You also have an installation order much like a load order. Conflict winners is the end result, what you see in game. Instead of one texture pack, the last installed, dominating any previously installed textures you can pick and choose what will be conflict winners or conflict losers. This comes in very handy when you want to mix and match texture packs. BAIN also allows for much greater customization for overrides. It makes installation and removal a breeze. I currently have almost all of my mods in BAIN ready format. This thread will show you many examples of complex BAIN packages. This thread should answer most if not all of your questions BAIN. There are various other colors and such, check the footnote.
Simple packages have Black text, Complex have Blue.
By top level that means they go directly into the Data folder. All Natural is another complex archive, just less complex.Ī simple BAIN archive is any archive that doesn't have sub directories. AWLS and Better Cities are excellent examples of complex BAIN archives. Only a handful of mods are properly archived. Proper archives allow total control of the install, instead of installing in bulk. Just because an archive is recognized doesn't mean it's fully BAIN ready. You'll see numbered folders in the Wrye Bash installers tab for properly setup archives.