Crushed Text and FNVEdit questions.

[Cannibal_Kon]

[quote=Drewkey]

 

Combining esp

You might find this edit macro for FNVEdit usefull:

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/37981

It offers a reasonably foolproof method for combining plug-ins, so that you can keep your content and reduce their number below 140.

To install, download MANUALLY the file from nexus (don't worry that this is a skyrim edit macro it works just fine for FNV as well). Open the zip file you have just downloaded and copy the contents of the included Edit Scripts folder into FNVEdit's Edit Scripts folder.

(FNVEdit's Edit Scripts folder should be in the same directory as FNVEdit.exe).

To use follow the tutorial in the read me but it basically boils down to:

(If Applicable) Unpack any BSA associated with the esp you are going to combine

Load FNVEdit selecting those mods that you wish to combine

Highlight the mods to combine, right click and select "check for errors"

If there are no errors then Highlight the mods to combine, right click and select "Apply Script"

When the selection box for Script to apply comes up select "Merge Plugins v1.6"

Make sure that the mods you want to merge are ticked then click OK

Choose "-- CREATE NEW FILE --" when asked which esp you want to merge into and the give the new combined esp a name that does not already exist.

If no error messages appeared in the output then close FNVEdit saving only the new combined esp.

Then open up your mod manager and deactivate the esps you have combined from your load order and activate the combined esp (placing the combined esp just after the last of the now deactivated esp used to create it).

N.B. Take care that none of the mods you combine are masters for mods not being combined.

I have used this to help manage my load order and for me it works wonderfully.

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This plugin that Drewkey suggested. It's a script that allows merging plugins in what seems to be an easier way but when I merge them it seems to only let me create a file with all of the esps I selected but not merge into one of the esps I've selected or can select.

IF that's any clearer?

[plumjuice]

I thought you were using Gribs tutorial, which is why I got confused.

Ok. It seems like its an automated merger. Not sure what the benefit of it over FNVPlugin is but that is probably because I dont know much about merging.

I dont understand what the issue is though, because, as i see it, gribs tutorial shows you how to merge B into A, but the script drewkey suggests merges A and B into a new plugin C.

[Cannibal_Kon]

Because when it comes to the latter I understand completely how to use it but the former seems t oconfuse me and I can't seem to do it correctly. I'm actually going to bed now so I'll explain more tomorrow.

[TJ]

In my opinion (nobody asked, I know) if you're going to go the automated merge route you're better off using FNVPlugin. You won't learn anything by going the automated route, and you're just as likely to break things, (unless you're just doing armor compilations - in which case they usually only use FNV as a master and don't have any conflicting records, or are extremely well versed with the mod like Chuck and his interiors mods) but hey - you won't realize it until you're using the plugin. What you're gonna want to do is pretty much what plum said.

This is all from memory and is just an example, so if it's wrong my bad:

ILO - AWOP requires FNV, ILO, and AWOP. You're going to want to add masters to ILO.esp and add AWOP, then sort masters (always sort your masters until you know what you're doing) Then you're going to want to go through the plugin and start changing formIDs to ILO.esp's index number. When that's done start following Grib's guide until you've got it all merged. If it errors out, something you're trying to move still relies on something that hasn't had it's formID changed yet.

[Cannibal_Kon]

Quick question, I merged RIL flawlessly today when I was awake and well and I'm about to begin merging into ILO when I noticed I have "ILO - Fallout New Vegas.esp" and "Interior Lighting Overhaul - Ultimate Edition.esp" They both call on the ILO core.esm but UE has DLC masters and F:NV doesn't I wanted to make sure the UE is techincally the DLC version and F:NV is the no DLC version for this mod.

 

[TJ]

UE is the DLC edition.

[Cannibal_Kon]

Thank you TJ, better to be safe than sorry.