Modding Help How to mod make worky good?

I thought I was just supposed to drag the file folders into the mods folder but I've done that and nothing seems to pop up. Do older ones not work? Am I just doing something wrong because I have put newer ones in there as well.

 

Old versions as far as I know don't work. Also the player.configs of each new mod has to be merged.

If those mods support tabularasa then drag and drop would work normally

 

whats tabularasa Im very ignorant when it comes to modding this game I've just started tryin it is it some kind of mod manager?

 

Tabula Rasa is a mod itself that does the dirty work for installers/end users
If there is a mod you really like that doesn't support TR you could probably ask them to set it up as its a simple task from a modders perspective.

http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/the-tabula-rasa.114/

 

and I drag that into the mods folder and itll just work right?

 

Yes, assuming that you have up to date mods that support tr.

 

ok thank you

 

Ok so I made the tabula but I don't get any of the recipes its supposed to have they can't all be out of date can they?

 

Does the mod explicitly say it supports tr?
If yes then it could be your file hierarchy I'm guessing
If they come zipped, unzip them

 

im not sure what mean by hierarchy in relation to my mod files. Do you move what order they are in? Also yes I unzipped them using win rar. As for being supported by tr not sure.

 

"Being supported by Tabula Rasa" makes it sound a lot more complicated than it actually is.

With the way mods work now, so long as you have the mods in your mods folder as you should, and all the .recipe files for your mods contain "mod" as part of their group tags, it should show up in Tabula Rasa.

If you're still having trouble, take everything out and try fresh by going through our Read Me file.

Also, make sure you have V1.3, the latest version: http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/the-tabula-rasa.114/

 

So I have to edit files still? I was hoping the update changed that I don't really know anything about coding and the like. I see what the read me file says Im just uneasy and change coding I guess is the right term here since I understand 0 about it. I hate being a pest but can I get someone to explain this on a step by step basis. Guess Im to use to having a mod manager do this or the skyrim workshop.

 

bumping this up sorry to be a bother

 

Which mods are you trying to get working?

 

Ive finally got it folks thanks for being willing to help I wasn't editing the group tag in the mod file correctly.