KaosDancer Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) This is the first time I am trying out modding and the process for me has been very confusing. I've been looking through forms and tutorials to see what is needed but the main issue I am coming across is the compatibility of the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) and the version of Skyrim that it would work on. I'm using Mod Organizer 2 to manage my mods right now. Right now I have freshly downloaded Skyrim Special Edition so I'm pretty sure that I am on the latest version 1.6.640 of the game. This is where I get confused with all of the forms that I have looked at talked about downgrading the game version so that it can work with other mods and SKSE64. I tried to do this but didn't get any good results. (Edit: I am actually on Version 1.6.1170.0.8, looked at in-game system and that is what it said) As for the situation for the SKSE64 I went to the website for the extender (https://skse.silverlock.org) and looking at the site it said that I should download the SKSE64(2.2.6) with it being the latest one and would work with the latest version of Skyrim (1.6.640 version I am assuming). I have also seen while looking into modding and forms, is that there are updates that Bethesda makes to Skyrim which messes up everyone's mods and the extender, so could this be an issue? My question though is which Skyrim version should I use and how to downgrade to it if needed and which SKSE64 would be compatible with that version of Skyrim? Edited May 1 by lilychan01 Found my Version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7531Leonidas Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 @lilychan01 Glad you found the correct SKSE version for your game. There is a Nexus modding.wiki that helps show which SKSE-based mods work with each version of Skyrim, and some alternates for later versions. Here is the link ( https://modding.wiki/en/skyrim/users/skse-plugins ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorrp10 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 While I generally do not recommend downgrading, what I do recommend is in Steam, set the game to update only when you run it. (Via Steam). Then you always launch game via your mod organizer - which will automatically launch it via SKSE. This way, when Bethesda does update Skyrim, you will stay at whatever version you had - until you decide for yourself that you want to update to the latest. I.e. my setup is at 1.6.1130 and will stay that way for the forseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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