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[THX1138]

Q: "I am experienced in using Skyrim mods, but I subscribed and nothing happened. How do I get the choices screen?"
A: (for Steam Users) This does happen occaisionally in the Steam Workshop. You can usubscribe, run the launcher, then resubscribe. This will run the initialization script again to add the tokens to your inventory.

Q: "I'm new to using mods. How do I get if?"
A: (for Steam Users) Click 'Subscribe' on the mods' home page, then run your regular Skyrim Launcher. When the menu screen opens, you'll see text at the bottom telling you that it's downloading/updating your mods. Since you just added Pocket Empire Builder, it will be the last one to download. It's a sizeable file, around 50M. So, depending on your internet speed, it could take some time to download. When the text tells you it's finished, close the launcher and run the skse loader and load up a save game. When the game has started, you'll get the message asking how you want to recieve it. If you choose "Get It Now", the token will be added to the top of your inventory 'Apparel' section.

Q: "I accidently sold/lost my Pocket Empire Token, how do I get it back?"
A: The easiest way to get the +Pocket Empire Builder+ token is to use the console.
Type:
help "pocket empire builder" (with quotes)

Find the line that says "armo" and '+Pocket Empire Builder+'. Write down the code associated with it.
Then enter the following to add the token back into your inventory:

player.additem xxxxxxxx 1 (replace the x's with the code).

Q: "What is SKSE, why do I need it, and where do I get it?"
A: SKSE is the Skyrim script extender. It is a library of useful script commands that extends the vanilla library and makes it possible to create more dynamic mods. It can be found here:
http://skse.silverlock.org/
Just download skse, extract it to your root Skyrim folder. If prompted, answer 'yes' to combining folders. Make a link on your desktop that points to the skse_loader.exe (found in your Skyrim root folder). And that's it! Launch your game using the skse loader shortcut.

Q: "My game ctd's on startup. What am I doing wrong?"
A: There are some mods that don't play well with the Pocket Empire Builder. I'm not sure why that is since all of the game id's are unique. Try moving the Pocket Empire Builder to another spot in the load order. To do this, run the original Skyrim Launcher. Click on 'Data Files'. Highlight Pocket Empire Builder. Use the arrows on the side to move it up or down in the list. Try loading it last by moving it to the bottom of the list of files with check marks in front of them. If that doesn't work, try moving it to the top, just beneath the .esm files.

One thing that seems to work well in these situations is to "Verify the Integrity of the Game Cache...". Use the following steps to do this:
1. Open Steam
2. Click on the 'Library' tab at the top, then right-click on 'The Elderscrolls V: Skyrim' and choose 'Properties',
3. Click on the 'Local Files' tab, and choose 'Verify Integrity of Game Cache...'. It will take a couple of minutes to complete and will download and replace any files it finds bad.
4. When the download completes, you need to run the original Skyrim launcher and let it re-detect your hardware.
5. Close the Skyrim Launcher window and start your game using the skse_loader.exe.

Track down a mod that may be in conflict with this one. This is a bit more difficult and takes more time, but sometimes you just have to do it to find resolution to a conflict.
1. Start the Skyrim Launcher (or NMM if your using it).
2. Disable half of the enabled mods by clearing the check mark in front of them.
3. Start the game. If the game works, then you know that the conflict is in the half that you disabled. If doesn't work, re-enable all of the mods, then disable the other half of the mods.
4. When you find the half that contains the conflicting mod, go back and re-enable half of those mods, then try the game again. If it doesn't work, then re-enable half of the remaining mods.
5. Keep doing this until you find the conflicting mod. If you want to try keeping this mod, check to see if it's been updated, or try loading it after the Pocket Empire Builder.

Q: "Sometimes when I click on a menu item, it doesn't work. What can I do?"
A: If you get to where one of the menus won't work, such as the 'construction' menu, go into your apparel inventory and find any equipped item that just shows as a period (.) Unequip and drop the item and try your menu again. This was a bug that showed up a couple of Skyrim updates ago.

Q: "Once I place an item, how do move it or remove it?"
A: Open the main menu and click on 'settings', then click 'pack/adjust spell'. Cast this spell on whatever you want to move/remove (only works on items from PEB). This spell is also used to tag any npc in the game for later moving to your location.

Q: "How do I move plants once they've been placed?"
A: If you place plants and later decide to move or remove them, go into the 'settings' menu and toggle the adjustment for PEB plants. When this is on, you can harvest a plant and the next time you activate it, you'll be given a menu with options to move it or delete it. If the toggle is off, after you harvest a plant, the next time you activate it, you get a message in the upper left of the screen telling you how long it will be until the plant can be harvested again. Right now, I have it set to 1 day (game time).

[danievdw]

"Q: "Sometimes when I click on a menu item, it doesn't work. What can I do?" 

A: If you get to where one of the menus won't work, such as the 'construction' menu, go into your apparel inventory and find any equipped item that just shows as a period (.) Unequip and drop the item and try your menu again. This was a bug that showed up a couple of Skyrim updates ago. "

 

What do I do when this keeps happening ? I dump the (.) Item, and add new +Pocket Empire Builder+ Token as suggested, which adds it to my inventory, but as soon as I try and use it, I just end up with another (.) item and no menu. Im halfway through building outpost, so it is frustrating that I cant finish it.