Skyrim Game Pass - Doesn't Support Loose Files

[Cr7pt0r]

The game pass version of the game don't support mods that don't have the textures/meshes/etc packaged into one or more BSA files. All mods that I have tried that are only texture/meshes/etc overrides with a plugin ESP file doesn't work. The game doesn't seem to load any of the loose texture/meshes files.

 

Additionally, all mods that are only the plugin ESP file work but as soon the plugin starts trying to reference loose texture files/meshes etc the game refuses to load those assets.

 

Does anyone have a different experience than this?

[Cr7pt0r]

For those interested in making this work I figured out a way. If your mod is just a bunch of loose textures you want to load you need to:

 

(1) pack all the loose files using the BSArch tool ( check here: Shortcuts for BSArch - pack or unpack or get info by double-click at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus - Mods and Community (nexusmods.com))

(2) put the BSA package in the Data folder (where all other BSA are for the base game)

(3) find your Skyrim.ini file under :\Users\<YourUsername>\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition MS\ and add the name of the BSA file to the end of the sResourceArchiveList2 property

 

Reload the game and now it loads all the custom textures. Happy days

[Cr7pt0r]

Well I found a better solution :)! You just have to open your Skyrim.ini file under and add to the [Archive] section this bInvalidateOlderFiles=1 . This will make Skyrim invalidate the use of the BSA's in favor of the loose files during startup and now you can load/manage MODs using Vortex or your favorite MOD manager.

 

Spent so much time to figured this out. I hope it helps someone.

[showler]

Sounds like you need to manually do something the mod managers have been doing for you for ten years.

[Cr7pt0r]

Sounds like you need to manually do something the mod managers have been doing for you for ten years.

 

I have been deploying mods using Vortex and it doesn't change your .ini file to include the required configuration as I described above. Not sure if other mod managers add the bInvalidateOlderFiles=1property to force the game to load loose files under the Data folder. At least for the Game Pass version this is necessary otherwise loose textures/meshes/etc won't work.

[showler]

When you first start managing a new install of Skyrim in Vortex it tells you that loose files may not load and asks if you want to fix it. It seems to do it by changing the files' timestamps rather than by editing the INI, but with the same result.

 

Either that check is missing for the Gamepass version, or you missed the prompt, or that method of fixing it doesn't work.

[Cr7pt0r]

When you first start managing a new install of Skyrim in Vortex it tells you that loose files may not load and asks if you want to fix it. It seems to do it by changing the files' timestamps rather than by editing the INI, but with the same result.

 

Either that check is missing for the Gamepass version, or you missed the prompt, or that method of fixing it doesn't work.

Got it. I don't recall seeing the prompt although I take proper time setting up new tools etc. I guess this might be useful for those that either didn't see the prompt or the Vortex feature of trying to fix this isn't actually working.

[Raehorn]

wait so how do i get the mods to work? I'm really confused and new to modding so any help we be appreciated.