ChatteringCat

I recently noticed a small carpet spawn outside of my Lakeview Manor, right where you land when you map travel in. I couldn't figure out where it came from or which mod caused it. Then today, when I was in a dungeon, my cat decided to walk accross my keyboard... and two more spawned. I say there pressing buttons until I got another to spawn. My "2" key spawned it. This is where I have my Travel Lantern from Wearable Lanterns hotkeyed. I tried changing the lantern hot key to 4, and 4 started to spawn small carpets. What is causing this? I have attached a picture, and included my LOOT load order. I started with STEP Extended and added some mods. I would like to eliminate this, or make it spawn something useful, like chickens. Also I would like to remove the ones I dropped. They are not selectable. [spoiler=LOOT Load Order] 0 0 Skyrim.esm 1 1 Update.esm 2 2 Dawnguard.esm 3 3 HearthFires.esm 4 4 Dragonborn.esm 5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp 6 6 Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm 7 7 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm 8 8 UnlimitedBookshelves.esp 9 9 HighResTexturePack01.esp 10 a HighResTexturePack02.esp 11 b HighResTexturePack03.esp 12 c Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp 13 d Cutting Room Floor.esp 14 e STEP DLC Optimized Textures - Standard.esp 15 f STEP Vanilla Optimized Textures - Standard.esp 16 10 Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp 17 11 SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp 18 12 NoAnimalsReportCrimes-DG+DB.esp 19 13 iHUD.esp 20 14 Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp 21 15 RaceMenu.esp 22 16 RaceMenuPlugin.esp 23 17 SkyUI.esp 24 18 ViewableFactionRanksBothDLC.esp 25 19 Footprints.esp 26 1a Moss Rocks - Legendary.esp 27 1b 83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes_HighSpawn.esp 28 1c Beards.esp 29 1d ORM-Arvak.esp 30 1e Elemental Staves.esp GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp 31 1f WetandCold.esp 32 20 BetterQuestObjectives.esp 33 21 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp 34 22 Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp 35 23 Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp 36 24 Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp 37 25 SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp 38 26 SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp 39 27 hearthfireextended.esp 40 28 TradeBarter.esp Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp 41 29 BFSEffects.esp 42 2a DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp 43 2b mintylightningmod.esp 44 2c WondersofWeather.esp 45 2d Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp 46 2e Soul Gems Differ.esp 47 2f DragonShoutVoice.esp 48 30 ADS.esp 49 31 Oblivion Gates v3 without Markers - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.esp 50 32 BirdsHFclean.esp 51 33 TheChoiceIsYours.esp 52 34 Book Covers Skyrim.esp 53 35 FarmhouseChimneys.esp 54 36 RealisticWaterTwo.esp 55 37 AOS.esp 56 38 Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp 57 39 Animated Weapon Enchants.esp 58 3a Paralyze.esp 59 3b DeadlySpellImpacts.esp 60 3c dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp 61 3d Invisibility Eyes Fix.esp 62 3e IHSS.esp 63 3f Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp 64 40 Auto Unequip Ammo.esp 65 41 Better Stealth AI for Followers.esp 66 42 ClamsDropPearls.esp 67 43 Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp 68 44 Convenient Horses.esp 69 45 Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp 70 46 Lock Overhaul.esp 71 47 NotSoFast-MainQuest.esp 72 48 SMDropLitTorch.esp 73 49 Thieves Guild Requirements.esp Traps Make Noise.esp 74 4a WM Trap Fixes.esp 75 4b BetterQuestObjectives-CRFPatch.esp 76 4c Brows.esp 77 4d aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp 78 4e Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp 79 4f Dead Body Collision.esp 80 50 imp_helm_legend.esp Complete Crafting_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp 81 51 ExplosiveBoltsVisualized.esp 82 52 Mage Outfit Texture Overhaul.esp 83 53 RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp 84 54 SFO - Dragonborn.esp 85 55 Bring Out Your Dead - Legendary Edition.esp 86 56 SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp 87 57 Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp 88 58 PilgrimsDelight.esp 89 59 The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp 90 5a BlockSparkles.esp 91 5b Gildergreen Regrown.esp 92 5c Chesko_Step418_SN.esp 93 5d NonEssentialChildren.esp 94 5e TimingIsEverything.esp 95 5f BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp 96 60 Dual Sheath Redux.esp 97 61 FNIS.esp 98 62 Vivid Weathers - Lanterns of Skyrim Preset.esp 99 63 Vivid Weathers.esp 100 64 WetandCold - Ashes.esp 101 65 Skyrim Particle Patch for ENB - Flame Atronach Fix.esp 102 66 Convenient Horse Herding.esp 103 67 RelightingSkyrim_Legendary.esp 104 68 ELE_Legendary_Lite.esp 105 69 Vividian - Lanterns of Skyrim Preset.esp 106 6a Vividian - Torches Preset.esp 107 6b Chesko_WearableLantern.esp 108 6c STEP Extended Patch.esp 109 6d DynDOLOD.esp 110 6e Bashed Patch, 0.esp 111 6f Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

I just found where I had backed up a copy of the game before any alterations previously, so now I can start pretty much at the beginning of the step guide. Thanks for the recommendations.

I am returning to Skyrim after 6 months-1 year (or more?), and since there is a new version of STEP available, I was hoping to update it. I am not sure what version of STEP I followed the last time I installed it, but I did use Mod Organizer and I followed the instructions exactly. I was running a fairly high res version of Step Extended with RealVision ENB over it, and I did have profiles set up in mod organizer so I could have Step Core, Step Extended, and Step Extended + RealVision ENB. It was very stable. Since it has been awhile, I will obviously need to remember how mod organizer and whatnot works, but I was hoping for a tip on how to get started updating my STEP installation. Do I need to do anything to Skyrim files outside of Mod Organizer? Would it be simplest to wipe out everything in Mod Organzier (and other places if necessary) and start fresh?I am pretty sure I was running STEP 2.2.9. It might have been one version earlier than that though, I am not sure, and I don't know how to tell. Also, the thought of starting a new game makes me want to cry a little bit. :( Oh well. Thanks for the help.

I came back to Skyrim after a year or so on a new laptop, so I needed to reinstall and my old, haphazard mix of mods and ENB was no longer functional. I found the STEP guide and I followed it to the end. I am probably missing it in the instructions, and my understanding of how Skyrim and Mod Organizer work is fairly week, so I was hoping I could get an answer to this question: Now that I have Skyrim installed and functional after completing the full STEP guide (I only left out a few mods, nothing critical I hope, but there were some broken links), how do I back everything up so I can return to this when I inevitably mess it up? My guesses: Backup the 3 Skyrim directories as specified for backing up under the vanilla Skyrim installation guide... Backup the mods... somehow? I think Mod Organizer comes into this? I don't really understand the profiles thing. I am pretty sure the oddest/most potentially damaging thing I will try to install over the current STEP setup is an ENB. Thanks for any help that you can provide. Again, I am sure this is in the guide somewhere, since it is such a detailed guide.