coming from Black Desert Online: North America (the heavily censored, super annoying one)
Apologies in advance for the massive post from a newbie... just trying to sort myself out here
i briefly got the mod working for about 5 minutes before finding out i can switch the outfits... tried to do that, and now i can't get the mod working at all anymore q.q
for anyone trying to replicate my modding process,
-i've set up a mod folder on my desktop(seen above) where i keep all the .zip archives i download(as a backup) and also all my mod archives
-i work on repacking them into an updated folder by hand so i can try and do a one-click install. this is a multi-stage process (not shown, i merged the textures from HERE_TEXTURES into SHAI as an example of this)
-in many cases i have to copy-paste certain files, anything #en#blabla_blablabla_0000.dds or otherwise into a duplicate that i rename to #na#blabla_blablabla_0000.dds so that both the en AND na files are there. this worked, but *1
-i have a second folder opened pointing at my paz/files_to_be_patched etc.
I do not use resorepless, from what i've gathered on the site in the last 12 hours lurking, resorepless is not and probably will never be up to date or updated. take that observation with a grain of salt, i'm new here. literally only about 12 hours now.
using my above process of extracting my archives into source folders within the same working folder(pictured above as BDO on my desktop), then copy-pasting the files i think i want() into my files_to_patch, to patch and test the mods in-game. doing this without recording the order i did it, or the mods i used was a big mistake as now i can't get the mod i mostly liked to work anymore.
-my first problem: I don't know what mods, in what order, should be installed
-my second problem: installing them at random with my best deduction having read pages 125-150 in depth failed
-my third problem: either i had long underwear with clipping but the proper outfit, or the vanilla outfit with no long underwear but also with hidden genitals.
-my fourth and heaviest problem: the game will crash directly to desktop before even booting up with a specific set of mods installed(i haven't ID'd the ones yet) or it will crash only when loading a Shai character.
my goal: make the absolute vanilla, no armor equipped, no underwear equipped model for the Shai nude.
my secondary goal: make the shai pajamas pantsless and without panties, but keep the top.
my tertiary goal: after all this is said and done, i want to make ALL the females in-game nude when not wearing anything at all.
(*1): this worked but reorganizing my mods, and installing them without having recorded my earlier order was a big mistake. the mod no longer works, i can boot the game, but as soon as i pick a server to load into, since my default character is Shai, it crashes on loading her model.
I just want to say to anyone who replies to me to offer help or guidance, thank you for your time. I appreciate it.
To Suzu, thank you for this adorable mod. I can't wait to get it to work so i can cherish and care for my lil Shai!
To Suzu again, i'm sorry for the long post and the inhumane amount of repetition in problems and questions from other newbie users like myself. I understand you mod BDO out of your passion for the craft, and the game. please don't go out of your way to help me, i know you've given the proper answer to all my questions already, I just need to find them.
I will happily continue reading through all the posts and updates until i can come to a proper installation route and i will try to write a more english-friendly guide if i can.
I'm new to BDO so i can't make any promises that i will commit to this, but I hope my efforts so far have helped someone, and that someone might finish what i'm about to try and start.