modding problem ive never seen

[makaab]

ok im not completely new to modding as i used a bunch of mods in oblivion.

ive never used steam before and already dont like it.

anyway, i installed skyrim from the disk because im in australia with a data cap and couldnt download the whole game.

so when i got to apply mods, i go into the steam/ steamapps/common/skyrim/data so i can place some files.

all i have instead of folders are .bsa files. wtf is that?

how do i mod if i cant get into the folders?

im completely lost now and need help.

the only reason i chose pc version of the game over console is for the modding possibilities.

now between this, and the sky blinking uncontrollably all the time(different problem) im going crazy.

 

 

p.s. sorry for bad grammar

[MikhailFaulken]

Make the folders, or rather, use the folder the mod comes with. It always says to extract some contents to your DATA folder, which you should do (or extract them and copy them over).

 

To save you time, I have come up with a few folders you can add to the data directory:

 

- "textures"

- "meshes"

 

 

None of the other bethsoft games came with these folders either, because the games pull vanilla data from BSA archives.

[yasutaka]

To apply a mod, you generally copy all files directly into your steam/steamapps/common/skyrim/data folder. This means that if your mod includes a folder called textures and a folder called meshes, you just copy those folders directly into your data folder, along with any loose files. After that, when you launch the game from steam, click the DATA FILES option and check Load Loose Files at the bottom of the window that pops up.

 

Later, when proper modding tools are released, we will start seeing mods that include .esp and .esm files. You will need to check those in the DATA FILES window, as well, to activate them.

 

Hope this helps. :thumbsup:

Edited November 15, 2011 by yasutaka

[makaab]

omg guys thanks so much for the quick responses. you are awesome.