I NEED MOD HELP :(( skyrim

[SPB93]

So i am VERY new to modding, and i tryed to download an armor mod, MY FIRST DOWNLOAD, and when it went through NMM everything went well until i tried starting the game, it says Skyrim preparing to launch and it never dose, i waited 30 min so i read back on NM and it says i need certain requirements so i said screw it DISABLED THE MOD THEN DELETED IT, and this problem still occurs... please somebody help me im in dire need of help and i dont want to delete my entire game and reinstall with the ignorance of not knowing if the problem will occur :sad:

[GamerGuySince95]

The first thing I would recommend is to read the sticky for this very forum, an essential beginners guide to modding. Also, what armor mod did you download? Did you choose the "Download through NMM" option? How did you activate and delete the mod?

[SPB93]

  On 9/9/2015 at 5:32 PM, GamerGuySince95 said:

The first thing I would recommend is to read the sticky for this very forum, an essential beginners guide to modding. Also, what armor mod did you download? Did you choose the "Download through NMM" option? How did you activate and delete the mod?

i did it through mod manager and i honestly cant even remember at this point

[ironbender800]

what was the mod? what were the requirements? What are your computer specs?

 

As said above read some of the many guides out there on modding properly. Watch videos on youtube. gamer poet, dirty weasel, gopher, and others. Check out the STEP guide.

 

I configure steam, skyrim, and Mod Organizer according to the step guidelines. Always read a mods description and follow the instructions and requirements before downloading it.

 

Also I strongly suggest using Mod Organizer and NOT Nexus Mod manager. You can save yourself a lot of headache right off the bat. I suggest MO even for total beginners.

Edited September 10, 2015 by ironbender800

[dragonvale]

  On 9/10/2015 at 1:55 PM, ironbender800 said:

Also I strongly suggest using Mod Organizer and NOT Nexus Mod manager. You can save yourself a lot of headache right off the bat. I suggest MO even for total beginners.

100% agree.

 

If you decide to use Mod Organizer, for every mod you have to follow these steps : download mod, install mod, activate mod and check plugins (only if a mod have .esp files).

 

And again, what armor you are trying to install ?

[SPB93]

It was the damn Scarrlett Dawn armor, so i deleted all the files and reinstalled it and same problem... i think i may have broke my game :,( but i validated all my files as in reinstalled and it says all files are there except one and it says it will aquire it, ive done it like 3 times and still... it says skyrim is preparing to launch and it never dose :wallbash: :psyduck:

Edited September 10, 2015 by SPB93

[Jannifer]

Do you have SKSE installed? And, is Steam giving you the error, or the SKSE launcher? If so, the launcher may have gotten corrupted. Reinstalling SKSE should fix the issue. You do not have to start the game through Steam, but you probably already know that.

 

Here's another possible fix. Go to your desktop or your Skyrim directory and use the vanilla launcher. That's the shortcut you used when you first installed the game, before you added SKSE (if you have it). Run it once. You should get a message along the lines of "Skyrim will now detect your hardware." Let that happen, then close the launcher. Start with Steam or SKSE as you usually do.

 

Whenever you verify your game cache through Steam, you need to run the vanilla launcher once to rebuild your .ini files. (These files are located in My Documents\My Games\Skyrim.) These files are necessary for the game to launch, so it's possible the original problem came about when one or both of these files got corrupted in some way.

 

As a final note, using Mod Organizer (MO) or Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) is really a personal preference. NMM's latest alpha release has the profile capability of MO. While not installing mods to your Skyrim\Data folder does make reinstalling the game easier, the process creates its own set of problems. Unless your game is hopelessly borked, there's really no reason to have to wipe the entire thing and reinstall. I've reinstalled once. The last two times, I have taken my game back to vanilla using the STEP guide -- http://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:Make_Skyrim_Vanilla_Again

 

Welcome to the wonderful world of modding. :tongue:

[SPB93]

SKSE can you explain in higher detail what theses mean and how to use them correctly
SkyUi 3.4

[ZelenEagle]

  On 9/11/2015 at 1:30 AM, SPB93 said:

SKSE can you explain in higher detail what theses mean and how to use them correctly

SkyUi 3.4

SKSE is skyrim script extender wich is a program that makes your skyrim faster and more moddable, SkyUi is an interface for your mods (it's for when you press esc in skyrim) SKSE you can download through the site http://skse.silverlock.org/ just download the newest version and run the file, SkyUi is just a download from the nexus like normal mods,1 push download button, 2 install the mod

when modding always check for requirements since they crash your game if they're not there

[Anthong]

Honestly, take 20 mins of vid watching to get a basic idea on how to use mod organizer, loot, and TES5edit. These programs do so much for you and make a lot of complicated stuff very simple.