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*A master file is autonomous; it relies on no information other than itself. | *A master file is autonomous; it relies on no information other than itself. | ||
**The Creation Kit will not create master files. | **The Creation Kit will not create master files. | ||
*** NOTE: An exception to this rule is when using the Creation Kit's built in version control system. The merging process takes the interim esp data and merges into a master file to be used by the collaborators. See this page for details [https://www.creationkit.com/fallout4/index.php?title=Version_Control_and_Multiple_Contributor_Collaboration|Version Control and Multiple Contributor Collaboration] | |||
'''Plugin:''' <code>.esp</code> | '''Plugin:''' <code>.esp</code> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*By tradition, the file extensions stand for '''E'''lder '''S'''crolls '''M'''aster and '''E'''lder '''S'''crolls '''P'''lugin. | *By tradition, the file extensions stand for '''E'''lder '''S'''crolls '''M'''aster and '''E'''lder '''S'''crolls '''P'''lugin. | ||
*While not directly supported, a .esl can be converted back to a .esp for editing in one of the following ways. | |||
*#Rename the file back to .esp. Open it for editing with FO4Edit, and in the Header section edit the flags to trigger a resave. Simply choosing the ESM flag on and off again will suffice. Then save. It will then be binary identical to the original .esp it was created from. | |||
*#With the current version of the Creation Kit (1.10 at time of writing) you can also simply rename the .esl to .esp and open it. The Creation Kit will identify it as a plugin ignoring the header flag and allow editing. When You are finished you just save like normal. If you save as a normal .esp the header is automatically converted back to that of a standard plugin. You may use the convert to .esl function to publish the file as a .esl master again. This behavior may change in the future. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
*[[:Category:Game_Files|Game Files Category]] | *[[:Category:Game_Files|Game Files Category]] | ||