urbancek Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 So i have a problem what is diference betwen mod and a plugin? why is in game in skyrim se, by clicking mods showing only my plugins and not all mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grestorn Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 A mod can add anything, like textures, meshes (3D models) etc. without actually changing any game mechanics. In that case, a mod doesn't need to add a plugin. As soon as a mod does more than simply changing textures or meshes, it usually comes with one or even more plugins. That's the short version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickysaurus Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Another way to look at it is: A Mod - the archive you download from Nexus Mods in its entirety but extracted into a folder.A Plugin - an ESP/ESM/ESL file inside the mod used to tell the game engine to make certain changes (when enabled). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBizkit Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 This part in the documentation explains it in a bit more detail: https://wiki.nexusmods.com/index.php/About_Load_Orders#Plugins_vs._Mods.2C_and_how_to_sort_them Many - but not all - mods come with plugins. Texture replacers are a good example of "pluginless" mods. Plugins are esp, esl, or esm files. The ingame "Mods" menu for Skyrim SE will actually just show you your plugin load order. That's a design choice on Bethesda's part, I am afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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