STEP Patches Requirements

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 Patch
• Clothing and Clutter Fixes
• Weapons and Armor Fixes
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod
• Realistic Water Two
• aMidianBorn Book of Silence - Content Addon is required.
• Dawnguard Crossbow Bolts Visualized
• Elemental Staffs
• Audio Overhaul for Skyrim
• Smooth Blade Draw and Sheathe

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:

• From Weapon and Armor Fixes Remade
  1. Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp
• From Audio Overhaul for Skyrim:
  1. AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp
  2. AOS2_WAF Patch.esp
  3. AOS2_GDO Patch.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 Patch
• Clothing and Clutter Fixes
• Weapons and Armor Fixes
• Complete Crafting Overhaul Remade
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod
• Realistic Water Two
• aMidianBorn Book of Silence - Content Addon is required.
• Dawnguard Crossbow Bolts Visualized
• Elemental Staffs
• Animated Weapon Enchants
• Deadly Spell Impacts
• Enhanced Blood Textures
• Audio Overhaul for Skyrim
• Improved Combat Sounds
• Smooth Blade Draw and Sheathe
• Bring Out Your Dead
• Skyrim Coin Replacer Redux
• The Choice is Yours
• The Paarthurnax Dilemma
• Thieves Guild Requirements
• Even Better Quest Objectives

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:

• From Weapon and Armor Fixes Remade
  1. Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp
• From Complete Crafting Overhaul Remade
  1. CCO_WAFTrueWeapons_Patch.esp
• From Enhanced Blood Textures
  1. dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp
• From Even Better Quest Objectives:
  1. BetterQuestObjectives-NECPatch.esp
  2. BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp
  3. BetterQuestObjectives-DBForevertoMisc.esp
  4. BetterQuestObjectives-AMBSkyforgePatch.esp
  5. BetterQuestObjectives-TheChoiceIsYoursPatch.esp
• From Improved Combat Sounds
  1. EnhancedBlood-ImprovedCombatSounds.esp
• From Audio Overhaul for Skyrim:
  1. AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp
  2. AOS2_WAF Patch.esp
  3. AOS2_GDO Patch.esp
  4. AOS2_EBT Patch.esp
  5. AOS2_WetandCold 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:

• From Weapon and Armor Fixes Remade
  1. Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp
• From Complete Crafting Overhaul Remade
  1. CCO_WAFTrueWeapons_Patch.esp
• From Enhanced Blood Textures
  1. dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp
• From Even Better Quest Objectives:
  1. BetterQuestObjectives-NECPatch.esp
  2. BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp
  3. BetterQuestObjectives-DBForevertoMisc.esp
  4. BetterQuestObjectives-AMBSkyforgePatch.esp
  5. BetterQuestObjectives-TheChoiceIsYoursPatch.esp
• From Improved Combat Sounds
  1. EnhancedBlood-ImprovedCombatSounds.esp
• From Audio Overhaul for Skyrim:
  1. AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp
  2. AOS2_WAF Patch.esp
  3. AOS2_GDO Patch.esp
  4. AOS2_EBT Patch.esp
  5. AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp