Lareth the Infamous

Thank you for the quick reply, Jarno.

"today the Big Picture dream is carried by the BiG World Project"

I am a bit confused by this statement. Does this mean that no one cares about Big Picture much now, and it's all this 'Big World Project?'

Anyways, since Check the Bodies doesn't have any scripts that I am aware of, I don't think it would hurt to install it as long as I install it first. "Secret of Bone Hill' is another matter, because I'm worried it might screw up the world map or something. I'm going to go back and check the readme files on these mods. I have become overly dependent on mod descriptions from websites and hearsay.

I was a bit disappointed to hear that no one would consider bundling the 'troublesome' mods I mentioned in my last post with Big Picture. Of course, whole sections of some mods might have to be deleted to make them compatible, but isn't Big Picture a compatibility mod to begin with?

Actually, I would think the real problem with all this combining and bundling would be with the original mod creators - having a problem with their mod being altered so that it could be 'absorbed' into the Big Picture mod. Still, it's a shame.

I'm anxious for more of you guys to speak up. No need to be shy - my questions are super easy.

Hello everyone, new poster here. I've trolled the site for a while, and have learned a great deal about the mods and compatibility issues over the years. I have a few easy (??) questions about compatibility that I thought could get answered. Please bear in mind I'm not a strong computer user.

I am planning to use the Big Picture mod along with a slew of other mods. I know that other 'script' mods are a no-no, so there won't be any of those added (shame too - I really liked COM - Encounters).

1. However, I can't tell from all the info I've read on the site if Big Picture is compatible with any other Mega Modification mods - specifically, Check the Bodies (v. 1.13), and Secret of Bone Hill (v. 2.75). I was thinking, it might be ok to install these monster-mods *IF* I install them BEFORE Big Picture, but I want to hear what you guys say first, before I screw my install or something.

I haven't seen the topic discussed before, which surprises me. The vast majority of compatibility questions are concerning 'tactics' mods, for the most part.

2. There are a number of great mods being discussed on the site, whose names keep coming up over and over again. However, because of the peculiarities of these mods, there are occasional compatibility issues.

My (admittedly off-the-wall) question is; is there any chance these (troublesome but great) mods shown below will ever be 'bundled' with Big Picture in order to remove many of these crashes and other problems?? The mods in question are the usual suspects:

a. Any tweak pack I ever saw (includes item upgrade and under-reported item mods)
b. Any fixpack I ever saw
c. Unfinished Business (v. 19)
d. Rogue rebalancing pack (v. 445)
e. Expanded Thief Stronghold (v. 2.
f. Oversight mod (v. 13.0)
g. Ajoc's mini-mod (v. 1.6.2.7)
h. Longer Road (v. 1.5)
i. Virtue (v. 1.9) - possibly older version here
j. Freedom's Reign / Reign of Virtue (v. 7.1)

I just thought it would be perfect if one day the above mods were all bundled into BP, think of all the compatibility discussions that would no longer be necessary! Of course, I play around with a much larger number of mods, but the ones I just listed seem to have the most players talking - It'd be perfect if they could be a part of BP, imo.

3. As far as fixpacks and tweak packs are concerned, is there at least one of each that you modders could recommend?

4. Last but not least. Should I be adding specific mod files to my override folder only when the mod readme says to? Not being a strong computer user, I tend to do EXACTLY what the readme says, BUT...sometimes the readme is missing, poorly written, or the author assumes the user knows exactly where to put the game files to begin with. Is it safe for me to assume that I should never add anything to the override folder unless the readme says so? Sorry for the newbie-ish question, but it had to be asked.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to running these new mods - and i do mean new - nearly all of them are fresh downloads complete with a lot of newly updated mods (I'm kinda picky about the mod version).

Thank you in advance if you know the answers to above, or just want to speculate.