Mod installation date?

[Thalassicus]

Simple question, where are the installation dates of mods stored?

I noticed it doesn't appear to read the creation, modification, or access dates, since changing those to 1/1/70 didn't cause the mod to be loaded first.

Yes, I tried clearing the cache.

 

[smellymummy]

just a guess, but the ID seems to be based off a md5 checksum, and dont quote me here, but even simple tools that edit file timestamps, the low level md5 checksum libraries out there i think dig a bit deeper than what windows displays, and uses all that stuff to make the string

isn't there a action command we can use to insure a mod has priority? (talking about the onmodactivated section in mod buddy) updateandoverwrite? dont have the exact sql statements on hand but there are options to inserts/updates

 

[elistor]

Simple question, where are the installation dates of mods stored?

I noticed it doesn't appear to read the creation, modification, or access dates, since changing those to 1/1/70 didn't cause the mod to be loaded first.

Yes, I tried clearing the cache.

I believe the mod that "loaded first" is the one you "check" first. So say you have Mod A Mod B and Mod C, If you install all three then check Mod A, then Mod B, and then Mod C. it will load ABC, if you then unchecked them all and then check them again Mod B, then Mod A, and then Mod C it will load BAC, if you do it again but check it Mod C, then Mod A, and then Mod B it will load CAB and so on. OnModActivated means that it literally applies the mod to the database when you check the little green circle.

 

[Thalassicus]

Hmmm... interesting thought. I haven't ever seen md5 before CiV so I should really sit down and learn the details of it. I'll investigate update options too, thank you for the ideas.

@elistor
I thought that too, but tried it and can confirm the order you enable mods doesn't matter. I also saw a post by Afforess stating the installed order is what matters, so I'm pretty sure this is it.