Ive never bothered to learn any other way to install anything. Its also exactly how the 'official' workshop or bnet mods are installed. That was the only original way to install mods.
Originally posted by JDaremo Fireheart:Both Managers use a Virtual Folder System that prevent corruption of the game's data folder. Manually Installing your mods Locks you to 1 Mod Load-Out and forces you to use the same Load Order for each character you make. Manual Modding your game always runs the risk of you having to totally reinstall the game to clean the data folder because the file system gets so buggered from installing and uninstalling mods that your game crashes every time you launch it.Īnother great thing about using Vortex or MO2 is that you can create Different Profiles and have a different Mod Load-out for Each Profile. Both Managers use a Virtual Folder System that prevent corruption of the game's data folder. Many of us Modding Veterans used to manually install our mods and when Mod Organizer 1 came along, it was like a weight was lifted from our shoulders. Using Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 removes that step by remembering what is over-written by what. If you add one mod and then another mod wants to Over-Write files of another mod, you have to keep track of what files get over-written in case you want to reverse that and restore those files.
It's best to use a Mod Manger program like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 for your mod installations.
