Repack portions of mods

[asulli97]

Before the anti-repack warriors attack me just listen. Generally I don’t care for repacking. It’s too much work to be honest keeping it updated ect. After adding mods to my server it quickly adds up. I can use 5 different mods and only use one or two items from each mod. Is there a way to repack a mod group to reduce the amount of mods and replace it with once small mod containing the few things that I use?

[_KC76_]

Originally posted by asulli97:

Before the anti-repack warriors attack me ...

No offence intended, but I know you will get offended anyway, so...
If you think it's a hassle to update individual mods, and/or complete mods that you've repacked, you can not begin to imagine how much of a PITA it would be to update "portions" of your new mash-up of mod "parts" when they need to be. And, unless you are still going to update each "portion" when the original mod updates, you're going to have to learn how to trouble-shoot what breaks and how to fix it when updates are needed.

The last issue, is compatibility. With individual mods, you have the ability to adjust the order the mods load, so that you can prioritize what gets modified, and when .. if you pack them all together, you lose that ability, and may introduce bugs or instability. Unless you know how to write Scripts, you may find that some of the mods you use have included scripts that will conflict with each other if packed in one PBO.

[asulli97]

No bud no offense taken. I don't know anything at all about the mods themselves. Hats off to the ones who know how and take the time. I guess it was more directed towards the files. After having 20 plus mods there ares thousands and thousands of lines. I learned that they can be separated after making the post. Just thought it may be easier to navigate and edit the files with less entries.