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SkyrimSE:2.3/changelog

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NOTE

Changes to the live guide can occur at any time between releases (see page footer for last edited timestamp), so review this changelog to see what may have changed since your 2.3 build date.

NOTE

Upgrading from 2.2.0? Review the 2.2.0 Post-Release Changes to ensure things are ready for the upgrade to 2.3. Then use this changelog to update the remainder of the build.

Post-Release Changes

Guide

Nothing interesting yet

Mods

Nothing interesting yet

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 2.3. 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.

Upgraded guide and modlist to exclusively support the latest game runtime, v1.6.1170 with the Anniversary Upgrade
- Contributed the v1.6.1170 cleaning data to the LOOT masterlist, including all relevant Creation Club (CC) Anniversary Upgrade masters
- Modified guide instructions for cleaning the updated vanilla masters based upon the updated LOOT masterlist
Moved from BethINI to BethINI Pie for game configuration file (INI) management
Added Grass Cache Helper NG and No Grass In Objects with updated instructions to generate the grass cache
Removed Faction Fixes, since it has reported issues, is no longer maintained, and posts/bugs pages are disabled on Nexus
Replaced Wonders of Weather (WoW) with a mod assemblage that provides the WoW effects without the associated script-overload problems
Updated all Step patches and added leveled-list patches to support optional use of CCOR, CACO, and WACCF

Step ENB

Nothing interesting yet

Guide-Level Changes

Nothing interesting yet

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 - mod was removed (remove these mods)

01-Tools

No changes

02-Extenders

Added

Grass Cache Helper NG | Replaces Grass Cache Fixes under 03-Resources

03-Resources

Dropped

Grass Cache Fixes

04-Foundation

Added

ELFX Dwemer Floor Footsteps Fix | This is considered a patch to ELFX Fixes

Dropped

Skyrim Landscape and Water Fixes | Replaced by Vanilla Landscape Corrections under 09-Fixes

05-Animation and Physics

No changes

06-Models and Textures

Added

Dropped

Blended Roads | Now included in Cathedral Landscapes.
Masque of Argonian Vile SSE | Replaced by Masque of Clavicus Vile for Beast Race SE

07-Sounds and Music

Added

Dragons Shout with Voice Update - SSE

08-Character Appearance

Dropped

Lucien Lachance AE

09-Fixes

Added

Dropped

Raven Rock - Fix Exit on Horseback | This is now fixed by the USSEP

10-Gameplay-General

No changes

11-Gameplay-AI and Combat

Dropped

Faction Fixes SE | This mod is no longer supported and is known to cause issues that bake into saves
Unequip Quiver SE | This is now redundant with the addition of Immersive Equipment Displays added under 13-Gameplay-Immersion

12-Gameplay-Economy

No changes

13-Gameplay-Immersion

Added

Dropped

Torches Ignite Oil | This mod was discovered to be redundant

14-Gameplay-Quests

No changes

15-Gameplay-Skills and Perks

No changes

16-Interface

Added

Dropped

Oxygen Meter | Replaced by Oxygen Meter 2
QUI | This mod is no longer supported and was partly broken by the game v1.6.1170 update.
SkyUI SE - Flashing Savegames Fix | Redundant with the addition of Quest Journal Fix for SkyUI

17-Locations

Added

Moon and Star

Dropped
The following were dropped, because they don't add anything of substance to the game.

18-Lighting and Weather

Added
The following three mods effectively replace Wonders of Weather without the script overhead associated with WoW.

Dropped

Updated

Step Patch - Lighting and Weather | Also see Step Patch Masters

19-Utilities

Added

No Grass In Objects

20-Patches

Updated

Realistic Boat Bobbing Patch Hub | Updated instructions, removing Realistic Boat Bobbing - Oakwood
Step Patch - Conflict Resolution | Also see Step Patch Masters

21-Post-Processing

Added

Updated

Step Patch - Post Processing | Also see Step Patch Masters

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 == Highlights ==
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-* 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:
+* Upgraded guide and modlist to exclusively support the latest game runtime, v1.6.1170 with the Anniversary Upgrade
-** 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.
+** Contributed the v1.6.1170 cleaning data to the LOOT masterlist, including all relevant Creation Club (CC) Anniversary Upgrade masters
-** 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.
+** Modified guide instructions for cleaning the updated vanilla masters based upon the updated LOOT masterlist
-* Immersive Sounds - Compendium with AOS patches and extensions have been added to complement AOS and comprehensively enrich the soundscape.
+* Moved from BethINI to BethINI Pie for game configuration file (INI) management
-* Several other game-enhancing mods have been added (see below for details).
+* Added [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Grass Cache Helper NG|Grass Cache Helper NG]] and [[{{NAMESPACE}}:No Grass In Objects|No Grass In Objects]] with updated instructions to generate the grass cache
-* Step is no longer recommending manual cleaning of Dawnguard.esm. The "quick auto clean" (QAC) procedure is all that's necessary.
+* Removed [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Faction Fixes SE|Faction Fixes]], since it has [https://stepmodifications.org/forum/topic/15394-faction-fixes-se-by-acidzebra/ reported issues], is no longer maintained, and posts/bugs pages are disabled on Nexus
-* It is now recommended to set Particles to 7500 in SkyrimPrefs.ini ('Detail' section of the BethINI Setup).
+* Replaced [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Wonders of Weather|Wonders of Weather]] (WoW) with a mod assemblage that provides the WoW effects without the associated script-overload problems
-* Step's DynDOLOD implementation now relies on [[{{NAMESPACE}}:DynDOLOD DLL NG|DynDOLOD DLL NG]] (and related scripts) rather than Papyrus. This allows use of some automated large-reference fixes now available via DynDOLOD processing.
+* Updated all Step patches and added leveled-list patches to support optional use of [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Complete Crafting Overhaul Remastered/{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|CCOR]], [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul/{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|CACO]], and [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Weapons Armor Clothing and Clutter Fixes/{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|WACCF]]
-* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Weapons Armor Clothing and Clutter Fixes|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 [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Complete Crafting Overhaul Remastered|CCOR]], [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul|CACO]], and [[{{NAMESPACE}}:The Choice is Yours|TCIY]] as optional installs, since these mods do make some changes that align with but do not strictly adhere to the [[STEP:Mandate|Step Mandate]] or can present compatibility issues with using the Step SSE build as a foundation for a custom mod build.
 === Step ENB ===