User:TechAngel85

TechAngel85
Step Modifications VP

Project Administrator / Step Curator / Mod Author

About Me

My involvement with modding started with Step Modification where I slowly learned the "trade" over time and expanded myself from editor/writer to up to an Admin, Board Member, and one of the project leaders. My thirst for knowledge eventually lead me to mod authoring, where I began helping various other authors manage and take their mods to the next level. Though I have several modding projects of my own, few have been released due to lack of time and other obligations.

Announcement

To the modding community,

Skyrim Mods

I will continue to maintain the Skyrim mods that I manage. However, there will be no ETA for any updates for any mods. I do not play much Skyrim, anymore. Starfield, currently, has most of my attention.

User Support

My stance regarding user support for mods is that I rarely provide it; therefore, please don't expect any personalized support. After 10+ years of solid user support between Step Modifications (formerly known as S.T.E.P.) and the mods I help manage on Nexus, I've lost the passion I once had for user support; at least on the level I have given over the years.

~ Tech

Development Setup

I have my SE dev environment set up separately from where I mod and play the game. This is necessary due to the large number of mods I help author. To manage this, I use MO in a portable installation. Then, each mod I currently manage is assigned its own profile. Each of these profiles differ with the mod placements for development reasons. However, each of the profiles share what I consider a basic "fixed" setup when running the game for testing and some development. This includes bug, mesh, and texture fixes. Below are the mods I typically have active for all profiles:

Extenders

• Address Library for SKSE Plugins
• Crash Logger
• ENB Helper SE
• PapyrusUtil SE
• powerofthrees Tweaks
• Spell Perk Item Distributor
• SSE Display Tweaks
• SSE Engine Fixes

Others

• Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch
• Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Content Patch
• Particle Patch for ENB
• DynDOLOD Resources SE
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod
• Skyrim Realistic Overhaul
• Enhanced Lights and FX - Meshes Only
• ELFX Fixes - Meshes Only
• ELFX - Exteriors Fixes - Meshes Only
• Static Mesh improvement Mod - SMIM - Quality Addon
• Static Mesh Improvement Mod Improvement Mod
• Assorted mesh fixes
• Unofficial Material Fix
• Flickering Meshes Fix
• Mesh Patch for Various Mods

Creation Kit

Creation Kit Fixes

Creation Kit Platform Extended for Skyrim is a set of files or "mod" that takes the work from the original Creation Kit Fixes mod and extends and adds upon it with additional fixes. Use it whenever using the SE CK.

Fails to load with error V:0000065432

Most likely the CK will fail to load with the current version of SE due to Bethesda moving it from their launcher back to Steam. To fix this:

1. Modify the CK executable.
2. Tick the box for Overwrite Steam AppID
3. Input: 1946180
4. Apply and close

Render Window Flicker

This is usually due to the graphics driver. The only way to fix it is to either update or rollback to a version that doesn't cause flickering.

Guides

My Guides

• Mass Effect Guide

Sandboxes

These are areas that I do my development work in for releasing new content. This content is not ready for public use.

Sandbox #1 | Forum Member Group Settings

Sandbox #2 | FOMOD Guide - unfinished

Sandbox #3 | Playground...

Other Stuffs

Benchmarks

My System Specs