1.04 compatable Mods.....

[gbs]

It would be great if there was a thread with all mods that WILL work under the latest patch. I know its easy for me to say since someone else has to do the work.....I'm just tired of crashes so I just turned them all off. My Mod file has really gotten cluttered anyway.

[Michael Slaunwhite]

The majority will work (most of the time) with the official version 1.4. Unfortunately some of the mods are having issues with the latest Beta patch 1.405.

For myself I have two versions of the game on my hard drive. I can turn version 1.405 on, and off when I need too.

As far as I can tell I use all the modifications which are up for download, and they all work fine. Now with that said you have to remember that some mods will conflict with one another which can cause some very unwanted CTD's.

Allot has to do with knowing which mods conflict with other mods such as tying to use two Toolbar mods which just won't work (common sense issue), and etc.

I normally use the 1.4 version to play with some mods, and others I use 1.405. For instance I know that the Wagram conversion has graphic issues with version 1.405 beta patch, so I only play Wagram with version 1.4 (official), and so it goes.

I know that it would be nice to use all the mods, but that just will never happen.

UPDATE: There is something I forgot to mention. I give high marks for the work Little Powell has put into posting the modifications in his Mods thread, and I know he works hard at trying to bring about the best compatible list possible (big pain in the arse sometimes :ohmy: )

Best bet is trial, and error...so don't lose heart, it could be something as simple as the priority of your mods you are trying to use.

SOW, and it's mods is actually a cake walk compared to other games out there, and mods. I play Oblivion with over 200 plus mods at one time, and the kicker was it took me over two straight weeks to get them to work. SOW is childs play when it comes to getting mods to work. :ohmy:

[Davinci]

This is my opinion about the Good , the Bad , and the Ugly pertaining to keeping these mods updated.

The Good – is that this game continues to evolve, and is constantly changing for the better.

A lot of games will only come out with a patch semi-yearly and so forth, but this game seems to move a bit faster than that.

Now, with the game being extremely moddable, a lot of mods will follow after each patch update.

The Bad – With the game being extremely moddable, anyone can come out with a mod based on their likes, or dislikes.

But, just because they like to change this today, they might not feel the same way say several months down the road. So, they probably will not feel the need to amend the mod to reflect the new changes.

Mods, are sort of like mood swings, sometimes you can’t help but to mod \ change something, other times you can’t help but to not really give a damn.

The Ugly – after a while of changing the same mod over and over again based on the latest patch, you just once again, don’t give a damn about amending that mod again!

Not, that this answered your question, but if I feel this way, well I’m sure other modders feel the same, or not!

davinci

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Well said Davinci, it's up to the modder..and it is a shame.

[RDBoles]

Hey Mike what is that website to help run older games on the computer? Or make the computer more efficient?

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Hey Mike what is that website to help run older games on the computer? Or make the computer more efficient?

If you are talking getting DOS games to run then you won't find anything better for it. It's called D-fend reloaded which you can find here: http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/

If you wish to run older win95 games I would suggest that you get your hands on either one of these programs (which I use), the first is Microsoft Virtual PC which I now have installed, and have Windows 98se running, and works pretty good for running older win95/98 games, and related software, or use VMWare which costs you money which I have used for installing everything from Windows, Linux to Mac OS's.

There is another one which is free called Virtual Box which is just crap. But with that said, it could just be me, and me being a dolt when it comes to that particular software.

Hmmmm, there are a number of theories on how to get your system to run smoother, and without it getting the jitters. You have to be more specific because right off the top of my head I have about 600 hundred things running through my head on how to create a smoother system, and I would only hurt you by saying anything else until I find out exactly what you are trying to do, or expecting out of your system.

Did this Help? Please send all checks, and money orders too... :blink:

[Davinci]

Well said Davinci, it's up to the modder..and it is a shame.

Why would it be a shame , it’s actually a very good thing.

NSD has created a game that sort of evolves with time, and just as the game evolves, so do the modders.

The game is now designed to be sort of unbreakable, meaning that mods can now be created in a separate folder that does not alter the main game files.

This process allows anyone to now alter their game without the fear of destroying something, which is good considering that a lot of people have a fear of doing something wrong.

I see quite a lot of members that didn’t mod anything last year starting to mod a little bit here and there.

A shame, absolutely not, just a changing of the guard!

davinci

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Well said Davinci, it's up to the modder..and it is a shame.

Why would it be a shame , it’s actually a very good thing.

NSD has created a game that sort of evolves with time, and just as the game evolves, so do the modders.

The game is now designed to be sort of unbreakable, meaning that mods can now be created in a separate folder that does not alter the main game files.

This process allows anyone to now alter their game without the fear of destroying something, which is good considering that a lot of people have a fear of doing something wrong.

I see quite a lot of members that didn’t mod anything last year starting to mod a little bit here and there.

A shame, absolutely not, just a changing of the guard!

davinci

It's only a shame where the modders do not update their previous creations, not it being a shame that SOW changes it's product...two totally different things entirely.

I don't know what you are defending Davinci, it isn't making sense. I simply said that it's a shame that modders haven't updated some of their mods.

There is a reason why people are having problems with the mods because there is so many of them floating around, and it takes time to compile, and sort through the ones that do work with the latest version, and which ones do not....which brings me back to my first point of interest, it's a shame that modders have not updated, or made their mods compatible.

I didn't mean for you to have to argue your point sir over something so trivial.

[Davinci]

I don't know what you are defending Davinci, it isn't making sense. I simply said that it's a shame that modders haven't updated some of their mods.

And I’m stating that why would that be a shame , that’s illogical.

OK, let’s look at this from another point of view…..

It’s a shame that a modder takes the time to create a mod, and then the game changes without updating the mod!

Now, is that also logical……

I rest my case…..

davinci

[Michael Slaunwhite]

I don't know what you are defending Davinci, it isn't making sense. I simply said that it's a shame that modders haven't updated some of their mods.

And I’m stating that why would that be a shame , that’s illogical.

OK, let’s look at this from another point of view…..

It’s a shame that a modder takes the time to create a mod, and then the game changes without updating the mod!

Now, is that also logical……

I rest my case…..

davinci

Haaaaa, whatever you say Davinci.