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== Mod Testing Setup == | == Mod Testing Setup == | ||
===Overview=== | ===Overview=== | ||
* Skyrim installed in a non windows directory | * Skyrim installed in a non windows directory. Preferably something like E:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim | ||
* All DLC's installed and cleaned with | * All DLC's installed and cleaned with xEdit. | ||
* All | * All STEP mods installed | ||
* All INIs with STEP modified High to Ultra settings. | * All INIs with STEP modified High to Ultra settings. | ||
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# Ensure a clean install of Steam and Skyrim (non-windows directory) | # Ensure a clean install of Steam and Skyrim (non-windows directory) | ||
# Use [http://www.creationkit.com/TES5Edit_Mod_Cleaning_Tutorial TES5Edit to clean any relevant DLC content] present | # Use [http://www.creationkit.com/TES5Edit_Mod_Cleaning_Tutorial TES5Edit to clean any relevant DLC content] present | ||
# Install ''and properly configure'' utilities and extenders according to STEP Guide | |||
# Install ''and properly configure'' utilities and extenders | # [http://www.fraps.com/ FRAPS] can be used for screenshots and performance benchmarking | ||
# | # Start a new game from a vanilla profile (only Extenders and Unofficial Patches installed), play through until you leave Helgen, and save as soon as the dragon flies away after exiting the cave. This save is the vanilla save file from which to test new mods from {{fc|#ddd|so don't overwrite it!}} | ||
# Start a new game from a vanilla profile (only Extenders and Unofficial Patches installed), play through until you leave Helgen, and save as soon as the dragon flies away after exiting the cave. This save is the vanilla save file from which to test new mods from | |||
===Mod Organizer Profile Setup=== | ===Mod Organizer Profile Setup=== | ||
Follow these instructions to set up the profiles in Mod Organizer for | Follow these instructions to set up the profiles in Mod Organizer for testing: | ||
# | # Create a new profile in MO. | ||
# Type the name of the profile. Suggested profiles are Vanilla, STEP Core, and STEP Extended. | |||
# Type the name of the profile. Suggested profiles are Vanilla, STEP | |||
# Click okay to save the new profile. | # Click okay to save the new profile. | ||
# | # For testing: | ||
#* Make sure the ''"Local Savegames box"'' <span style="text-decoration:underline;">is not</span> checked for the testing profiles. | #* Make sure the ''"Local Savegames box"'' <span style="text-decoration:underline;">is not</span> checked for the testing profiles. | ||
#* Make sure the ''"Automatic Archive Invalidation box"'' <span style="text-decoration:underline;">is</span> selected for the testing profiles. | #* Make sure the ''"Automatic Archive Invalidation box"'' <span style="text-decoration:underline;">is</span> selected for the testing profiles. | ||
# Click close to return to the main program window. | # Click close to return to the main program window. | ||
You can now switch between profiles at will from the Profile drop-down box located above the | You can now switch between profiles at will from the Profile drop-down box located above the the left pane. Mods activated will be profile specific; meaning mods active (checked) in your STEP:Core profile will not be active when you switch to your Vanilla profile. | ||
= External Testing Procedures = | = External Testing Procedures = |
Revision as of 17:20, July 5, 2016
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- Updated: 17:20:47 5 July 2016 (UTC)