Installing mods

**Galagros** · 10-02-2006, 11:45

Is there a way to have multiple installs of RTW so you can use different mods? I did this with MTW, but the same tactic doesn't work with RTW. Can someone offer some help? Sorry is this is in the wrong forum, thanks.

**Raz** · 10-02-2006, 14:18

Of course you can. Just install a fresh RTW and copy and paste the entire thing somewhere else. When you're installing a mod just install it over one of the other RTWs. I'd only use this on overwrite mods, to save space, since RTW is quite a bit bigger than MTW.

**Ciaran** · 10-02-2006, 14:22

The simplest way is to copy the whole RTW folder, to unpack the mod and then to copy/paste the modded files into the RTW folder, overwriting the files already there. Usually mods come with installers that you just have to point to the right directory to install the mod in.
If the maker knew his business, however, there´s no need to overwrite (since each overwritten copy of RTW+BI is over 2GB harddrive space) and set up the mod-switch. The mod gets copied into a folder in the rtw root directory and you just need to add a desktop shortcut with the extension -mod:* insert modname here*
Not all mods, sadly, make use of this space-saving feature, however, so best ask if it does before installing.