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This mod merges the mods made by icthulu called "Dog and Mabari to Wolf models replacer". I wanted to play using these mods where I had the NPC/Ambient Mabari Hounds replaced with Generic Wolves (I Dislike the Default Mabari Models), so I tried out their mod that replaces the model however I realised that the GDA files conflict so I made this.
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This is a fix/merge of a set of mods created by icthulu, link to the original mod page is here: Dog and Mabari to Wolf models replacer.
--READ BEFORE USING--
If you are just looking to replace the Dog companion in the game solely do not use this mod, use one of the dog model replacers from here.
The same applies to if you are just trying to replace the NPC/Ambient Mabari hounds across the game.
--BORING DESCRIPTION--
The original mod only allows you to choose one mod due to the conflicting .GDA files. I merged the .GDA files to get the desirable outcome from both the dog companion model replacer and NPC/Ambient mabari model replacer. To do this I used a useful program made by elys called GDApp - GDA Editor to merge the two .GDA files. This took about 30 minutes, it's not difficult to do this at all rather more just time consuming, tedious and repetitive considering the size of the change it makes. To saves others time I decided to upload the version I created.
The current Merge(s) I've made is:
OPTION 1:
--REQUESTS--
I am more than happy to do requests of more merges if anyone is afraid or lacking the expertise to create a merge themselves (Mini guide on how to do it yourself below), please ask politely and I shall upload more variation versions to this mod for everyone to use.
--DO IT YOURSELF-- (A Small Guide to Creating your own Merge)
Step 1: Identify the NPC/Ambient mod and Dog Companion mods you would like to merge, manually download them and extract them somewhere safe for file editing.
Step 2: Download the program GDApp - GDA Editor, this will be used to merge the two .GDA files you will be using.
Step 3: Create the new mod folder that you will put all the new files in. I called mine "WolfFix". This folder will contain all the override information.
Step 4: Place all the override information from the two mods you chose from here, excluding the two .GDA files named "APR_base_mdlandspdadj.GDA".
Step 5: Open two instances of GDApp, and open each .GDA file from each of the two mods you decided to merge.
Step 6: Input the information of the rows of one of the .GDA files into the other .GDA file. DO NOT COPY IDENTICAL ROWS WITH THE SAME ID INTEGERS. Each row needs to have its own unique ID. It does not matter what order the Rows are in, just as long as the row information is correct for the ID it will work correctly. This is a time consuming process, it is possible to automate it however I didn't want to create a program to do this as I felt it would take just as long to do that if not longer than just merging the files manually with this program.
Step 7: Once one of the files has contents of both of the original .GDAs, save the new GDA you created into the folder you created in Step 3.
Step 8: You're now done, move the new mod folder you created to your Overrides folder located at Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override and enjoy the game!
--NOTES--
--INSTALLATION-- (For my files)
Step 1: Extract the files that you downloaded, this applies to both the default override files and override mod installer file.
Step 2a: If you downloaded the default override files (after extraction it will be a group of files and folders), move it to your override folder for the game. This folder is usually located inside your Documents folder. Something like this: \Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override.
I would recommend moving the folder as one whole folder so that you can delete it afterwards for easy uninstallation as you may have a lot of mods in that folder.
Step 2b: If you downloaded the .override mod installer file, use a mod management/installer to place the mod into your games override folder. I recomend using DAO-ModManager, open the file in your mod manager and it should install the override automatically for you.
Step 3: Enjoy! :D
I hope this is useful for someone. Whether the DIY section or the file I made is whats of use in the end I'm just happy to contribute.
--READ BEFORE USING--
If you are just looking to replace the Dog companion in the game solely do not use this mod, use one of the dog model replacers from here.
The same applies to if you are just trying to replace the NPC/Ambient Mabari hounds across the game.
--BORING DESCRIPTION--
The original mod only allows you to choose one mod due to the conflicting .GDA files. I merged the .GDA files to get the desirable outcome from both the dog companion model replacer and NPC/Ambient mabari model replacer. To do this I used a useful program made by elys called GDApp - GDA Editor to merge the two .GDA files. This took about 30 minutes, it's not difficult to do this at all rather more just time consuming, tedious and repetitive considering the size of the change it makes. To saves others time I decided to upload the version I created.
The current Merge(s) I've made is:
OPTION 1:
- Dog Companion Model: Blood Blight Wolf Model
- Ambient/NPC Models: Normal Wolf Model
--REQUESTS--
I am more than happy to do requests of more merges if anyone is afraid or lacking the expertise to create a merge themselves (Mini guide on how to do it yourself below), please ask politely and I shall upload more variation versions to this mod for everyone to use.
--DO IT YOURSELF-- (A Small Guide to Creating your own Merge)
Step 1: Identify the NPC/Ambient mod and Dog Companion mods you would like to merge, manually download them and extract them somewhere safe for file editing.
Step 2: Download the program GDApp - GDA Editor, this will be used to merge the two .GDA files you will be using.
Step 3: Create the new mod folder that you will put all the new files in. I called mine "WolfFix". This folder will contain all the override information.
Step 4: Place all the override information from the two mods you chose from here, excluding the two .GDA files named "APR_base_mdlandspdadj.GDA".
Step 5: Open two instances of GDApp, and open each .GDA file from each of the two mods you decided to merge.
Step 6: Input the information of the rows of one of the .GDA files into the other .GDA file. DO NOT COPY IDENTICAL ROWS WITH THE SAME ID INTEGERS. Each row needs to have its own unique ID. It does not matter what order the Rows are in, just as long as the row information is correct for the ID it will work correctly. This is a time consuming process, it is possible to automate it however I didn't want to create a program to do this as I felt it would take just as long to do that if not longer than just merging the files manually with this program.
Step 7: Once one of the files has contents of both of the original .GDAs, save the new GDA you created into the folder you created in Step 3.
Step 8: You're now done, move the new mod folder you created to your Overrides folder located at Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override and enjoy the game!
--NOTES--
- I did not have anything to do with the original creation of the mods.
- I have very little time to help others with their own modding and I value my free time greatly.
- I may help people when I feel like but I am not making any promises.
- Make Requests in the Forum for this mod.
--INSTALLATION-- (For my files)
Step 1: Extract the files that you downloaded, this applies to both the default override files and override mod installer file.
Step 2a: If you downloaded the default override files (after extraction it will be a group of files and folders), move it to your override folder for the game. This folder is usually located inside your Documents folder. Something like this: \Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override.
I would recommend moving the folder as one whole folder so that you can delete it afterwards for easy uninstallation as you may have a lot of mods in that folder.
Step 2b: If you downloaded the .override mod installer file, use a mod management/installer to place the mod into your games override folder. I recomend using DAO-ModManager, open the file in your mod manager and it should install the override automatically for you.
Step 3: Enjoy! :D
I hope this is useful for someone. Whether the DIY section or the file I made is whats of use in the end I'm just happy to contribute.