How to setup Skyrim for Modding. Cleaning Master files & Essential Mods 

Thx bud! I'm glad I could help

Agreed!

Im really happy to hear this is working great for you playthrough, exactly what I was going for!!

Thanks for the input. Yeah thats interesting if they no longer need to be cleaned, I guess better safe than sorry. I would like to see some confirmation on this.

I know right!.. I noticed this too and this was part of my motivation to make this vid. So glad this helped you out!

This is one of the reason why I made this vid, to give peeps a nice straight forward refresher of what to do. Happy this has helped!

Thank you for the kind words. Im so glad I could send some help to the Brazilian Skyrimers!

Im glad to hear it!

Your very welcome!!😀😀

Your so welcome these comments are the reason why I do this Thank you😀😀

Gotcha covered my dude. Here ya go ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pj7enUTiLjg.html

Thanks for your comments much appreciated. Once you have cleaned the master files you do not need to use SSE edit anymore. Unless the mod author specifically states to clean them do not do so. LOOT is the tool you want to use after you have installed your mods so that your load order is correct. Run LOOT every time you install a mod. But you must use the SKSE plugin to start your game. Meaning you cant use the play button on steam anymore. You can either open up MO2 and run the SKSE plugin from there or you can take the SKSE plugin and make a shortcut on your desktop and use it from there. But MO2 needs to be running anyways so you might as well just run it from MO2. But its all up to you.

can you explain this better please? i don't know what you mean by the installed folder and the left section. Any help would be appreciated brother

Yes it will work fine! Just dont clean all of the AE dlc you can leave those alone.

Thx abunch :)

Done. Thx for the great idea.

Here is my current mod list for my Skyrim playthrough. I use Rudy ENB for Cathedral weathers. "Creation Club: ccbgssse062-ba_dwarvenmail" "Creation Club: ccbgssse012-hrsarmrstl" "Creation Club: ccbgssse011-hrsarmrelvn" "Creation Club: ccbgssse010-petdwarvenarmoredmudcrab" "DLC: HearthFires" "DLC: Dragonborn" "DLC: Dawnguard" "Creation Club: ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode" "Creation Club: ccBGSSSE037-Curios" "Creation Club: ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS" "Creation Club: ccBGSSSE001-Fish" "Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch" "A Quality World Map - Classic with All Roads" "Achievements Mods Enabler SE-AE" "Better Dialogue Controls" "Better Jumping AE" "All in one (Anniversary Edition)" "SkyUI_5_2_SE" "HD Hand Made Signs Project Overhaul 2K" "SSE Display Tweaks" "SSE Display Tweaks High Performance Config" "Static Mesh Improvement Mod" "Enhanced Lights and FX" "ELFX Fixes" "ELFX - Exteriors Fixes" "Skyrim 2018 by Pfuscher" "Bugfixes 1.5" "Bugfixes 1.6" "-Skyrim 202X 9.0 - Architecture" "Skyrim 202X 9.0 - Landscape" "-Skyrim 202X 9.0.1 - Other" "-Skyrim 202X 9.1 - Update" "Skyrim 202X 9.2 Update" "Folkvangr - Grass and Landscape Overhaul" "HD Reworked Dragons Collection 4K" "HD Photorealistic Ivy" "Farmhouses and Farm Towns by CleverCharff 4K" "Cathedral - 3D Snow Berries" "Cathedral - 3D Tundra Cotton" "Skyrim 3D Landscapes" "Terrain Parallax 1.5 - 4K2K" "Wet Mud texture alternatives for Skyrim 2020 Parallax" "Blended Roads" "Dragon Bridge Blended Roads Fix" "Happy Little Trees" "Happy Little Shrubs" "CleverCharff's Caves 4K 2K" "8K Nordic Mountains" "ElSopa HD - Ants SE" "Cathedral - 3D Clover Plant" "Better Dirt Cliffs and Alphas" "Hybrids HD Plants and Herbs Retexture" "EEKs Renthal Flora Collection" "EEKs Renthal Flora Collection Update" "Cathedral Weathers and Seasons" "ENB Helper SE 2.2 for 1.6.629 and up" "Enhanced Volumetric Lighting and Shadows (EVLaS)" "ElSopa - Potions Redone" "Project New Reign - Nemesis Unlimited Behavior Engine" "zxlice's ultimate potion animation - ZUPA" "ElSopa Potions Redone - Zxlices Ultimate potion animation patch" "True Directional Movement - Modernized Third Person Gameplay" "Blacksmith Forge Water Fix - Special Edition" "Book Covers Skyrim SE - Original.7z" "Bears of the North" "Bears of the North 4K Textures" "Enhanced Blood Textures" "JS Purses and Septims SE" "Embers XD" "Dear Diary" "Wood and Paper - SkyUI - Dear Diary Skin" "aMidianBorn Book of Silence SE" "CC's HQ Roadsigns SSE - HD - 4.2" "Transparent and refracting Icicle and Frost Atronach" "ElSopa - Iron Weapons Redone 4k" "ElSopa - Iron Weapons Redone - Arrow Fix" "ElSopa - Luxurious Pickaxes SE 4k2k" "ElSopa - Quivers Redone 4k SE" "ElSopa - Quivers Redone HOTFIX 4k" "ElSopa HD Shields Part I" "ElSopa Glorious HD Amulets Quality" "ElSopa HD - Hold Guard Shields 2K" "Total Character Makeover 1.2" "RUSTIC CLOTHING - Special Edition - 4K" "Ruins Clutter Improved SE" "RUGNAROK - Special Edition - 2K" "RS Children Overhaul" "Pandorable's NPCs" "Moons And Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE" "Particle Patch for ENB" "Water for ENB" "ELECTRIFY SEv4 x2048" "Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul" "Immersive Patrols (11 vs 11 Battles)" "Arctic - Frost Effects Redux" "Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Soulgems" "ElSopa - HD Grindstone Redone 4k" "ElSopa - Paper HD" "Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Glowing Mushrooms" "Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Moths and Fireflys" "Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Deathbells and Nirnroots" "Rudy HQ - Standing Stones" "JS Dragon Claws AE Anniversary Edition" "Metallurgy - Ingots Ore and Veins HD" "Praedy's Staves AIO" "Crash Logger SSE AE VR - PDB support" "Complete Widescreen Fix for Vanilla and SkyUI 2.2 and 5.2 SE" "Dynamic Animation Replacer" "MCM Helper" "Animation Motion Revolution" "AI Overhaul SSE" "Precision" "Bug Fixes SSE" "Winterhold" "Highhrothgar" "Alchemy Workbench" "Animated Eating Redux" "Basic Dining Set Replacer" "Animated Eating Redux - Basic Dining Set Tankard Patch" "Bottles Of Skyrim"

@@CactusBagel1979 thanks !:))

​@@CactusBagel1979 Thanks once again.

Hey cool, so it depends on which mods you want to use. A lot of the popular mods have been ported over to the AE version of the game. Who ever said 80% is exaggerating quite a bit. Check out this list, it will help you out a lot when figuring out which game version you would like to use. modding.wiki/en/skyrim/users/skse-plugins

Haha yeah I gotcha its a shame not to have all the mods moved over to SE, but yeah I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to use these same steps for setting up Oldrim. Just replace all the AE steps with Oldrim and you'll be good to go.

No. Do not clean mods unless they are explicitly stated by the mod author. I'm actually in the process of a new video that goes into more detail about this so stay tuned!

Yes you sure can. The same rules apply also if you enjoyed the video I would love if u would hit that subscribe button it really helps out and thx for the comment and gl on ur modding ventures!

No, if its the first time you have installed Skyrim you do not need to delete and reinstall it. This is only for people that had it installed already and may have done some modding or changed some files, this is needed to make sure the game is on a clean installation with no prior changes made so that no issues arise from any previous installs or changes.

i hit refresh and no result as well

also when i download manually nothing happens.

@@MrPeterheather Same here, did you figure it out?

unfortunately no @@SkvvintZ

​@@SkvvintZdid you end up finding out a solution?

The black screen at start up is normal, mine looks fast cuz I edit out the long load time for the video. Some mods will skip the Bethesda logo and go straight to the game menu. Everything is working normally thx for subscribing I wish more people did I could really use them 😄

thanks@@CactusBagel1979 ! i eventually have figured it all out. After installing Cathedral and Lux I was having a lot of texture problems in caves and mines but a random mod I found has fixed it all. I am a happy camper now :) Appreciate your video!

I dont see why not, I cant say for certain tho as I have not tried it but you can give it a shot and if something messes up just delete and reinstall from fresh again. Lemme know if you ever ended up trying this as I would like to know as well

Hello, no you don't have to start a new game. You just need to start up Skyrim one time and then you can close it. Some files need to be initialized and this happens once the game loads up the main menu screen for the first time. If you have data to support otherwise plz feel free to mention it here as I would like to know as well. Installing the standalone version of LOOT gives you a much more comprehensive messaging system with write ups for every single mod you have installed. Its much more user friendly and allows to you update the masterlist so you know your getting the most current version. Thank you for your comments and analysis hope this clears things up.

So heres the thing with not installing to C:Program files x86. This file is considered a protected folder by microsoft and installing anything to this folder that uses programs like a mod organizer, steam and mods will sometimes cause conflicts and the mods will not work. Will games and programs and mods work if installed here yes but all things might not work properly. Its best to just not use this file for Steam, Games and any mods your going to use.

If LOOT is saying there are now more wild edits to be cleaned then you are good to go! I haven't seen this happen before during multiple installs but something could have changed with the Dawnguard.esm in updates. Close everything out (Mod Organizer) (LOOT) (SSEEdit) open them back up and make sure your hitting update Masterlist in LOOT just to make sure though.

Had the same problem. I ran the Autocleaner on Dawnguard once more, then opened loot, closed it, and then manual SSE edit where I saw the error and removed it.

I would not worry about cleaning all the files for AE. My next mod list build is going to have all the AE stuff in it and I'm not going to clean all of them. Downgrading is only necessary if there is a certain mod that's not compatible with AE. I like having the most up to date version of the game.

@@CactusBagel1979 Thanks so much! This video is so helpful by the way and as a new modder to skyrim this was so great! I have 35 mods in and working fine after following your guide - no crashes yet! 😃 would you ever do a guide on how to set up nemesis with mod organiser 2 and TDM / valhalla combat and precision - some key combat overhaul mods?

Loot will help you sort the order in which your mods need to be in. SSEDIT will clean the dirty files so that there are no problems way later in you game save that some mods may have problems with. I would just keep your playthrough going and if you start to encounter severe problems then you can try running loot and ssedit to see if that fixes them.

90% now and days is a huge exaggeration. Most of the popular mods have been updated to AE. Check out this link modding.wiki/en/skyrim/users/skse-plugins. SE version is 1.5.97 AE version is 1.6. *You cannot use SE mods for the AE game version*. Use the mod that says its for AE if you are on game version 1.6, which you will be using if you have never downgraded your Skyrim version or if you have not set the game to not update.

@@CactusBagel1979When I downloaded Skyrim SE recently I received 1.6.640. This was confusing at first, because I thought I was SE. Apparently SE buyers are getting AE without the Creation Club content. It was 39.99. Upgrade is 19.99 to get all the Creation Club content, which is considerably more if purchased separately. Just a heads up. You probably already know. 👍

Take a look at my What Version of Skyrim should I mod? video it will clear alot of things up ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LKZP_FFa18c.htmlsi=kJB9uLXvr7QeZBbW@@jimshomestudio4669

No, definitely use the mods that you paid for on the AE version they will be fine. Do not clean them either.

@@CactusBagel1979 Thanks for taking the time to answer! Definitely used them. Subbed!

@@CactusBagel1979 so i did clean them can that be why nothing has changed in game for me?

I have the same issue did you find a fix?

@@therowdyrue7768 did you find a fix?

I made the video so that it showcases what to do on the latest version of the game. By all means if you need the earlier version of skse because your not using the latest version of skyrim, go ahead and download that one instead. Even know it says SE on your steam library you are actually on the AE version of the game if the game has been allowed to update. But to make sure look at your game version. If it says 1.5 your on SE. If it says 1.6 then your on AE

Deleting the game is up to you. It is recommended to start fresh so that if there are issues with the game you know its not from your current installation. Its not a big deal at all, just go into mod organizer's mods folder and save all your mods then delete everything (skyrim and MO2). Then install everything again, Skyrim and MO2 then install your 25 mods. Also it best to make sure you dont install skyrim to c:program files x86 creat a new folder in what ever drive you want for both MO2 and Skyrim. You will be much happier knowing everything has been freshly installed.

@@CactusBagel1979 i deleted the game anyway cuz it was on the program files

@@CactusBagel1979hey may i ask you will the games after this steps will be a little brighter in the trees areas or lets say more foggy when looking to trees i do follow your video steps except that i downgrade the game to 1.5.97 before doing this . i hope you answer me this is very important ?

There could be some changes that were made by Bethesda in the way the trees look with the new updates thats the only thing I can think of that would have changed this.@@islamguefrachi

i fixed it

No need to downgrade. I always suggest using the most updated version of the game ;). If there are certain mods that are only usable on a downgrade version of the game then by all means you can downgrade. Check out my other vid for more info on the skryim versions and which would is best for you to use. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LKZP_FFa18c.htmlsi=PV236hnjGifKCODW

Nemesis runs everything FNIS did. It generates a compatibility ESL (as far as I can recall) that takes care of all that.

@@NotoriusBFG neither was included in the video, which was my point

Yeah sry i goofed when I made the vid, I meant to stipulate that certain mods can have conflicts if installed here. I went ahead and made a correction to the vid thanks for the reminder! ; )