Plugins dont work!!!

Rahvin · #1 (**permalink**) 08-19-2002, 03:33 PM

I downloaded the helm, the armor, and master index plugins, and unzipped them to the data files, and they wont show up on the data screen before i play!! help!!

T'lainya · #2 (**permalink**) 08-19-2002, 04:15 PM

Hmm did you unzip them to seperate folders in the data files? All plug ins need to be in the data file not a subfolder. Thats the only time I've had plugins not show up.

Rahvin · #3 (**permalink**) 08-19-2002, 05:00 PM

yea, they were in D:/morrowind/datafiles. nutin shows up, all thats there is the main file, and a plugin i made with a house

T'lainya · #4 (**permalink**) 08-19-2002, 06:06 PM

When you look at the data folder, while not in the game, do the plugins show up with the knife icon?

Rahvin · #5 (**permalink**) 08-20-2002, 07:56 AM

I figured it out and got it to work yesterday, but couldnt get on to tell you, I have 2 data file folders, I was putting them in the wrong one. Srry!

T'lainya · #6 (**permalink**) 08-20-2002, 08:32 AM

No problem

I'm glad you got it figured

On a related topic, sometimes the plugins have extra meshes or textures which need to be put in the proper folders or they don't work.

Sojourner · #7 (**permalink**) 08-20-2002, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by T'lainya
No problem I'm glad you got it figured
On a related topic, sometimes the plugins have extra meshes or textures which need to be put in the proper folders or they don't work.

The official plug-ins are zipped up with the proper path-names, so if you unzip them using the "Use Folder names" option into your data folder, they'll all go where they're supposed to.

T'lainya · #8 (**permalink**) 08-21-2002, 07:58 AM

True, but a lot of the unofficial ones don't do that

Ixion · #9 (**permalink**) 09-09-2002, 12:01 PM

I'm not very slick when it comes to Windows. I downloaded three of four of the official plug-ins in to their own individual folders in C/morrowind/datafiles. I then used 'extract all' on each folder. None of the extracted files appeared when I when I started the game and went in under 'data files'. What am I doing wrong? What a charity case!

Rahvin · #10 (**permalink**) 09-09-2002, 01:04 PM

extract them to your "Data Files" folder

Ixion · #11 (**permalink**) 09-09-2002, 01:36 PM

@ Rhavin

Alas, the plug-ins were originally downloaded into morrowind/datafiles and were also extracted there. When I try to go into 'data files' in the morrowind directory, I only see the main game and my previous saves...no plug-ins. I must be a compu-idiot!

T'lainya · #12 (**permalink**) 09-09-2002, 02:22 PM

Hmmm, you could do a file search or you could use windows explorer or just open the morrowind folders manually to look for them. Did you accidentally extract the files to a subfolder of the datafiles? (textures, mesh etc) Or you might have managed to create a second data folder.

Ixion · #13 (**permalink**) 09-09-2002, 02:54 PM

@ T'Lainya

I can't figure it out: the extracted plug-ins are sitting there in the C:/programfiles/morrowind/datafile as plain as day along with the original compressed version of each file. Yet, when I start the game, and select 'data files' from the main menu, all I can get to come up is the master file, my quicksave and my autosave. My game just won't recognize the plug-ins for some stupid reason.

I REALLY appreciate the responses I've receives so far, and hope to receive more.

How frustrating...!

T'lainya · #14 (**permalink**) 09-09-2002, 03:25 PM

Ok, are the files in seperate folders in the datafiles? They shouldn't be. The knife icons for the .esp files should be in the data folder, not in any subfolders.

Ixion · #15 (**permalink**) 09-09-2002, 07:19 PM

@ T'lainya

I did it! When I originally unzipped the files to the morrowind/datafile, they were in their own separate subfolder. By dragging the knife-iconed file from each individual folder to the greater data file, the game was able to recognize them...BRAVO and thanks much!