How do people make these automated mod install lists? Is there a link/app?

[Kilroy5150]

I was hoping there was some way to export the list out of Vortex into some file that lines them up into some "master" file. If anyone knows, let me know.

[Zekiran]

Google.

How do I get my mod list from Vortex?
In Vortex go to Settings.
Go to Workarounds.
Click Create Backup.
Save Backup somewhere.
Click the EXE of this Tool.
Select the Backup file.
Open the result textfile next to the backup file to see your modlist.

I'm not sure what you mean by "some master file"?

[Kilroy5150]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Google.

How do I get my mod list from Vortex?
In Vortex go to Settings.
Go to Workarounds.
Click Create Backup.
Save Backup somewhere.
Click the EXE of this Tool.
Select the Backup file.
Open the result textfile next to the backup file to see your modlist.

I'm not sure what you mean by "some master file"?

You know, how some people use external programs to get stuff done like LOOT instead of a mod.

[Kilroy5150]

I guess what i was looking for were their mods where you download 1 mod into vortex and it expands into like 300+ mods that are downloaded into your system. I'm working on my own "perfect" mod system. I've played for years but never got deep into the mechanics of the game.

[Zekiran]

If you mean either wabbajack or collections, those are specifically coded and use whatever methods they developed. If you're trying to make your own CODE, ask the people who designed those? Don't expect them to share their code or secrets...

No need to reinvent the wheel, since there are already those things available AND they're ill-advised to use anyway, since every computer and setup is different, and a lot of mod collections simply can't compare to selecting them *yourself*, carefully, and installing only after making sure they all WORK with one another...

[Kilroy5150]

Not trying to make code, just an app that makes it effortless. Something that can access the directory, ask for an output filename, and there it is ready to go like so many other app tend to do in situations like...I want to make my own collection of mods, not code.

[Zekiran]

There is nothing 'effortless' about modding.

That's literally what wabbajack and collections do for you...

[Kilroy5150]

Okay, well, i will check into them. I understand, full well, about installing mods 1 at a time and testing them. I've also notice it weighs down my load speeds and i've found nothing that will, literally, fix that...sure i've got an SSD, sure i've done the mods for the FPS fixes, sure i've done the .ini alterations but it seems that a lot of those fixes are fringe and there's too many "fixes" and not enough definitive fixes...

[Zekiran]

There is a mod specifically geared for SSD use for load times... I don't have an ssd so I don't know what specifically it's called but it's probably insanely popular on nexus?

[Kilroy5150]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

There is a mod specifically geared for SSD use for load times... I don't have an ssd so I don't know what specifically it's called but it's probably insanely popular on nexus?

I feel like i've tried 10+ (not stacked but individually) and nothing works...i've been working with my AMD software to raise the frame limit a little. I just hate it that i have a machine that is so much newer than the game, a really good mid-level card, a ton of memory, and a machine that was tooled for gaming and i'm still stuck at limitations. I hate it that the mentality is either "over-clock" or buy a $$$$ video card for everything lately.

[Kilroy5150]

Of course, i also use a triple monitor system and i have NO idea what kind of effect is has on the game. I don't stretch across 3 i use the one in the middle so i can do whatever on the other two while gaming. Still, i've noticed AMD's software has taken a few liberties with my settings since we started this conversation.

[Zekiran]

It has a ... very large effect yes. If you start the game with only one monitor on, I'd be willing to bet that it would behave better. Though that said: I have 2 monitors and when I run the game the 2nd one goes black and if I tab to it I have to alt-tab a couple more times to get back into the game. This particular game has issues with multiple monitors that I've seen anyway.

[Kilroy5150]

Yeah, i've found that using the Win key solves all that problem, no tabbing involved or a Win-TAB. You know, i tried the monitor thing after i mentioned it to you. Using just 1 monitor took 9 seconds longer on load time...nuts :(

[Kilroy5150]

The biggest problem is: People with different hardware are going to have different results, no matter how great the tweak. What works for one person might be completely ineffective for the other. I have 14 systems in my house (because i repair computers) and i play on different ones just to test the effects. An older one with better mixed hardware might outperform a newer one with newer hardware sometimes on "some" games. Hence, there's no AIO fix for some problems. It's rotten luck but that's how things are sometimes.

[Zekiran]

Yup. The problem with this one on anything new or 'nice' is that the tools far outstripped the program very shortly after the game's release.

If we are very lucky Bethesda might actually fulfill their earlier statement of "this year we'll be releasing an update" ... they have yet to say what it will be, who it will affect, and exactly how it'll work, but ... we've all been hoping that it would address some of these things like multiple monitors, ultrawide, high rez and refresh, hardware detection, and the like.

uuuuntil then... >_>

[Kilroy5150]

Have you ever run into a guaranteed speed load improvement? I've got SSD but i'm around 90 seconds for a load on 350+ mods