hi,
i'm new to modding with elder scrolls type games. I've noticed several mods recently and they're all about ESP (elder scroll philez? yeah i know i'm phishing for info here) and ESM (elder scrolls <blank>) files.
what are they? is there some sort of decoder.. and if so what data file is decoded to get values that can be changed, and are they key=values?
or are they just saved settings of console tweaks? (probably a thread with a list of those right?). looking at the binary file in a text and hex it looks as if several lines are console commands, but tbh i've only played to the 10th birthday grow up sequence on the PC and haven't experimented at all with the console (but played it on 360)
and another thing, how did anyone know that simply placing those files in the data directory would get them to load?
tia for any info about this
i'm new to modding with elder scrolls type games. I've noticed several mods recently and they're all about ESP (elder scroll philez? yeah i know i'm phishing for info here) and ESM (elder scrolls <blank>) files.
what are they? is there some sort of decoder.. and if so what data file is decoded to get values that can be changed, and are they key=values?
or are they just saved settings of console tweaks? (probably a thread with a list of those right?). looking at the binary file in a text and hex it looks as if several lines are console commands, but tbh i've only played to the 10th birthday grow up sequence on the PC and haven't experimented at all with the console (but played it on 360)
and another thing, how did anyone know that simply placing those files in the data directory would get them to load?
tia for any info about this