STEP Patches Requirements

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Requirements For STEP Patches

Each patch has different requirements and it should be decided now which patch to choose before going through all of STEP. This will also inform users of any additional patching that are necessary to download, since those instructions may not be in the STEP Guide.

If not installing all of STEP Core or Extended mods listed below then it is recommended to keep the this page open or bookmarked to see what mods will require patches to be downloaded and installed.

STEP Core Patch

• NOTE: For all of the following requirements disregard any mod that does not have a plugin (.esp or .esm file). These are mostly texture replacer mods.

For users that plan to install all of STEP Core only, just follow the STEP Guide instructions and do not download any additional patches for conflicting STEP Core mods. The STEP Core Patch will cover all conflicts.

If installing part of STEP Core then the following mods are required to use the STEP Core Patch:

• All Official Skyrim DLC: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn
• Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch
• Clothing and Clutter Fixes
• Cutting Room Floor
• Guard Dialogue Overhaul
• Invisibility Glitch - Eyes Fix
• Weapons and Armor Fixes
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod
• Realistic Water Two
• aMidianBorn Book of Silence - Content Addon is required.
• Dawnguard Crossbow Bolts Visualized
• Audio Overhaul for Skyrim
• Smooth Blade Draw and Sheathe
• Enhanced Lighting for ENB (ELE) - LITE

This is a list of patches for mods in STEP Core that have patches that will need to be downloaded if installing the listed mod and not using the STEP Core Patch:

- From Static Mesh Improvement Mod:

• SMIM-FarmhouseFlickingFix.esp (not included here, but is included in Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp)
• SMIM-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp
• SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp
• SMIM-DungeonsCliffsIceSkirts.esp
• SMIM-ShackRoofFixes.esp
• SMIM-ShackRoofFixesDragonborn.esp

- From No Spinning Death Animation:

• dD - No Spinning Death Animation Merged.esp

- From Audio Overhaul for Skryim:

• AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp (partially redundant with LOOT sorting)
• AOS2_GDO Patch.esp
• AOS2_WAF.esp

- From More Salt Please:

• These plugins are not included, but were replaced with a different version, so they are not needed any longer
• More Salt Please.esp
• More Salt Please - Dragonborn addon.esp

- From No NPC Greetings:

• Slightly Reduced Distance NPC Greetings.esp

STEP Extended Patch

• NOTE: For all of the following requirements disregard any mod that does not have a plugin (.esp or .esm file). These are mostly texture replacer mods.

For users that plan to install all of STEP Core and STEP Extended only, just follow the STEP Guide instructions and do not download any additional patches for conflicting STEP Core and Extended mods. The STEP Extended Patch will cover all conflicts.

If installing part of STEP Core and STEP Extended then the following mods are required to use the STEP Extended Patch:

• All Official Skyrim DLC: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn
• Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch
• Cutting Room Floor
• Clothing and Clutter Fixes
• Guard Dialogue Overhaul
• Invisibility Glitch - Eyes Fix
• Weapons and Armor Fixes
• Complete Crafting Overhaul Remade
• Realistic Ragdolls - Plugin not required.
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod - Plugins not required.
• Realistic Water Two
• aMidianBorn Book of Silence - Content Addon is required.
• Dawnguard Crossbow Bolts Visualized
• Animated Weapon Enchants
• Deadly Spell Impacts
• Enhanced Blood Textures
• Book Covers Skyrim
• Audio Overhaul for Skyrim
• Improved Combat Sounds
• Smooth Blade Draw and Sheathe
• Bring Out Your Dead
• The Choice is Yours
• The Paarthurnax Dilemma
• Enhanced Lighting for ENB (ELE) - LITE

This is a list of patches for mods in STEP Extended that have patches that will need to be downloaded if installing the listed mod and not installing the STEP Extended Patch:

- From Realistic Ragdolls and Force:

• dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

- From Disease Descriptions for the Immersive Adventurer:

• Disease Descriptions.esp
• DD_Dawguard Additions.esp
• DD_Dragonborn Additions.esp

- From Static Mesh Improvement Mod:

• SMIM-FarmhouseFlickingFix.esp (not included here, but is included in Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp)
• SMIM-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp
• SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp
• SMIM-DungeonsCliffsIceSkirts.esp
• SMIM-ShackRoofFixes.esp
• SMIM-ShackRoofFixesDragonborn.esp

- From Enhanced Blood Textures:

• dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp

- From No Spinning Death Animation:

• dD - No Spinning Death Animation Merged.esp

- From Audio Overhaul for Skryim:

• AOS2_EBT Patch.esp
• AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp
• AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp
• AOS2_GDO Patch.esp
• AOS2_WAF.esp

- From Audio Overhaul for Skyrim Patches:

• This mod is not in STEP anymore, but the patches were used as reference to make the mods compatible
• AOS_DSI Patch.esp
• AOS_BlockSparkles Patch.esp

- From Improved Combat Sounds:

• EnhancedBlood-ImprovedCombatSounds.esp

- From More Salt Please:

• These plugins are not included, but were replaced with a different version, so they are not needed any longer
• More Salt Please.esp
• More Salt Please - Dragonborn addon.esp

- From No NPC Greetings:

• Slightly Reduced Distance NPC Greetings.esp

- From Even Better Quest Objectives:

• BetterQuestObjectives-DBForevertoMisc.esp
• BetterQuestObjective-CuttingRoomFloor.esp
• BetterQuestObjectives-NECPatch.esp
• BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp

- From Book Covers Skyrim - Compatibility Patch Collection

• This mod is not included in STEP, but Book Covers Skyrim is and the patches were merged in the STEP Patches
• BCS - CCOR Patch.esp
• TCIY-BCS Patch.esp

STEP Combined Plugins

The STEP Combined Plugins are for users that may not be installing all of STEP, but still would like to reduce their load order count by a few plugins.

There are two versions, one for users with Hearthfire (STEP Combined PluginHF.esp) and one for users without it (STEP Combined Plugin.esp), that is the only difference.

Requirements for using the STEP Combined Plugin:

• Dragonborn
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod

Requirements for using the STEP Combined PluginHF:

• Hearthfire
• Dragonborn
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod

This is a list of patches for mods in STEP that have patches that will need to be downloaded if installing the listed mod and not installing either STEP Combined Plugin:

- From Realistic Ragdolls and Force:

• dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

- From Disease Descriptions for the Immersive Adventurer:

• Disease Descriptions.esp
• DD_Dawnguard Additions.esp
• DD_Dragonborn Additions.esp

- From Static Mesh Improvement Mod:

• SMIM-FarmhouseFlickingFix.esp (not included here, but is included in Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp)
• SMIM-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp
• SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp
• SMIM-DungeonsCliffsIceSkirts.esp
• SMIM-ShackRoofFixes.esp
• SMIM-ShackRoofFixesDragonborn.esp

- From Enhanced Blood Textures:

• dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp

- From No Spinning Death Animation:

• dD - No Spinning Death Animation Merged.esp

- From Audio Overhaul for Skryim:

• AOS2_EBT Patch.esp
• AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp
• AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp
• AOS2_GDO Patch.esp
• AOS2_WAF.esp

- From Audio Overhaul for Skyrim Patches:

• This mod is not in STEP anymore, but the patches were used as reference to make the mods compatible
• AOS_DSI Patch.esp
• AOS_BlockSparkles Patch.esp

- From Improved Combat Sounds:

• EnhancedBlood-ImprovedCombatSounds.esp

- From More Salt Please:

• These plugins are not included, but were replaced with a different version, so they are not needed any longer
• More Salt Please.esp
• More Salt Please - Dragonborn addon.esp

- From No NPC Greetings:

• Slightly Reduced Distance NPC Greetings.esp

- From Even Better Quest Objectives:

• BetterQuestObjectives-DBForevertoMisc.esp
• BetterQuestObjective-CuttingRoomFloor.esp
• BetterQuestObjectives-NECPatch.esp
• BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp

- From Book Covers Skyrim - Compatibility Patch Collection

• This mod is not included in STEP, but Book Covers Skyrim is and the patches were merged in the STEP Patches
• BCS - CCOR Patch.esp
• TCIY-BCS Patch.esp