tcbflash Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 So, I've gotten to the point that I am afraid to make ANY changes to my game mid-character anymore, I won't add/subtract any mods, which is probably pretty standard I guess, but I've always had a habit of finding little things in the game where I want to make a tweak here or there... I rarely make it through a whole session without jotting down a note of something I need to correct/tweak/adjust/etc... So... what I've taken to doing is going ahead into Xedit after a session, and making the tweaks, but making them on a completely new plugin, and then not activating the plugin... just saving it for whenever I eventually start over... at which point I will port all these changes onto various existing plugins I already have. The problem though, is that then I may run into the exact same "item" (for instance), that needs it's unbalanced damage rating fixed or what have you, and I can't remember whether I've already addressed this on my "plugin-in-waiting" if you will... so I was thinking of just putting a little notation next to the item name, like, "pending..." or whatever (on the current ACTIVE plugin version)… but then aren't I just violating my own rule of "not making ANY changes during a current playthrough"? So, in sum, my question for any Xedit experts out there... Are there certain types of changes that are for sure SAFE, regardless of being mid-playthrough? Like, specifically, merely adding a word to the NAME of an item (my "pending" notation)? Would it be safe to assume that I can do this without causing any corruption? Thank you in advance to anyone who can offer insight in this area for me!!!~tcbflash~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosstronaut Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I'm far from being an expert, but from what little experience I've had with xEdit, as long as you don't make your notations on something crucial like the formID or any value of that sort, you should be fine and it won't do anything to your current playthrough. I'd still make a backup save game just for peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcbflash Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 I'm far from being an expert, but from what little experience I've had with xEdit, as long as you don't make your notations on something crucial like the formID or any value of that sort, you should be fine and it won't do anything to your current playthrough. I'd still make a backup save game just for peace of mind. That goes right along with my own intuition... so I will roll with that hypothesis unless/until proven wrong... If nothing else, it gives me some comfort to hear someone else say what I was thinking/hoping... lol. and yes, I am backing up too :-) THANK YOU Mosstronaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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