knightshadeone Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 i have down loaded several mods but do not know how to get tem working but think ive installed them in wrong folder. does any one knw the basic process for installing mods on skyrim? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MShoap13 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 When you download a mod it's compressed in an archive to lessen bandwidth and prevent data corruption during your download. In order to use compressed files you must first extract them using a program like 7zip. Just about every mod on the Nexus has a readme file in it's archive which should include installation instructions among other things. If the mod you downloaded does not contain a readme that's probably a sign of the quality of the mod in the first place. I personally suggest you extract all mods to a temporary location instead of just simply extracting them to your \Skyrim\Data\ directory. This allows you to ensure the files are copied over correctly the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderdToastMan Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Update steam and make sure you have it installed outside of program files x86 and are on an administrator profile. Download 7-zip 9.20 from wherever you want. (its free) They have it here on the nexus. Install the NMM from here: http://www.thenexusf...se-notes-01218/ If you download a mesh or texture replacer, you have the option to let the manager install it, but its best to learn first how to do it manually. When you download a mod, there is a large chance you will have to use 7-zip to unpack it. After you do that, take the texture file (and meshes, and esp if the mod uses them) and place the folder in its entirety inside the data folder which can be found inside your skyrim folder. Make sure the folder you place inside the data folder is named textures or meshes. If the folder you drop in there says something else, manually go in and remove the mesh and texture folders from within and drop them loosely inside the data folder. If the mod uses an esp file, upon loading the mod manager, you will see it on the list and in need of being checked off. Check it off. Make sure it is below your skyrim esm. If you placed a texture replacer mod in your data folder you will need to click the wrench and screwdriver logo and reset archive invalidation on the mod manager. You must do this each time you install a new texture or mesh replacer. Then start the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfrizen Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Update steam and make sure you have it installed outside of program files x86 and are on an administrator profile. Download 7-zip 9.20 from wherever you want. (its free) They have it here on the nexus. Install the NMM from here: http://www.thenexusf...se-notes-01218/ If you download a mesh or texture replacer, you have the option to let the manager install it, but its best to learn first how to do it manually. When you download a mod, there is a large chance you will have to use 7-zip to unpack it. After you do that, take the texture file (and meshes, and esp if the mod uses them) and place the folder in its entirety inside the data folder which can be found inside your skyrim folder. Make sure the folder you place inside the data folder is named textures or meshes. If the folder you drop in there says something else, manually go in and remove the mesh and texture folders from within and drop them loosely inside the data folder. If the mod uses an esp file, upon loading the mod manager, you will see it on the list and in need of being checked off. Check it off. Make sure it is below your skyrim esm. If you placed a texture replacer mod in your data folder you will need to click the wrench and screwdriver logo and reset archive invalidation on the mod manager. You must do this each time you install a new texture or mesh replacer. Then start the game...if ive already installed steam can i change where steam was installed to or do i have to uninstall and reinstall it to a different location? and where should it be installed to instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Doesn't matter where Steam is installed (unless you only have a single hard drive). Tell Steam to make a new Library on your second drive (or whichever one you prefer), then tell Steam to move the game to that new Library. You should only have to move Steam if you only have the one drive since that will restrict you to only having the Library in the Steam install folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodr1sen Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) I have deleted my comment, if it was a post that I created feel free to delete it from nexus. thanks Edited August 7, 2023 by rodr1ss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Last post with question was two days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodr1sen Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 you're right, I was blind and didn't see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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