ok i made my mod from geck,ok,i can save it when i click data,its in the geck,BUT when i go to fomm,my mod isnt there,i dont get it,is it because i am not using the fallout launcher thing?please help its very confusing for me

Are you on Windows 7? If so, make sure you run G.E.C.K. as administrator, otherwise it will place the .esp file to a special folder (and you'll end up having to use Explorer to find it) and it won't show up in the Date Files section of the launcher (which, I am assuming, is maybe why FOMM isn't seeing it either).

You CAN find the file by looking in your games DATA folder. At the top right of that window is a button that will say 'Compatibility Files'. Click it and you will see all the quarantine files.
Its actually best to install the game on another drive, or outside the default Program Files folder for long term modding and safety.

On a side note, its against the forum rules to put swear words on this forum, even if you asterisk out some of the characters.

And don't forget the spacebar after punctuation. Makes reading a lot easier...

Exactly. Typing properly makes people subconciously think you are 'smarter' and they will generally respond better to you, and in a more positive way. On top of that, it really helps out with us being able to read it quickly, and respond easily. Thats was quite the run on sentence.

i use vista,looked in data folder,nothing

If you have Vista or Windows7, AND you installed your game in the default directory, then you will never see the mod in the data folder.

The GECK is NOT part of the game so the OS sees it as a virus or trojan program trying to change FO3 game files. This is not allowed by the OS.


Solution? Pick "one" of these:

1. Install your game to your Root C: drive. Like C:\Games\Fallout3\ or another drive entirely if you have one.
2. Remove the security from your OS and then you can join the XP computer ranks and become a Zombie computer.
3. In your \Fallout3\Data\ folder, look at the top right. There should be a button called 'Compatibility Files'. Click that to find your mod. You can then copy it from there to your Data folder.
4. Run the GECK in Administrator mode. Right-click on the icon and select, Run as Administrator.


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Now, if you want to install the Fallout3 game somewhere else per #1 above without loosing your current mods you have installed, you can do this:

1. Move your existing \Program Files\Fallout3\ to your C root drive in a new folder that you need to create called C:\Games\ It should look like this after the move: C:\Games\Fallout3\
2. Rename the folder you just moved in step 1 to C:\Games\Fallout003\
3. Uninstall the game. Check the option to keep your save game files. This will clear the registry and not remove any game folders because you moved them somewhere else.
3. Re-install the game to C:\Games\Fallout3\
4. After the reinstall is done, DELETE the just installed folder at C:\Games\Fallout3\
5. Rename the folder from step 2 above to C:\Games\Fallout3\

If done right, this will change the Registry to the new game folders location, plus keep everything you currently have in the protected folder location.

WARNING: If you are not computer saavy, then find someone who is to do the above for you. Or ask more questions.

Try also running FOMM in compatability mode as well because i'm running the G.E.C.K, FOSE, and FOMM on my 64-bit win7. It's a good idea to run them in compatability mode as well because i know that if the game dosen't have administrative permission then you can't take screenshots either.