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Okay, I just ran the reinstall/replace. I'm going to go ahead and finish installing the Patches section and see if she runs :D Wish me luck! btw, I've installed every single mod marked as part of the STEP:Core guide and nothing more. My system is an i5 3330, 8GB RAM, R7 265 2GB video card, so it meets the recommended specs for the core setup. I hope it all works! Thank you so much for helping me TechAngel85 :)

Wait, I just noticed if I right click the AOS mod in the left pane of Mod Organizer one of the options is 'reinstall mod'.. should I just use that?

Okay, sorry if I'm being a pain in the arse now, but do I just install AOS over the top of what's there or do I uninstall it first? Also, since I've already gotten down to the Patches section on the Core Guide, will installing AOS out of order screw things up? Maybe I should uninstall AOS and everything beneath it and go from there?

Ahhh oookay. Yeah, maybe some additional text for that AOS install flowchart on the recommendation page explaining that Core Guide only users should not check those boxes would help other blockheads like myself :D Okay, so just uncheck those patch .esp's in the right window in Mod Organizer under the Plugins tab? That's all I have to do and it's fixed?? Should I uninstall them or just leave them there and uncheck them..

Hi TechAngel85 :) It looks like I need DeadlySpellImpacts.esp, dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp, BlockSparkles.esp, and WetandCold.esp. Maybe I followed the guide incorrectly, but the non-STEP Patch users installation flowchart in the link I previously provided has me check the boxes for compatability patches for those particular mods when installing AOS. When I discovered I had missing masters it struck me as a bit strange that it asked me to check those boxes considering those mods weren't part of the Core guide up to that point. Maybe that flowchart is just for STEP Extended users? I dunno, I have a feeling I did something wrong there :\ So now my installation progress is all the way down to the 2.N. Patches portion of the Core Guide and I'm hoping all of the work up to this point isn't screwed up by these missing masters. I stopped before installing the Patches section out of fear of messing up my progress. Please tell me there's a way to go forward without having to start over! Up to this point the STEP Core Guide has been extremely clear and concise, a total breeze to work with and I give you guys tons of credit for putting it together, well done and thanks!

waitaminute.. will the STEP Core Patch solve my dilemma?

Hey guys, I've hit a snag while using the STEP Core 2.2.9.1 setup walkthrough. I just recently bought Skyrim Legendary so please cut me some slack as I'm new to not only modding but the game itself. So, I'm being very intent on following the STEP Core setup to the letter, taking my time to read every little thing as I go through. I'd like to give all of you some serious props for putting this thing together, it's obviously taken a lot of work, so kudos and thank you! My problem is this.. I've gotten down to the Sound section and I'm installing Audio Overhaul for Skyrim. As I'm installing this mod I'm following the 'detailed instructions available' link. On the resulting page and in the installation flowchart for non-STEP Patch users (https://wiki.step-project.com/Audio_Overhaul_for_Skyrim#Recommendations), when you get to 'Compatability Patches - Part 2' you can see all of the checkboxes there. Well naturally since I am following the guide to the letter I made sure these boxes were checked when I installed. It wasn't until I had installed several other mods after Audio Overhaul for Skyrim as I went down the Sounds list that I noticed the 'exclamation' icon in Mod Organizer was telling me I had a problem. So I look into the problem and it seems I am missing some Master Files from those compatability patches I installed with AOS. I then reviewed the whole STEP Core mod list to see if I had missed something but I've got everything correct thus far. So my question(s) is/are, what do I do about these missing master files, are the recommendations to check those particular compatability patches within AOS in the STEP guide a mistake? Like, should I have not checked them? I probably should have seen that I didn't have any of those mods installed before I checked the boxes during install, but like I said, I'm new to this and I'm just trying to follow the Core guide to the letter as my first experience modding Skyrim. Can anyone give me some help/wise words please? Will these missing master files mess my game up if not addressed? Thanks in advance! :)