well just ask a specific question and you get your answers but as far as i know theres no "modding guide" that covers all basic modding types.
one thing with v1.4 and v1.5 mods is when v1.4 was changed to v1.5 the game changed some ship "types" clasifications and that causes crashes if the mod is for the wrong version game but a simple edit can sometimes fix the mod to make it work.
give some specifics, maybe a link to the mod and what game version your running and all the mods you have installed while trying to run it.
dont worry, you'll get plenty of help from the guys at this sight but you do need to give detailed info so we can help you.
