How to figure out my installation path?

[back seat astronaut]

Sorry for the total noob question that apparently no one else has had to ask, but, in order to run ModBuddy it wants to know my "Civilization 5 Path" and "Civilization 5 User Path" and I just can't seem to figure out where the game is installed to. I've looked in Program Files for 2K and Firaxis folders--it isn't there. Looking in the Properties of the shortcut just gives me some Steam-related nonsense (sorry, I've never used Steam before. But just putting steam://rungameid/8930 in for the installation path doesn't seem to work.)

Can someone take enough pity on a gaming invalid to tell me where to find these paths?

[FXSSSeckman]

Installation Path:
<Steam Install Path>\steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v

User Path:
<My Documents>\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\

[back seat astronaut]

Thank you.

[Massimo636]

I accidentally used the wrong paths when starting Modbuddy and I can't find anywhere to change the paths under tools or anything. Anywhere know where to set the paths up? Thanks.

[Massimo636]

Also I'm assuming since it doesn't say that "User Path" is where your saved files from Modbuddy go? What did it need with the "Civilization 5" path?

[back seat astronaut]

I also need to know how to change a path once it's set. I had the Assets path set correctly in Nexus, and now suddenly it's looking somewhere else and I can't figure out how to change it back to the correct path.

[Nitrius]

Well for Nexus i had to set my path in the registry, as i set it wrong the first time around. It should be set to: <Steam Install Path>\steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v or at least that's what stopped the error from popping up each time i started Nexus, it's possible to right click the tabs in Nexus and go to some sort of setting page where i could set Asset and Executable Path or something, but the Assets path didn't seem to do a whole lot, so that's why i went to the registry.

So i guess you have to do the same thing with ModBuddy, but i haven't tried it yet so won't say for sure.

Anyway for Nexus, in regedit go to: HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3889874340-1232587823-358049644-1001\Software\Firaxis\Tools, may be different, but try to find Firaxis\Tools, and there is a path you can set, i set mine to: <Steam Install Path>\steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v

[back seat astronaut]

Thanks, that worked.

Now if only I could figure out Nexus itself! For a beginner, it's pretty much incomprehensible. So much for thinking I might teach myself to do some modding without any previous experience.

[FXSSSeckman]

Changing the path in ModBuddy can be done in Tools->Options, then select Civilization 5 on the side tab.

[NightriseXIII]

Installation Path:
<Steam Install Path>\steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v

User Path:
<My Documents>\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\

Would I be able to just copy and paste those into the required fields? Sorry, Im new at modding XD any help would be very appreciated!