diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fadac563..d540660b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ Wabbajack can currently install from many different file hosting sources. Curren ### FAQ +**How do I get Wabbjack to handle mods from `X`** + +Look at the `RECIPES.md` file, we keep a knowledgebase of how to deal with given types of mods in that file. + **Why does each modpack install another copy of Mod Organizer 2?** Self-contained folders are a cleaner abstraction than dumping tons of modlists into the same set of folders. It's easy to uninstall a modlist (simply delete the folder), diff --git a/RECIPES.md b/RECIPES.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2f0b930c --- /dev/null +++ b/RECIPES.md @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +## Instructions on how to configure specific mods/utilities for use in Wabbajack + +#### Manually downloaded Nexus files +MO2 can get archive info from random files in the download folder + +1) Download the file manually +2) Copy the file into the MO2 downloads folder +3) In MO2 click `Query Info` on the file (may need to refresh the GUI) +4) The red icon should go away if MO2 found the query info. +5) Wabbajack will find the info queried by MO2 + +#### Mod Organizer 2 +Comes from the Nexus as a Nexus mod. + +1) Download MO2 (archive version) +2) Extract it into a folder +3) Start it in portable version and select your game +4) Copy the MO2 archive into the `downloads` folder in the MO2 install folder +5) Open MO2 go to downloads, right click on the MO2 archive and click `Query Info` MO2 will +automatically link the file to the nexus modID and fileID. These values will be found and used +by wabbjack + +#### SKSE +SKSE Servers support direct URL downloads + +1) Download SKSE and copy the binary files into your game folder +2) Copy the SKSE archive into the `downloads` folder in MO2. +3) Install the SKSE archive through MO2 from the downloads tab +4) In a file browser, go to the MO2 `downloads` folder and load the `skse*.7z.meta` file, and add +the following line to the `[General]` section, changing the URL to the exact URL you used to download skse: + +```ini +directURL=https://skse.silverlock.org/beta/skse64_2_00_16.7z +``` + +Your entire `skse*.7z.meta` file should now look like this + +```ini +[General] +installed=true +uninstalled=false +directURL=https://skse.silverlock.org/beta/skse64_2_00_16.7z +``` + +#### ENB Series +ENB Series Servers support direct downloads as long as a header is provided. + +1) Download the ENBSeries archive and copy the binary files into your game folder +2) Copy the ENBSeries archive into your downloads folder in MO2 +3) Create a `.meta` file with the same name prefix as the ENBSeries archive name. So if the ENBSeries +archive is named `enb-foo.bar.7z` make a text file named `enb-foo.bar.7z.meta` +4) Update the contents of the `.meta` file to look like this, updating the URL to the exact URL +used to download the ENB (not the ENB landing page, but the download URL) +5) The Referer value may need to be updated for games that are not Skyrim SE + +```ini +[General] +installed=true +uninstalled=false +directURL=http://enbdev.com/enbseries_skyrimse_v0390.zip +directURLHeaders=Referer:http://enbdev.com/download_mod_tesskyrimse.html +``` + +#### SSE Engine Fixes +Both files come from the nexus. + +1) Download and install Part 1 via MO2 +2) Download Part 2 manually, copy the binaries into the MO2 folder +3) Copy the Part 2 archive into the `downloads` folder in MO2 +4) Use MO2 to `Query Info` on the Part 2 file + +#### Skyrim Realistic Overhaul +SRO is only stored on the ModDB servers + +1) Download the files manually +2) Copy them into the MO2 downloads folder +3) Install them via MO2 +4) For each file, go back to ModDB, and right click on the download button clicking "copy link as" +5) Update the `.meta` file for each archive to look something like this + +```ini +[General] +installed=true +uninstalled=false +directURL=https://www.moddb.com/downloads/start/116934?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moddb.com%2Fmods%2Fskyrim-realistic-overhaul%2Fdownloads +``` + +If the general format of the URL does not match what you see here, you probably have the wrong link, you want the link from +the download button of the file's page, the link that will take you to the "your download is starting now" page. + +#### Dropbox Files +If you have a file that comes from Dropbox, the process is simple: + +1) Download the file +2) Copy it into the MO2 downloads folder +3) Install it via MO2 +4) Update the .meta file for the archive to point to the dropbox URL \ No newline at end of file