How to Package

[132885]

Now I am finished with my mod... How do I package it? Is there a button somewhere that will place all the files needed together or do I have do somehow do that myself?

[jet4571]

I always do it myself, but there is supposed to be a way to compile it all into a .bsa file for uploading to steam workshop though i never used that feature.

[fg109]

Instructions by David Brasher

[tg08096]

I use winrar and copy the esp to my desktop, right click the esp and click "add to archive," which then creates the rar file for use with NMM. If you have to add meshes, then you have to create the folders as they correspond to your data folder.

 

meshes > "yourmodsnamefolder" > any subfolders or just the nifs

 

Your rar should have your esp and your meshes folder when finished, and thats what you upload.

 

I dont know if thats what you meant, but thats what i do

[steve40]

I use a program called BSAopt to compress the loose assets into a BSA archive, then I put the BSA, ESP and a README file into a new DATA folder and archive this folder using WinRAR.

[132885]

Thanks everyone! I ended up doing all the meshes and scripts manually... but am stuck on how to figure out which textures need to be compiled.

[David Brasher]

If you use brand-new textures, then they need to be added to your package. If you use original textures but give them new directory paths, then you must add them to your package. If you use original vanilla Skyrim textures located in their original locations, then you do not need to include them in your package.

 

If you can't remember exactly which textures your new meshes use, you can examine them one by one in NifSkope.

 

If your mod adds new NPCs or edits the faces of existing ones, you need to include the facegen textures and meshes in your package to prevent the dark face bug.