[SA|ASI] EffectLinker

24 Set 2021, 14:53

I was surprised to see the suddenly-risen interest in Effects Loader at the time I was developing this mod.

EffectLinker

Description:
This ASI plugin helps Effects Loader* effects be loaded through organized folders rather than dropping their folders in the Effects Loader directory. It does this by hard-linking these files from the directory of the EffectLinker ASI to the Effects Loader directory before Effects Loader loads its effects and then instantly deleting those same files after Effects Loader has loaded those hard-linked files.
This mod does nothing by itself; it must be combined with other mods to work!

*The modified Effects Loader from the downloads below.
The modified version implements these changes:

Loads effects from the EffectsLoader folder inside the game directory.
This folder is cleaned-up on every game launch, so that only hard-linked effects are loaded.
Does not work with the default Effects Loader, but it is very easy to adapt effects to this version.

Features:

Install Effects Loader effects through Mod Loader! Includes: profiles, ignored mods, exclusive mods, etc.: All the facilities of an ASI file in Mod Loader.

Screenshots:

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Inside the EffectLinker folder.
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Combat FX Upgrade inside Mod Loader.
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Requirements:

The modified Effects Loader from the downloads below: Nothing will happen without this.
A filesystem that supports hard links.

Download:

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Modified Effects Loader:
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EffectLinker:
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Usage:
Here is a step-by-step exemplary scenario of using this plugin:

Download the modified Effects Loader and install it (can be installed inside Mod Loader).
Put the EffectLinker ASI and Effectlinker folder inside any folder inside Mod Loader so that the ASI can be loaded as a regular mod. If Mod Loader is not installed, then put both the EffectLinker ASI and EffectLinker folder inside the game directory.
Rename the EffectLinker ASI and EffectLinker folder to something unique. Both the EffectLinker ASI and EffectLinker folder must have the same name!
Optional: Download any effect(s) and put their folder(s) inside the EffectLinker folder.
Now these effects can be installed using a folder inside Mod Loader or by putting the EffectLinker ASI and EffectLinker folder inside the game directory.
Optional: Compress the EffectLinker ASI and EffectLinker folder and distribute it as a mod, but only if you have permission from the author(s) of the effects!

Source:
GitHub

Credits:

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Author(s):

HzanRsxa2959

Used:

Plugin-SDK