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STEP recommends the "Parallax" version of "Half Icecube - Half Dull" if using an ENB, this version does not exist with the latest Real Ice Release, there are a ton of options apart from this one?????, I have gone with Azur Dark Ice Parallax 2k until this is updated????

thanks for the info! :)

Hi I have just finished my very first STEP install and after a few days, and bringing myself up to speed with the nuances of Wyrebash, I think I have finally made a good complete install, everything 'seems' to be working fine. So first off, a big thank you to the STEP team for helping me to enhance my Skyrim experience, but I do however have a few observations and lingering questions, that I hope someone would be kind enough to quickly answer. 1. D 24 - Weapon & Armor Fixes - I have installed the Multi-Mod Compatibility Patch but I notice its the only plugin in the mods section of Wyrebash that is orange/red in color which means I quote ""Some of the plugin's masters are in a different order than what is specified in the plugin. This will generally be handled automatically by the game, but it may result in changes in-game". Is this patch supposed to appear like this, I have checked orders and rechecked and everything seems correct, is it supposed to appear like this, is it working?? 2. E 18 -Not Another Colored Map Icon Mod - This mod has not been updated by the author in a while and does not work with the latest SkyUI, is there a work around, or alternative? 3. F 11 -Guard Dialogue Overhaul - STEP mentions that it has some issues with Book of Silence and that I should either amend its load order (does Wyrebash/BOSS not do this)? or create a TES5Edit patch. The GDO mod creator mentions this IS compatible with I 3 - Book of Silence, I am a little confused as to what I need to do, I am not that familiar with TES5Edit and let Wyrebash/BOSS/STEP guide do the ordering for me. STEP seems a little vague in regards to this particular issue. 4 F 24 - Even Better Quest Objectives - STEP talks about a patch for Non-Essential Children with Inventory Tweaks, I can not find this patch anywhere, either within the mod or as an optional patch. ??? There is another similar sounding patch, for another mod that looks like it has something do do with killable children, but I am not entirely sure how to proceed with this?? Advice? 5. I still do not fully understand the bashpatch0.esp and how to use it. By default its unticked, do I tick it along with my other Mods, do I patch it, and then deselect all other mods apart from this one. I am a little unclear on its function and how to use it. My only experience with it, is when I followed one of the final STEP guide instructions - Wrye Bash Realistic Crime Radius fix, where it asked me if I wanted to activate it, I said yes. I really don't understand its use or function. Help! All my mods are ticked, and do not have a + which is supposed to show they are merged into a bash patch. Help can some one give me an idiots guide to what the bashpatch is all about and how to use it? Many thanks in advance for some help!

Ignore me, Im being stupid, I mixed up the guide to text formatting with box colors, I will go and hang my head in shame :)

Finally getting to grips with Wyrebash and installing skyrim mods but I do have a quick noob question. I am installing the packages in STEP order, being careful to name the packages via the naming system but I have noticed that whenever I install a later package that overwrites a package in a lower order, the overwritten package box turns yellow. Now I have the order right (as per STEP), BOSS is doing its job, I have the AUTO ANNEAL function enabled, the description of the overwrites appear accurate, but I can never get the boxes to turn green, are they supposed to?? The Wyrebash guide seems to suggest by running ANNEAL the boxes should be corrected to green???? Are the boxes supposed to be yellow on overwritten packages??? Sorry, I am sure this a stupid noob question, but I am determined to get this installed and understand the process. When I test Skyrim, the mods to all appear to be installed and running, is there something fundamental I have missed?

After some testing, I think the issue is occurring because I installed BOSS manually which obviously did not create the registry keys the patch was looking for. After running BOSS directly, and via WyreBash, the patch recognized BOSS! Thanks for the help :)

Hi, I installed BOSS with the installer and I have run it via WyreBash multiple times and it works perfectly, so I assume the registry is fine. Here is my question, it seems to run after the second time I load the patch as it no longer asks me about BOSS, but because the previous attempt ended with me being told 'sorry I still cant find BOSS, shall I run anyway?' (I said NO), I am not entirely sure if it IS running BOSS. What is the process supposed to look like, is BOSS supposed to pop up briefly?? What I get is the patch progress bar running along and nothing else. If BOSS is synching with the patch properly am I supposed to see something else?

I have followed the instructions very carefully right up to running the Duel Sheath Redux Patcher and have run into issues. When I run it, it says that it is unable to locate BOSS and for me to point it in the direction of BOSS.exe. When I do this it says it was still unable to locate BOSS and do I wish to continue with out it. I naturally hit NO. When I try the program again, again it asks me for the location of BOSS.exe, this time it does not give me the warning message about not locating BOSS and then appears to run. Trouble is, I am not sure if its actually running BOSS this second time, or whether its just going ahead without it? Any advice? (I store my BOSS in skyrm/BOSS, and WyreBash is able to locate it and run it just fine

I consider myself reasonably competent with modding but I am failing at the very first hurdle with the new STEP guide. This is my first return to skyrim/STEP modding for over a year and things have changed quite considerably and I am really confused by a lot of things. How in the world do I get Wyrebash to recognise other utilities like BOSS? I used the automatic installer for Wyrebash and manually stuck BOSS in the Skyrim folder, but I cant get Wyrebash to recognise Boss exsists, I get no icon! Am I supposed to use the BOSS installer, if so, which directory do I point it towards. Am I supposed to edit the Wyrebash ini to point towards BOSS??? Help!!!