External programs don't recognize Skyrim SE mods

[anon768]

So, neither Wrye Bash nor LOOT nor SSEEdit see any of the mods.

 

I of course added them to Mod Organizer. I tried reinstalling Skyrim, reinstalling MO, and moving everything from my SSD to my HD. I also tried it with versions 2.0.8.2, 2.0.8.1 and 2.0.8 of MO. Also, I'm using MO in portable mode, and everything is in Skyrims folder. It's not in Program Files and the folder structure is about as short as it gets.

The mods load fine in MO and also work in Skyrim. But they don't show up at all in any of the programs launched via MO.

 

I couldn't see anyting in the logs, either.

 

Any advice?

mo_interface.log

13:55:17 [D] start main application
13:55:17 [D] data path: G:/Skyrim-SpecialEdition/ModOrganizer
13:55:17 [D] Working directory: G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer
13:55:17 [D] initializing core
13:55:17 [D] usvfs log messages are written to G:/Skyrim-SpecialEdition/ModOrganizer/logs/usvfs-2017-01-27_12-55-17.log
13:55:17 [D] initialize plugins
13:55:17 [D] looking for plugins in G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\plugins
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "diagnose_basic.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "game_fallout3.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "game_fallout4.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "game_falloutNV.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "game_oblivion.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "game_skyrim.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "game_skyrimse.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "installer_bundle.dll"
13:55:17 [D] loaded plugin "plugin_python.dll"
13:55:17 [D] no plugin splash
13:55:17 [D] managing game at G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition
13:55:17 [D] setting up configured executables
13:55:17 [D] configured profile: Default
13:55:17 [D] initializing tutorials
13:55:17 [D] localization file qt_de-DE not found
13:55:17 [D] localization file organizer_de-DE not found
13:55:17 [D] loaded language de-DE
13:55:18 [D] interface WLAN seems to be up
13:55:18 [D] localization file diagnose_basic_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file game_fallout3_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file game_fallout4_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file game_falloutNV_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file game_oblivion_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file game_skyrim_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file game_skyrimse_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file installer_bundle_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] localization file plugin_python_de-DE not found
13:55:18 [D] reading save games from C:/Users/User/Documents/My Games/Skyrim Special Edition/Saves
13:55:18 [D] displaying main window
13:55:18 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\modlist.txt saved
13:55:45 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\initweaks.ini saved
13:55:45 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\plugins.txt saved
13:55:45 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\loadorder.txt saved
13:55:45 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\lockedorder.txt saved
13:55:46 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\lockedorder.txt saved
13:56:45 [D] save G:/Skyrim-SpecialEdition/ModOrganizer/webcache/cookies.dat
13:56:45 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\initweaks.ini saved
13:56:45 [D] G:\Skyrim-SpecialEdition\ModOrganizer\profiles\Default\lockedorder.txt saved
13:56:46 [D] save G:/Skyrim-SpecialEdition/ModOrganizer/webcache/nexus_cookies.dat

usvfs.log is empty

Edited January 27, 2017 by anon768

[GrantSP]

Have you run Skyrim at least once from its own launcher before trying to call any of those tools from MO?

They all need to check the registry for the game's settings and unless you run it at least once they will not be set.

[anon768]

Yes I did. The registry entries exist and are correct. These tools do work with everything in the regular Skyrim\Data folder. They just don't see any mods loaded by MO.

[anon768]

Oh yeah, I also tried it with Fallout 4, with the same result.

 

And I tried it with Mod Organizer in a different folder than the game. Same.

 

Here's also my ModOrganizer.ini for good measure.

[General]
selected_profile=Default
ask_for_nexuspw=true
gameName=Skyrim Special Edition
gamePath=G:\\Skyrim-SpecialEdition
first_start=false
group_state=0
window_geometry=@ByteArray(\x1\xd9\xd0\xcb\0\x2\0\0\0\0\x1\xed\0\0\0\x92\0\0\x5\x92\0\0\x3s\0\0\x1\xf1\0\0\0\xaa\0\0\x5\x8e\0\0\x3o\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\a\x80)
window_split=@ByteArray(\0\0\0\xff\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\x2\0\0\x3\xde\0\0\x2\xa8\x1\xff\xff\xff\xff\x1\0\0\0\x1\0)
log_split=@ByteArray(\0\0\0\xff\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\x2\0\0\x2\x62\0\0\0\x64\x1\xff\xff\xff\xff\x1\0\0\0\x2\0)
browser_geometry=@ByteArray(\x1\xd9\xd0\xcb\0\x2\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\xef\0\0\x2\xed\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\xef\0\0\x2\xed\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\a\x80)
filters_visible=false
selected_executable=1

[PluginPersistance]
Python%20Proxy\tryInit=false

[customExecutables]
1\title=Skyrim Special Edition
1\custom=false
1\toolbar=false
1\ownicon=false
2\title=Skyrim Special Edition Launcher
2\custom=false
2\toolbar=false
2\ownicon=false
size=4
3\title=LOOT
3\custom=true
3\toolbar=false
3\ownicon=false
3\binary=G:/Skyrim-SpecialEdition/LOOT/LOOT.exe
3\arguments=
3\workingDirectory=
3\steamAppID=
4\title=Wrye Bash
4\custom=true
4\toolbar=false
4\ownicon=false
4\binary=G:/Skyrim-SpecialEdition/Mopy/Wrye Bash.exe
4\arguments=
4\workingDirectory=
4\steamAppID=

[recentDirectories]
size=1
1\name=editExecutableBinary
1\directory=G:/Skyrim-SpecialEdition/SSEEdit

[Settings]
language=
log_level=0
compact_downloads=false
meta_downloads=true
use_prereleases=false
nexus_login=false
nexus_username=
nexus_password=
offline_mode=false
use_proxy=false
load_mechanism=0
nmm_version=0.61.13
hide_unchecked_plugins=false
force_enable_core_files=true
display_foreign=true

[Plugins]
Basic%20diagnosis%20plugin\check_conflict=true
Basic%20diagnosis%20plugin\check_errorlog=true
Basic%20diagnosis%20plugin\check_font=true
Basic%20diagnosis%20plugin\check_missingmasters=true
Basic%20diagnosis%20plugin\check_overwrite=true
Basic%20diagnosis%20plugin\ow_ignore_empty=false
Basic%20diagnosis%20plugin\ow_ignore_log=false
Python%20Proxy\enabled=true
Python%20Proxy\python_dir=

[pluginBlacklist]
size=0

[geometry]
modList=@ByteArray(\0\0\0\xff\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\a\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\bT\0\0\0\x3\0\0\0\x2\0\0\0\n\0\0\0\x4\0\0\0\n\0\0\0\x6\0\0\0\n\0\0\x2\x13\0\0\0\b\x1\x1\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\x14\xff\xff\xff\xff\0\0\0\x81\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\b\0\0\x1\x15\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0P\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x41\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x37\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x36\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\xe8\x1)
espList="@ByteArray(\0\0\0\xff\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x2\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1Z\0\0\0\x4\x1\x1\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\x64\xff\xff\xff\xff\0\0\0\x81\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x4\0\0\0\xa1\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x32\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0;\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0L\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\xe8\0)"
dataTree=@ByteArray(\0\0\0\xff\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1J\0\0\0\x2\x1\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\x90\xff\xff\xff\xff\0\0\0\x81\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x2\0\0\0\x64\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\xe6\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\xe8\x1)
downloadView=@ByteArray(\0\0\0\xff\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x1.\0\0\0\x3\x1\x1\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x64\xff\xff\xff\xff\0\0\0\x81\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\0\0\0\x64\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x64\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x66\0\0\0\x1\0\0\0\0\0\0\x3\xe8\x1)

[DialogChoices]
steamQuery=65536

[wscott]

I'm having this same problem... sorry that I don't have a log to post, this is my first time here and I'm looking for a solution. Interestingly, when I run LOOT, if I change the game to TESV:Skyrim, it will see the mods for SkyrimSE and it will change the load order and that load order will reflect in the right hand side of MO2.  SSEedit simply sees the base game and DLC and nothing else. 

 

I also cleaned the DLC with SSEedit before I knew there was a problem. If I load LOOT and it looks at SSE, it'll see the clean files, but if I point it towards TESV:Skyrim it still sees the dirty files. So I have clean files somewhere (I just assumed they overwrote the dirty files) and dirty files in the data folder.  

 

To be clear... LOOT is not looking at my original Skyrim game.  It's clearly looking at the Special Edition folder with the mods I have there, but for some reason, it's labeling it TESV:Skyrim instead of SkyrimSE. I don't know why.

 

SSEedit isn't seeing anything but the base game and the DLC... 

Edited January 28, 2017 by wscott

[GrantSP]

Add these game specific switches to the argument field of MO/MO2's executable setup dialogue:
 
LOOT:
--game=Skyrim
"--game=Skyrim Special Edition" (be sure to include "" around this one because of the spaces in the name)
--game=Fallout4
 
xEdit:
-tes5
-sse
-fo4

 

Wrye Bash:

-g "skyrim special edition"

 

NB. Although Wrye Bash should be able to be called with game switches, I have not been able to get it to work correctly with MO2. The only recourse was to install WB separately for each game I run MO2 for, ie. SSE and Skyrim.

[anon768]

Finally! Thanks!

 

All the tools work fine with the extra arguments. This should really be stated in a guide, because I couldn't find that information anywhere.