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Skyrim SE won't launch after installing mods in Vortex.


Brittanyba

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I have Skyrim SE through Steam. The base game works fine, but every time I download a mod through vortex, it fails to launch and I have to uninstall Skyrim, then reinstall to get it to launch.. I have made sure all mods were compatible with the SE, and I have tried to only enable one at a time. Even with one mod enabled from Vortex, the game won't launch. What am I doing wrong?? Edited by Brittanyba
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When you say "doesn't launch" can you clarify what you mean? Does it show an error of any kind?Â

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On the mods tab, in the toolbar can you choose "Open > Open Game Folder" and verify it is pointing to the right place?Â

 

 

When I click on Skyrim, I am able to get to the window with the "play, options, etc" menu. When I select play, it just simply doesn't launch. I have tried to restart after installing a mod to see if that makes a difference but so far it hasn't.

Skyrim is the only game I currently have managed in Vortex. I won't be able to be back at my computer until later tonight. What should the "right place" be in the menu you mentioned?

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If the game is opening, then it's probably set to the correct folder.

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Could you try launching via Steam or SKSE with mods installed in Vortex?

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. The game always launches through Steam.

When I first installed the game, I added 2 mods, and the game launched and ran, but the mods didn't load correctly. I disabled and uninstalled those mods, and thats when the game stopped launching completely.

I reinstalled the game, made sure the base game worked fine, and then added only one mod to vortex. With just one mod enabled, the game wouldn't launch, and I had to completely reinstall again.

Now I'm at the point where I have the base game that will run, but no mods installed. Is there another step I'm missing besides just installing and enabling the mods in vortex? I don't want to reinstall the game again if I can help it.

Is it helpful to know that this is my first time having Skyrim on PC, and so my first time trying to mod from Nexus?

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Can you provide links for the two mods that you're talking about? Perhaps the problem lies with the mod themselves.

I don't have access to the links right now, but one mod was to for showracemenu, and the others were beauty mods that required the showracemenu mod.

When I initially enabled those mods, the game ran but I'm assuming the mod glitched because the npcs had no detail on them. Thats when i uninstalled everything and tried again.

 

Do you think I just need to try different mods and see how they work? Or am I missing a step other than installing and enabling in vortex?

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Mods don't usually glitch like that. It is probably an install problem; missing a requirement or something.

Try just Showracemenu by itself, and figure out why it is not working. Then add the others, one at a time.

You may need to look in the game directory and verify all the files are in the right places.

Do your testing on a new game; old saves have their own problems.

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Mods don't usually glitch like that. It is probably an install problem; missing a requirement or something.

Try just Showracemenu by itself, and figure out why it is not working. Then add the others, one at a time.

You may need to look in the game directory and verify all the files are in the right places.

Do your testing on a new game; old saves have their own problems.

Okay, thank you! I will try that as soon as I can!

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@Brittanyba

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Can you provide links for the two mods that you're talking about? Perhaps the problem lies with the mod themselves.

I don't have access to the links right now, but one mod was to for showracemenu, and the others were beauty mods that required the showracemenu mod.

When I initially enabled those mods, the game ran but I'm assuming the mod glitched because the npcs had no detail on them. Thats when i uninstalled everything and tried again.

 

Do you think I just need to try different mods and see how they work? Or am I missing a step other than installing and enabling in vortex?

 

 

 

IS it Showracemenu ALTERNATIVE, or RACEMENU?

Because if it's Racemenu then it also requires SKSE64

 

If it's SHOWRacemenu ALTERNATIVE, then it doesn't

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