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I finally decided to try myself with BGT. It’s my first time at BG modding, so I have some doubts in regards of all the modding stuff and similar.

1) Mod format. Some mods I found on Github are in Master and Source format. What does it mean? Can I download them and use them like any other mod?

2) Directory structure. I read somewhere that the correct format of the mods is a folder with the mod name and an executable called “Setup-modname.exe”. Most of my mods respect this, but a few make me questionable. For example, in the Weimer’s Soulaufein mod, the folder is called "solarom", the executable "Setup-Solaufein.exe". The names don't match exactly. Is this a problem in the installation process?

3) BW Fixpack. This mod contains some fixes which are automatically applied to the game. I have noticed that some external mods do the same and are also larger in size.

For example: a _Lolfixer directory of 228kb is included in the BWFixpack, but i also have a Lollorian’s LolFixer mod of 963 kb. A _resfixer_v1 directory of 32kb is in the BWFixpack, but I also have a Resource Fixer v1 mod of 460 kb.

Can I install mod and fix together without any problems or have I to choose one of it? In this case, which of them should I prefer?

Thanks

Everyone agrees that a xp reduction mod is a much needed tool when installing a Megamod. Leonardo's guide suggests a 50% reduction, but it doesn’t specify for what list of mods. Since the game I have in mind includes a large number of quest mods (RoT, DS, SoS, SotBH, CtB, Askavar, Grayclan, etc…), I wonder if it’s not the case to lower the quest’s xp reduction from 50% to 25%. Based on your experience, what do you suggest?