MEWolf Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Got a MOD I would like to try, the author has not given the download via the Nexus Mod Manager button. Read the Wiki, said that might mean the MOD is incompatible with Mod Manager. How do I go about getting the MOD to load? I currently use SkyUI and SKSE. Just dwnlded and installed Nexus Mod Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) If it is a mod (and not an utility that need to be installed differently), the author is just saying the mod can't be simply put whole but it may need you to select parts of it to install, that could be resolved by scripting the install but that's another story. In that case follow the author direction because the mod is not packed as needed to be used by a mod manager. PS: anyway I advise you to select what you want from the mod, put it all together in the correct way in a proper directory, compress it in 7z and install the mod with the mod manager, it will help a lot case you need to uninstall it later. Of course I assume you know how to do it for is the same you need to do putting those parts directly inside the /data. If you fail doing the correct procedure in one way or another, the result might be missing parts, like meshes, textures... and a lot of headache to fix later. another example the mod "incompatible" with mod managers is if it has more than one ESP and only one can be used. Again this should be resolved by scripting install options, but... Edited March 15, 2012 by nosisab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEWolf Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately I am a n00b at installing mods. The instructions for this mod are as follows: "Installation : --------------- Copy the file "Buy_Whiterun.esp" in the Data folder - Copy the file "Buy_Whiterun.bsa" in the Data folder I have dwnlded it, unzipped and copied the two files to my skyrim/data folder. I can see them. However they do not load when I use the SKSE. I figured it was a compatibility issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You don't need to capitalize mod. It's not an anagram, so it's not capitalized. ASAP can be capitalized, for example, because it means As Soon As Possible. Mod, on the other hand, is short for modification, and is simply an abbreviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MShoap13 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You need to activate the plugin (.esp) file. You can do this through the default "Data Files" section of the Skyrim Launcher or you can do it through NMM. The incompatibilities the author mentions with NMM are with installation not activation, though I really don't see why NMM wouldn't install this mod properly unless the author placed those two files into another folder before archiving them. If you have any problems post back and we'll try to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firusz Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) You don't need to capitalize mod. It's not an anagram, so it's not capitalized. ASAP can be capitalized, for example, because it means As Soon As Possible. Mod, on the other hand, is short for modification, and is simply an abbreviation. why dont you just f*** off?_____________OT:@mssoap so basically every mod installed must have an .esp file to be recognized by Skyrim so it shows up ingame?im having problems with the mods not showing up as well but the files are in the map, and they installed with NMM with skyrim in C:/games/the elder scrols V instead of in the programsx86 map but still some mods DO show up, but the majority of them DO NOT show up.any ideas to fix this? Edited March 16, 2012 by firusz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately I am a n00b at installing mods. The instructions for this mod are as follows: "Installation : --------------- Copy the file "Buy_Whiterun.esp" in the Data folder - Copy the file "Buy_Whiterun.bsa" in the Data folder I have dwnlded it, unzipped and copied the two files to my skyrim/data folder. I can see them. However they do not load when I use the SKSE. I figured it was a compatibility issue.Well, that mod is pretty "conventional" and should install without problem with NMM. actually it is in the format used by Steam Workshop but that is not a problem in itself. If any problem comes from it is probably due to load order or conflict with one the many mods affecting Whiterun, nothing that would be caused by NMM and will not make any difference if you install it directly. If still you prefer to install by hand, just find the /Data folder inside your main Skyrim folder (Possibly C:\Program Files x(86)\Steam\steamapps\Common\Skyrim) and copy these two files there. Afterward run the game from the official launcher, click the Data button, find the Esp and make sure it is active. If this is the case, a serious cause of problems is Steam itself being installed under that C:\Program Files... (From now on avoid installing any games inside it, other than from Steam, off course). In this case you may need to reduce or even disable UAC and/or run the game as administrator. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edit: At this point may be useful to point something that can eventually cause problem with mods which is simply due to the long path name. A mod having files inside long named subdirectories and/or being itself long named can get above the max path length of 260 characters (the unicode version is extended to above 32k but it's another story). Anyway, that edit is unrelated with the post and must be taken only as informative. Edited March 17, 2012 by nosisab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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