[agracier]

Hi I am new to this site having just found it, and looking around there is some fantastic mods out there. and i am keen to use them.I have looked through a number of forums and i am confused as to what the process is to be able to use them. I have downloaded:
4.09m patch and skins, installed over 4.08m. so far everthing OK,
I have also downloaded:
AC Installer v3.8, ENG sound mod version 0.93, SFX 0.6, and wrapper exe. all have Not been installed. i have no other mods or programmes installed on out of the box IL2 1946.
what is the correct order to install these files and allow me to ultilise the mods and avoid game crashes and other quirks i have read about, also looking at some of the aircraft files there is talk about buttons and changing txt files????

If you have installed the patches for version 4.08 and the patch for version 4.09 and nothing else, then you are in the perfect position to make things very easy for yourself.

Download the Unified Installer, version 1.2. It is quite large, but it incorporates virtually all mods and files that you will need. Moreover by installing the UI 1.2, it all happens with a self-installing process. All the mods install themselves automatically. No problems worrying where to put this or that - the installer does it for you.

You may need to add a few lines of text for your new maps to work, but that is explained and easily done.

Also a tip: before you install UI 1.2, make a copy of your game as it is. Put it in a safe place so that if ever necessary, you can retrieve it to do a re-install of the game. You never know. It's a precaution, but one which may prove useful to you at some point.

And keep the Unified Installer files in a safe place too.