Any body know if l this, which has Giskard's updated CyrodiilUpgradeResourcesPack.esm among other resources, will break the DRCP and thus TEC, or will it just add stuff?

I thought Scythe said they were independent now, of course I could be wrong.

Actually, Lefty, it's the other way around. DCRP adds MORE stuff than CURP. That was part of the problem. It got too big for people to want to download and added way more than they needed for the mods. However, you are in luck. Scythe started fixing that some time ago by removing the reliance of his mods on DCRP or CURP either.

The only DC mod that I know of that still uses DCRP is the DC version of TEC which is rather outdated now. Giskard's version is far more recent and uses only the resource packs that are listed in the TEC readme and can be found in the same place. Check Planet Elder Scrolls or FilePlanet for the latest of those mods or resource packs.

Also, there were a couple of other fort and Legion mods that were tied to DC TEC by other modders but they, too, are outdated now and the newer versions of them do not require DCRP (or any version of TEC).

If you intend to use any of the CUO mods with versions updated within the last two years, use CURP and the additional resource controller pack (the latest update if you can). Again, you will find all the required additions (resources) downloadable at FilePlanet. I think they are even packed together. It may be a large download, but it has all of the related mods and requirements together.

So you suggest the CURP 1.48, Plus the CURP patch all to V2.5, and the Lastest Giskard version of TEC?

the necromancer's way was the other dc mod to use DCRP... but as of yesterday that mod is no longer in existence removed from nexus due too the fact that it was unpopular and required DCRP... so only TEC and DCRP are left... and as nowena said; they serve no purpose except to those who can not dl giskards versions of CURP (2.5) and his updated mods... or those who prefer Onra's version of TEC that we have hosted...

it is nearly impossible to get the other two legion mods that made DC TEC whole... i mean; you cant find the original versions that work with tec...

as for DCRP being broken by CURP 2.5... i would have to defer to nowena; do to the fact she worked closely on its construction... some voices in the community would say that CURP 2.5 breaks DCRP... but i would just deffer to nowena's voice on all questions facing it

Tis now irrelevant, after looking over Giskard's last versions of OMG, KA, TEC and other stuff, I decided they do not fit the projected story line I am role playing, on account of his 4th era stuff and his necromancy obsession. His vision is not mine.

DCRP is not broken by CURP 2.5. However, the controller addon may cause problems. It was specifically made this way so that people who wanted to continue using DC TEC would not have problems. I believe that without the forts (that are no longer available to download), it may work with CURP 2.5, but I know it does work with DCRP.

That sounds confusing. But, it's really not. CURP 1.48 is unchanged from the old CURP that DCRP was taken from. There were some things added for 2.5 (and a little cleanup). For the most part, however, updates and changes were added by an addon resource mod, called a controller.

If you want to use DC's version of TEC, you should have no problem with either CURP. However, I should add that in the newer version, the 4th era stuff does not come into play until after you've completed the vanilla main quest. Also, there is little or no necromancy interaction from TEC alone. That is added by the mods, Origins of the Mages Guild, The Necromancer, and Kvatch Aftermath. The advantages of Giskards mods is that they all work together so well it is hard to know which mod added what. However, you don't need to add any of them - other than the resource files - to use whichever you want.

Yep, but what it boils done to is that almost all the storyline/quest/stuff I want are in the older versions of OMG, TEC, KA, TotO, and FGC, and that a lot of the new stuff in his latest versions I actively do not want, and some other add new stuff is not that important to me. Calculating the my utility value of converting to his CURP 2,5 version, even without counting the uninstallation and installation efforts, come out to a big negative value.

?? OK. I don't know which older versions you are wanting to use. Giskard didn't delete anything from older versions of course, just added. So, if you are using his old versions, CURP 1.48 will work just fine as will DCRP. If you are wanting to use DC's version of TEC, use DCRP, not CURP. In either case, you don't need CURP 2.5. However, if you are finding it difficult to locate CURP 1.48, version 2.5 will work fine as well. Nothing - repeat NOTHING - is added to your game by any of these resource files. They are merely holders of the resources the mods will use as they need them. What shows up in your game is determined solely by TEC, OMG, etc, and the version you use.

(If you are using the oldest versions of the mods, they may not require any of the CURP files - check the readmes that came with the mods to be sure. If the readme bundled with the mod says it requires CURP, then you will need it. If it doesn't, probably all resources are included in the mod package.)

If you are using a "clean" version of any of them except the DC TEC, it probably will not work at all. Cleaning of extensive and complex quest mods can - and in this case, has - broken the quests. (Cleaned mods can be identified easily as a few were uploaded by someone other than DC or Giskard.)

I have from some years ago, before Giskard took them off TES Nexus, stored as OMODs on a hard drive pull from a dead computer and installed in my current installation, Pre CURP versions of OMG, KA , FGC, TotO. No dependencies. I was thinking about replacing them with the newest ones, but after reviewing their Read Mes and other information yesterday, decided that had little added that I wanted, and some that I do not want, and a some of baggage as well.