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How do I get the steam overlay to work in Skyrim (skse)?


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I tried posting this in the in mod trouble shooting though I've yet to receive any posts. I should also note that since first posting this I can run fraps to take bitmap pictures and those can be converted to jpegs. As for my problem i should first state that I have SKSE installed and when I launch the game via the skse launcher the only way for me to take pictures is using printscreen. The problem with this method is it puts the pictures in a bmp format which I can't open. Any attempt to do so results in a message saying its not a valid bitmap format or the feature is unsupported. I've tried opening the pictures in paint again to no avail. This has lead me to try playing the game via steam and taking pictures using the F12 key. Doing this however doesn't work and I'm unable to access the steam overlay or pop menu. This also holds true when I play the game through the skse launcher. Does anyone know how to fix this because I'm currently working on a mod and its kinda hard to publish it if I can't take any pictures. I should also note that I'm playing the game using windows 8.1

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Double check some Steam settings...

 

Open up the Steam interface

Click on Steam in the upper left corner

Select Settings from the drop down menu

In the new window that appears select In-Game

Ensure that the box marked "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game" is checked.

Assign hot keys as desired

Assign screenshot folder as desired.

OK to save the changes

Right click on the Skyrim entry in the games section

Choose Properties

Under General tab

Ensure that the box marked "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game" is checked.

Close to save the changes.

Start game via SKSE loader and try taking pictures and/or opening the overlay.

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Problem Solved after further sluthing on my end I discovered that my virus software was preventing the steam overlay from working for games like skyrim but not other games. Go figure :wallbash: Anyway thanks to everyone for their help.

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