FNV: Plugins created with GECK 1.4

[phoneyLogic]

Hey folks, recently I recognised that plugins which has been created with GECK 1.4 only seems to successfully load with FNV-Version 1.4.0.525.

 

Due to bugs introduced with patch 1.4.0.525, some folks seems to stick with patch 1.3.0.452, which I would have done as well, if Steam would have let me a chance.

 

For them, plugins created with GECK 1.4 fail entirely.

 

So I'd like to know:

Is there something mod authors could do to make their plugins compatible with prior game versions?

 

 

Maybe using FNVEdit or other tools to convert a Plugin into an earlier version?

[phoneyLogic]

Update

There seems to be a very easy way to downgrade a Plugin using FNVEdit.

 

Probably I'm the only one who didn't knew already :happy: , but anyway here's the

 

 

How to

1) Load the Mod in FNVEdit

Have a look to the Header, its version is probably saying 1.340000

http://www.loaditup.de/files/645742_76gk3ysuv9.png

 

 

 

2) Highlight all records of a mod except the File Header, right-click and choose "Deep copy as override into...".

http://www.loaditup.de/files/645743_fe5xarenxm.png

 

 

 

3) In the upcoming dialogue create a new plugin.

http://www.loaditup.de/files/645744_7s5ywf66ay.png

 

 

 

4) The old Plugin will be added as Master to the new file header which now shows version 1.32 instead of 1.34.

http://www.loaditup.de/files/645763_5rqxvn6tzp.png

Remove the assigned Master from the header and save the plugin.

 

 

Finished.

 

 

Simple as that. A Plugin created this way should be compatible to any FNV-Version - well, in theory.

 

This trick might cause issues, if you are using new commands which has been added with certain patches.

 

 

If this doesn't work or if you have remarks, feel free to shed some light upon here.

[Sunnie]

That only works if the mod doesn't use any feature or function that requires the newer version game engine and toolset, which is why they don;t allow newer mods to load in older version engines. Otherwise, it should work.

[phoneyLogic]

That might be quite a serious problem since some Patches seems to change a lot.

 

My mod I used as example here didn't use or modify anything of the FalloutNV.esm which would differ with various patches. So it should be save.

 

But in other cases, it would be up to the Mod-Author to decide if a downgrade of the plugin version would make sense or if it would cause issues for those who stick with prior FNV versions.

 

And if there are any concerns, it would be best to give up the compatibility.

 

Maybe it would be even better to re-save any plugin which has ben created using FNVEdit in GECK.