Brandy1123 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) If you decide to play other then Vanilla Skyrim, following some simple guidelines may save you hours of frustration. Before you load ANY mod ALWAYS back up your skyrim data folder (C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim\Data) <----- Default install location Copy and paste the whole "DATA" folder to the previous directory "skyrim" for easy finding later when you want and more importantly, need it. Always re-save after every 2 or 3 mods. Just like your save game file, when you really need it, you remember you havn't made a save for 6 hours and lost bunches of goodies and exploration. Save, Save, Save. It takes a few minutes to save even the most modded game. I personally run about 60 different mods (so far) and have resorted to my previous save to undo a mod that conflicted with something else I already run or was just badly written at its present state. Just un-selecting a mod from your mod manager or Skyrim data option may stop the ESP file from loading, but it will not fix overwritten/altered data files. Also, help out the mod's developer by writing a comment to them. Remember, the modders are doing us all a favor by investing their skills, time and effort for FREE. So be gentle on them. :smile: Added Note : If you are new to adding mods to your game, try and use simple or self installing mods. Shy away from custom mods that require a lot of technical understanding or seem daunting in there installation process. You more then likely will only get frustrated and walk away with a bad experience. Edited March 1, 2012 by Brandy_123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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