Moving my modded game from one PC to another

[Xenobuzz]

Greetings, all!

 

So after a disastrous error on my part trying to fix a problem with another game, I managed to cornhole my entire system. Now I have a fresh reinstall and am ready to try moving my heavily modded F03 game to my new PC for the second time. I have already downloaded and installed 7zip, and Archive Invalidation Invalidated is also already on my game HD and ready to be run.

 

Here are the steps I plan to take:

 

1. Install vanilla game.

2. Update to latest patch.

3. Copy over entire F03 game directory.

4. Download and run FOMM (making sure my Load Order is not auto BOSSed like the last one!).

5. Run Archive Invalidation Invalidated.

6. Copy over save games.

7. Load a save game and hope that I don't get "objects may be missing" message.

 

Would you do anything differently? Have any of you successfully copied your game from one PC to another? If so, what steps did you take?

 

Dave S.,

[Fonger]

Have any of you successfully copied your game from one PC to another? If so, what steps did you take?

1 - install game - and install current patch -- while on that line -- kill GFWL

 

2 - make certain it works

 

3 - using NMM - copy the entire mods folder - then delete the cache sub folder

 

4 - install NMM on new computer

 

5 - put that copied mods folder in the new computer

 

6 - fire up NMM

 

7 - use NMM to re-install all the mods

 

8 - double check that archive invalidation is up and running

 

9 - start up the game - see if everything looks fine

 

10 - move over the saves folder from one machine to the other

 

11 - run BOSS

 

13 - confirm mod order and content with Wrye Bash

 

14 - rebuild bashed patch

 

Worked on FO3 and on Vegas

[Werne]

 

Have any of you successfully copied your game from one PC to another? If so, what steps did you take?

1 - install game - and install current patch -- while on that line -- kill GFWL

 

2 - make certain it works

 

3 - using NMM - copy the entire mods folder - then delete the cache sub folder

 

4 - install NMM on new computer

 

5 - put that copied mods folder in the new computer

 

6 - fire up NMM

 

7 - use NMM to re-install all the mods

 

8 - double check that archive invalidation is up and running

 

9 - start up the game - see if everything looks fine

 

10 - move over the saves folder from one machine to the other

 

11 - run BOSS

 

13 - confirm mod order and content with Wrye Bash

 

14 - rebuild bashed patch

 

Worked on FO3 and on Vegas

 

 

Now, that's a big list :yes:. All I did when I transfered FO3 to a new comp is that I copied the Fallout folder and the one with the saves. No reinstalling or anything, I only ran BOSS after to rearrange the load order and all done. It all went smooth, just the way I like it :biggrin:.

Edited February 24, 2012 by Werne