Mods in general

[mulliganplummer]

OK I am a rookie to all this. Bare with me.

 

Ok, so I added a few mods, 50 or so. Just not sure they are all working. Should the body mods like CBBE just work, I am not them in the plugins file. Different mods required different bodies, should I only have one? What about conflicts, how do you make sure one body type is being used? :ermm:

 

Please respond, about ready to give up.

 

I am using the game on a Windows 10.

[WastelandAssassin]

technically you can only use one body mod

some mods allow for NPCs to use different body mods which can give the variation, but this is the exception rather than the rule

so choose one body mod you wish to use, and use texture and outfit mods for that body (unless other mods state that they are compatible with that body)

 

regarding plugins, not all mods have them

mods that are retextures or scripts won't necessarily require plugins

the easiest way to tell is to look at the files the mod adds (when you go to download a file, you can use the 'preview file contents' button to do this, or of course you can open the downloaded archives on your computer)

 

not all mods are easy to verify that they work correctly. if you have questions regarding specific mods, feel free to ask, though I feel reading the mod's description would be the easiest way to get that information (unless we know the mod, this is probably how we'll be able to provide any answers about it), and this is generally the best advice to give, especially for rookie mod users

 

and as a final suggestion, there are amazing tutorials on how to mod these games. I personally am a huge fan of Gopher (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1CSCMwaDubQ4rcYCpX40Eg), but you should easily be able to find others with a quick search on YouTube or Google. these should really help guide you with the basics of installing and using mods, and should put you on the right track. or if you find a good modlist that suits you, that should also provide instructions that you can use to get the results you wish. so there is plenty of good information for you to find, all you have to do is find it :happy:

 

best of luck to you, and feel free to ask if you have any questions

[Gunslinger808]

Load only a few mods at a time, that way you can track down something that is causing conflicts.
If you download a bunch at once it makes it very difficult to track down the culprit.

 

Also, before you download a mod, check on its requirements, in some cases you have to download several requirements just to get the mod you originally wanted to work.

And last, read what others have posted about the mod, you can gain valuable insight on problems it may have, I’ve had several mods that I liked the looks and sound of until I read all the problems others were having with them.

Edited June 13, 2020 by Gunslinger808