Post by hominahh on Sept 5, 2024 21:52:36 GMT
Context: I'm a novice/intermediate mod-user (who's never created any mods of my own, and no access to the toolset/no skill at using graphic software to make stuff). I'm wondering if someone who knows more than I do can answer a few questions. (I don't have my heart set on anything, if something would require skill or tools I don't have, I'm perfectly fine letting it go.)
1) Re: installation instructions that say, 'do not use DAO Mod Manager': I prefer to use DAOMM, for a lot of reasons. If a mod's author says 'don't use mod manager', and I do use DAOMM by using the 'create override' function and then installing that override, what's the risk in doing that? (FWIW, so far, I have had complete success - as far as I know, knock wood - using DAOMM for all my mods, even for those whose authors say not to.)
2) I've read about and seen overrides with filenames that begin with "Z", to get those files to have a higher load priority than any other files with the same names. A few times, I've seen instructions that tell me to put files in the toolsetexport folder to enforce higher load priority. What's the difference in outcome between these two methods? Are there cases when using the toolsetexport folder is the recommended way to do it? (I don't have a toolsetexport folder - where do I create one?)
3) If I rename a .dazip file before installing it using DAOMM, will that break it? Put another way, do the contents of the dazip incorporate the .dazip files name? Or is it just like any zipped file, a container, that I rename as I choose before installing?
Thank you!
1) Re: installation instructions that say, 'do not use DAO Mod Manager': I prefer to use DAOMM, for a lot of reasons. If a mod's author says 'don't use mod manager', and I do use DAOMM by using the 'create override' function and then installing that override, what's the risk in doing that? (FWIW, so far, I have had complete success - as far as I know, knock wood - using DAOMM for all my mods, even for those whose authors say not to.)
2) I've read about and seen overrides with filenames that begin with "Z", to get those files to have a higher load priority than any other files with the same names. A few times, I've seen instructions that tell me to put files in the toolsetexport folder to enforce higher load priority. What's the difference in outcome between these two methods? Are there cases when using the toolsetexport folder is the recommended way to do it? (I don't have a toolsetexport folder - where do I create one?)
3) If I rename a .dazip file before installing it using DAOMM, will that break it? Put another way, do the contents of the dazip incorporate the .dazip files name? Or is it just like any zipped file, a container, that I rename as I choose before installing?
Thank you!
