GAME WILL NOT LOAD HOW DO I REMOVE ALL THE MODS?

[GrimDark666]

GAME WILL NOT EVEN LOAD AFTER THE LATEST UPDATE I UPDATED THE MODS I HAVE AND STILL NOTHING, HOW DO I REMOVE ALL MODS SO I CAN PLAY WITHOUT THEM TIRED OF THIS GAME BEING UNPLAYABLE. ALSO IS THERE A COPY OF THE DEFAULT BASE GAME FILES SOMEWHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BROKEN CORRUPT FILES AS I DID NOT BACK UP MY FILES BEFORE ADDING MODS???

Edited October 10, 2023 by GrimDark666

[zanity]

So let me get this right- YOU put mods into your game despite you not having the first clue, and the fact that mods are NOT officially supported. And now you want someone else to fix you problem?

 

Here's a clue. Find where your save game is. Make a copy. Then WIPE all of your (Starfield) game install directories and then reinstall the game. Then copy back your save game into the location where your saves are stored.

[Gilibran]

Dont worry, you are well on your way learning howto mod your game, be prepared for this a few more times happening again along the road, unless you decide to give up on trying to add mods.

Just do what zanity says, backup your savefiles, delete the whole Starfield folder and Starfield folder in your Mydocuments. (dont just uninstall, make sure there are no files left behind before redownloading and installing)


Reinstall the game:

- Start the game once so INI files are created then make a backup of all the files. Just copy paste the folder if you have the diskspace, otherwise create a zipfile.

- Install a modmanager, either Vortex or Mod organizer 2 and create profiles. 1 for testing new mods and 1 you play on after you confirmed the mod is working on your test profile.

- Learn about the games folder and file structure so you can correct mods that have their folder structure wrong.

- Read the mod authors instructions on the modpage and check if there are any requirements and install those to.

- Never put anything directly into your gamefile folders unless it is explicitly stated that it's neccessary for the mod to work, there are not many mods these days that cannot be installed using a mod manager, either out of the box or by you yourself creating the correct folder structure, zipping it and then installing via a mod manager. For Starfield we will probably never see mods that cannot be installed with a mod manager. (BAT files, preshades, presets, autoexecution of BAT files are not mods!!) We have come along way from Morrowind ;-) :ohmy:


While you are waiting for the game to download goto youtube and start watching Gophers videos's:

 

 

(yes it's for Skyrim but it teaches you all the basics that also apply to Starfield)


Welcome to the wonderfull world of modding your game, just have patience, learn and be prepared to spend as much time modding as you do playing :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :cool: :cool:
(and turn your capslock off ;-) )

[yhnerr]

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Edited July 23 by yhnerr
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[Citadel535]

If you are using Vortex, click the "Purge Mods" button on the top to undeploy your mods. See if the game loads without the mods at this stage. If the game still doesn't load, do a repair in Steam by right clicking the game, then Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files.

This can take a long time, around 20m-1h depending on how fast your pc is.

Then try running the game.