[Query] Is SS 6.1 100% mod foldered?

[Knox Harrington]

As title says: Is SS 6.1 100% mod foldered?

I did a quick search and found several conflicting statements; I just want to be sure that installing the mod won't conflict with other mods/vanilla.

Stainless Steel 6.x install overwites numerous files in the vanilla folders, probably won't stop the vanilla mods from running, but will mainly change banner and strat model/textures, amongst other things..

Most all major standalone mods will change some files in vanilla.

The reason is, certain mod files have to be in vanilla to load properly, mainly strat character textures, or you will get the infamous "video confiiguration" error...

Other files, like sound txt files, do not need to be installed in the vanilla folder, but SS6 installs them there all the same, they should have gone in the root ss6x folder.

[gracul]

Right now its only 99% mod foldered, next ver will be 100%.

[axnsan]

Among other things, mainly banners and strat models will suffer.
Most factions will get the right banner SS style, however kingdoms campaigns banners and rebel faction banners will be totally ed up.

And some will also have character strat models with messed up textures, and different city strat map models.

So yeah, you probably don't want to install SS in the same folder you plan to run vanilla from.

[Knox Harrington]

Thanks for the replies! I'll make a separate M2TW folder and install SS there then

[SoulBlade]

^ This sounds very paranoid, don't you think? You can still play Vanilla, it won't be harmed in any way.