Some mods looking for outdated versions for compatibility!

[ShadowTigerZC]

Howdy! :D Thanks for stopping by. So this is a weird one. I think this is a case of pictures speaking volumes about the issue. I'll post 'em below. Essentially, I've got a few mods for Fallout 4 that seem to be looking for "older" versions of mods as their core requirement mod.

 

For example, I've got that "Better Mod descriptions" mod looking for "Weaponsmith Extended.esp" but that doesn't seem to exist anymore because it's now "Weaponsmith Extended 2." That is rather distressing. Then there's also Any Mod Any Weapon that I honestly don't even see the esm file for in my plugins list after having activated the mod. O.o I see "AnyWeaponAnyMod2.esp" in the Fallout4/Data folder, but that's clearly not what the mod is looking for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So the question is, is this "Legendary Modification" patch actually outdated, or should I copy the mod and remove the 2 from it so it'll at least find it? That'd probably do much more harm than good.

 

In terms of the "Better Mod Descriptions" mod, when it says "made compatible with" in the compatibility list, does that inherently mean that it requires a patch for those? Because the patch is there. There's no mod conflict or anything, but when I use a Weapons workbench, I get an instant CTD. Oddly, I can see all of those items in my Pipboy to select them just fine. (For now.) So it's probably something that has to do with the Better Mod Descriptions mod, I'd suppose.

 

What do the fine people here think? :) Thank you for the input. ^_^

[WastelandAssassin]

changing the plugin names won't solve the issue here

I mean , you won't see missing master errors , but since these plugins were changed and updated , you will probably get errors if you try this

 

some mods just haven't been updated in a long time now , while some have been updated

this means that some patches will no longer work

you could try remaking the patches (if you know how to do so) , or just avoid using the mods that require new patches (unless someone has provided a newer patch , maybe on a different mod page)

that's the problem with some mods being active , while other were abandoned a long time ago . you should always consider this when deciding which mods to use