Editing Settings

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Loot'southward settings may exist accessed through the File menu.

General Settings

Default Game

If set up to something other than Autodetect, this overrides game autodetection. If the game specified is not detected, LOOT falls back to autodetection.

Language

Controls the linguistic communication LOOT uses. Whatever plugin messages that exercise not have translations in the selected language will exist displayed in English, if available, or in their bachelor language otherwise.

Theme

Controls the theme LOOT loads. If the specified theme is not found, Boodle falls back to the default theme.

Update masterlist before sorting

If checked, Boodle volition update its masterlist, should an update be available, before sorting plugins.

Check for Loot updates on startup

If checked, Boodle volition check for updates on startup and brandish a general message if an update is available.

Enable Debug Logging

If enabled, writes debug output to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Boodle\LOOTDebugLog.txt . Debug logging can accept a noticeable touch on on operation, so it is off by default.

Masterlist prelude source

The URL of a masterlist prelude file that Boodle uses to update its local copy of the masterlist prelude.

Game Settings

Boodle's game-specific settings can exist customised by selecting a game in the sidebar. New game profiles tin can be added, making it like shooting fish in a barrel to employ Loot across multiple copies of a game, including total conversion mods. Boodle ships with settings for the "Nehrim - At Fate's Edge" total conversion mod as an example. Game profiles can also be deleted, though the active game cannot have its contour deleted, and LOOT volition recreate the profiles for the base games information technology supports (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Skyrim Special Edition, Skyrim VR, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 and Fallout 4 VR) when it is next run.

Name

The proper name of the game, or another identifying text, that is displayed in menus and the Loot's title bar.

Base Game

Every game Loot runs for must employ the plugin file format and load gild arrangement of one of the post-obit games:

  • TES Iii: Morrowind

  • TES IV: Oblivion

  • TES Five: Skyrim

  • TES V: Skyrim Special Edition

  • TES V: Skyrim VR

  • Fallout 3

  • Fallout: New Vegas

  • Fallout four

  • Fallout 4 VR

Is instance of base game

This is used to distinguish between instances of a base of operations game and instances of total conversions that build off of that base of operations game.

Loot Folder

The sub-folder which LOOT uses to store the game'due south files in. Each game must exist given a unique sub-binder.

Main Primary Plugin

The game's main master plugin. This is checked for when detecting if the game is installed.

Minimum Header Version

Boodle volition display a alarm message for any plugin that has a header version less than this value. Note that this version is unlike from any version that LOOT may exist able to read from the plugin's clarification field.

Masterlist Source

The URL of a masterlist file that LOOT uses to update its local copy of the masterlist.

Install Path

The path to the game's folder, in which the Data binder lies. Either this or a registry key must be supplied.

Install Path Registry Keys

The registry keys that may contain the install path of the game. These are used to obtain the install path if Boodle has no previous record of the game's install path, or Boodle'south stored install path is invalid. If a key does not specify its root, it is assumed to exist HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE . The other recognised roots are HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT , HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG , HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_USERS .

Multiple keys can be provided, one per line, and are checked in the order they are given, stopping at the first key that exists and stores a valid install path.

Local AppData Path

The path to the game's local application data directory, which is usually in %LOCALAPPDATA% and for most games contains plugins.txt . If left empty, Boodle will derive the path to utilize from the base game blazon.