User:Paul666root/SRLE LOTD Reqtified/Prerequisites
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Steam Overlay
The Steam Overlay is known to cause issues while playing Skyrim and it is advised to disable it; to do this perform the following:
- Load Steam.
- In the Tool bar at the top of the left hand side Click Steam.
- In the Dropdown menu Click Settings.
- Then in the popup box find where it says In-Game.
- Uncheck Enabled the Steam overlay while in-game then click OK.
Extract Script Source
We need to extract script sources in the game data folder. To fix this, perform the following:
Open Scripts.rar found in the Skyrim/Data folder and extract all files in place.
Papyrus Compiler Fix For 64-bit Operating Systems
The following fix is only required for user with a 64-bit operating system. The PapyrusCompiler.exe used by the Creation Kit is compiled as an "AnyCPU" executable which means that it can be run in both 64-bit and 32 bit modes depending on the users OS. However, Mod Organizer is exclusively written in 32-bit and cannot hook into 64-bit applications. Due to this, compiling Papyrus scripts in the Creation Kit will fail. Fortunately, there is a workaround to force the compiler to always run in 32-bit mode.
Download this tool and place it in the Skyrim/Papyrus Compiler folder. Run the executable and click [Start].
Script Extenders
[Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE)]
Files to download :
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Tool Notes: Download the "7z Archive" version. Install only the following files to the main Skyrim folder:
- skse_1_9_32.dll
- skse_loader.exe
- skse_steam_loader.dll
[SKSE Plugin Preloader]
Files to download :
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Tool Notes: Install only the following files to the main Skyrim folder:
- d3dx9_42.dll
Configure Mod Organizer
Start Mod Organizer. If this is the first run, Mod Organizer will prompt to select which game to manage, select Skyrim. Mod Organizer will then prompt to show a tutorial. It is highly recommended to click [Yes] if not familiar with the tool. Click the [Configure Profiles] button at the top of the window. The icon looks like an id card. Verify "Automatic Archive Invalidation" and "Local Savegames" are unchecked. Click [Create] and type "Vanilla Skyrim" in the text box. Verify that "Default Game Settings" is unchecked then click [OK]. The "Vanilla Skyrim" profile will appear in the list. Select the "Default" profile and click [Remove]. Select [Yes] when prompted. Close the dialogue by clicking [Close]. Verify that "Vanilla Skyrim" is the currently selected profile in the "Profile" drop-down above the left-pane of the Mod Organizer window.
Template:Notice Small Now, final preparations must be made to use our mod manager and other tools to their fullest extent.
Click the [Settings] button at the top of the main Mod Organizer window. The icon looks like a screwdriver and wrench. In the "Settings" dialogue, click the [General] tab and in the "Style" drop down select "Dark.qss". In the "Settings" dialogue, click the [Nexus] tab. Check "Automatically Log-In to Nexus" and input a valid nexus username and password. In the "Settings" dialogue, click the [Plugins] tab. Select "Basic Diagnosis Plugin" in the left pane. In the right pane, double click on the value to the right of "check_modorder" and select "false". Select "BSA Extractor" in the left pane. In the right pane, double click the value to the right of "enabled" and select "true". In the "Settings" dialogue, click the [Workarounds] tab. Verify that NMM Version is at least 0.63.0, if it is not then update it to this value. Close the window by clicking [OK]. Click the [Executables] button at the top of the main Mod Organizer window. The icon looks like a pair of cogs.
If all prerequisites were installed correctly, some software such as SKSE, Skyrim, and the Creation Kit should appear already configured in the list. To configure the remaining tools, perform the following:
In the "Title" text box type "TES5Edit". In the "Binary" text box type <TES5Edit 3.1.3 Path>\TES5Edit.exe or select it using windows explorer by pressing the [...] button. Do not select any of the optional check boxes. Click the [Add] button. TES5Edit should appear in the list. Repeat this process for the other tools by replacing the appropriate fields then close the dialogue by clicking [OK].
To load all the DLC content along with the base game for the "Vanilla Skyrim" profile:
Check the box next to the DLC ESMs but leave the HRDLC ESPs unchecked in the "Plugins" tab of the Mod Organizer right pane.
This has enabled the Dawnguard, Hearthfires, and Dragonborn DLCs for use in the game. The High Resolution DLC is not currently enabled. A powerful feature of MO is that it can load and manage BSA files without their corresponding ESP files by use of the "Archives" tab in the right pane. To enable the HRDLC without their corresponding ESPs active, perform the following:
Open the "Archives" tab in the right pane of Mod Organizer. Verify the box adjacent to "Have MO manage archives" is checked. Verify the boxes adjacent to HighResTexturePack01.bsa, HighResTexturePack02.bsa, and HighResTexturePack03.bsa are checked.
Create The SRLE LOTD Reqtified Profile
The goal of the guide is to mod Skyrim and so a new profile must be established to contain "SRLE LOTD Reqtified" and its collection of ini tweaks and mods. Perform the following:
Click the [Configure Profiles] icon at the top of the main Mod Organizer window. The icon looks like an id card. Select "Vanilla Skyrim" then click [Copy]. Type "SRLE LOTD Reqtified" in the text box and hit [OK].
During the above process, Mod Organizer created an exact copy of the "Vanilla Skyrim" profile into a new profile named "SRLE LOTD Reqtified". In the top section, SKSE was installed without the required script files. This preserved a vanilla Skyrim/Data folder but SKSE will not function properly without the supplied scripts. They will now be used to showcase how to add a mod to Mod Organizer. Perform the following steps:
Click the small screwdriver and wrench icon adjacent to the "Profile" drop-down and select "Install Mod...". Navigate to the downloaded SKSE archive and click [Open]. Replace the default text, if any, in the "Name" text box with "Skyrim Script Extender". This is the name that will be displayed in the left pane post-installation. In the file tree, navigate to the "Data" folder inside the archive, right-click and select "Set Data Directory". Only the Scripts folder should be visible and checked. Click [OK].
The mod will now be displayed with an empty check box in the mod window. This mod is now installed but not yet enabled for use by the game. Also, note that Mod Organizer does not have a version number or category set for this mod. To resolve this, perform the following:
Right-click the mod and select "Information...". (Alternatively, double click the mod name.) In the "Categories" tab, check the box next to "Patches" to add that category to this mod. In the "Nexus Info" tab, set the version number to the installed SKSE version number but set the Mod ID to -1.
This has set the proper version number and category for this mod. The color of the text also indicates that SKSE is not available on the Nexus. Look at the [File Tree] tab to see the contents of the folder that will be virtually placed inside the Skyrim/Data folder. Note the meta.ini file is shown which Mod Organizer uses to store all the related data for the mod and it will not be visible to the game when executed. Template:Notice Small
Click [Close] to save and exit the window.
Mods version numbers that can be verified by the Nexus will be either Green(Current+) or Red(Out Of Date). To make the mod visible to the game:
Check the box adjacent to the mod name.
The files located inside this mod folder will now be visible to any programs executed through Mod Organizer as if they were placed inside of the Skyrim/Data folder. Any conflicts are handled by Mod Organizer in priority order (higher priority overwrites lower priority). Give this a try now:
Select "SKSE" in the drop down above the right pane then click [Run].
This will execute the game through Mod Organizer using the SKSE_Loader.exe. The Mod Organizer window will close as SKSE is automatically configured to do so. At this point, SKSE is now properly installed with all included script functionality.
Exit the game.
With the current setup, Mod Organizer may swap between an SKSE-only enabled profile "SRLE LOTD Reqtified" and a non-SKSE enabled "Vanilla Skyrim" profile. If it is desired to play the game in a pristine vanilla form at any time simply select the "Vanilla Skyrim" profile then select and run "Skyrim" in the drop-down above the right pane. Alternatively, the game may be run directly through Steam as the vanilla data files are not changed.
[BethINI]
This program was created by DoubleYou (The S.T.E.P. resident INI Master). BethINI is an attempt to restore decency to the INI configuration files for games created by Bethesda.
Recommended usage:
- Run BethINI.exe Outside of MO and make sure it is closed otherwise changes wont take effect
- Go to the Setup tab within BethINI and select the profile SRLE LOTD Reqtified via the INI Path setting. Your profiles should be autodetected.
- Under the Basic tab Click the DEFAULT BUTTON. This will refresh your INI files to the default settings for your system, with minimal tweaks.
- Under the Basic tab Click the HIGH PRESET.
- Under the Basic tab Make sure the BethINI PRESET is checked.
- Under the Basic tab Make sure the Recommended Tweaks is checked.
- Under the Basic Tab Click the Windowed Mode (THIS IS ONLY NEEDED IF USING ONE TWEAK)
- Under the Basic tab make sure Anisotropic Filtering is set to NONE.
- Under the Basic tab make sure ENB MODE is CHECKED
- Under the General tab make sure Intro Logos is UNCHECKED.
- Under the General tab make sure Disable Tutorials is CHECKED.
- Under the General Tab Make sure Post-Load Update Time is 2000.
- Under the Gameplay Tab Make sure 1st Person Arrow Tilt-up Angle is 0.7.
- Under the Gameplay Tab Make sure 3rd Person Arrow Tilt-up Angle is 0.7.
- Under the Gameplay Tab Make sure 1st Person Bolt Tilt-up Angle is 0.7.
- Under the Interface Tab Make sure Mouse Settings -> Lock Sensitivity is 0.0125.
- Under the Detail Tab make sure Field of View is set to 85.00.
- Under the Detail Tab make sure Particles is set to 6000.
- Under the Detail Tab make sure Reflect Sky is CHECKED.
- Under the Detail Tab make sure Shadow Resolution is set to 2048.
- Under the Detail Tab make sure Sun-Shadow Update Time is set to 0.
- Under the Detail Tab make sure Sun-Shadow Update Threshold is set to 2.0.
- Under the Foliage Tab make sure Grass Density is set to 75.
- Under the Foliage Tab make sure Grass Diversity is set to 15.
- Under the Basic Tab Click the Save and Exit button.
Post BethINI Tweaks
Skyrim.ini
[Display]
fDefault1stPersonFOV=85.0
[Grass]
bGrassPointLighting=1 b30GrassVS=0
SkyrimPrefs.ini
[Controls]
bMouseAcceleration=0
[Display]
fShadowLODStartFade=400.0000 (Change existing value)
[Main]
bSaveOnRest=0 (Change existing value) bSaveOnTravel=0 (Change existing value) bSaveOnWait=0 (Change existing value)
