GoE install tutorial

GoE install tutorial by catjpgmaster
I installed this mod AGAIN just to write this now formal guide. If you still can't get it to work, I really can't help you. If you pirated Elden Ring itself, that's probably the issue. We're ethical here, we just pirate shitty mods from shitty developers.
Later, when I say "the mod engine folder", I mean "ModEngine-2.1.0.0-win64" if you didn't rename it. This is the folder where you can see "mod" and "config_eldenring.toml", if you need to know you're in the right spot.

1: Install the following mods:
Garden of Eyes (from my comment on https://www.reddit.com/r/shittydarksouls/comments/1hq7yox/comment/m4pcg69)
Mod Engine 2 (https://github.com/soulsmods/ModEngine2/releases)
Alt Saves (https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/2651)

2: Extract the Mod Engine folder somewhere on your PC. I'm not giving you a tutorial, please learn how to use WinRAR before trying to pirate stuff

3: Download the Elden Ring Alt Saves mod, and put "eldenring_alt_saves.dll" in the mod engine folder.

3: Extract Garden of Eyes somewhere on your PC.
Open the folder, you should see lots and lots of folders and DLL files

4: Ctrl A to select all the files, then DE-SELECT the DLL files. These are "ErdTools.dll", "ERSkeletonMan.dll", TheGardenOfEyes.dll", and "eldenring_slowmotion_speffect.dll".
Once you've de-selected those DLLs, cut and paste the mod files to the "mod" folder in Mod Engine.
The garden of eyes folder should just be 4 dll files now. Go back to the mod engine folder, and put those 4 DLLs inside.

PROGRESS CHECK: Your "mod" folder should look something like this. If it doesn't, please read the guide again.
https://i.imgur.com/ICADi2N.png
(the action folder is offscreen in my screenshot, you don't have a secret extra folder)

5: Go back to the main Mod Engine folder and open "config_eldenring.toml" in a text editor (notepad).
Scroll down to line 14, starting with "external_dlls". The lines with a hashtag # before them are meant to be instructions and examples, ignore them.
Replace the external_dlls line with the following line. Just copy paste and override it.

external_dlls = ["eldenring_alt_saves.dll" ]

Now, scroll down to line 40, starting with "{ enabled = true,". Replace the word true with false. If you're worried about syntax, just copy paste this line and replace it. KEEP THE INDENTS!

    { enabled = false, name = "default", path = "mod" }

Save the file (go to file at the top left and click Save).

Now, go to the mod engine folder and launch "launchmod_eldenring.bat".
That file should have just opened vanilla Elden Ring, but with the alt saves mod. This is required, believe it or not.
Accept the privacy policy and all that, and then PRESS "NEW GAME". Confirm all the settings, then get to the screen where you see the starting classes. You can now exit the game, since your save file is now created.

Go back to "config_eldenring.toml". Go back to the external_dlls line, and replace it with this line instead.

external_dlls = [ "ErdTools.dll", "ERSkeletonMan.dll", "TheGardenOfEyes.dll", "eldenring_slowmotion_speffect.dll", "eldenring_alt_saves.dll" ]

Go back to line 40 and replace false with true.

    { enabled = true, name = "default", path = "mod" }

Finally, you can go back to the mod engine folder and launch the mod with "launchmod_eldenring.bat".
I was able to create a save and get to a point where I could potentially play the mod if I wanted to. I didn't test beyond that because I have 0 interest in doing so.
https://i.imgur.com/naj2j4R.png If you can't get to gameplay like I can, don't know what to tell you.

--- CRASHING WHEN LOADING GAME ---
Delete "eldenring_slowmotion_speffect.dll" in the mod engine folder.


https://i.imgur.com/V87pukF.png This is how your mod engine folder should look at the end.
https://i.imgur.com/mGm0oYi.png This is how your "mod" folder should look at the end.
For troubleshooting, just look to see if your files are different from mine. If they are, fix it. If not, oh well. Spared from playing this mod I guess.