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Installation Instructions - Cosmic Carnage (Super.Gross.Blood-Textures)
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1. **Extract the Mod Files:**

   - Unzip or extract the mod files from the downloaded archive to a location on your computer.

2. **Locate Your Starfield Core Installation Folder: (for steam - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Starfield)**

  - Copy "CosmicCarnage.txt" (this is the batch file with console commands)
  - Paste "CosmicCarnage.txt" into the above root installation folder (not in Data, same place as Starfield.exe)

3. **Locate Your Starfield Documents Folder:**

   - Open File Explorer and navigate to the following directory on your computer:

     ```
     C:\Users\[Your Username]\Documents\My Games\Starfield

     ```
   - Replace `[Your Username]` with your actual Windows username.

4. **Copy the "Data" Folder:**

   - From the extracted mod files, locate the "Data" folder.

   - Paste the copied "Data" folder into your Starfield My Documents directory (the location you found in step 3, not your root folder).

6. **Edit the StarfieldCustom.ini File:**

   - In the same Starfield directory (`C:\Users\[Your Username]\Documents\My Games\Starfield`), locate a file named "StarfieldCustom.ini."

   - Open "StarfieldCustom.ini" using a text editor like Notepad.

- Add the following lines under the `[General]` section:
	
	```
	sStartingConsoleCommand=bat CosmiCarnage
	(or if using other mods bat files -  sStartingConsoleCommand=bat CosmiCarnage;bat OtherMod)
	(or combine the contents of CosmicCarnage.txt with whatever other bat files you are using, I'm using one called masterbatter.txt)

	```

- Add the following lines under the `[Archive]` section:

    	 ```
     	bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
     	sResourceDataDirsFinal=
	
     	```

   - Add the following lines under the `[Display]` section:

    	 ```
    	fDecalLifetime=9000.000

    	 ```
- Add the following lines under the `[Decals]` section:

     	```
   	iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=1000
	uMaxDecals=5000
	uMaxSkinDecals=3000
	uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=100
	bAllowDecalsOnAlpha=1
	bDecalMultithreaded=1

     	```
7. **Note if decals aren't staying, try pasting the following parts into your corresponding quality setting .ini in your root folder under (example: Ultra.ini, Medium.ini ect.)**

	```
	[Decals]
   	iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=1000
	uMaxDecals=5000
	uMaxSkinDecals=3000
	uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=100

	```

- If doing the above, also add this line to your [Quality] section in your StarfieldPrefs.ini (located in your My Documents Directory)

	```
	[Quality]
	uDecals=3 

	```
- for the above reference your corresponding quality settings .ini file that you use in game to know which number to enter (I'm using 3)

	Example:

	3=Ultra
	2=Medium
	1=Low


   - Make sure to leave the `sResourceDataDirsFinal=` line empty as shown above.

8. **You may need to open the console and enter the following if loading a saved game**

bat CosmicCarnage
refreshini
<hit enter> (you should see the console commands execute)

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Now everyone should be all super bloody and stuff, you wierdos ... Ew Gross.

