Addons folder or res addons folder

[Platoon Ablaze]

Well as a lot of Readme, indicate to put the addons into the Res Addons' folder, I was curious about your choice to place addons in general, depending of the version eg:1.75,1.91 or the new "model" invoked sometimes in the addon's Readme.

Personnaly, after a complete reinstall of OFP/Res up to 1.94; I've decided to put ALL addons in the Addons' folder of OFP, instead of putting some in Res Addons' folder, or mixing addons between the two OFP folders, after what the addonmaker tell you in his Readme.

Having made few addons myself, I did the same thing, considering it would be better for the end users to put my addon into the Res Addons' folder, until I've read somewhere that is was useless, and that every addons should go into the Addons's folder.
Since then I put all addons, the first made before Resistance release, as the latest requesting to be placed into Res Addons' folder, and so far I didn't get any troubles.

[edc]

I always put addons in the regular addons folder(and use Res/Addons just for official stuff), but unforunately, many addons tell you to use Res/Addons.

[theavonlady]

All of my unofficial addons are in mod folders. The only unofficial things I have in OFP\AddOns and in OFP\RES\AddOns are island anim cutscenes that must be installed there in order to work.

So, no vote from me.

[VXR]

All of my unofficial addons are in mod folders. The only unofficial things I have in OFP\AddOns and in OFP\RES\AddOns are island anim cutscenes that must be installed there in order to work.

So, no vote from me.

about the same for me, mainly using addonfolders.

[DM]

Same here, all official addons in the Res/Addons folder.

A few choice addons, like editor upgrades, JAM etc in the Ofp/Addons folder.

And the rest in mod folders.

[Munger]

Yup, I put all official addons in Res/addons and all unofficial ones in OFP/addons. This way if I want to get rid of all unofficial addons for whatever reason I can just 'select all' and 'delete'. The main reason though is that I've experienced a few CTD's when placing unofficial addons in Res/addons, whereas I don't think I've ever had one when putting them in OFP/addons. No idea why this is.

[benu]

All of my unofficial addons are in mod folders. The only unofficial things I have in OFP\AddOns and in OFP\RES\AddOns are island anim cutscenes that must be installed there in order to work.

So, no vote from me.

No vote from me either because i use only modfolders too. Which anims need to be placed in the normal addons folder? I have everything in modfolders and never noticed any problems, but i play only multiplayer and have no need for the anims anyway

[theavonlady]

Which anims need to be placed in the normal addons folder?

Most of them. A recent exception is BAS' Tonal Island, whose anim cutscene file folder must be placed in \RES\AddOns.

The folder location is hard coded in an island's PBO file. Most island addon makers (that remembered to create an anim cutscene), used the OFP\AddOns folder.

[Lt_Phoenix]

I voted addons folder, since I use a combination of addonsfolder,modfolders and OFPAM (addonmanager made by DKM).
I usually place Sovjet and US stuff in the addonsfolder along with addons like jam and weapons/vehicles used by several different countries (HK-pack, OPFOR-pack etc...), whilst making modfolders for different era's (WWI, WWII etc..), different climates (desert and artic) and different countries/regions (UK, France, Canada, Asia, Scandinavia etc...).

[Bonko the Sane]

Im a Mod folder kind of guy My Res folder has strictly official addons (i do use SILESIAN'S retextured stuff in Res),
my normal addons folder has official only + cutscenes + editorupgrade102 + JAM2 and a few other "universal" addons like streetlamp;lsd;kegsRussianweapons;USMCSimbols...ev erything else is in Mod folders....last time i checked i had 19 Mod folders