Fallout 3 modding help

I can't install mods, like say different hair styles, becuase i need to replace files in Data/Meshes.The thing is i have no such folder, they are not folders i can't open data/meshes or data/textures because they are not like folders...Hm..anyone has any idea?

Thanks for responding. Well the problem is when installing mods with new textures, like let's say Project Beauty. In the instructions says to overwrite the folders provided in the mod Meshes and Textures. But those are not folders they are files with the extension .BSA. Can anyone tell me what to do?

If the folders dont exist, then make it... right off the bat I dont think there are any folders in the Data folder itself, you pretty much drag and drop all folders for the mod into the data folder in thier own folders, except the .ESP files, that are just placed in the data folder.

Look, i tried it and it didn't work. I tried to explain. I have to replace certain files from the meshes and textures folder, that's what it says in the readme of the mod, but i can't because there are no meshes/textures folder, there are only large files textures and meshes and they have extension .bsa :S. Had anyone here tried to install mods?

Quote: Ok, here's how to install it.

FIRST delete ALL files that have the words "headhuman" from your Fallout 3 Textures\characters\female directory.

once you've done that...then

copy these files (from my folder) into your Fallout directory.

...\Data\Textures\characters\female\headhuman.dds
...DataTexturescharactersfemaleheadhuman_n.dds
...DataTexturescharactersfemaleheadhumanf10.dds
...DataTexturescharactersfemaleheadhumanf10_n.dds

Remember that you should have only 4 "headhuman" files. If you have more or less, it will change things.

Then activate the esp file.

If you don't have a File in your Fallout 3 Folder named "Data" then create one with that name, then chuck it all in there. It would also be strange if you don't have such a folder as there's where most of the stuff to have Fallout not be a bunch of lines would be.

Additionally sometimes when using the Fallout launcher some mods might uncheck themselves when you start to play so then they made the Fallout Mod manager, where you start it up, check the ESP files you want to use and then run Fallout 3

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=640

Readme, bro.

Follow the instructions included with the mod.

ADDITIONALLY:

Get ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated and install it. It'll make your life alot easier.

Hold on, you aren't done yet.

Go to C:\Users\(Your Name)\Documents\My Games\Fallout3. Open up FALLOUT.INI.

Change

bInvalidateOlderFiles=0

to

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

Assuming you extract the mod correctly, that's all you need to know.

The ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated did the trick. I can now make my character a doll and make her walk arround naked. Thanks guys!!