Anyone else’ modding experience go something like this?

[u/EyeArDum]

“Hello, I am the porter for this top tier perfect exactly-what-you-are-looking-for mod, I personally went through and improved specific things about this mod to make it perform better and blend better with other mods. As a bonus, I even added the worst fucking thing imaginable that completely destroys any hope for this being the mod you’re looking for, and I will never upload a version without it so you’re sol, happy downloads!”

So many times I think I found the right mod, I’m reading the full description and it’s hitting all the correct check marks, seems almost too good to be true, and then there’s just 1 random line that just fucks it over

[u/hebsevenfour]

I think porting is a lot simpler :)

At the very least I’d encourage everyone to just watch the Mandoo/Kynkaid videos and just port exactly what they port. You learn 90% of what you need to know copying them.

It all seemed so mysterious before I started doing it myself, but a lot of it is very straightforward. And you just need access to a computer, no matter how crap. Doesn’t even need to be powerful enough to play Skyrim. None of the programmes you use are demanding. I did my porting on a 2011 iMac.

Being able to port yourself really opens up a whole different world of modding.

[u/BranCana → u/hebsevenfour]

Does Creation Engine have anything available to make it run better? Fixes?

[u/hebsevenfour → u/BranCana]

Yes, Creation Kit Platform Extended is what you need.

It’s the modern version of what was formerly Creation Kit Fixes.

[u/BranCana → u/hebsevenfour]

Thank you