A simple (I'd) think request.

[firsTraveler]

Please try to put all the files needed for your mod in one download.

 

 

Some mods have three or more files and then there are the ones that require whole other mods.

 

Also, it there a reason for update/patch file? Wouldn't it be simpler to just replace the main file?

 

 

 

don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the hard work that goes into this stuff; it's just that some of the mods (particularly body replacers) can get very confusing.

 

 

 

Thank you

Edited December 5, 2010 by firsTraveler

[WastelandAssassin]

well, simply put, it's not possible

 

well, this site has a maximum file limit of 200MB, so if you see a mod that weighs 350MB, it will obviously have to be in two files or more

so people are also having some problems with uploading files (or so i recall being reported in the past) so it sometimes is safer to upload several smaller files, rather than one big file, that if the upload doesn't work, will mean that you have to upload the whole thing all over again, instead of just one small part

 

as for updates, it's there because it is better

tell me, would you really want to download a 150MB file again, just for an updated plugin that doesn't even weigh 100KB?!?!?!

that would be just plain stupid!!

so some modders only publish updates, while others publish the new version, and an optional update, for those who already have the previous version

 

so all in all, the modders here aren't only smart in what they do, they are smart in doing what is best for both them and us

i can't think of anything to complain about how mods are uploaded and maintained here, as the modders do well beyond what is expected of them, and all this just for our appreciation

so just enjoy what is here :) try to imagine these games without the Nexus site (oh the horror!! :tongue:)

[rainrtw]

Well there is also the simple issue of conflicts to consider. Lets take the body replacers you mentioned. Yes they could make it appear less confusing by making it one solid install, then you only activate the esp for the set of bodies you want... except that has a nasty drawback. To do that, the once simple body replacer is now incompatible with every single mod that has to 'tag' various races. In short you would not be able to use a body replacer with a hair or eye mod for example.

 

Remember, the mark of a skilled modder is not in how much they change to get an effect, but how little they have to do to get the desired effect.

Wastelandassassin is totally right on this one. It is really not all that hard to alter the game and make a cool mod work on Your game, the hard part is making and distributing it in a way that allows others to use and enjoy it without conflict. Modders go waaay out of their way to ensure others can enjoy their work as much as they themselves can.

Edited December 10, 2010 by rainrtw