I'm newish to modding games. I have been on a console my whole life and PC gaming is still relatively new to me. I've been modding a few games lately like Mass Effect and Baldurs Gate 3... It's like a whole ass research assignment to figure out how to load mods. Each one different with different rules. I decided to not even bother with a significant number of mods because they just seemed mind numbingly confusing to set up.

I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering if I'm missing some trick or something.

Edit: I would like to thank everyone who answered. It appears that, nah. I'm not missing something. I am just a dummy. Probably just gonna take a while to get used to for me. But thank you very much <3

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can't say that I've ever had this issue. Usually mod authors will tell you where to install them, or package the files in a folder structure such that there is no thinking involved.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, I usually just follow the instructions, which seems to work 99% of the time. The main problem is usually if a mod still works with the latest game version.

[–] Stamets 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So I'm just an idiot.

Sounds about right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Even then it can be difficult. A lot of mods have other dependencies that need to be installed and those dependencies and can have dependencies.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Like most things, you're just "an idiot" until you figure it out. Like any skill, the more you practice the better you get. Just take the time to understand it better and it will start making more sense eventually.