See...this is why the installer is bad. People see it as LiteStep, which it isn't. It is an implementation of a theme standard for LiteStep that happens to come with everything you need to make it go. LiteStep doesn't download modules for themes be default, it is actually a module called NetLoadModule that is included in the OTS2 specification. Out of everything that comes with the installer, only 9 files are truly LiteStep. The installer and the OTS2 specification have made major improvements to the usability of LiteStep, don't get me wrong, but it has also taken away from what LiteStep really is. People here complain about not knowing what to do and how hard LS is...they should have been around in the good old days. Back when there were no includes...no evars...hundreds of copies of the same module...and nothing worked out of the box. You all have it easy now.

Anyway...back on topic. All of the themes here on this site, and pretty much anywhere on the net now are OTS2 compliant. So basically...if you plug them into a raw build they will not work. Now...if you know what you are doing in making a theme you can start building one from the step.rc. This will get you a totally stripped down LS config and make it as small as possible. It won't be easy and you will need to spend a lot of time on it. If you want to go that route send me an email with a SN for some IM client and I will do my best to help you out on my weekends.