dragon age origins как удалить мод dazip
Dragon age origins как удалить мод dazip
Это рестарт моих гайдов (круто звучит, да?) но не придумала, как это дело по другому обозвать) по модам к Dragon Age с ссылками новыми и пофиксеными старыми.
Идеальное прохождение для портации в Инквизицию, ага. Я знаю, многие его делают)
Итак, у вас есть свежеустановленная игра, но, прежде чем на несколько дней уйти от реальности хочется добавить чего-нибудь эдакого. Например Лелиану, как в трейлере, или паука-оборотня как в нем же, или новую броню, или новые прически. Одним словом, вы решили связаться с такими геморроями интересными штуками, как моды.
Первое, что нужно сделать (сразу, как только вы установили игру) — забэкапить ту папку, куда вы потом будете устанавливать модификации. Называется она Dragon Age, и лежит по адресу Мои Документы/BioWare ( не путать с одноименной папкой, где установлена сама игра ). Сохранять это дело желательно на диск D (или E, в общем, на любом другом диске).
Для чего это делается? Если что-то пойдет не так, к примеру, какой-либо текстурный или анимационный мод очень криво встанет, или вы решите начать жизнь без какого либо мода, или вовсе без всех модов, то, вместо того, что бы переустанавливать игру полностью, можно будет просто заменить папку на сохраненную, и вуаля, у вас чистая игра.
В отличие от игр Бетезды, биоваровские игры совсем не капризны к железу, модификациям и установке, но весьма капризны в смысле удаления модов, особенно Origins.
Собственно, для DA их три.
Это русский Модгеймс (регистрация нужна) и английские Nexus (регистрация нужна, если скачиваемый файл больше 2Mb) с BioWare SocialNetwork (регистрация не обязательна, раздел с модами называется «Проекты», «Projects»).
Регистрация везде бесплатна (о том, как зарегистрироваться на Nexus’е, будет пост немного позже).
Да, и если понадобится удалить какой-либо мод, лучше всего это делать именно модменеджером
Ну, и утилита которая не обязательна, но может пригодиться:
Installing Dragon Age mods
Contents
Editorial
This Guide should cover the basic questions of how to get a Mod to work with your Vanilla Dragon Age game, how to update it and how to uninstall it propper. Its quite basic information, but everyone has to start somewhere, thats what this Guide is for. Read it and maybe you learn something new even if you think you know how to do that already =)
Normally every Mod should have a Readme or Information posted how to make it work with your Game, but some dont, and when you are new to this kind of thing then you might not know what to do with those files you can download here. I can only cover the things i know, and i am myself no modder (yet), but i hope the information i can give may be enough to get you going if you have no clue on where to start =)
All the locations i give you are for a Windows XP Operating System, becouse thats what i have. But the paths should not differ very much if you are using Vista or Win7. All screenshots show german language couse thats what i have, but i hope that dosent matter.
Its good to work with a User Account on your Windows OS that has Administrator rights and to set all files and folders to visible on your PC if you are dealing with mods, so you dont overlook any files or run into access problems. Use google or ask in the Forum if you really have trouble with this things.
And lastly some mods need further tweaking or are dependent on other mods to work, thats nothing that can be covered in this general FAQ sadly, so ask then the Mod-Author via Private Message or in the comments of the mod you have trouble with. If nothing helps ask in the Forums here, most often some other Member will help you.
Now that DAModder is available i would recommend anyone to use that great tool to manage the Mods for Dragon Age, instead of installing them with daupdater or manually. See more Info to that in section 3 of the Guide.
All mod authors are welcome to link to this guide!
Updates
All information here is based on Dragon Age Version 1.02 as it is on the 10-12-2009.
V1.0 initial release
V1.4 Updated 26-11-09: minor spelling fixes, links & text-colors finally work in the Article, Updating Mods Section expanded, Force Loading Section added
V1.5 Updated 28-11-09: spelling & formatting, content overview added, Uninstallation/Updates of files that use the Override Folder rewritten, link to German version added
V1.5.2 Updated 06-12-09: German language Article translation finished.
V1.6 Updated 10-12-09: included DAModder section, cleaned up rest of the Article, many small tweaks here and there
Status August 2010: Because my Focus changed from Dragon Age to other things, this Guide wont be updated any more. I am not sure if all Information is still accurate after that much time. Please take it as it is, and excuse eventual inacuracies.
Four ways of content adding
First you have to know that Dragon Age has multiple ways to add content to the game.
— There are the official Addons/Downloads (like Wardens Keep, ect.). Those are not covered in this Guide, looking up information for them in the offical Forums should help you if you have trouble with them. Bioware Social Network
— And there are files that use the «override» Folder (see 5.)
— DAModder offers the easiest and best way to add Mods to your Game. (see 6.)
Dazip-Files and the daupdater
You could use the daupdater.exe to install these files. This updater is located where you installed the actual game in the bin_ship subfolder. The path is normally: «C:\Programs\Dragon Age\bin_ship\daupdater.exe» If you installed to another drive or location you can find it there in the «\Dragon Age\bin_ship» folder.
Make sure your game is not running and go to that directory and run the daupdater.exe, you should get this Window on your Desktop.
Now the daupdater processes the file and after a short while you should see something like in the next picture. Dont get irritated by the loading bar thats not fully filled, when it says installed then its done.
The reason i tell you this is, unless you use the DAModder, you cant uninstall this files automatically, and these are the places where you can find what you installed, so you can delete it later manually if you are not happy with what you installed. More to that at the Uninstall Section.
In the window that popped up select the upper bar «installed content/mods», now you should have a new entry below all official content that is normally green colored (not in the below pic) to show you that its new. When you select it it should give you additional info to what it is in the right info aerea. Make sure its enabled and activated by checking the box right next to the entry in the list, it should say «Activated» below the modentry.
Basically your mod should now be ready for play, its installed and activated now. Remember that some mods require additional steps or are dependent to other mods. Allways refer to the readme file or additional information that should be aviable at the mod-site.
Updating a mod with the daupdater
Normally you just install the new version over the older one in the same manner you installed the mod the first time. But refer also to the mod readme, if aviable, sometimes additional steps have to be taken depending on the specific mod.
According to feedback the daupdater not allways succeds in updating a mod that was allready installed to the new version. You can of course install every dazip-mod twice to be sure all previous data is removed/overwritten. In most cases that should be enough to get it updated.
There is another procedure to be sure your Mod gets propper updated, but you should only use it if the mod you want to update is not tied to any Quests or Single Player Scrips, like for example you should be able to use it for a texture or color change mod but not for a mod that adds a new quest line to the game, if you are not sure ask the mod author or dont use this method. Use it at your own risk!
First reload the mod you want to update with the daupdater.exe, after it has finished start your Game and UNCHECK it in Downloadable Content, then Force Load a game without it (Force loading means to load a game when you uninstalled a Mod that was installed and is now not aviable any more). After force loading through the warnings make a new savegame, then exit to the menue and recheck the updated mod in the Downloadable Content List. When you now load the new save game you have created, the mod should be propper in effect.
Again, do this at your own risk and ask the Mod Author how to update if you are unsure if the mod can be updated this way. Refer to the Force Loading Section further down this Article for more Information about it.
Many Mod-Authors tell in their readmes and instructions that deleting the mod from the Addins Folder is enough to delete it. That is NOT TRUE! Read below how to uninstall those Mods completly.
Since there is now DAModder aviable, there is no need to manually uninstall modfiles any more unless you choose to. I recommend using DAModder.
The Uninstall with the Toolset(unconfirmed)
The following information is from a comment to this Article by Gaias (i havent verified it myself because i dont have the Toolset installed)
For this first method you need to have the Toolset installed and working ( you can get the Toolset here ), and need basic understanding with it, dont try it if you dont know what youre doing, the Toolset is a mighty tool and you can cause all kinds of harm to your game if you mess things up, be warned!
— First start your Toolset and open the file ‘Profile.dap’ in the Settings folder.
— Then you navigate down to the string entry ‘SAVEPROFILE_ADDIN_LIST’ stringlist and find the entry that corresponds with the name of mod file in your AddIns folder that you want to uninstall. It should be listed last in the stringlist once you have expanded it. Just left click on the entry and hit the Del key (or right click for the context menu) and save the file via the menu. The toolset will automatically create a backup file that will be located in the same folder as the saved one.
— Proceed to delete the files associated with the mod and start up DA:Origins. Go to the Dowloadable Content menu and click on the Installed Content tab.
— Then proceed to enable or disable any of the content within and it should create two new «Manifest.xml» and «AddIns.xml» files, with the content as shown on the screen.
If you are unsure about it just disable it ingame and dont try a manual uninstall, or use DAModder. Use these informations as they are at your own risk.
The manual Uninstall
The following information is partly from a Tutorial from Rheinguard from damods.com
This second method is alittle more tricky and potentially dangerous to your game and DLC, be warned!
— Disable the mod you want to uninstall in your game and exit it.
— First go to the «. \BioWare\Dragon Age\AddIns»-folder, and locate the mod-folder for the mod you want to uninstall and delete it.
— Third but most complicated, find your «. \BioWare\Dragon Age\Settings»-folder and locate your «Manifest.xml» and «AddIns.xml» files. Save them to a secure location in case you mess something up!
BE REALLY CAREFULL WHEN EDITING «Manifest.xml» and «AddIns.xml», they contain also information of your bought DLC, like Wardens Keep and all that, if you delete the wrong lines you can damage your DLC!
Again If you are unsure about it just disable it ingame and dont try a manual uninstall, or use DAModder. Use these informations as they are at your own risk.
Force Loading Savegames
If you load a savegame after you deactivated or uninstalled a mod that was installed when you created the Savegame you have to «Force Load» it. Force loading means to load a game through the warnings that the game gives you, about the content that isnt aviable any more.
What effects this can have depends only on the mod/content that is now unaviable to the game for loading. If you disabled a mod that alters the color of a item the color will be original again, if it was a mod that adds a new aerea to the game that location will be gone. Of course this can have consequences for your saved game and could make it unplayable, the more complex the mod the more things could happen, allways depending on the circumstances and the mod.
If you are unsure about force loading a game after you disabled a mod, ask the mod author before you do it to be aware of what can happen with that specific mod.
Modfiles that use the Override Folder
This Override Folder is normally (under winXP) located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\YOURNAME\My Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override
The path differs alittle on win7 and vista but its allways «. \BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override», i am sure you will find it. If you dont have the «override» folder in the «\core» folder then you can create it.
Normally you NEVER have to overwrite any files in the location where you originaly installed your game, so you dont have to edit anything there. Specific mods may have special occasions where that is necessary, but i never saw one jet that required that. If you have to overwrite game files for a mod you want to try, ALLWAYS make backups of these files so you can undo the overwrite if necessary.
Also, and i would recommend that to anyone, you can make ONE SUBFOLDER for every mod you install, so you can keep your Override Directory tidy, and know what files belongs to which mod. You dont have to of course, but the override folder can become a mess the more mods you install without subfolders, and then you dont know what to delete if you want to uninstall a specific mod.
According to Feedback you can also make subfolders in these folders you create in the override directory, there just seems to be a total path length restriction of 255 characters, so be sure that you dont get over that length and choose shorter foldernames over longer ones.
«. \BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override\Somemod» Uninstallation/Updates of files that use the Override Folder
Updates are similary simple with this method, normally you simply delete all of the files from the mod you want to update (just empty the subfolder if you created one) and copy the new files to the same location again. (in the subfolder if you have one). I wouldnt just overwrite them becouse that could lead to problems if the Mod-Author left out files with an update. Those would still be in your subfolder if you just overwrite files.
For Questions about Force loading Savegames refer to the section about it that is further up in this Guide.
Using DAModder to manage mods
With DAModder you can easily install and uninstall mods of all types, even those that use the Override Folder. I recommend it to anyone. It has a Backup System not only for mods and settings but also for save games, and it offers localization Info for mods where its aviable. Its easy to use and works with allmost any mod that is aviable. And it will get better and get more Options in the future. I was a Betatester from the start for DAModder and i am sure when you tried it you dont want to use anything else to manage your mods again. Learn more about it and the Features on the above links.
First you need to download the Application, use the links above to get the latest public or beta Version.
How to install a Mod with DAModder
On this FAQ Site you can find the latest information on how to install mods with DAModder.
How to uninstall a Mod with DAModder
On this FAQ Site you can find the latest information on how to uninstall mods with DAModder.
Uninstalling a mod is extremly simple, just select the mod in the list of installed mods on the install/uninstall tab page, and click uninstall. Make sure the Toolset is closed before uninstalling a Mod with DAModder.
How to make a Mod compatible with DAModder
DAModder is designed to be as flexible as possible, but the most benefits come from using DAModder Compatible packages. This not only makes the installation easier, it allows you to take advantage of future features planned for DAModder such as the ability to configure compatible mods inside of DAModder. If your mod is not currently in a DAModder Compatible Package, i encourage you to make one. DAModder Compatible packages still work fine outside of DAModder so its the best of both worlds for the author and its much more user friendly for the the Mod-User.
Core Override mods are alittle more comlicated. By definition these are not «modules» by the game’s standards, and as such there is no module data for DAModder to parse. In other words, DAModder has ZERO information on the mod. The instructions in the sample package below show some small changes you can make to how its packaged so DAModder can essentially be «told» the mod’s details. This will make the end user experience for your mods much better, as users will be able to see details like Mod Name, author, version, URL, description, etc.
Epilogue
I guess thats all i can help you with, you should now be able to install and to uninstall mods you download here. I recommend you to use the DAModder to manage your Mods.
Remember that every mod is different, so there could allways be some alterations to the «standard»-installation-process. Read the Readme or the information on the mod specific page, and read the comments, they often give solutions if you are stuck.
If you have questions about a specific mod ask the Author of that mod in the comment-section for his mod or via private message. Or you can allways visit the forum here and ask your questions there =)
My native language is german so please excuse minor spelling errors if you find some.
Thank you for your time and reading, if you find an error or want to add anything, please leave a comment.
A word to the Mod-Authors:
All mod authors are welcome to link to this guide if someone has problems using the mod you have made, unless of course your mod needs more advanced installation/updating/uninstallation procedures that are not covered in this guide.
Please make your Mod DAModder compatible, refer to the section above on how to do that.
That helps everyone, and if you ever reinstall something you have all informations at hand =)
Some helpful Links:
Bioware for making Dragon Age The Staff and owners at dragonagenexus for providing this great site
Manual install of dazip files?
Yes you can, it is just a standard ZIP file renamed. However installing it by hand requires editing a game data file by hand, so be very careful and back it up.
The Contents directory is basically the same as My Documents\Bioware\Dragon Age\, so copy all files into the same folder from there down.
Lastly open My Document\Bioware\Dragon Age\Settings\AddIns.xml and manually insert the data from Manifest.xml. Only insert the data
Yes you can, it is just a standard ZIP file renamed. However installing it by hand requires editing a game data file by hand, so be very careful and back it up.
The Contents directory is basically the same as My Documents\Bioware\Dragon Age\, so copy all files into the same folder from there down.
Lastly open My Document\Bioware\Dragon Age\Settings\AddIns.xml and manually insert the data from Manifest.xml. Only insert the data
Yes you can, it is just a standard ZIP file renamed. However installing it by hand requires editing a game data file by hand, so be very careful and back it up.
The Contents directory is basically the same as My Documents\Bioware\Dragon Age\, so copy all files into the same folder from there down.
Lastly open My Document\Bioware\Dragon Age\Settings\AddIns.xml and manually insert the data from Manifest.xml. Only insert the data
I dont have a Settings folder in my directory. I have Dragon Age Ultimate Edition. I dont think it has a Settings folder. what do I do then?
Faithful Kobold Companion
There is no (legal) PC install of DAO that can’t use BioWare’s built-in program DAUpdater.exe to properly install a valid «.dazip» file. None.
If yours isn’t working there is a problem, but it has nothing to do with «WinXP vs Win7 vs Win8», or «32-bit vs 64-bit», or «EA/Origin vs Steam», or whether or not you have the UE. You are simply not doing something the right way, or have an incomplete/damaged install of the game itself.
Steps to install a «.dazip» file:
1. Place the «.dazip» file to be installed somewhere OTHER THAN in your game’s folders.
2. Find the program «DAUpdater.exe» It is located in the «Program Files» folder of the game itself. This will be: «C:\Program Files (x86)\ [folder specific to your type of install] \Dragon Age\bin_ship«. (Yes, the exact path will depend on your OS and install mechanism, but if you can’t find DAUpdater.exe by searching your entire drive if you have to, you have a bad install of the game.)
3. Double-Click DAUpdater.exe. (If your machine crashes at this point, you have a bad install of the game.)
4. Click the tab «Select DA Zips» at the bottom of the DAUpdater window.
5. A new Windows Explorer window will open. Navigate to the location where you placed the «.dazip» file in Step 1.
6. Double-Click the «.dazip» file to be installed. The Explorer window will close and the file will be showing in the DAUpdater window.
7. Select (click on) the «.dazip» filename in the DAUpdater window.
8. Click the tab «Install Selected» at the bottom of the DAUpdater window. (If your machine crashes at this point, you have a bad install of the game.)
9. Watch the progress bar fill. NOTE: There is no «Done» or «100%» message. When the bar is full, the «.dazip» is installed.
I downloaded Character Respec Modv1_6-14 and I cannot get it to work, I’ve tried all you said above but my file name is not a dazip file, the file says its ERF file?
please what am I doing wrong
got it,, it downloaded to DAO
Faithful Kobold Companion
A «.rar» file is an «archive» file. It contains one-or-more files that have been compressed and packaged together to save disk-space and bandwidth when transmitting them.
Before you can actually *do* anything with a «.rar» fiile, (or a «.7z» file, or a «.zip» file, and there are others but they aren’t very common) you have to extract the actual files from the compressed archive.
There are various programs to do this task. For «.zip» and (I think) «.rar» files, Windows has the appropriate utilities built-in.
For «.7z» files, «7-Zip» is the program you want.
Once extracted, install the «.dazip» file to your game as I described three posts above.
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Это мод-менеджер для игры Dragon Age: Origins и замена стандартному DaUpdater.
Программа полностью управляет модами в таких форматах как Dazip, Override, а также скриншотами.
Для работы программы требуется .Net Framework 3.0 (начиная с Windows Vista и Windows 7, он установлен в системе по умолчанию).
Возможности
Просто удалите папку с мод-менеджером.
. Осторожно: вместе с мод-менеджером будут также удалены все моды в данной папке, если вы их туда поместили.
Краткое описание системы настройки через DA.ini
original breast = (Breast original)hf_arm_nud_0.msh
big breast = (Breast big)hf_arm_nud_0.msh
small breast = (Breast small)hf_arm_nud_0.msh