Missing masters help needed.

[TheOregle]

Probably super obvious, but some of the mods i'm installing are saying i'm missing certain files required which causes my game to not be able to load up.

 

The ones in question it's supposedly missing is the Broken Steel content, however I own the GOTY edition, which as far as I was aware, included all the DLC content? Again, probably a really silly question but i'm a complete novice when it comes to these things so any help would be much appreciated!

[jaydawg55]

Which game is the Broken Steel DLC for? The name sounds like something for a Fallout game, but I could be wrong.

 

I am playing a heavily modded Fallout 4 GOTY through Vortex now. Based on my experience, the 'Missing Masters' error can apply to missing game ESM files (like your DLC), ESP files that act as master files for other mods (dependencies), or Mator Smash files that resolve mod conflicts. If you are not using Mator the Eternal's Smash or Merge utilities it has to be a missing ESM or ESP dependency.

 

It could also be something as simple as making sure your DLC file is enabled or deployed. The mod files could be installed in your game's Data directory, but if not enabled or deployed the game engine will not see it there. Hence the error.

[HadToRegister]

Broken Steel is for Fallout 3

 

Check your Data folder and see if you have a brokensteel.esm

 

Also, in Vortex, go to the plugins tab, and in the STATUS Filter Drop down, pick "Loaded by Engine" that will only you show you the Game ESMs

You should see

 

fallout3.esm

anchorage.esm

thepitt.esm

brokensteel.esm

pointlookout.esm

zeta.esm

[XX31ER]

Broken Steel is for Fallout 3

 

Check your Data folder and see if you have a brokensteel.esm

 

Also, in Vortex, go to the plugins tab, and in the STATUS Filter Drop down, pick "Loaded by Engine" that will only you show you the Game ESMs

 

You should see

 

fallout3.esm

anchorage.esm

thepitt.esm

brokensteel.esm

pointlookout.esm

zeta.esm

Hey man, in the gamefiles on my computer I can see the files for the dlcs but when I did what you said in vortex I can only see the Fallout3.esm. Do you know what could be causing this ?

Edited August 6, 2023 by XX31ER

[showler]

You're probably using the Microsoft Store/Xbox/Game Pass version of the game.

 

Microsoft decided to do something idiotic with the game.

 

Check for a sub-folder that includes the DLC files. If you have it, make them a mod in Vortex and let it install them in the traditional place.