Skyrim Patreon mods

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Nami Sama

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yup, I can say MO2 is pretty convenient for me, I mean it leaves your game folder alone
the only weakness of NMM is your game folder has to be on the same drive disk with your mod folder, while Mo2 doesn't mind that
 

HE_CAXAP

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Can't answer for that dude and will answer for myself: I don't like the idea of running everything through MO (the game, bodyslide, CK, xEdit, etc). I don't see it as a convenience. Also, launching the game via MO is slower than the standard method (yes, yes, I'm happy for you who have powerful pc's and don't feel the difference). The only advantage of MO that I see is that the mods are in separate folders and easy to delete, but the disadvantages outweigh this advantage (personally for me)
My skyrim via MO2 starting up slower too
And I have now, if I remember correctly, about 1400+ mods in the build I'd go crazy fixing bugs or reinstalling mods by simply copying them into the Data folder
 
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I can think of no pros of installing mods directly, you're basically just setting yourself up for failure and so many inevitable problems down the line and with no room for error or solutions without deleting and reinstalling everything. Good luck.:rolleyes:
It depends on the mods installed and their number. In my case, I don't have a bunch of “complex” mods (that contain a bunch of files), and I don't have hundreds of mods at all.
 
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It depends on the mods installed and their number. In my case, I don't have a bunch of “complex” mods (that contain a bunch of files), and I don't have hundreds of mods at all.
Even a smaller amount of mods can make use of MO2. I was very glad BG3 finally got to work through MO2. That garbage mod thing before was a royal pain. And I only used maybe 20 mods for BG3.
The slow thing amuses me though. That's a new one. But I guess I don't have a potato either so maybe it is slower.

Another advantage: re-install windows or get a new rig? My portable MO2 setup is ready to run fully modded Skyrim with around 900 or so mods in a few minutes! :LOL: All you need is the time to copy it over and grab Skyrim from Steam (or elsewhere :devilish:).

Imagine having to redo the whole thing yourself in a new setup every time? UGH.
 
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Wayward|Wind

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can someone post the latest dint hairpack links???
thanks.
do you have the bdor hair pack?
You can find these on kemono. They are old posts that get updated when new versions are released. The latest versions available (as seen on the author's Discord) are here.
BDOr pack:
Hair pack 02:
 

Wayward|Wind

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Another advantage: re-install windows or get a new rig? My portable MO2 setup is ready to run fully modded Skyrim with around 900 or so mods in a few minutes! :LOL: All you need is the time to copy it over and grab Skyrim from Steam (or elsewhere :devilish:).

Imagine having to redo the whole thing yourself in a new setup every time? UGH.
MO2 is not necessary to accomplish this. For example, you can do this with NMM by copying these 4 folders to the target computer. You must install and run Skyrim at least once first so all the necessary registry entries are created.
  • game folder: \steam\steamapps\common\skyrim
  • mods managed by NMM: \[Nexus Mod Manager folder name]\Skyrim
  • load order: \Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Skyrim
  • settings and saves: \Users\[username]\Documents\My Games\Skyrim
 
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MO2 is not necessary to accomplish this. For example, you can do this with NMM by copying these 4 folders to the target computer. You must install and run Skyrim at least once first so all the necessary registry entries are created.
  • game folder: \steam\steamapps\common\skyrim
  • mods managed by NMM: \[Nexus Mod Manager folder name]\Skyrim
  • load order: \Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Skyrim
  • settings and saves: \Users\[username]\Documents\My Games\Skyrim
AppData, seriously? That is one thing that needs to die. I hate it when stuff jams things in AppData. :LOL:

Anyway, MO2 portable is simpler. Copy over your Mo2 folder. Install or copy over Skyrim. (If installing new, slap SKSE in there.) Done. :cool: MO2 portable even remembers all your apps and things you set up. Like DYNDOLOD, SSEDIT, Bodyslide, etc.

Of course in the end it's what you're used to. But MO2 is absolutely superior to ... anything else actually. I haven't encountered anything better yet. It's not perfect by any means but certainly better than other mod managers.

Some of it's issues are.... not always displaying proper load order. Sometimes it won't work with script extenders (had this occur in FO4 actually), and some other issues. But even for smaller mod load orders like in BG3 it is a HUGE headache remover. Some of those BG3 mods really clutter the game folder.
 
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