Mod installation issues

[RTDK]

Well hello there. I've been trying out SMF for a couple of days, wanting to set it up for a community, but I seem to have a ton of issues with mods. I'm currently running SMF 2.0 RC5, with the Touch RC5 Theme, which is a variation of Curve. I need to install a lot of modifications to get the forum to where I want, but most of them keep spitting out errors on installation, both on the Default theme and on Touch. If it were 1 or 2 files to be modified manually in every 5-6 mods that I am installing, it would be fine, but it has errors on 2-3 files on each mod and on some of those I can't even find the bit of code it is looking for in the file (probably why it reports the error ).  Now, my main concern is, if the mods are made for 2.0 RC5 and are recommended especially for variations of Curve, why don't most of them work ? This is a major let-down for me, because I've loved SMF up to when it came to installing mods. Could it be some error on my side, or is this just how it works ?

[Arantor]

Like what mods?

[RTDK]

Oh, now I see that some of the mods I've been trying to install are said to be compatible with 2.0 RC3 or RC4, but no RC5. Those with RC5 usually have only 1 or 2 errors. My main question now is : What SMF version should one use ? I tried installing Advanced Reputation System on 2.0 RC3 but it was impossible, so I upgraded to RC5, but now I see that some other mods that I need are only compatible with RC3 or RC4. This means that I can only use about half of the mods I really need ?

[Arantor]

The latest version, basically. RC5 fixes some security issues in versions prior to RC5. And most 2.0 RC3+ mods will work on RC5 with a little encouragement.

[aidyUK]

version emulation is a good way to go

to access you need to go to

admin control panel > > > packages > > > browse packages > > > in the bottom corner click the advanced tab > > > change the 5 to the verision you need (in example it would start as "SMF 2.0 RC5" but you would change it to "SMF 2.0 RC3" if the mod was rc3 compatable) > > > > install the mod > > > > when do remeber to go back to advnaced and click revert then save again so that you go back to RC5

hope this helps clear things up