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Hey, sorry for the necro of an old thread but I was also bothered by the LOOT reported ITM for ORM-Arvak.esp (OCD I guess). However, unlike yourself, I was able to clean it normally with TES5Edit - it found the ITM, cleaned it and now LOOT doesn't puke over the .esp. Not sure if Neo intends this to not be cleaned or if he had a similar problem to the OP and left out any instruction because of this. Anyhow, for me it is cleanable...

Sorry for the delayed reply, RL getting in the way of what's important again ;-) Thanks for the above info, it was cool of you to spend the time to go into so much detail - it has been helpful. Cheers!

I also would like to know if it is potentially detrimental to only scale textures, without any compression options selected in the DDSOpt "constraints" tab (all unchecked). I am playing around with batch-scaling the entire Mod Organizer\mods\* directory's normal maps to 1k, without altering compression. Will this (potentially) make the already-optimized-by-author textures look worse? I realize some mods should be excluded (DynDOLOD, Unofficial *, etc.) I will delete them from the batch results afterwards. I am just doing this now and will see for myself but some input would be cool.

I see, thanks for the reply, I've been wondering that for a while. Cheers!

Yeah I think I'll stick with v1.x for now. I enjoy beta-testing but have my hands full ATM. Thanks for the info!

FYI: Same end result with either method.

Ahh... thanks GrantSP and GamerPoets, I was unaware of the existence of MO v2. I just switched to MO from WryeBash last week and it seems I am already behind-the-times again ! Cheers

Great to hear your (just short of) 6-month project has reached fruition! I have been wondering this for a while but didn't have an appropriate place to ask... How did you deal with version-skew, etc. over so long a time period? I started my install on a Friday and was done by the end of the weekend, even then I needed to backtrack several times to account for changes made to the guide during the few days it took to install. Although I didn't actually use your guide I nevertheless thank you for making it as, after stumbling across it, I was made aware of the existence of SR:LE and am now very much enjoying playing of same! Cheers and good luck with your "Let's Play" series. :-D

Can you please clarify your statement regarding BSA extraction? Have I missed something and this process has been changed with relation to MO and SR:LE (or in general)? Cheers!

I believe this will cause many textures to look like ass. You will need to remove anything with parallax as, unless I am mistaken(?), ENB is required to properly render those textures. As a note, the Vividian ENB completely nukes my video card (GTX770). After switching to RealVision ENB (medium) I am stable at 40-60fps. YMMV.

Unless I'm mistaken, CK is required for proper configuration of "Merge Plugins" executable, specific to handling the merging of Papyrus script fragments or something. I could be wrong, but I'm fairly sure I noticed at least one of the plugin merges decompiling and monkeying with noted... ...regarding Falskaar - seems like you're giving yourself a lot of headaches when you could simply install it and not play the mod until you're ready. Just sayin' ;-)

Mine was rather sluggish, also unsure of the cause. I updated from v.306 to a v.307 snapshot and it is much improved when switching between the mods and installers tabs, installing mods and most other tasks. Note: I use it as my primary mod manager, if you only use it for the Bashed patch YMMV. Link to the development snapshot (at bottom of post #2) -> https://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1602198-wrye-bash-thread-109/?p=25144976

Typically one is presented with a prompt to decide if the newly installed/started browser should be default - choose yes or no. There are always options within the browser (and Windows itself) to change the default browser so the decision is not irrevocable. Since you solicit advice regarding browsers specifically, I feel it necessary to say that they are not all the same - an MS browser is the last choice I would make. That's my opinion (not trying to instigate), I would try Chrome or Firefox, if I were you. Again, default browser can be set at any time, especially if, when prompted on launch to change, one does not choose the option to "skip future dialogues" or whatever - in that case one is presented with the dialog each time a non-default browser is launched.

Best to look at the page for the pertinent mod(s) before updating, for special instructions or advice in relation to updates (such as disabling mod in MCM before upgrade, etc). Also look at changelogs if, as you inquire, you want to know when it's encouraged - sometimes the mod update will have little or no effect on your situation, such as if optional plugins you don't use are updated. If the mod changelog references critical bug-fixes, one would think it advisable to update, providing the instructions for same don't require starting a new game. I almost always upgrade, but reading instructions and thinking about the changes will serve you well!

Yeah it's a bit strange but it will download through your browser, as DarkladyLexy suggests. Once you start the download the page will display a progress bar but the file won't appear in your browser's "downloads" tab/section/list (for Chrome, at least). Once the progress bar is at 100%, then the file will be handed to your browser's downloads and it will end-up wherever files normally do. I was a bit skeptical but it works fine. :EDIT: Best browser? Anything but Microsoft "X"...

LOL, okay Ron, thanks for the reply. I find your videos very thorough, just a bit long if one is looking for gameplay samples of a _completed_ installation. It was not my intention to slag your efforts... yes I was looking for (as noted) visuals and mechanics videos, _not_ how-to guides. No need for the links thanks, I will have my install done shortly and see for myself.

That sounds fine, about what I expected and was planning for. I realize I won't get a top-of-the-line experience but am okay with that. I'll start small and replace with 2k piecemeal after I get an idea of my frame rate. I'm not a stickler for 60fps or anything, I'm happy with ~40 or so. About what I thought, SR:LE seems more of a "specialty" collection for the serious player, which is what attracted me to it. I assume people are too busy either enjoying their setup or perfecting the collection to bother with screen-archery. ;-) Can't install those mods at the moment as I'm waiting for a new power supply for my gaming computer, just limping along with low-res Skyrim on my laptop until it arrives. I can wait. Well, truthfully I can differentiate between them but it requires squinting and putting my face up to the monitor, while constantly looking back-and-forth between the red and green. It's doable, just a total PITA that I prefer to avoid as much as possible. I'll check those links, thanks, I do need to put in more time with these tools. Just wish I could re-map text colors :sigh: :-D I am well-accustomed to tedious modding of this sort, I did a big mod for Europa Universalis 3 that was all script and text dissection. Different from this but not beyond my abilities, just something I'd rather avoid if the supplied "conflict resolution" patch is sufficient. Ah I see, never been really clear on that. I'll start pouring through the post for Mator, seems like a great tool at first glance. Are folks replacing Wrye with it yet? I suppose I'll find out after reading further. Cheers and thanks again for the input, it is much appreciated.

Great, thanks for the quick reply and useful info! Regarding the CPU, yeah I'm not happy with it but had to buy a new one on the cheap - I am typically an Intel guy but my budget was limited. I will follow your advice and limit new objects mods, I've done enough modding in the past to know which are the real pigs. Good to know up-front that my CPU will be struggling, I was more worried about the GPU to be honest. As far as videos, yes tastes vary but I have yet to find a single video showcasing SR:LE (okay, there was a 2min long preview). Considering the proliferation of Skyrim vids on YouTube I found this surprising, am I missing an obvious link somewhere? I saw the jpeg previews linked in this forum and they look great so I'm not worried, just curious. Okay I should be fine with "conflict resolution" then, if it's mostly limited to record forwarding. Your explanation is more clear than any other I've been able to find, thanks for that."Time-consuming" doesn't bother me (I'm retired), just the colors in TES5Edit are problematic. Regarding "Smash" are you referring to Mator Smash? Some places my Wrye Bash install is called Wrye Smash so not sure which you mean... I've never tried Mator but don't mind early/beta software - is it recommended to switch yet? Cheers!

Hello all, I'm new to S.T.E.P./SR:LE but have been playing Skyrim on and off since release. I am fairly knowledgeable regarding installation and use of mods (WryeBash, merging, TES5Edit etc.) but I have a few questions before installing SR:LE. I have read the guide, downloaded all the mods and am just waiting for a new power supply before starting, meanwhile... 1. Harware: AMD FX8350 4.0GHz Asus GeForce 770 OC 2GB 8GB DDR3-1866MHz (CL9) non-SSD HD (7200, 16MB) 1680x1050 resolution (16:10) Win7-x64 on separate SSD Not the best but I think it's adequate, any opinions regarding how it will run? I will initially install 2K/1K textures where available and will choose 1K when only straight 2K are available. If it runs smoothly I will selectively upgrade them later. Also I will take it easy with DynDOLOD and ramp-up quality if possible. I might use ENB to letterbox down to 16:9, this should save a bit on rendering (and better suit my preferred FOV). 2. Videos: Are there any videos (YouTube, whatever) available? The only I've seen have been a 36 part (so far) install series that the fellow has been working on for six months (ugh!), he's half-way through and there is no gameplay so far. I would like to check-out the visuals/mechanics, although I'm going to install regardless and am familiar with the major mods. Any links? Searching returns too many results where the "revisited" is referring to the author "revisiting" Skyrim, not to SR:LE. 3. Conflict Resolution: I'm a bit fuzzy on this area, having never really done it. I've created TES5 merged ESPs but I'm not sure if this is the same thing. There's a video linked to frequently around here but it's only related to the TES5Merged patch. If I use the prepared conflict resolution patch can I safely avoid learning more about this area? I'd really like to learn, it's not that I'm lazy, however I am color blind and it's a nightmare to differentiate between the red/green text (LOL). 4. Thanks: I want to thank the STEP community in general and Neovalen specifically for his SR:LE guide, it is nothing short of superlative. Really very top-grade stuff here. Cheers for any help, input or comments! :-)