Back after 2.5 years and want to use my old save!

[Trueblue1878]

Hi guys..didn't have many mods active back then and my save works fine without them but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't losing anything like for instance I had a mod called weapon rack which I may have used (can't remember) and if I did then will the weapons on it have disappeared if I don't load without the same mod installed?

 

I also noticed a lot of mods have merged together and even though I have updated them all, I still get the warning about all the .esp files not being there. Like I had one called 25% fusion core drain which slowed down the drainage of fusion cores when wearing PA. But now it seems its all part of a power armor overhaul and after installing it still says its not there.

 

Is there a tool I can use to inspect my save file to see which mods were active in it? As when I load it only displays the first 12 or so then it has "..."

 

Cheers!

Edited June 18, 2018 by Trueblue1878

[Algabar]

 

I also noticed a lot of mods have merged together and even though I have updated them all, I still get the warning about all the .esp files not being there. Like I had one called 25% fusion core drain which slowed down the drainage of fusion cores when wearing PA. But now it seems its all part of a power armor overhaul and after installing it still says its not there.

 

Is there a tool I can use to inspect my save file to see which mods were active in it? As when I load it only displays the first 12 or so then it has "..."

 

1. If you use a merged version of plugins, you had as standalone .esp files in your load order before, it's only logical that the game complains about missing files. Fallout simply checks if all mod files, with which the game was saved, are there. If they aren't, you'll get that warning. The game can't see that a certain .esp is a merge of plugins, that were single files before. Besides that, technically a missing file is a missing file...

 

2. You can use a savegame cleaner like "resaver" from "Fallrim Tools": https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22633 It will show you, which plugins you had installed on a certain save.

 

In general, using a save game, that was made with a large number of mods without these mods is not recommended. Even if it seems to work at first glance, you might get trouble further down the road. At least you should use a savegame cleaner and delete "unattached script instances". These are leftovers of scripts from mods, that are no longer present. Those "unattached script instances" can cause the game to CTD.