Before You Mod provides 12 important tips that everyone should be aware of before starting to modify video games. This includes games like Skyrim and the rest of the Elderscrolls series, #Starfield, Fallout, Valheim, and honestly just about everyone else. Although some tips may be more important for different games, everything in them is worth knowing.

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0:00 Introduction
0:08 Program file folders
0:23 File name extensions
0:39 Application data
1:17 Hacked games
1:32 Steam Overlay
1:54 Unused apps
2:06 7zip
2:21 Windows exclusion list
3:02 Mid-game mods
4:09 Log files
4:36 Organization
5:15 p.m. Patience
6:00 p.m. Enjoy what you do

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