ENABLE MODS WITHOUT A MOD MANAGER

[Ignaeon]

Ultimately, you don't need the mod manager.

Simply:
1. Download Pack File Manager or Rusted Pack File Manager
2. Open the .pack files with PFM or RPFM
3. Under the top-left "PackFile" drop down list select "Change PackFile Type"
4. Change from Mod to Movie and save

Doing this will make mods load without needing to enable them.

Edit; .pack files belong in the Data folder
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Shogun 2\data"

Alternatively; I remembered that this exists and have tested it. It still functions, but we also have the official mod manager back, so.

https://www.nexusmods.com/totalwarshogun2/mods/9

[Rod]

Can you drop a pack file into /data?

Im curious i never modded my install but saved a lot of mods that i grabbed back im the day. Stuff like garrison mods, Sprite fix, Fps fix and run speed mods etc. They have been on a usb pen in my bag for years and years and want to reinstall and play them when i get a new pc later this year.

[Yews]

‘simply’

[Ignaeon]

Originally posted by Rod:

Can you drop a pack file into /data?

Im curious i never modded my install but saved a lot of mods that i grabbed back im the day. Stuff like garrison mods, Sprite fix, Fps fix and run speed mods etc. They have been on a usb pen in my bag for years and years and want to reinstall and play them when i get a new pc later this year.

Yes, you drop the .pack file directly into data

[aussieaussieaussiena]

so tired of CA "updating" a game they supposedly are not supporting anymore. WILL NOT PLAY PHARAOH because it looks like a cheap and nasty profit driven buggy mess with zero game play advances. there is a reason we still play Shogun 2 CA !! stop manipulating us we are not stupid. just like behaving like Gaijin

[Frank Castle]

Originally posted by aussieaussieaussiena:

so tired of CA "updating" a game they supposedly are not supporting anymore. WILL NOT PLAY PHARAOH because it looks like a cheap and nasty profit driven buggy mess with zero game play advances. there is a reason we still play Shogun 2 CA !! stop manipulating us we are not stupid. just like behaving like Gaijin

plus i don't think anyone besides a few dumb youtubers actually wanted a game set in the bronze age, at least not for the next historical title

[Ignaeon]

Originally posted by Yews:

‘simply’

Were the instructions not simple enough? lol

[Rex Bellator]

Originally posted by aussieaussieaussiena:

so tired of CA "updating" a game they supposedly are not supporting anymore. WILL NOT PLAY PHARAOH because it looks like a cheap and nasty profit driven buggy mess with zero game play advances. there is a reason we still play Shogun 2 CA !! stop manipulating us we are not stupid. just like behaving like Gaijin

You sound like someone who has a mall-bought samurai sword that you bought on your 17th birthday. You probably read the Hagakure and now believe yourself a modern samurai and hug your waifu pillow every night because she's the only loyal companion you have.

Get a grip broski. CA doesn't give a fig if you play Pharaoh or not.

[Ignaeon]

Originally posted by Rex Bellator:

Originally posted by aussieaussieaussiena:

so tired of CA "updating" a game they supposedly are not supporting anymore. WILL NOT PLAY PHARAOH because it looks like a cheap and nasty profit driven buggy mess with zero game play advances. there is a reason we still play Shogun 2 CA !! stop manipulating us we are not stupid. just like behaving like Gaijin

You sound like someone who has a mall-bought samurai sword that you bought on your 17th birthday. You probably read the Hagakure and now believe yourself a modern samurai and hug your waifu pillow every night because she's the only loyal companion you have.

Get a grip broski. CA doesn't give a fig if you play Pharaoh or not.

I mean, they very realistically do. That's how they make their money lel

But yea, as much as I want to rant and rage about this stupidity on CA's part, there's just no point.

[Ignaeon]

Originally posted by Frank Castle:

Originally posted by aussieaussieaussiena:

so tired of CA "updating" a game they supposedly are not supporting anymore. WILL NOT PLAY PHARAOH because it looks like a cheap and nasty profit driven buggy mess with zero game play advances. there is a reason we still play Shogun 2 CA !! stop manipulating us we are not stupid. just like behaving like Gaijin

plus i don't think anyone besides a few dumb youtubers actually wanted a game set in the bronze age, at least not for the next historical title

I wouldn't mind a game set in the Bronze Age. But I hate this tiny regional ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Total War means Total War, not "Oh hey, look, the tiny region of Egypt is having a tizzy"

[Shwa Amon]

Thanks, my dude(ette). Just finished Macedon in Rome 2, yeah? Wanted some Darthmod Ikko-Ikki, then purchase 3 Kingdoms a few days into the sale, and this whole thing has soured my mood towards CA.

Was completely willing to start learning how to Single Entity, too. Eh.

[Инопланетянин]

It worked but campaign wouldn't start, it was crashing mid-loading :(
I was trying to play The Last Alliance.
But there is another way and it works!

1. You need to find a file and write the mods there manually.
It's in the Appdata folder, if your system is on C drive, then it's like that: C:/Users/*your username*/AppData/Roaming/The Creative Assembly/Shogun 2/scripts/
Appdata folder is hidden, you should be able to see hidden folders.

2. Copy and paste the preference file there because it has the needed encoding. Or save a txt file there manually with UTF-16 LE encoding.

3. Name the file "user.script.txt". It should say so in the file properties. Not ".txt.txt".

4. Clear the file's content if you copied the properties file, and type this:
mod "Last_Alliance_050_animations.pack";
mod "Last_Alliance_050_campaign_map.pack";
...
mod "Last_Alliance_050_some_other_file.pack";

Replace the "Last_Alliance...pack" with your pack file names.
!!! Mind the semicolons !!! It wouldn't work without them. Or without the quotation marks.

5. Done!

Hope this helps someone because I didn't find it right away, had to try a bit.