CS Custom Item Clarification?

[Milna]

I'm attempting to tweek some custom items from another mod, but I seem to be having trouble. I've read the CS wiki, but some of it is a bit confusing. Here are the specifics:

 

I'm trying to edit some of the armor from the Apophis Armory mod. I open the CS, select the Oblivion.esm and the Apophis.esp from the data menu.

 

PROBLEM 1: First, I'd like to make some enchantments to use. I create the enchantments, give them an ID and then go to file-save. I make a new name for my esp, and then the CS freezes trying to save. Now, my new enchantments are just a few on a list of hundreds of vanilla enchantments in the object window. Is the program stalling because it's trying to save ALL of those enchantments to my esp and not just my new ones? If that's the case, how do I save JUST my custom enchantments?

 

PROBLEM 2: Having a couple goes at making enchantments first, and failing, I tried to edit the default Apophis Armors first and save them to an esp. I edit the armors, give them new ID's and new names, place them in a chest and try to deposit them to an interior, and try to save. Again, CS freezes trying to save. It's the same question I had with the enchantments: My new items are just a few on this enormous list of vanilla armors- is it trying to save all of them?

 

I guess my overall question is- Do I have to get my custom objects and enchantments by themselves in the object window for the CS to just save them and not the others, and, if so, how do I do it? What am I doing wrong, or is the CS freezing for no apparant reason?

 

Any help is appreciated!

[HouseAtlantic]

There aren't that many spells and enchantments in the cs, maybe i'm just used to looking at it all. Try not changing the name of the esp, i heard doing this does not hurt when making an entirely new file, or when doing a simple rename without using the cs, but loading an old esp and saving under a new name cannot be good. even if that did work ok an not crash, it would spell trouble with both the old and new esp active at once. my uneducated guess either your esp or construction set is dated, if not you would have had it by now

[StryderOfOblivion]

There aren't that many spells and enchantments in the cs, maybe i'm just used to looking at it all. Try not changing the name of the esp, i heard doing this does not hurt when making an entirely new file, or when doing a simple rename without using the cs, but loading an old esp and saving under a new name cannot be good. even if that did work ok an not crash, it would spell trouble with both the old and new esp active at once. my uneducated guess either your esp or construction set is dated, if not you would have had it by now

 

I would have to agree with the above. In the past, I have done exactly what you said you did (different armor though) and experienced no problems what-so-ever. Make sure you have the latest version of the CS, and if the mod requires OBSE, make sure you have an OBSE-Enabled CS.

 

~Stryder~

[QQuix]

The WIKI page about CS crashes mentions some things to do if you have problems saving your esp for the first time.

 

Hope it helps.

[Milna]

Thanks for the help, everyone... I'm just building the items from scratch now, rather than loading a previous esp and editing.

 

My only complaint about this is that I won't be able to use custom scripts if I don't activate another esp in the data menu, will I? Is there a way to add a custom script from another mod to a new one?

 

EDIT: I'm also now running into the problem of sounds. I've built a container to house my new items, added the nif, but the open/close sounds list is short and has nothing appropriate. How do I select from ALL the ingame sounds?