SkyrimSE:2.2.0/changelog
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NOTE
Upgrading from 2.2.0? Review the 2.2.0 Post-Release Changes to ensure things are ready for the upgrade to 2.2.0. Then use this changelog to update the remainder of the build.Post-Release Changes
Guide
- Updated the guide heading with a Warning message detailing issues introduced with the latest game runtime (1.6.1170) and some advice. Follow that advice please.
- Updated select mod instructions to better support the game runtime update 1.6.1170 (see next section)
- Clarified some instructions on cleaning/restoring the vanilla masters
- Removed redundancy from Profile Setup spoiler instructions
- Moved instructions such that the ENB setup is now located with the ENBSeries mod instructions
- Updated TexGen settings images to reflect proper Grass Direct/Ambient values without ENB
- Added NSFW information to the Nomenclature and Instructions section at the top of the Guide
- Added instructions to the Nomenclature and Instructions section for expanding spoilers and mod table rows
- Reworked the MO Profile section to remove redundant instructions and MO-specific information. A link is now provided to learn more about MO Profiles
Mods
The following changes were implemented after game runtime update 1.6.1170.
- Updated instructions for Particle Patch for ENB
- Updated instructions for ENB Light
- Updated instructions for Scrambled Bugs & Elytra and Bliss Bug ENB Light
- Updated instructions for MCM Helper
- Updated instructions for Skyrim Landscape and Water Fixes
- Updated instructions for Fixed Mesh Lighting
- Updated instructions for Embers XD
- Updated instructions for Storm Lightning for SSE - Changed Game Version selection
- Updated instructions for Creation Club Open Helmets
- Updated instructions for Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul - Changed Game Version selection
- Updated instructions for Security Overhaul SKSE - Some More Locks
- Updated instructions for SkyUI - Added a fix necessary for the game update
- Updated instructions for SSE Engine Fixes - Added config changes necessary for the game update
- Updated instructions for aMidianBorn Book of Silence - Because aMidianBorn Content Addon no longer requires CCOR.
- Updated instructions for aMidianBorn Content Addon - This file no longer requires CCOR.
- Updated instructions for Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Content Patches
- Updated instructions for Cathedral Landscapes
The following changes were implemented prior to game runtime update 1.6.1130.
- Updated download link for Gildergreen Regrown to AFK Mods
- Updated instructions for Kryptopyrs Patch Hub
- Updated instructions for Torches Ignite Oil
- Updated xLODGen example images/settings to latest recommended values
- Updated instructions for Security Overhaul SKSE - Some More Locks
- Updated instructions for DynDOLOD Resources SE
- Updated instructions for CoMAP
- Updated instructions for Landscape Fixes For Grass Mods
- Updated instructions for Creation Club Open Helmets
- Updated instructions for Enhanced Vanilla Trees
- Updated link to latest DynDOLOD DLL NG version
- Updated instructions for Scrambled Bugs to also download the two Optional Files
- Updated instructions for Cathedral Landscapes to merge the Optional File to get more LOD grasses to increase diversity in LOD to match loaded grass
- Updated DynDOLOD_3_Alpha settings for ENB to modify new
ComplexGrassBillboard
andComplexGrassBacklightMask
settings for ENB users - Updated instructions to NOT merge mod files that are not Main Files in order to preserve their MO version tracking to keep pace with updates
- Updated Step Patch - Conflict Resolution AGAIN | Removed redundant overrides of Odin - Vokrii Compatibility Patch.esp, so it's no longer a master
- Updated Step Patch - Conflict Resolution and Step Patch - CACO | Updated with changes to Odin v2.0.1, adding a new master to the CR patch (see note in 20-Patches below)
- Added Post-Processing flag to Arctic - Frost Effects Redux and updated the FOMOD with a note on this
- Added FOMOD instructions to Spell Perk Item Distributor
- Added NSFW warning to XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special Extended
- Modified guide instructions for 21-Post Processing and added some clarity to the ENBSeries mod instructions
- Modified a few mod instructions relating to CCOR, CACO, and TCIY optional mods if they will not be used
- Removed Atlas Map Markers MCM configuration suggestions from the guide instructions
- Updated instructions for Nemesis Unlimited Behavior Engine
- Updated Step Patch - Conflict Resolution and Step Patch - CCOR | transfered masters from the WACCF patch to the CCOR patch (see notes in 20-Patches below)
- Discovered that Rudy HQ More Lights for ENB SE Bthardamz is redundant and will be removed from the next release
End of Post-Release Changes
Highlights
A new game is recommended but if continuing a 2.2.0 playthrough, it's important to use the clean save procedure to ensure things will work as well as can be expected in 2.2.0. Always create a new MO instance from the previous build, and upgrade the new instance. This preserves the 2.2.0 build if things don't work out.
- To improve viability of any given guide release, a few 'Extenders' mods have been replaced by 'NG' versions. This decision was made for two reasons:
- The NG versions are based on a more progressive version of CommonLib that is more future proof to game updates. In short, they won't need updates as often.
- The original non-NG versions tend not to be updated until many months after game updates, and we just don't want to wait if it isn't necessary.
- Immersive Sounds - Compendium with AOS patches and extensions have been added to complement AOS and comprehensively enrich the soundscape.
- Several other game-enhancing mods have been added (see below for details).
- Step is no longer recommending manual cleaning of Dawnguard.esm. The "quick auto clean" (QAC) procedure is all that's necessary.
- It is now recommended to set Particles to 7500 in SkyrimPrefs.ini ('Detail' section of the BethINI Setup).
- Step's DynDOLOD implementation now relies on DynDOLOD DLL NG (and related scripts) rather than Papyrus. This allows use of some automated large-reference fixes now available via DynDOLOD processing.
- WACCF is now a hard requirement of the Step SSE guide (as it had been prior to 2.1.0), because this mod essentially 'fixes' corresponding vanilla inconsistencies.
- Step will maintain support for CCOR, CACO, and TCIY as optional installs, since these mods do make some changes that align with but do not strictly adhere to the Step Mandate or can present compatibility issues with using the Step SSE build as a foundation for a custom mod build.
Step ENB
- Support for 0.484 SSE ENB binary
- Disabled COMPLEXFIRELIGHTS per ENB Light recommendations
- Doubled COMPLEXPARTICLELIGHTS interior intensity settings to compensate for fixes to Whiterun interior lighting added by Relighting Skyrim
- Weather-specific adjustments to COMPLEXPARTICLELIGHTS
- Modified ENVIRONMENT settings for night to be slightly darker in some weathers
- Reduced brightness of clouds at night in cloudy weathers
- Improvements to snowy weathers
- Further optimization of water effects in all weathers
- Added missing weather (2E7AB - TESTCloudyRain), which seems to be used by the game
Guide-Level Changes
- Removed manual cleaning instructions for Dawnguard.esm
- Updated BethINI setup to include the
iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes
Papyrus tweak and an increase iniMaxParticles
for those using ENB - Updated some of the DynDOLOD TexGen settings examples (these will never be the same for everyone, due in part to differences in hardware as well as personal preference)
- Small modifications to the System Requirements
- Updates to text/grammar throughout the guide and associated instructions for improved readability
Mod-Level Changes
Legend
Added - new mod added (add these mods)
Moved - mod priority was changed (change the priority of these mods in the MO left pane)
Updated - mod instructions updated (reinstall these mods)
Incorporated - mod is included in the Step Patches (remove these mods)
Dropped / Replaced - mod was removed (remove these mods)
01-Tools
- No changes
02-Extenders
Added
Replaced
- Crash Logger | Replaced by Crash Logger SSE AE VR - PDB support
- Scaleform Translation++ | Replaced by Scaleform Translation Plus Plus NG
03-Resources
Added
04-Foundation
Added
Updated
- Skyrim Landscape and Water Fixes | Updated instructions (CACO patch is now redundant)
Replaced
05-Animation and Physics
- No changes
06-Models and Textures
Added
Updated
- AMidianBorn Book of Silence | Updated instructions to work with AMidianBorn Content Addon
Replaced
- ElSopa - HD Keys SE | Replaced by ElSopa - HD Keys Redone SE
Dropped
- Better Dyndolod Red Mountain Plume | Dropped in favor of vanilla to better fit Mandate.
07-Sounds and Music
Added
08-Character Appearance
Moved
- Vanilla Body with UNP Textures | Installed just before (i.e., lower priority in left pane of MO) Tempered Skins for Females - UNP
Updated
- Tempered Skins for Males | Updated instructions, removing hide files procedure since the mods following were dropped
Dropped
09-Fixes
Added
Replaced
- I'm Walkin' Here | Replaced by I'm walkin' here NG
10-Gameplay-General
- No changes
11-Gameplay-AI and Combat
- No changes
12-Gameplay-Economy
- No changes
13-Gameplay-Immersion
- No changes
14-Gameplay-Quests
- No changes
Added
- Not So Fast - Main Quest | Reintroduced to replace At Your Own Pace - Main Quest
15-Gameplay-Skills and Perks
Added
16-Interface
Added
Replaced
- Who's Quest Is It Anyway | Replaced by Whose Quest is it Anyway NG
- Viewable Faction Ranks | Replaced by Skyrim Character Sheet
- Yes I'm Sure | Replaced by Yes I'm Sure NG
17-Locations
Modified
- Hearthfire Extended | The instructions no longer include the Mediafire download of the HFE CC Fishing Patch. The patch is now updated on the Nexus mod page and included in 20-Patches.
- NOTE: If updating from a previous version of the Step SkyrimSE Guide, remove
movedaquarium.esp
from this mod in the MO left pane.
- NOTE: If updating from a previous version of the Step SkyrimSE Guide, remove
- Hearthfire Extended | The instructions no longer include the Mediafire download of the HFE CC Fishing Patch. The patch is now updated on the Nexus mod page and included in 20-Patches.
18-Lighting and Weather
- No changes
19-Utilities
Added
20-Patches
The Step Conflict Resolution Patch is now delivered as separate files to fix MO's update tracking features. The optional files that apply should be installed into separate mods just after Step Patch - Conflict Resolution. Going forward, this will allow each file to be flagged by MO if it has been updated.
Added
Updated
- Kryptopyrs Patch Hub | Updated instructions - Nordic Jewelry (CC) __ CCOR is no longer needed.
- Realistic Boat Bobbing Patch Hub | Updated instructions - Added Realistic Boat Bobbing - Bring Out Your Dead Patch
Dropped
- AI Overhaul SSE Official Patch Hub
- Step Patch - No Plume | No longer needed with the latest update to Worldspace Transition Tweaks
Step Patch Masters
The following are masters changes to the Step Patches coming from 2.2.0 to 2.2.0 (excluding vanilla plugins):
- NEW CR Patch masters
- AcousticTemplateFixes.esp
- Better Stealth AI for Followers.esp
- CC Open Helmets Merged.esp
- Embers XD.esp
- Frost Meshes Patch.esp
- IHSS.esp
- Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
- Odin - Skyrim Magic Overhaul.esp
- Realistic AI Detection 3 - Medium Interior, Medium Exterior.esp
- Vokrii - Minimalistic Perks of Skyrim.esp
- Worldspace Transition Tweaks - Skyrim To Solstheim.esp}}
- CR Patch masters no longer needed
- Better Dynamic Snow SE.esp
- NEW WACCF Patch masters
aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp--------------- Post Release change, v2.2.1- At Your Own Pace - Companions.esp
CC-FearsomeFists_CCOR_Patch.esp------------ Post Release change, v2.2.1- Elemental_Staffs.esp
- Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
- WACCF Patch masters no longer needed
- TheChoiceIsYours.esp
- UnlimitedBookshelves.esp
- NEW CACO Patch masters
- aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp
- CACO Patch masters no longer needed
- Audio Overhaul Skyrim.esp
- CACO_Survival Mode_Patch.esp
- CC-Fishing_CACO_Patch.esp
- CACO_Saints&Seducers.esp
- CC-TheCause_CACO_Patch.esp
- Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
- NEW CCOR Patch masters
- aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp
- CC-FearsomeFists_CCOR_Patch.esp
- Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
- CCOR Patch masters no longer needed
- n/a
- NEW TCIY Patch masters
- n/a
- TCIY Patch masters no longer needed
- At Your Own Pace - Misc.esp
- NEW LW Patch masters
- AcousticTemplateFixes.esp
- LW Patch masters no longer needed
- Audio Overhaul Skyrim.esp
- NEW PP Patch masters
- Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
- PP Patch masters no longer needed
- n/a
21-Post-Processing
- No changes