How do you install mods from nexus mods?

[PigLord7767 0]

So I found a lot of cool mods on Nexus (Dynamic Seasons, companion mod, Bank Robbers, Crime and Law Rebalance, Mavric weapons, etc) and I have no idea how to install them. I've never modded rdr2 before and the only mods that gave kinda worked are Why Elms DLC and More pretty gun (also rampage trainer). I really want mods like dynamic seasons but I don't know much about files and things like that so I don't know what to do. I'm looking in the installation note that the zip came with and it says "Extract the files anywhere. Open the extracted files directory. You will have a 'SeasonsVestigia', 'Seasons', and 'lml' directories along with Seasons.asi, Seasons.dat, and Seasons.ini files.
Copy all the files directory into the game's main directory." Now I don't know where the main directory is so that's another thing, if you can tell me that'll be a massive help. So yeah I basically just need help finding out how to download these mods

[Gunter Severloh 47]

Hello, welcome to RDR2 Forums!

The RDR2 directory is here:

C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Red Dead Redemption 2

thats assuming you have steam, otherwise if not idk either, but its along the same lines.

 

As far as installing mods go from the Nexus, its no different then downloading a mod from the site here.

I suggest starting with one mod, as if your struggling to understand how and where to put that mod, more will

only make it more complicated and confusing, so keep it simple!

 

LML mods go into the lml folder which is in your main directory.

.ASI mods go into the directory itself and not in any folder of the directory.

 

The majority of mods require scripthook, so you'll need that, which is usually linked on the mod's page or on their

requirements tab if they did it right. Scripthook will also go into the main directory itself and not in any folder.

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I'm looking in the installation note that the zip came with and it says "Extract the files anywhere. Open the extracted files directory.

You will have a 'SeasonsVestigia', 'Seasons', and 'lml' directories along with Seasons.asi, Seasons.dat, and Seasons.ini files.

Ya that means after you extract the zip, the files:

SeasonsVestigia', 'Seasons' go into the lml folder in your main directory.

Seasons.asi, Seasons.dat, and Seasons.ini files go into the RDR2 directory itself as they are .asi files.

 

So look at it like this:

.asi .dat and .ini files all go into the main directory itself, that goes for all mods.

 

[PigLord7767 0]

alr thanks

Edited July 23, 2023 by PigLord7767

[RDR2Paul 0]

I’ve attempted to follow these instructions a thousand time and have failed to install dynamic seasons. The .ini .dat .asi files are in the root folder with all the other mods, but my problem is the other two folders. Does the Seasons folder go in the same place as the aforementioned files or somewhere else (game directory is where exactly)? I understand that the lml seasons folder goes in lml. I’ve tried everything and it won’t work. Someone plz help! Thanks!

Edited November 28, 2023 by RDR2Paul

[Gunter Severloh 47]

Make sure you have the required files for the mod or it wont work, mod could be broke too, suggest

reading the comment section of the mod and see what others are saying as if anyone else is saying

the mod dont work then theres your answer.

[213123 0]

"Extract the archive and put seasons.asi, seasons.dat, seasons.ini and scripthook rdr2 into the game folder. Then put the Seasons folder in the main directory and the other Seasons folder (inside the lml folder) in the lml folder in your game directory."

 

Someone needs to clarify "GAME FOLDER" "MAIN DIRECTORY" and "GAME DIRECTORY" it is really unclear if its all different or game folder and game directory same thing etc.

[Gunter Severloh 47]

Same location as the RDR2.exe or for steam

C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Red Dead Redemption 2