In particular the override tab will tell you which other packages are overriding the files from the current package. Is readily available through detail tabs. The degree of a package's synchronization with the oblivion data directory is shown through the icon color (independent of whether the package is installed or not), any information regarding missing files, mismatched files, etc. Useful Status Info: Bain provides a lot of readily available status information. Similarly when a package is uninstalled, an 'annealing' process will automatically reinstall files from lower level packages that were previously obscured. When a package is installed, it will override files installed by lower order packages, but not files already installed by higher order packages. As with mods, later (higher order) packages trump earlier (lower order) packages.
Ordered Install/Uninstall: Bain assigns an install order to all packages (which players can easily change as desired). Just choose 'Open' from the package's context menu. Bain packages can readily be opened in regular packages viewers. Uncompressed archives) as valid packages. Bain will also recognize directories of files (i.e. Just drop existing zip, 7z and rar archives into the Oblivion Mods Bash Installers directory, and Bain will immediately display them as an available package. Those who prefer to install mods manually or use OBMM and still use the other features of Wrye Bash can do so with no problems. This documentation is very thorough with a 'Getting Started' guide, description of various features, etc. For general documentation of Bain, see Wrye Bash: Installers Tab.
Bain is specifically designed to avoid some of the difficulties associated with using OBMM, however it has also left out some OBMM features (notably BSA editing/viewing).
However, Wrye recently (January 2009) added a mod installer component to Bash that competes directly with OBMM's mod installation feature.īain Overview Bain (Bash Installers) is a mod package installer built into Wrye Bash. Previously, Wrye Bash and OBMM (Oblivion Mod Manager) overlapped primarily in mod ordering functions, hence OBMM was recommended for mod installation, and Bash for the other eighty or so functions that it provides. Just use the installer and install to the Fallout 3 folder! Wrye Bash is a multipurpose mod management and mod installation utility.