FormIDs and You by (by sasnikol)
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The algorithm for writing FormID in _DISTR file is the following:
- Grab a FormID in xEdit (or by any other means)
- If plugin is one of the base game's plugins (Fallout4.esm or one of the DLCs (but not the Creation Club)) skip go straight to step #5.
- [Only for mod plugins] For ESP/ESM plugins delete first 2 digits (so the result will contain only 6 digits), for ESL (ESLified) plugins delete first 5 digits (so the result will contain only 3 digits)
- [Only for mod plugins] Append to the end of this result the exact plugin name (including file extension) with tilde (~). e.g. ~MyMod.esp.
- If the result contains any leading zeros remove all of them.
- Finally, prefix what's left with 0x.
Here is a few examples of this algorithm in action:
Spoiler:
1) Hellfire Torso from Hellfire Power Armor (Creation Club).
2) Fatman from Fallout4
3) Meat Hook from Far Harbour.
DLCs can be treated as either the base game or a mod. Though former is preferred:
As the base game:
As a mod:
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1) Hellfire Torso from Hellfire Power Armor (Creation Club).
- It has FormID FE000803
- Plugin name is ccBGSFO4044-HellfirePowerArmor.esl
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- FormID FE000803
- This is not a base game's FormID nor DLC's.
- This is a ESL plugin, so we remove first 5 digits:
FE000803. - This is a mod plugin, so we append plugin name at the end: 803~ccBGSFO4044-HellfirePowerArmor.esl
- There are no leading zeros in this example.
- Adding 0x: 0x803~ccBGSFO4044-HellfirePowerArmor.esl
- Correct FormID in SPID config is: 0x803~ccBGSFO4044-HellfirePowerArmor.esl
2) Fatman from Fallout4
- It has FormID 000BD56F
- Plugin name is Fallout4.esm
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- FormID 000BD56F
- This is a base game's FormID, so we skip steps #3 and #4.
- Skipped.
- Skipped.
- Removing all leading zeroes:
000BD56F - Adding 0x: 0xBD56F
- Correct FormID in SPID config is: 0xBD56F
3) Meat Hook from Far Harbour.
- It has FormID 0304B5F4(Far Harbour is the 3rd plugin in the load order)
- Plugin name is DLCCoast.esm
DLCs can be treated as either the base game or a mod. Though former is preferred:
As the base game:
Spoiler:
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- FormID 0304B5F4
- This is a DLC's FormID, so we skip steps #3 and #4.
- Skipped.
- Skipped.
- Removing all leading zeroes:
0304B5F4 - Adding 0x: 0x304B5F4
- Correct FormID in SPID config is: 0x304B5F4
As a mod:
Spoiler:
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- FormID 0304B5F4
- This is not a base game's FormID.
- This is a ESM (not light) plugin, so we remove first 3 digits:
0304B5F4 - This is a mod plugin, so we append plugin name at the end: 04B5F4~DLCCoast.esm
- Removing all leading zeroes:
04B5F4~DLCCoast.esm - Adding 0x: 0x4B5F4~DLCCoast.esm
- Correct FormID in SPID config is: 0x4B5F4~DLCCoast.esm
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