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Plain-English guide to Wrye Bash


Tigersong
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To whom it may concern,

This one is an avid user of Wrye Bash, but doesn't use most of its features because the help file isn't very helpful when it comes to explaining them. In no particular order, here are some things he'd like to know.

*What do the different-colored checkboxes mean?

*How does one merge mods into a Bashed Patch? Can it even be done in the standalone version?

*What does it mean if the Python version won't even list installers when they're in the right folder?

Please link me to an idiot's guide or answer these questions in your reply. Many thanks.

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1. It's different for saves and mods. For saves, you want a purple checkbox because that means all of its plugins are loaded and the load order hasn't changed. Green means everything's loaded, but some plugins have been moved around. Red means you're missing some plugins. For mods, green means either the plugin's masters are loaded before it or it doesn't have any aside from the official ones. Red means some are missing.

2. Just right click and select "rebuild patch". The wizard will tell you what mods it can merge and will deactivate them if you choose to merge them. Most mods that can be merged are levelled list mods or mods like no guard helmets.

I use Mod Organizer, but I use the bashed patch to cut down on my load list and merge level lists. It works pretty well from what I can tell.

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Plain english guide.

(written back in Oblivion days.. concepts still apply)

For your third question, you can drag and drop zipped archives directly into the Bash Installers window. Did you install Bash in the correct place? Is it detecting your game?

I think it's installed correctly; after all,  I did using the installer each time. Recently, though, I'm moving mod archives to my "backup" folders so as to reduce the number of places I need to look to install a specific mod. 

@Jac- do you mean "right click on the Bashed patch itself" or what?

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