wolverinetree Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 Okay, so, you know when you download a mod, you open it in Winrar, and there's usually a sound folder, meshes folder, and a bunch of other folders? I know that you must drag the .esp file into data, but what about the sound folders? When I drag those in, it says I must replace them with the original, which I'm hesitant to do because I don't want to mess up the game.. Please help.
TheVampireDante Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 It doesn't remove the previous folder, it just merges them. So allowing it to 'overwrite' just adds the new files. Obviously if there's a file already present then it'll want to overwrite that, but in most cases it's fine.
wolverinetree Posted July 3, 2011 Author Posted July 3, 2011 It doesn't remove the previous folder, it just merges them. So allowing it to 'overwrite' just adds the new files. Obviously if there's a file already present then it'll want to overwrite that, but in most cases it's fine. But instead of saying overwrite, is says "replace". :( You still sure it merges them?
BlackRampage Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) But instead of saying overwrite, is says "replace". :( You still sure it merges them?No, it doesn't merge it. Instead it overrides it. Usually that's just fine. What mod are you trying to install anyway? Edited July 3, 2011 by BlackRampage
wolverinetree Posted July 3, 2011 Author Posted July 3, 2011 But instead of saying overwrite, is says "replace". :( You still sure it merges them?No, it doesn't merge it. Instead it overrides it. Usually that's just fine. What mod are you trying to install anyway? Basically, I have a quest mod. It's voice acted, so there's a sound folder. Let's say I put that in my data folder, no problems. However, there's another voiced quest mod. I want that, but I want the previous quest, too. The second one has a sound folder as well. What do I do to keep both?
BlackRampage Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) Basically, I have a quest mod. It's voice acted, so there's a sound folder. Let's say I put that in my data folder, no problems. However, there's another voiced quest mod. I want that, but I want the previous quest, too. The second one has a sound folder as well. What do I do to keep both?A voice acted quest mod? Let me take a wild guess here: The mothership zeta crew mod? :biggrin: Anyway, if it's only folders which are to be merged together: No big deal.If it's files which need to be overwritten (not merged, overwritten) then that will become a big deal. Essentially you'll have to end up choosing to keep the dialog from either the new mod you're installing or the old one. However, I find it extremely unlikely that 2 mods will end up having the exact same names for sound files. Edited July 3, 2011 by BlackRampage
davidmount Posted July 7, 2011 Posted July 7, 2011 Side note, use FOMM to install the MOD - makes it easier to uninstall later. I made a mess of things my first few attempts at modding FO3 and just unzipped the files and copied everything over, made it real hard to unistall a mod if I wanted to test a problem out.
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