Creating a mod that relies on another mod

[speedyg869]

If I want to create a mod that uses one of Sides Sailing ships then I would need to convert the Side's Sailing Ships.esp to an esm and load it into the CS. When I finished with my mod, can I convert Side's Sailing Ships.esm back to an esp and still keep it as a dependency?

My concern is that my mod will still be referencing an esm, not the esp.

As I'm sure this is very common, is there a tutorial on this?

Edited January 26, 2011 by speedyg869

[WillieSea]

Another option is to copy the objects you want from the other mod into your own mod.

[speedyg869]

Another option is to copy the objects you want from the other mod into your own mod.

What's a good tool for that TESnip or TES4Edit?

[Cydonian_Knight]

Yes, when you convert the esm back into an esp, your new plugin will still keep its dependency and it will still reference it fine. There's a pretty good tutorial on Mod De-Isolation here.

[washington]

You can use Construction Set Extender and the trouble is over. Just load .esp and your mod will automatically be dependent.

[speedyg869]

Thanks for your replies! Now I have two options.

[Cydonian_Knight]

I would just use CSE like Washington said, it's the easiest option by far.