help - how to register a BSA running multiple games

Post » Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:17 am

Hi,

I have several copies of the game and am testing a mod that loads it own BSA. Its readme recommends using Ghostwheel's BSA Registry. Only thing is, Ghostwheel's app looks to the original game installation, not to the game folder and the .ini file which has the stuff I'm testing. In this instance, I've also installed MGE as well as using Wrye Mash.

So what do you modders who have multiple copies do to get the BSA for a mod installed in the folder you are using for testing and not messing with the other games you have going on? Can it be done?

Thanks,

John
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Marie Maillos
 
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Post » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:11 am

I just manually add the bsa to [Archives] section in Morrowind.ini
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krystal sowten
 
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Post » Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:13 pm

Yeah, manually registering is the best way to do it. Sometimes BSA Registers don't work correctly anyways.

Just add the Archive alongside the existing ones:
[Archives]
Archive 0=Tribunal.bsa
Archive 1=Bloodmoon.bsa
Archive 2=insert name here.bsa
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Sakura Haruno
 
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Post » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:20 am

For some reason, I thought registering a BSA involved more than that. Since I'm using MGE for this game, will editing morrowind.ini work or is there another file that I would need to edit?

Thanks,

John
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Benji
 
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Post » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:35 am

Yeah, manually registering is the best way to do it. Sometimes BSA Registers don't work correctly anyways.

Just add the Archive alongside the existing ones:
[Archives]
Archive 0=Tribunal.bsa
Archive 1=Bloodmoon.bsa
Archive 2=insert name here.bsa

Sure you can do this manually, but you can also use http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Utilities.Detail&id=32 to do the exact same thing automatically with the included BSAReg tool. :wink_smile:
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Nikki Morse
 
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Post » Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:38 pm

For some reason, I thought registering a BSA involved more than that. Since I'm using MGE for this game, will editing morrowind.ini work or is there another file that I would need to edit?

Yes, just alter the Morrowind.ini
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