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Slachkey
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 19 Sep 2002
Posts: 34
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Hey everyone,
Ok, when I am installing different mods, do they all go into the data files folder under Morrowind?
I had 2 official mods installed and then last night I downloaded Giansv2.0. The doc that came with Giants told me to move the data files folder it created into the Morrowind folder and say "Yes" to overwrite files. But I had other mods in there that I didn't want to overwrite, so instead I copied over the Giants files into their respective folders in the Datafiles folder.
Can someone please let me know if this is the way to install these mods? I really don't want to overwrite any existing mods that I have on there.
Also, what is the best way to remove a mod and all of it's components?
Thanks a lot everyone. |
Fri Jan 24, 2003 4:05 pm |
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Srikandi
Noble Knight
Joined: 04 Dec 2001
Posts: 222
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Slachkey: the Giants files would only overwrite files from your other mods if they had the same names, which is unlikely (Giants even uses its own folder strucutre, as I recall). But what you did is fine, and slightly safer.
To remove a mod and all its components, you'd really have to delete the files by hand. A sophisticated mod author should provide a file list in the readme file, but otherwise you'd have to ferret them out by hand (assuming you keep the .zip file around, which is a good idea anyway in case you have to reinstall at some point, you can always use that to find them). However, to "unload" a mod from your game, all you have to do is "uncheck" it in the Data Files screen from the MW startup menu.
Since you're apparently a careful person interested in taking precautions, I'd advise the following one, more important than all the others: back up all your save games in a separate folder before loading them with a new mod. Mods CAN corrupt your savegames, and there are reports of this happening even with games that you saved before the mod was installed. |
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Fri Jan 24, 2003 9:00 pm |
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Slachkey
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 19 Sep 2002
Posts: 34
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Once again, Srikandi to the rescue! Thanks a lot for the reply. I already made a backup area for my saves, and I make backups before any changes.
I've got about 6 mods right now that are waiting to be installed.
Thanks again Srikandi, you are the bomb. |
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Fri Jan 24, 2003 11:53 pm |
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