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There are many different mod hosting websites where you can upload your creation. There can be benefits to uploading your mod to multiple sites (increased visibility, increased availabilty if one of the hosts experienced downtime) as well as drawbacks (more time spent uploading the latest version across multiple sites, more user bases that may need to be monitored for support). Different sites have different rules; be sure to read and understand the terms and conditions of use before uploading to a site. For Skyrim mods, some popular hosting sites are the Skyrim Nexus, the Steam Workshop, TES Alliance, Dark Creations, and Holds of Skyrim. | There are many different mod hosting websites where you can upload your creation. There can be benefits to uploading your mod to multiple sites (increased visibility, increased availabilty if one of the hosts experienced downtime) as well as drawbacks (more time spent uploading the latest version across multiple sites, more user bases that may need to be monitored for support). Different sites have different rules; be sure to read and understand the terms and conditions of use before uploading to a site. For Skyrim mods, some popular hosting sites are the Skyrim Nexus, the Steam Workshop, TES Alliance, Dark Creations, and Holds of Skyrim. | ||
When uploading the file, set it to hidden (if the host allows this) until you have all pieces uploaded and the file is truly open for business. | When uploading the file, set it to hidden (if the host allows this) until you have all pieces uploaded and the file is truly open for business. Upload screenshots, if applicable, to show off the mod. Have a good mod description written and ready before you upload, stating what the mod does and how to start using it. (This can often be taken from the readme file.) Upload the readme file in some form or other so that it can be viewed without downloading the entire mod first, if possible. | ||
It would be good to run the readme file and mod description through a spell checker, because many potential downloaders are turned off by bad spelling. They react a similar way to a missing file that has not been uploaded yet. (The file is in the process of being uploaded but the modder failed to set the file to hidden.) Potential downloaders also react badly to mods with no screenshots. ("No pic, no click!") If the mod description is so vague that the potential downloaders can't tell what the mod is supposed to do, it is also quite harmful to the download count. | It would be good to run the readme file and mod description through a spell checker, because many potential downloaders are turned off by bad spelling. They react a similar way to a missing file that has not been uploaded yet. (The file is in the process of being uploaded but the modder failed to set the file to hidden.) Potential downloaders also react badly to mods with no screenshots. ("No pic, no click!") If the mod description is so vague that the potential downloaders can't tell what the mod is supposed to do, it is also quite harmful to the download count. | ||
Package the mod properly so that it works on computers besides your own, and advertize and present it well at the download point, and the mod will get lots of downloads. The gamers will be happy, and will leave positive comments and endorsements. | Package the mod properly so that it works on computers besides your own, and advertize and present it well at the download point, and the mod will get lots of downloads. The gamers will be happy, and will leave positive comments and endorsements. | ||
=Scripting Archive.exe= | =Scripting Archive.exe= | ||