Anyone experiencing this phase? I've started playing Skyrim again after a 20 year hiatus (didn't have time to play that often then). After several months yet again trying to figuring out which mod is screwing up my game, I think I've just about had it.
And now just when I'm happy with the selection of mods that don't give me error messages, faced with yet again another quest bug.
Every. Single. Time. Oh, well.
Dang it, Sweetroll fox, why can't I click on you? -_-
What I little I have learned so far:
- If Skyrim crashes at start, it's because of a mod;
- If Skyrim crashes when you're running outside of Whiterun or anywhere else, it's a because of a mod;
- If it's a quest bug, then it's still Bethesda It's been 20 years, dang it;
- If the loading screen takes way too long, it may be because your'e missing a master mod another mod needs;
- Try to avoid any mod that requires more than 2-3 masters, it'll screw up your game sooner or later (i.e. you install a new mod);
- Be suspicious of mods that haven't been updated for years;
- Be suspicious of mods that just have been updated ;
- Be aware that using one mod may screw up another mod, and sometimes the order won't fix it;
- If your save game becomes corrupt, it's because you disabled too many mods at once;
- If NPCs get brownface, it's because of a mod;
- Unofficial Skyrim mod screwed up the steal tag on items (er, I think);
- Relying on quicksaves will make you hate Skyrim;
- Took me forever to learn how Bodyslide works, because Vortex used the wrong installation directory;
- Learning LOOT and fixing all those LOOT messages doesn't help fix Skyrim issues when you already have a mod manager;
- Neither does Smashed. Doesn't come with an uninstall feature either;
- Common sense rarely works when trying to identify a troublesome mod, once had crashes due to an underwear mod ;
- The only reliable way to find what what's making Skyrim crash/whichever error is disabling one mod at a time. Yes, all 200+ of them. -_-
And boobies still won't bounce. /end rant