Al12rs
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3 years ago We want to introduce ghosting plugins instead of making them optional (renaming them with .ghost at the end) which is more supported by other tools). It would allow us to show these plugins in the right pane with a checkbox perhaps or something like that.
Merging mods when installing is poorly supported as it's generally not the ideal solution anyway. I would advise to always install as a separate mod and then group/collapse them with a separator if they are too many.
But I agree that the installed status thing breaks easily and we should track all the files that are installed in a mod instead of just the last one (though this requires changing the format of saving meta information, which means we will have two format to support).
For now, are you aware of the Notes column? It allows you to write whatever you want as a note to the mod. You can also define a color for the mod when right clicking a note column entry. More detailed Notes can be taken by opening the Mod information window, under the notes tab.
This way you can mark down merges and other operations.
explosivedeer
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. 1.) While I'd hope troubleshooting CTD's are far in between the modding experience, I think it'd be useful to have some additional information attached to the list of mods. Downloading and installing a sheer number of mods is no easy task, and remembering the process is even harder. It'd be nice to have ways to re-trace your steps. When performing "merges" via MO2 the "Installed" status on downloaded mods is broken, thus making things a bit harder to verify.
2.) When it comes to patches for mods, not all authors are consistent in their approach! Sometimes they'll include patches in their FOMOD installer, require you to download an additional file from nexus, or in some cases leave it to others who take a similar varied approach. I frequently find myself with FOMOD installers that offer patches for mods I will want to install later in the load order. To continue testing for any other issues, Optional ESPs need to be temporarily unticked, but this list can rapidly grow! It becomes rather difficult to keep track of the ones you've temporarily disabled.
Describe the solution you'd like 1.) I think it would help tremendously to see a status indicator of a mod, and its "source." Statuses like: "Fresh-Installed", "Replaced", or "Merged", and also a reference to the downloaded file(s) it came from.
2.) A window that can show all of the Optional ESPs, separated by mod, and filterable, with the ability to tick or untick.
Describe alternatives you've considered 2.) A flagging system where you can mark a mod in your list that needs attention later down the line, via color or flags.