WilsonBall

Never mind. Thanks for the help. I've deleted Vortex. Y'all have fun.

I've been away for a while. Started over with fresh install of FO4 from Steam, Vortex, a handful of mods + FO4SE. Tried launching thru vortex's dashboard and the game does not seem to know I have mods loaded. I let Vortex manage the mods I want to play with. I use the links on the dashboard of Vortex to launch the game. Still FO4 acts like I don't have any mods. This is so basic I can't even find documentation that helps.

...please turn out the lights. I need to thank Bethesda for changing the game engine and forcing me to consider whether or not I really wanted to do the necessary work to port. I've not played this or any other Bethesda game for over two months. I'm a lot happier, productive and more pleasant to be around (or so says my wife.) Thanks for the hours of fun and all, but there are better things to do out there.

What do you call it when you drop something from your inventory and it just hangs in the air? Can't move it. Won't drop to the ground. Just static. All you can do is pick up and put it back in your inventory. Is there a solution?

I've seen this many times. I drop a piece of clutter and it hangs in the air. Can't move it. Can only pick it up again. I've seen this happen with weapons but it is rare. It only happens with items uniquely supplied to the game by a mod. The current example is Alik'r Urn from Whiterun Valley 3.061 - exterior. Also true of the Alik'r Wine but not the eyeglasses. This behavior is not unique to Whiterun Valley; this is a common theme for misc objects.

Can y'all make the mod name and plugin name the same, or at least similar so that they sort reasonable well?

Sorry. Wrong forum. Please disregard.

Is it necessary to overwrite stroti resources? I downloaded two mods, one having to do with Riften and one for Solitude. Both modify what soap looks like. Is it that important? Can't you make your own resources? But, since I do not mod, I do not know what folks have to work with. I just know how it affects the users. And seeing these conflicts arise makes me uncomfortable. Fortunately, Vortex detects the situation and offers a way forward.

I owe several of you an apology. The DMCA says that you own what you post. I did not know that. That changes everything. I've spoken when I should have listened.

[insert several quotes from disgruntled MAs] I don't care.

This thread sickens me. I've enjoyed Skyrim more because of mods. Now mod authors are claiming Art and Intellectual Property rights that likely do not exist. You might as well have released these to the public domain. Art? When you get a wall at the DMA you let me know. IP? Mods are glorified mix tapes. Good luck selling that in court. As far as Nexusmods goes, I suspect they are within their rights to make sure mods remain accessible. Twitter? Yeah, they own your tweets. Facebook? Yup, they own your posts. Do not expect Nexusmods to self-immolate to assuage your fragile egos.

Yes, I've read your posts on the 'Trying to Understand' thread. Not interested. Ty.

Nexusmods says they do not take a dime out of donations. I have no reason to disbelieve them.

I suspect that donations are relatively rare. Maybe I'm a sucker. I don't mind paying for talented work. It is how I was raised. But for now, no more donations. I've given over $200 to 20 different authors and received exactly one thank-you. I am embarrassed for them at the thoughtlessness and for me at my naivete.