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How do you install Nexus mods onto Skyrim for the Xbox 360?

I was looking up some mods for Skyrim (which won't run on my PC), and I found some awesome mods that I really want to try out.

I know it's possible to do it, because a friend of mine has a My Little Pony mod for Skyrim on his 360 (It's actually kind of scary).

Anyway, I know it's possible, and I don't care if my Xbox Live is banned. I can't afford to pay for gold membership anyway.

Thanks for all of your help!

Here are the Nexus links:

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24451

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10837

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  • 8 years ago
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    Yes. it's possible. But it's very difficult and requires a rather steep learning curve in order to accomplish it.

    First, of course, u must jailbreak your Xbox360 to accept homebrew content. There are various sites on the internet which describe the process. Also note that jailbreaking can void your warranty. It can also get u banned from online use, depending on what type of jailbreaking u use. Anyway, the sites will tell u all the details.

    Next comes the hard part. And I mean hard as in u really need to be a computer science major to understand it. But basically u need to port the PC mod so the Xbox360 will acknowledge it. This requires decoding the mod files (with something like zlib I think). U have to reverse the bytes with a hex editor also for the data portion of the file. This is something called little-endian/big-endian. which reflects whether the first bit is high or low. I only vaguely understand this since I am repeating what a computer science major at my university has been telling me. There are other items needing done also to get the XBox360 to recognise the port.

    Once u have accomplished the port, then the Xbox360 should be able to recognise the mod.

    Now last of all u may run into another problem: The Xbox360 is not a fast computer. If u try and port a mod that has high poly meshes, or high resolution textures, it will bog the Xbox360 down to a very low framerate and make the game unplayable.

    I didn't check which mods u are wanting, but I am guessing that the work involved, plus the fact that it might not even run on the Xbox360, isn't worth it. Getting a new PC that can run the game is probably a much better option.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Skyrim Mod Nexus

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I'm confused about the whole, but basically u need to port the PC mod so the Xbox360 will acknowledge it. This requires decoding the mod files (with something like zlib I think). U have to reverse the bytes with a hex editor also for the data portion of the file. This is something called little-endian/big-endian. which reflects whether the first bit is high or low.

  • 6 years ago

    "not worth it"??? CHALLENGE. ACCEPTED.

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