Next, you'll have to activate the mod in the game launcher, in the Data files section.
Special Edition: "selected drive":\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim Special Edtion\Data Skyrim: "selected drive":\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim\Data The following is the deafault Data folder location:
Mods can be installed manually by copying the mod files into the Data folder located in the main game folder.
Some mods may conflict with each other, so you may want to modify your mod load order if you plan on having a lot of mods activated at the same time. And then boom like magic DAEDRIC MAGIC- you have your mod installed! Most mods do have one extra small step however, and that's activating the mod which can be done simply by launching the game and then clicking data files on the startup menu and clicking the box located next to the mod's name to activate it.
Nearly all modders have installation instructions on how to install their mods manually, which is a fairly simple process. Not all mods by Nexus will appears in your Data Files or Load Order section, as they have no. After opening the properties menu, go to the tab labeled "Local Files" and click "Browse Local Files". Nexus mods are installed manually into Skyrim by you or installed comprehensibly by the Nexus Mod Manager. Or if you can't seem to find your data folder at either of those places (nice job genius) you can easily find the data for Skyrim, and any of your other games for that matter, by going to your games library, right clicking Skyrim and clicking on the option "Properties". Other users have had their data files located here:Ĭ:\Program Files (X86)\Steam\Steamapps\Common\Skyrim\Data If you're on steam (which if you aren't, why are you reading this?) then your data files should be located on this pathway, assuming your data installed like mine: C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\Data So the tricky part in this is finding out just where your Skyrim data folder is. All you have to do now that you have your mod files is SURRENDER YOUR SOUL TO THE DAEDREA- I mean uh, take the mod files and put them in your Skyrim data folder. Now we're on to the last step, and believe it or not, it's actually pretty easy. Oh and if your mod is on Steam just click subscribe, you're all good. After you've done that you need to select "Open Archive" and a menu will pop up showing all of the mods files that you can then use to put into your game. Once you have that find the file and right click it to open up the menu.
Personaly, I use the free software 7zip, as it is free and reliable (unlike the sites you download it from). What you'll need is some archival software that can zip, unzip, compress files, and all sorts of other jazz.
pdf file, then you'll need some software to open your mod, if you don't already have it. If you downloaded the mod and you were greeted with a. zip file, then you can just open the contents and take them where they need to go (we'll get into where they need to go later). Both work about the same way, but if it's in a. Usually it comes down to two different types of packaging assuming you get your mods from the nexus (why wouldn't you?), the. There are several ways to do this, and it often depends on where you get your mod from and how the mod author packaged the mod. Next is the most complicated part, unpacking the mod from it's downloaded state.