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Damo · 01-13-12, 08:06 PM

There aren't any mega mods for SH5, apart from maybe Magnum Opus, but that's kind of outdated now due to most of the contained mods being updated since it's release. However, it's possible to build your own 'mega mod' by putting all the major (and some not so) mods together to create your own personal gameplay experience. I came from SH3 where although you had mega mods like GWX, NYGM and LSH, it was rare not to add a number of other mods to enhance things like graphics, ui or gameplay. As a result of this it was often required to dive into certain config files etc and manually edit them to piece things together correctly.

With SH5 though, it's more a case of the modders catering for other mods by either releasing compatibility patches or building in compatibility with the initial release, case in point would be TDW's UI's, IRAI and FX Update that are made to be fully compatible with each other. I have over 50 mods activated on my SH5 and I've not had to manually edit any files to get things to work together, it's more a case of what order you install them with JSGME. While I'm not saying SH3 modders were lazy, it seems SH5 modders are taking greater care to simplify the modding process for the end user like you and myself.

One thing with megamods is that they change so much, it can be a PITA for a modder to eliminate incompatibilities making the path to a perfect 'mod soup' a long and arduous one. In SH3 I probably spent more time in Winmerge and SH3ditor than I did playing, which is something that I'm not sorry to see the back of. There are plenty of resources in this very forum that can guide you to building your own mega mod, 'flavor to taste' as it were.

For a basic rundown of what is available and tips to make them all live in harmony check out Trevally's great 'SH5 Mod guide for beginners' here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656

And also, you can take a look at other people's mod orders and post your own for advice on if your mod soup is a gamers heaven or a CTD nightmare. Check out 'List your mod loadout/order' thread here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=173193

If on the other hand you're too lazy to put in the work you can wait for a mega mod and play stock (eeeewwwwwww...) until one is released, but given how long SH5 has been out, and given that the mega mod section is still empty, I think you can work out the chances.

Regards,
Damo.

01-13-12, 08:06 PM	#2
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	There aren't any mega mods for SH5, apart from maybe Magnum Opus, but that's kind of outdated now due to most of the contained mods being updated since it's release. However, it's possible to build your own 'mega mod' by putting all the major (and some not so) mods together to create your own personal gameplay experience. I came from SH3 where although you had mega mods like GWX, NYGM and LSH, it was rare not to add a number of other mods to enhance things like graphics, ui or gameplay. As a result of this it was often required to dive into certain config files etc and manually edit them to piece things together correctly. With SH5 though, it's more a case of the modders catering for other mods by either releasing compatibility patches or building in compatibility with the initial release, case in point would be TDW's UI's, IRAI and FX Update that are made to be fully compatible with each other. I have over 50 mods activated on my SH5 and I've not had to manually edit any files to get things to work together, it's more a case of what order you install them with JSGME. While I'm not saying SH3 modders were lazy, it seems SH5 modders are taking greater care to simplify the modding process for the end user like you and myself. One thing with megamods is that they change so much, it can be a PITA for a modder to eliminate incompatibilities making the path to a perfect 'mod soup' a long and arduous one. In SH3 I probably spent more time in Winmerge and SH3ditor than I did playing, which is something that I'm not sorry to see the back of. There are plenty of resources in this very forum that can guide you to building your own mega mod, 'flavor to taste' as it were. For a basic rundown of what is available and tips to make them all live in harmony check out Trevally's great 'SH5 Mod guide for beginners' here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656 And also, you can take a look at other people's mod orders and post your own for advice on if your mod soup is a gamers heaven or a CTD nightmare. Check out 'List your mod loadout/order' thread here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=173193 If on the other hand you're too lazy to put in the work you can wait for a mega mod and play stock (eeeewwwwwww...) until one is released, but given how long SH5 has been out, and given that the mega mod section is still empty, I think you can work out the chances. Regards, Damo. __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.