I just bought the Steam version last night, and I was attempting some very simple modding -- just decreasing the exaggerated force exerted on the ragdolls which sends them flying... that's just something that really irritates me, and I successfully changed it in the demo by editing values in "mm_game_settings.txt" ("force_damage_death", etc.)

So I didn't think it would be a big deal to do it in the full version, so I unpacked the appropriate GCF file with GCFScape, edited the aforementioned file, and then made a scripts folder in the mm folder to put it in. But to my shock, the changes I've made have no effect. I thought maybe the Steam version worked differently, but I tested a mod I'd downloaded (which made some changes to bows), and that took effect. But the file I'm trying to edit is installed in the exact same way, yet it isn't being recognized. How can this possibly be?

It's incredibly frustrating, because those exaggerated ragdolls are something I hate in games, and I thought I was going in prepared, after testing my changes in the demo. I'm completely stumped as to why it won't work -- I've done everything the same.

Better post your question in the modding section ...

Well the reason I didn't was because it looked to be completely dead... but I guess I might as well.