: Sometimes a corrupted file in your mods folder blocks new installations. Try renaming your existing mods folder to _mods (to back it up) and let OpenIV create a fresh one during the installation.

def _process_oiv_metadata(self, install_dir): """Process OpenIV package metadata""" metadata_file = install_dir / 'metadata.xml' if metadata_file.exists(): # Parse and apply metadata settings import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET tree = ET.parse(metadata_file) root = tree.getroot()

Installing to the is recommended to keep your base game files clean. 3. Use an Offline Installer

: Run the offline installer with your internet disabled to force it to use the local setup files without hanging on a "connecting" screen.

def _parallel_zip_extract(self, zip_path, target_dir): """Extract ZIP files using multiple threads""" import zipfile