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 == Unpacking Process ==
-Open Modders Multitool again and click '''Utilities''' > '''Game File Operations''' > '''Unpack Game Files'''. A menu appears.
+Currently we no longer need to directly unpack the game pak files no more thanks to multitool updates.
-[[File:207px-Pak_Selection.webp|frameless|center]]
+With multitool open go to {{InfoBlob|Utilities > Index > Index Pak Files}} and this will now index all the unpacked pak files. Much quicker and easier to maintain than unpacking all needed paks. As this also vastly reduces the amount of hard drive space you need for searching within the game paks.
+When we get new hot fixes follow the above again to index the new hotfix paks
+However when we get a full patch release it is advised to first clear our index and reindex using the following method: {{InfoBlob|Utilities > Index > Clear Index and then Utilities > Index > Index Pak Files}}
+If you still want to unpack game paks manually rather than unpacking individual files via the new method you can use {{InfoBlob|'''Utilities''' > '''Game File Operations''' > '''Unpack Game Files'''.}}
+* A menu will appear similar to below
+** pak files for hot fixes might be different to the below but as of Patch 4 when a new patch is released the hotfix packs get implemented into the main paks
+[[File:Unpack paks.webp]]
 Common files: