Brand New Install Questions

[Galantdramon]

A mod checker sounds useful, thanks. Downgrading SE also sounds useful, given a lot of mods I remember from way back probably don't work anymore (because of AE).

 

In case it's needed, where is this downgrade patch located, and would someone keep SE from auto-updating every time you booted up the game (or rebooted your computer or modem)?

[7531Leonidas]

Two basic ways to prevent update after a rollback:

 

1. Make sure that you set the option in Steam to stop auto update, by making the setting 'only update on game launch', and never opening the game except through SKSE launcher. I believe you right-click on the Skyrim SE/AE line in your Steam library to access the update options. (If it becomes necessary to reset your video device, just start the SKSE launcher w/o starting Steam. You will get the options to select video settings.)

 

2. Setting an 'appmanifest' file to read-only. Search for this solution, I don't use it, but I think that it keeps Steam from checking it for updates.

[showler]

(If it becomes necessary to reset your video device, just start the SKSE launcher w/o starting Steam. You will get the options to select video settings.)

If you ever launch SKSE without Steam already running, Steam will automatically launch and update the game regardless of what settings you've adjusted in Steam. Doing this is to be avoided at all costs.

 

Here are instructions for the manifest trick: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/b158op/keep_skyrim_se_from_updating_safely_and/

[wfandrews]

 

(If it becomes necessary to reset your video device, just start the SKSE launcher w/o starting Steam. You will get the options to select video settings.)

If you ever launch SKSE without Steam already running, Steam will automatically launch and update the game regardless of what settings you've adjusted in Steam. Doing this is to be avoided at all costs.

 

Here are instructions for the manifest trick: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/b158op/keep_skyrim_se_from_updating_safely_and/

 

 

 

Great information, I used the manifest trick and can now log onto Steam without worrying about my game updating, thank you.

 

[7531Leonidas]

Sorry for the misinformation, I could swear that I had done this before 1.6xxx came out!