Two Questions: 1) Where do I find my .ini file? 2) Local game file validation

[DOVAHKI1N]

Hello,

 

I hope it's alright to post two questions in one topic.

 

1) Where do I find my .ini file?

 

There's some changes I need to make to my Skyrim ini file (for the Special Edition), but all I can find under My Games> Steam > steamapps > common > Skyrim Special Edition are the following:

 

low.ini

medium.ini

high.ini

SkyrimPrefs.ini (this one in a folder)

Skyrim_Default.ini

 

Which one do I need to change? I'm playing the game on high settings, if that information helps.

 

2) Local game file validation

 

Because my game would simply ctd when trying to enter Whiterun for the first time, I got the advice to check the local game files. I did that, turns out 4 files failed to validate. Steam reaccquired them. So far so good. Again, I could play the game smoothly for hours, until another ctd happened. Since I made the mistake in prematurely believing the problem was solved, I had started a new character. That character had not been to Whiterun yet.

Validated the local game files again, again the message was "4 files failed to validate..."

Why does it keep loosing those 4 files? Is it because I paly with mods? Am I doomed to play an unmodded Skyrim? How can I suss out the mod which is responsible for the deletion/loss of those 4 files that fail to validate?

And what happens when Steam reaccquires them? Does that mean I have to go back into my .ini file and make the adjustments some mods need every single time my local game files get validated? Or missing files reaccquired?

 

 

Thank you for Reading!

 

[Algabar]

I'm on a non-English Win 7 here, so please forgive me, if folders are named somewhat different from what I describe. I can't check how they are named correctly in English.

 

You shouldn't touch the ini files in your Skyrim folder at all. The ones you want to edit are usually stored in documents/my Games/ Skyrim (or something similar). It's the same directory, that also contains your save game folder.

 

As for the four files, that can't be validated: I'll leave that for someone who knows more about Steam than I do.

 

You're partially right in assuming that you have to re-adjust your ini files after validating your game: Ths will indeed reset the ini files to their default content - which makes sense, since otherwise you could be stuck on misconfigured ini files forever. If you don't want your files to be replaced, backup them somehwere out of their default folder and copy them back after validating. BTW, you can also loose some ini settings, when you change game settings with the Skyrim launcher. I noticed that doing so might wipe non-standard lines from your inis. In short: Always keep a backup of your ini files.

[DOVAHKI1N]

I'm on a non-English Win 7 here, so please forgive me, if folders are named somewhat different from what I describe. I can't check how they are named correctly in English.

 

You shouldn't touch the ini files in your Skyrim folder at all. The ones you want to edit are usually stored in documents/my Games/ Skyrim (or something similar). It's the same directory, that also contains your save game folder.

 

As for the four files, that can't be validated: I'll leave that for someone who knows more about Steam than I do.

 

You're partially right in assuming that you have to re-adjust your ini files after validating your game: Ths will indeed reset the ini files to their default content - which makes sense, since otherwise you could be stuck on misconfigured ini files forever. If you don't want your files to be replaced, backup them somehwere out of their default folder and copy them back after validating. BTW, you can also loose some ini settings, when you change game settings with the Skyrim launcher. I noticed that doing so might wipe non-standard lines from your inis. In short: Always keep a backup of your ini files.

Thank you for the help!

 

As for the Validation Problem...I sure hope someone is able to explain, because it get's rather tiresome, revalidating the local files over and over again. Additionally, I have to clean Update.esm, Dawnguard.esm, Hearthfires.esm and Dragonborn.esm again. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

 

Perhaps it's my load order? Or one of the mods?

This is my load order:

 

 

0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm

2 2 Dawnguard.esm

3 3 HearthFires.esm

4 4 Dragonborn.esm

5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp

6 6 Campfire.esm

7 7 Gray Fox Cowl.esm

8 8 ClimatesOfTamriel.esm

9 9 RSkyrimChildren.esm

10 a TravellersOfSkyrim.esm

11 b Cutting Room Floor.esp

12 c SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp

13 d Craftable Clothing.esp

14 e DragonRemains_SSE.esp

15 f Footprints.esp

16 10 UnreadBooksGlow.esp

17 11 AK - Placeable Statics SE.esp

18 12 iNeed.esp

19 13 iNeed - Extended.esp

20 14 CraftingRecategorizing.esp

21 15 YOT - Your Own Thoughts.esp

22 16 PeopleAreStrangers.esp

23 17 RuptureCraftSoulGems.esp

24 18 HearthFire Display Case Fix.esp

25 19 AK - Modesty Mod.esp

26 1a DragonBoneEbonsteel.esp

27 1b KatanaCrafting.esp

28 1c BarenziahQuestMarkers_Droppable.esp

29 1d Race Scale Remover.esp

30 1e YOT - iNeed.esp

31 1f AlduinsStormShout.esp

32 20 MagicalCollegeofWinterhold.esp

33 21 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Interiors.esp

34 22 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Minor Cities and Town Interiors.esp

35 23 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Exteriors.esp

36 24 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dawnguard Interiors.esp

37 25 Book Covers Skyrim.esp

38 26 High Level Enemies - Dragonborn.esp

39 27 Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp

40 28 Immersive Jewelry.esp

41 29 Realistic Weights.esp

42 2a MoreBanditCamps.esp

43 2b Jehanna.esp

44 2c Circlets with Helms.esp

45 2d Merciless Skyrim.esp

46 2e Mighty Dragons SE Medium Cooked.esp

47 2f QC-OFAI-SSE-Main.esp

48 30 Dragon Tweaks.esp

49 31 Dragonborn Needed to Fight Dragons.esp

50 32 Quieter Dungeons and Caves.esp

51 33 skysan_icicle.esp

52 34 Helgen Reborn.esp

53 35 Aetherius Magic 2.0.esp

54 36 Undeath.esp

55 37 Elemental Destruction.esp

56 38 Man Those Borders!.esp

57 39 Civil War Equip organised Just Soldiers.esp

58 3a SC08WayshrineTamriel.esp

59 3b WeaponsRegulation.esp

60 3c UnlimitedBookshelves.esp

61 3d Unique Uniques.esp

62 3e Original Opening Scene.esp

63 3f Civil War Commander.esp

64 40 Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim - Merged - No Map Markers.esp

65 41 skyBirds_SSE.esp

66 42 EnterableWindows.esp

67 43 MoonAndStar_MAS.esp

68 44 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dungeons.esp

69 45 cliffs.esp

70 46 Holidays.esp

71 47 Legendary Skyrim Crossbows.esp

72 48 Unleveled_Items.esp

73 49 Rowboats (Special Edition).esp

74 4a SPTDiverseGuardsSkyrimSE.esp

Rebalanced Encounter Zones.esp

75 4b Combat Evolved.esp

76 4c Animal Tweaks.esp

77 4d Better Dressed NPCs2.esp

78 4e ArcheryDummyXP.esp

79 4f High Level Enemies.esp

80 50 High Level Enemies - Dawnguard.esp

81 51 Improved Dragon Shouts - All.esp

82 52 Better Harvesting.esp

83 53 DragonsKeep.esp

84 54 Point The Way.esp

85 55 AHZBetterDGEntranceSE.esp

86 56 PetKing.esp

87 57 livofl.esp

88 58 Cooking_In_Skyrim.esp

89 59 TheChoiceIsYours.esp

90 5a JLA_CookPotRecipe.esp

91 5b Skyrim Special Race Overhaul.esp

92 5c Moonlight Tales Special Edition.esp

93 5d CDSlowerWerewolfPerkPoints.esp

94 5e MultipleEnchantments.esp

95 5f JS Armored Circlets SE.esp

96 60 Real Wildlife Behaviour.esp

97 61 Realistic and Balanced Horses.esp

98 62 EbonyWolfArmor_SkyforgeEbonyWeapons.esp

99 63 Genuine Giants.esp

100 64 Ars Metallica.esp

101 65 Realistic AI Detection SE Lite.esp

102 66 DeadlyCombat.esp

103 67 LWPlayerHeadTracking.esp

104 68 Elemental_Staffs.esp

105 69 AkaviriBlade.esp

106 6a DragonboneWeaponsRegulation.esp

107 6b dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

108 6c dD-No Screen Blood.esp

109 6d Disable Combat Boundary.esp

110 6e Not Missing Dragon - Dragonrend Fix.esp

111 6f AwakenedMagicka.esp

112 70 BirdsAndFlocks_SSE.esp

113 71 Cloaks.esp

114 72 Better Hunters.esp

115 73 Populated Forts Towers Places Legendary.esp

116 74 Balanced Magic SE.esp

117 75 Vigor - Combat and Injuries (SE).esp

118 76 Realistic Melee Range.esp

119 77 Better Spell Learning.esp

120 78 Blowing in the Wind SSE.esp

121 79 Immersive Patrols II.esp

122 7a MoreImmersiveLocations.esp

123 7b UniqueBorderGates-All.esp

124 7c Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim City Edition - Merged - No Map Markers.esp

125 7d Hunterborn.esp

126 7e The New Dragon Cult.esp

127 7f BellyachesNewDragonSpecies.esp

128 80 Frostfall.esp

129 81 SeeEnchs.esp

130 82 Hunterborn - Campfire Patch.esp

131 83 TsunDualCastCost.esp

132 84 YOT - Frostfall Module.esp

133 85 Skyrim Chimneys.esp

134 86 RUSTIC SOULGEMS - Unsorted.esp

135 87 SIDT - Special Edition.esp

136 88 AnotherBlackThievesGuildArmor.esp

137 89 JZBai_PracticalFemaleArmors.esp

138 8a SharpenEbonyBlade.esp

139 8b Critters in Jars.esp

140 8c ABT SE - Kevkas All-in-One.esp

141 8d More_Silver_Weapons.esp

142 8e Ash Pile Expiration.esp

143 8f AskTheWay.esp

144 90 Believable Crime Report Radius.esp

145 91 beltfastenedquivers.esp

146 92 CollegeApplication.esp

147 93 TrueDrainVitalityShout.esp

148 94 SAPatch-skyBirds_SSE-Better_Harvesting.esp

149 95 Touch of Death.esp

150 96 Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp

151 97 FallAnim.esp

152 98 ghost ring.esp

153 99 LeftHandRings.esp

154 9a NB-FurHoods.esp

155 9b silvercraft.esp

156 9c CommonClothes.esp

157 9d dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

158 9e CRF_RSChildrenPatch.esp

159 9f HelgenRebornRSChildrenPatch.esp

160 a0 BOTI.esp

161 a1 ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Cold.esp

162 a2 BAAB_English_MaxDamage_v1_2_5.esp

163 a3 ChallengeDivines.esp

164 a4 AKShadowsOfThePast.esp

165 a5 The Elder Scrolls Tomes.esp

166 a6 Housecarls Have Lives.esp

167 a7 HFDecorativeDolls.esp

168 a8 Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

169 a9 Eli_RiverwoodShack.esp

170 aa Dragon Claw Stands.esp

171 ab Better City Entrances - All in one - SSE.esp

172 ac DragonsKeepSSE-RSSEChildrenPatch.esp

173 ad WheelsOfLull.esp

174 ae Blowing in the Wind - RLO Major City Exteriors Patch SSE.esp

175 af notice board.esp

176 b0 ForgottenCity.esp

177 b1 Prometheus_BeastSkeletons.esp

178 b2 Blacksmith Forge Water Fix SE.esp

179 b3 Shortcuts.esp

180 b4 TGBC.esp

181 b5 WildHerdsOfSkyrim.esp

182 b6 The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

183 b7 BooksOfSkyrim.esp

184 b8 NotSoFast-MainQuest.esp

185 b9 PoP - Place of Power.esp

186 ba SmallEnviromentalFixes(SEF).esp

187 bb KhajiitChildren.esp

188 bc BTSAFeatheredFriend.esp

189 bd Serio's Enhanced Dragons.esp

190 be frost_spirit_summons.esp

191 bf Shadowmarks.esp

192 c0 NotSoFast-MageGuild.esp

193 c1 Blue Fire Magic SE.esp

194 c2 Blowing in the Wind - Helgen Reborn Patch SSE.esp

195 c3 ShocksSaltMinesofSkyrim.esp

196 c4 Blowing in the Wind - SMIM Merged All Patch SSE.esp

Blowing in the Wind - SMIM Riften Docks Ropes Patch SSE.esp

197 c5 Gildergreen Regrown.esp

198 c6 moonpath.esp

199 c7 RainRepel.esp

200 c8 ImmersiveCrafting.esp

201 c9 AshaTheWolfDog.esp

202 ca MorthalMillFix.esp

203 cb moredragonloot.esp

204 cc LeftHandRings-1stPersonView.esp

Master of Illusion - Immersive Illusion Casting.esp

205 cd Immersive Spell Visuals.esp

206 ce MoonAndStar_RSC_Patch.esp

207 cf Realistic-Voice.esp

208 d0 RSChildren - Complete.esp

209 d1 RSChildren_PatchUSSEP.esp

210 d2 TravellersOfSkyrim - Vanilla.esp

211 d3 Vortikais Dragon Aspect.esp

212 d4 CoveredCarriagesSMIM.esp

213 d5 TrueDragonBorn.esp

214 d6 DifferentClothesForJarlsChildren - RSChildren.esp

215 d7 Craftable Nightingale Done Right.esp

216 d8 Credo SE.esp

217 d9 Semi-Open Guard Helmets SE.esp

218 da Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Weathers.esp

219 db TrueStormsSE.esp

220 dc RealRainSECoT.esp

221 dd Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dawnguard Weathers.esp

RealisticSpeedMovementWalkingSE.esp

222 de Runandwalkpaces.esp

223 df 360WalkandRunPlus-RunBackwardSpeedAdjust.esp

224 e0 Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp

225 e1 Cloaks - USSEP Patch.esp

226 e2 mjhSkyforgeWolfArmor.esp

227 e3 Lethal Traps.esp

228 e4 No Leveled Uniques.esp

229 e5 RealDaedricArtifacts_Ghostrunner.esp

230 e6 TSCoT.esp

231 e7 WetandCold.esp

232 e8 Sturdy Horses (Frost and Shadowmere).esp

233 e9 Realistic Nighteye - Original.esp

234 ea Improved Eyes Skyrim.esp

235 eb Improved Eyes Skyrim - Vamp.esp

236 ec Improved Eyes Skyrim - Serana.esp

237 ed Allied Arvak.esp

238 ee Moonlight Tales - immersive Addon.esp

Aetherial Veins - Immersive Sounds Patch.esp

Aetherial Veins - Undeath Patch.esp

BetterGauldurAmulet.esp

Circlets and Masks with all Robes and Hoods.esp

239 ef nightingale_capeless.esp

240 f0 nightingale.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-L2.esp

241 f1 ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-L3.esp

dD-Larger Splatter Size.esp

dD-Reduced Wound Size.esp

242 f2 ISC Enhanced Blood Patch.esp

Followers Don't Draw Weapons.esp

Improved Gauldur Amulet Locked.esp

Move it Dammit - Less Wait Time.esp

243 f3 No More Standing Too Close SSE 1-0.esp

PickUpBooksWithDLCSE.esp

Realistic Death Physics - No Animations - Skyrim.esp

Search and Destroy.esp

Septims Have Weight - (0.005 Weight).esp

SilentSneakAttack.esp

SimplyFasterArrows.esp

Sneak Tools Vanilla Masks.esp

TrueBoundWeapons.esp

244 f4 Imperious - Races of Skyrim.esp

245 f5 Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp

246 f6 RaBH and ICAO.esp

247 f7 RealisticWaterTwo.esp

248 f8 RealisticWaterTwo - iNeed.esp

249 f9 RealisticWaterTwo - Watercolor.esp

250 fa Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

251 fb Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp

252 fc Hunters Not Bandits.esp

253 fd Alternate Start -- New Beginnings.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

red: Mods I had installed, but then deactivated. Some of them I not only deactivated, but completely deleted through NMMs "permanently delete and uninstall" feature, why are they even in this list?

 

Regarding NMM: I am currently using the 0.63.13 build. I know there is an update, but I didn't want to install it for fear of having to redownload all my mods. Could that be causing the files fail to validate issue?