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Go to the mod page and click on "Add BCF" Added the BCF to the page, but I don't see it there. I'm going to alter my script to compress with non-solid

Yeah, complex archives are nearly impossible. On the flipside, I'm working on a tool that will help automate the process of creating BCFs, so that should speed things up considerably. If I ever get it working to my standards, I'll just go ahead and BCF most of the nastier archives that you find. I'm wondering if its worth it to compress archives as non-solid. Currently I'm using the default settings for that. It would increase file size, but probably make Wrye Bash a lot happier. Thanks for creating this; I've never learned Python well enough to write tools like this. You might want to note that users who have the Steam folder in a directory other than "Program Files", as STEP recommends, should change the directory name in the script. Sorry, forgot to mention that. I'll edit my post above. Just for future reference, how do you link BCFs to mods? I went ahead and created one for Book of Silence (Unique Items) and uploaded it. Its located at https://wiki.step-project.com/File:AMidianBorn_Book_of_Silence_(Unique_Items)-BCF.7z

Hey guys, not sure where this is supposed to go, but I uploaded a BCF for the latest version of the Unique Items portion of this mod. I'm working on the other parts and I'll upload them as soon as possible. Not sure how to link the BCF to the wiki page, but heres the link: https://wiki.step-project.com/File:AMidianBorn_Book_of_Silence_(Unique_Items)-BCF.7z

I fixed some bugs, so heres an updated version! import sys import subprocess import os import shutil import re FOLDERPATH = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim Mods\Bash Installers" def main(argv): if (os.path.exists("temp")): shutil.rmtree("temp") infile = argv[1] outfile = os.path.splitext(infile)[0] startdir = os.getcwd() + "\\" zippath = os.path.abspath("7z.exe") outputpath = startdir + outfile+".7z" infile = startdir + infile origsize = os.stat(infile).st_size cmd = [zippath,'x','-otemp',infile] subprocess.call(cmd) os.remove(infile) traverse("temp",zippath,outputpath) os.chdir(startdir) shutil.rmtree("temp") finalsize = os.stat(outputpath).st_size shutil.move(outputpath,FOLDERPATH) saving = (origsize - finalsize) / 1024 print("Total Bytes Saved: " + str(saving) + "kb") def traverse(path,zippath,outputpath): os.chdir(path) filenames = os.listdir(os.getcwd()) for filen in filenames: if re.match(".*esp",filen) or re.match(".*esm",filen): print("We've found the directory with the esp! Zip it all up") cmd = [zippath,'a','-mx9',outputpath,'*'] subprocess.call(cmd) return elif re.match("00.*",filen) or re.match("01.*",filen): print("Found a directory with Wrye Bash Stuff. Zip it all up!") cmd = [zippath,'a','-mx9',outputpath,'*'] subprocess.call(cmd) return filenames = [x.lower() for x in filenames] if ("meshes" in filenames or "textures" in filenames or "interface" in filenames or "video" in filenames or "strings" in filenames or "sound" in filenames or "scripts" in filenames): print("We've found the meshes/textures directory! Zip it all up") cmd = [zippath,'a','-mx9',outputpath,'*'] subprocess.call(cmd) return elif ("skse" in filenames or "SKSE" in filenames or "Skse" in filenames): print("SKSE Plugin. Zip it!") cmd = [zippath,'a','-mx9',outputpath,'*'] subprocess.call(cmd) return elif (len(filenames) > 0): for filen in filenames: if (os.path.isdir(filen)): traverse(filen,zippath,outputpath) os.chdir("..") return else: return if __name__=="__main__": main(sys.argv) Now it only needs one argument, which is the name of the archive. Additionally, the script will move the new archive to your Skyrim Mods/Bash Installers folder automatically (hardcoded into the script). If you have your Skyrim Mods folder somewhere else, change the variable called FOLDERPATH in the code.

Included in this post are some fun little python scripts that I've been using for the STEP install. All of the scripts deal with repacking archives to 7zip maximum compression with solid archives turned off. These are tuned towards Wrye Bash, because that's my tool of choice for this process. All of these require the 7zip binary in the same folder as the scripts, as well as Python installed. I've tested all of these with Python 3.x, but it's entirely possible they may work with 2.x. The scripts have a variable called FOLDERPATH, which should point to your Skyrim Mods folder. archivefixer.py import sys import subprocess import os import shutil import re FOLDERPATH = "X:\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Mods\Bash Installers" def main(argv):   if (os.path.exists("temp")):    shutil.rmtree("temp")   infile = argv[1]   outfile = os.path.splitext(infile)[0]   startdir = os.getcwd() + "\\"   zippath = os.path.abspath("7z.exe")   outputpath = startdir + outfile+".7z"   infile = startdir + infile   origsize = os.stat(infile).st_size   cmd = [zippath,'x','-otemp',infile]   subprocess.call(cmd)   os.remove(infile)   traverse("temp",zippath,outputpath)   os.chdir(startdir)   shutil.rmtree("temp")   finalsize = os.stat(outputpath).st_size   shutil.move(outputpath,FOLDERPATH)   saving = (origsize - finalsize) / 1024   print("Total Bytes Saved: " + str(saving) + "kb") def traverse(path,zippath,outputpath):   os.chdir(path)   filenames = os.listdir(os.getcwd())   for filen in filenames:    if re.match(".*esp",filen) or re.match(".*esm",filen):      print("We've found the directory with the esp! Zip it all up")      cmd = [zippath,'a','-ms=off','-mx9',outputpath,'*']      subprocess.call(cmd)      return    elif re.match("00.*",filen) or re.match("01.*",filen):      print("Found a directory with Wrye Bash Stuff. Zip it all up!")      cmd = [zippath,'a','-ms=off','-mx9',outputpath,'*']      subprocess.call(cmd)      return   filenames = [x.lower() for x in filenames]   if ("meshes" in filenames or "textures" in filenames or "interface" in filenames or "video" in filenames or "strings" in filenames or "sound" in filenames or "scripts" in filenames):    print("We've found the meshes/textures directory! Zip it all up")    cmd = [zippath,'a','-ms=off','-mx9',outputpath,'*']    subprocess.call(cmd)    return   elif ("skse" in filenames or "SKSE" in filenames or "Skse" in filenames):    print("SKSE Plugin. Zip it!")    cmd = [zippath,'a','-ms=off','-mx9',outputpath,'*']    subprocess.call(cmd)    return   elif (len(filenames) > 0):    for filen in filenames:      if (os.path.isdir(filen)):       traverse(filen,zippath,outputpath)       os.chdir("..")    return   else:    return if __name__=="__main__":   main(sys.argv) This script will take any archive, unpack it and then recompress it. This is meant for simple archives that don't need repacking. It will find Wrye Bash folders, as well as simple archives with textures/meshes/sounds etc. Also ESP file. It takes a single archive and will repack it with the same name that it came in with. It'll move the final archive to FOLDERPATH. For example: archivefixer.py "HQ Shields-225-1.7z" magicpacker.py import sys import os import shutil import glob import subprocess import re FOLDERPATH = "X:\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Mods\Bash Installers" DUALSHEATHLIST = {"Dual Sheath Redux-34155-1-6b.7z":"00 Core","Elemental Staffs Pack-34155-.7z":"01 Elemental Staffs Patch","Skyrim Weapon De-LARP-ification Project Pack On Back Update-34155-.7z":"02 Skyrim De-LARP Patch"} NACMIM = {"NACMIM - Full-26822-1-6.zip":"00 Core","NACMIM SkyUI 3-4 Patch - Default-26822-1-34.zip":"01 SkyUI Patch"} SKYHD = {"Skyrim HD v1_5 LITE - Dungeons-607.7z":"00 Dungeons","Skyrim HD v1_5 LITE - Towns-607.7z":"00 Towns","Skyrim HD v1_5 LITE - Landscape-607.7z":"00 Landscape","Skyrim HD v1_5 LITE - Misc-607.7z":"00 Misc"} SERIOUSHD = {"Serious HD Retexture LANDSCAPE 1024px-2146-v2-0.rar":"00 Core","Serious HD Retexture RIFTEN 1024px-2146.rar":"01 Riften Patch"} TOBE = {"Tobes Highres Textures 1_2 1024-1123-1-2.rar":"00 Core","Tobes Highres Textures 1_2b SMIM Patch-1123-1-2.rar":"01 SMIM Patch"} FOOTPRINTS = {"Footprints v0_99-22745-0-99.7z":"00 Core","Footprints v0_99 - Ash Supplemental-22745-0-99.7z":"01 Ash Supplemental"} LANTERNS = {"Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - MCM Special Edition-18916-2-3.rar":"00 Core","Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Default preset-18916-.rar":"01 Preset"} MUSHROOM = {"Mushroom retexture pack-29935-1-1.rar":"00 Core","mushroom stew-29935-1.rar":"01 Mushroom Stew"} VILLAGEANIMALS = {"More Village Animals-8565-2-1.rar":"00 Core","More Village Animals Ivarstead Extended-8565-2-1.rar":"01 Ivarstead", "More Village Animals Rorikstead Extended-8565-2-1.rar":"02 Rorikstead"} BETTERMALEFEET = {"Better Male Feet-32378-.rar":"00 Core","Dawnguard Patch-32378-.rar":"01 Dawnguard"} CROSSBOW = {"Explosive Bolts Visualized v1_0_2-21922-1-0-2.7z":"00 Core","Explosive Bolts Visualized HD Textures-21922-1.7z":"01 HD Patch"} ELEMENTALSTAFF = {"Elemental Staffs 1K-15152-1-00.rar":"00 Core","Elemental Staffs Update-15152-1-10.rar":"01 1.10 Patch"} DELARP = {"Skyrim Weapon DeLARPification Project v1_0_5-16072-1-0-5.7z":"00 Core", "Skyrim Weapon DeLARPification Project Dawnguard v1_0-16072-DG1-0.7z":"01 Dawnguard","Skyrim Weapon DeLARPification Project Dawnguard v1_0_1-16072-1-0-1.7z":"02 Dragonborn"} GREATSWORD = {"Greatswords SSwTB v2_3-27178-2-3.rar":"00 Core","Greatswords SSwTB - Dawnguard v2-27178-2.rar":"01 Dawnguard", "Greatswords SSwTB - Dragonborn-27178-1.rar":"02 Dragonborn"} CLOSEHELMET = {"Improved Closefaced Helmets --FULL SET-- V0_9-15927-0-9.zip":"00 Core", "Improved Dawnguard helmets-15927-0-9b.zip":"01 Dawnguard","improved imperial full face helmet - no cloth around the neck--15927-0-9.zip":"02 No Cloth"} def processarchive(archivename,outputdir):   print("Extracting Archive " + archivename + " to " + outputdir)   tempcwd = os.getcwd()   os.makedirs(outputdir)   cmd = ["7z.exe",'x','-otemp',archivename]   with open(os.devnull, "w") as q:    subprocess.call(cmd,stdout = q)   os.remove(archivename)   out = os.path.abspath(outputdir)   traverse("temp",out)   os.chdir(tempcwd)   shutil.rmtree("temp") def traverse(path,outputpath):   os.chdir(path)   filenameso = os.listdir(os.getcwd())   founddir = False   for filen in filenameso:    if re.match(".*esp",filen) or re.match(".*esm",filen):      founddir = True   filenames = [x.lower() for x in filenameso]   if (founddir or "meshes" in filenames or "textures" in filenames or "interface" in filenames    or "video" in filenames or "strings" in filenames    or "sound" in filenames or "scripts" in filenames):    for filex in filenameso:      shutil.move(filex,outputpath)    return   elif (len(filenames) > 0):    for filen in filenames:      if (os.path.isdir(filen)):       traverse(filen,outputpath)       os.chdir("..")    return   else:    return def testlist(filenames,test,listname):   testset = set(test.keys())   if (testset.issubset(filenames)):    print("Found files for " + listname)    templ = []    for k in testset:      processarchive(k,test[k])      templ.append(test[k])    print("Compressing archives to our new package: " + listname + ".7z")    cmd = ["7z.exe",'a','-ms=off','-mx9',listname + ".7z"]    cmd.extend(templ)    with open(os.devnull, "w") as q:      subprocess.call(cmd,stdout = q)    for t in templ:      shutil.rmtree(t)    print("Moving our file to its new home!")    shutil.move(listname + ".7z",FOLDERPATH) def main():   filenames = glob.glob('*.rar')   filenames.extend(glob.glob('*.7z'))   filenames.extend(glob.glob('*.zip'))   converted = set(filenames)   testlist(filenames,DUALSHEATHLIST,"Dual Sheath Redux")   testlist(filenames,NACMIM,"Not Another Colored Map Icon Mod")   testlist(filenames,SKYHD,"Skyrim HD")   testlist(filenames,SERIOUSHD,"Serious HD")   testlist(filenames,TOBE,"Tobe's Highres Textures")   testlist(filenames,FOOTPRINTS,"Footprints")   testlist(filenames,LANTERNS,"Lanterns of Skyrim")   testlist(filenames,MUSHROOM,"Realistic Mushrooms")   testlist(filenames,VILLAGEANIMALS,"More Village Animals")   testlist(filenames,BETTERMALEFEET,"Better Male Feet")   testlist(filenames,CROSSBOW,"Explosive Bolts Visualized")   testlist(filenames,ELEMENTALSTAFF,"Elemental Staffs")   testlist(filenames,DELARP,"Skyrim Weapon De-LARPification Project")   testlist(filenames,GREATSWORD,"Greatswords Sheaths and Scabbards")   testlist(filenames,CLOSEHELMET,"Improved Closefaced Helmets") if __name__=="__main__":   main() This is designed to help re-compress archives that have patches with them. It's already preconfigured with a lot of the complex archives from STEP. Simply download the main archive and the patches, and then run magicpacker.py and it'll automagically make a nice Wrye Bash archive. I'm in the process of adding all the patched archives, but it's going to take some time to go through the whole thing. wizardparser.py import sys def main(argv): f = open(argv[1],"r") o = open("wizard.txt","w") for line in f:   newline = line.replace("REQUIRE","RequireVersions \"\", \"\", \"\", \"296+\" ; Skyrim version, SKSE version, (no SKGE), Wrye Bash version")   newline = newline.replace("SM","SelectMany")   newline = newline.replace("SO","SelectOne")   newline = newline.replace("SSP","SelectSubPackage")   newline = newline.replace("DSA","DeSelectAll")   newline = newline.replace("BRK","Break")   newline = newline.replace("ES","EndSelect")   newline = newline.replace("IMG","Wizard Images\\\\")   newline = newline.replace("DEF","Default Texture")   newline = newline.replace("CUST", "Custom Texture")   newline = newline.replace("NOIN","Do not install a texture")   newline = newline.replace("\"CTEX","\"Customized Texture from")   o.write(newline) if __name__=="__main__":   main(sys.argv) This script is designed to help simplify the process of making Wrye Bash Wizards by converting shorthand to a full Wizard. All it takes is an input file, and it will output wizard.txt. Here's an example of input: REQUIRE DSA SO "Select Configuration for Book of Silence (Weapons)", \   "|No Flesh (STEP Recommended)", "The recommended install for Step", "IMGOpt 4 - No Flesh.jpg", \   "Option 0", "","IMGOpt 0.jpg", \   "Option 1", "","IMGOpt 1.jpg", \   "Option 2","","IMGOpt 2.jpg", \   "Option 3","","IMGOpt 3.jpg"   Case "No Flesh (STEP Recommended)"    SSP "00 Option 4 - No Flesh"   BRK   Case "Option 0"    SSP "00 Option 0"   BRK   Case "Option 1"    SSP "00 Option 1"   BRK   Case "Option 2"    SSP "00 Option 2"   BRK   Case "Option 3"    SSP "00 Option 3"   BRK ESThis will convert to: RequireVersions "", "", "", "296+" ; Skyrim version, SKSE version, (no SKGE), Wrye Bash version DeSelectAll SelectOne "Select Configuration for Book of Silence (Weapons)", \   "|No Flesh (STEP Recommended)", "The recommended install for Step", "Wizard Images\\Opt 4 - No Flesh.jpg", \   "Option 0", "","Wizard Images\\Opt 0.jpg", \   "Option 1", "","Wizard Images\\Opt 1.jpg", \   "Option 2","","Wizard Images\\Opt 2.jpg", \   "Option 3","","Wizard Images\\Opt 3.jpg"   Case "No Flesh (STEP Recommended)"    SelectSubPackage "00 Option 4 - No Flesh"   Break   Case "Option 0"    SelectSubPackage "00 Option 0"   Break   Case "Option 1"    SelectSubPackage "00 Option 1"   Break   Case "Option 2"    SelectSubPackage "00 Option 2"   Break   Case "Option 3"    SelectSubPackage "00 Option 3"   Break EndSelect Example usage is wizardparser.py test.txt The following shorthand is used: REQUIRE is the Require String SM = SelectMany SO = SelectOne SSP = SelectSubPackage DSA = DeSelectAll BRK = Break ES = EndSelect IMG = Wizard Images\\ DEF = Default Texture CUST = Custom Texture NOIN = Do not install a texture CTEX = Customized Texture from Hope some of these scripts help out you STEPpers

I've been running it for a couple days now. Havent had any issues at all. I did disable Ars Metallica, on the off chance that the added smithing recipes might mess things up. Also burnified effects. Other than that, running the full STEP setup, and a few extra mods to boot. Absolutely no problems. And I love this redesign for sure.

Also the skyui on nexus has a bad bcf in it which is what is saying your error. If you repackage skyui without the bcf, out works fine Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2

This actually looks really nice, although I have a feeling it would be incompatible with Ars Metallica.