Guide:DDSopt/Batch Files/01 ReadMe-HRDLC Clean

These batch files are updated versions of the ones that were originally provided in the Skyrim Nexus mod file HighResTexturePack DLC Cleaner v2_2-14719-v2-2. They have been updated for the release of the updated HRDLC that includes three separate BSA files and the impact of the Unofficial High Resolution Patch. The purpose of this updated batch file is to delete extraneous files. It does not add any files to the HRDLC.

The original batch files used drive substitution. Drive substitution is subject to setup problems as the drive letters may already be in use. This alternate version of the batch files does not use drive substitution and should thus be more robust.

IMPORTANT: These batch files should be placed into the working directory alongside the "Vanilla Extracted" directory.

Once the BAT files have been deposited into the appropriate directory location, execute "1_HRDLC_Clean-START.bat" and follow the on-screen instructions.

These batch files are only useful when following the procedures in the DDSopt guide as they expect that prior steps from the guide have been completed. These batch files are used in the (https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/Guide:DDSopt#tab=DDSopt_Optimization) section of that guide, and specifically for the "Repair the HRDLC Textures" subsection. For these two files to be useful, there must be a "Vanilla Extracted" directory in the Working directory. The "Vanilla Extracted" directory must contain folders for the extracted textures from the Skyrim- textures.bas (folder named "STD"), each of the vanilla HRDLC BSAs (folders named "HRDLC1", "HRDLC2", and "HRDLC3"), and for any addon DLC BSAs (optional folders named "Dawnguard", "Hearthfires", and "Dragonborn"). The 3 HRDLC folders must contain the unedited unpacked contents of the associated HRDLC BSAs.