Mod Organizer 2 || Installation, Setup, Updates & Settings

model organizer 2 a modded super tool for mod management let's get this guy up and running welcome to gamer poets [Music] have at least one game properly installed and launched at least one time so mod organizer can detect it the latest version of Visual Studio use the x64 link if you already have installed just click the repair option now for mo2 select the provided link download the main mod organizer file launch the executable that was downloaded accept and agree at the location window browse create a new folder anywhere you want not in program files or game directories I make a new folder on my modding stores drive then write out the full name because I'm OCD okay next next at the components window start menu options are preference create a desktop shortcut next install check the box to launch mo2 finish if a register window opens select yes and mo2 is installed now to set it up for our first game [Music] time mo2 is launched in creating an instance window will open select next portable instances require you to install a different version of mo2 for every single game I choose Global so that I only need one installation to manage all games the mo2 is compatible with if your game isn't shown browse navigate to and highlight the game folder select folder next if asked connect to Nexus and authorize select a folder where the data should be stored this location is where all of your mods profiles and other fun are stored again choose any location you like not program files or game directories what I do is make another folder right next to the first one and call it mod organizer 2 game directory select it next and finish mo2 will open for the game you chose you are now ready to start modding foreign 2 has updates that aren't yet a part of the main build luckily there's one out now for me to show you how to handle it first close mo2 open Nexus if mo2 has updates files if there is one in this case there's an update for Skyrim GLG and epic game users download it open the archive in the second window open the mo2 folder that we created earlier in the video plugins drag the file from the archive inside replace when asked down the road this update may be incorporated into the main build so there may not be any additional steps for you to take this section is how I personalize mo2 you don't need to know any of this to mod or to use it but it's good to know these are my preferences and I explain my choices take your hand off that mouse and keyboard sit back and relax this button here is settings inside we have some tabs General I check compact lists this keeps the downloads window a little cleaner for when you have a lot of items here I also check for updates and update to Beta versions which are self-explanatory if there is an update this icon should change from grayed out to colored in theme style lets you change the appearance of mo2 I choose dark the changes won't apply until you select OK the path tab the base directory is the location we chose in the previous section what I do here is click the Ellipsis make a new folder toggle it after the game Drag the other folders inside of it then select folder ok to refresh yes ignore the error back to the path tab I make sure base directory is pointing to the folder that I just made I leave downloads the mod archives that you install from Nexus and elsewhere caches and profiles right with they are which is inside the base directory that's what this percent thing means however I change the location of the mods folder which contains the unpacked archive files that are actually used in game once a mod is installed and the overwrite folder to be on the same drive as my game which is a much faster Drive than my other ones to do this I click the ellipses to the right of mods go to my game Drive create a new folder I name it mod organizer 2 mods and overwrites open it create another folder titled after the game at hand open it create one final folder here and title it mods highlight and select it then do the same for overwrite game Drive mo2 mods in the override folder open the game folder create new folder and call it overwrite highlight select and that's it okay yes to confirm and ignore the errors I leave the rest of the tabs alone if you change paths you want to do it before you start modding a new game because things can get messed up a bit otherwise [Music] in ml2 is now installed thanks for spending some time with me I hope to see you soon [Music] now it's not lies mo2 nope mod organizer tool [Music] you're a model organizer [Music] all right mod organizer too I want to say tool two two mod organizer two [Music] so you get the placement of the mic [Music]

Channel: GamerPoets

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Keywords: GamerPoets, mod organizer 2, mo2, tutorial, how to, skyrim, fallout 4, oblivion, fallout, morrowind, starfield

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Length: 7min 1sec (421 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 29 2022