple times. If the solution to my problem is there, then I'm not seeing it. The problem is this: DA Modder is comparable with .dazip and .zip files. I am attempting to use it to install a .zip file. The DA Modder keeps telling me that the mod is not compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thandal Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 There are NO, (I mean that, ZERO!) Dragon Age mods that are ".zip" files. Many DA mods are packaged as .zip files, but they aren't installed as such. Did you read this part of the article: How Are Mods "Packaged"? Most DA mods are distributed in one of the common compressed forms (".zip", ".rar", ".7z", etc.) You'll need the appropriate utility, ("WinZip", "WinRAR", "7-Zip", etc.) to unpack them in order to have the mod itself. Many players download and unpackage their mods in a separate location (to a folder named "My DA Mods", for example) in order to determine what type they are and what to do with them. NOTE: See here for a table of various compression formats and their associated utilities; List of file archivers. Within those compressed files, mods are usually found in one of three formats; ".dazip", ".override", "everything else".See the next section for a discussion of each of these. Once you've extracted the mod from the ".zip" file, then you can determine how to install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redadept314 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Sorry guys, I completely misunderstood that part. Thanks for being patient and explaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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