Partitioning for FNIS?

[JadedJuniper]

I have followed that path. Vortex will not install FNIS to Skyrim SE's data folder. Period. I've uninstalled and reinstalled numerous times. It will not put GenerateFNIS_for_Users.exe in the Skyrim SE data\tools folder. It refuses to do so. In fact, none of my mods go there.

 

Any attempt to change the Skyrim SE's Mod Staging Folder in Vortex to Skyrim SE's data folder (or the mod folder, for that matter) is rewarded with a message declaring that that folder is an invalid location for placing mods because the game "controls it", which I imagine is the UAC issue people keep referring to. I've yet to find any suggestions on how to get past that error other than to place the entirety of Steam, Vortex, and all mods in a completely separate root folder.

 

Which, now that Ithink about it, might not fix anything, as the folder would still be in the same place relative to the games, right? So I don't know if that's the solution, after all...

[AugustaCalidia]

You may have an incorrect path for your Mod Staging Folder. To correct your path, go to Vortex UI -> Settings -> Mods. There you should see something that looks like this: {USER}\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\skyrimse\mods. If not, then browse for it, select, and apply. Choose "Hardlink Deployment" and apply.

 

The message you receive about an invalid location for mods has nothing to do with Windows and UAC permissions. Rather, Vortex is telling you that the Mod Staging Folder cannot be the game data folder itself. This is because of the way Vortex installs and deploys mods.

 

As for Windows UAC, be sure it is turned on.

 

I do hope these suggestions help you to solve your problem. If not, then I have run out of ideas. In that event, there are a number of very knowledgeable forum members who may come to the rescue.

[HadToRegister]

 

I did a little digging, and it appears I didn't have the full information. What I was looking at was for separating individual games. What wasn't mentioned was moving the entire Steam library into a separate location on the C:\ drive. I have since found out how to do that. I'll probably try that next.

 

But before I do, I might as well show the FNIS output. Dunno if it helps, but I feel I should point out that I tried installing the FNIS Sexy Moves mod as a test (I already had SkyUI) and got direct confirmation that FNIS isn't detecting it through an in-game alert.

 

I get the code below regardless of whether I run FNIS from the Vortex tool or from the actual .exe in File Explorer.

FNIS Behavior V7.5.1   12/21/2019 4:32:19 PM
Generator: C:\Users\jp_co\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\skyrimse\mods\FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users\GenerateFNISforUsers.exe
>>Warning: Bad installation. Generator not run from <Skyrim_Data>\Tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users. If you use a mod manager, run FNIS from its list of supported tools.<<
Skyrim SE 64bit: ??.??.?? - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\ (Steam)
>>Warning: Expected generator path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users<<

Skeleton(hkx) female: Default (99 bones)   male: Default (99 bones)

Reading FNISBase V7.5.1 ...

All Anim Lists scanned. Generating Behavior Files...

Creature Pack not installed

 0 animations for 1 mods successfully included (character).

 2 Warning(s).

 

 

OK, take a close look at the error messages...

 

1. YOUR path for the Generator is C:\Users\jp_co\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\skyrimse\mods\FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users\GenerateFNISforUsers.exe

 

Now look at the highlighted part C:\Users\jp_co\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\skyrimse\mods\FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users\GenerateFNISforUsers.exe

 

That "FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075" means you must've extracted the zip file into the DATA folder using the 7z file's name rather than having Vortex install it, because Vortex does NOT, install any mod, with the the ARCHIVE FILE NAME as part of the path

 

This is what I get when I click on MANUAL DOWNLOAD for FNIS, this is the actual 7z file name "FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075.7z"

The same as your path to FNIS

 

2. Now, let's take a look at the 2nd part of the warning, it's telling you the proper path, and it clearly says

Warning: Expected generator path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users

 

Looking at the Folder structure in the FNIS 7z file, shows that if this were installed by Vortex, the data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users\ would be the correct path.

That's the path that vortex set for me when I added FNIS to the dashboard.

 

There was somebody else with this same exact problem about 2 months ago, they had unzipped the FNIS archive straight to the data fodle,r but they didn't pick "Extract Here", they picked "Extract to FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075", which gave them the faulty path.

[AugustaCalidia]

@JadedJuniper

 

Looking at the Vortex warning again, I think HadToRegister is absolutely correct. However it happened, you have extracted the FNIS archive into your game data folder. It is impossible for Vortex to have done that, because Vortex will not allow you to use the game data folder as the Mod Staging Folder.

 

Disregard my suggestion about an incorrect Mod Staging Folder path. While the Vortex warning shows that you have selected the wrong path for the FNIS Generator, it nonetheless shows that the path for the Mod Staging Folder itself is correct.

[JadedJuniper]

Okay, so I decided to start from a clean slate. I deleted all mods, including following the instructions on each for going in and manually removing the necessary files. For all intents and purposes, there were no traces of any mods on my computer, FNIS included.

 

After triple-checking to ensure there were no signs of mods either in the data folder or Vortex's auto-selected folder, I also uninstalled Vortex and deleted all traces of it. Ditto for NMM.

 

I re-installed Vortex. No settings were changed after installation.

 

I used the "Mod Manager Download" link to have Vortex download FNIS.

 

I used only Vortex's internal processes to install and enable FNIS.

 

Once all that was done, I went into File Explorer to check and see what specifically had been downloaded, and got this:

 

C:\users\username\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\skyrimse\mods\FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075

 

I also checked the data file of Skyrim SE and can confirm that GenerateFNIS_for_Users.exe is not there.

 

Maybe Vortex shouldn't install mods with the archive file name as part of the path, but it's clearly doing so for me. I have no idea why.

 

Could I manually move the files and folders under FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075 to the mods folder, then delete the then-empty FNIS Behavior SE 7_5_1-3038-7-5-1-1573167075?

[fore]

Vortex uses the extended folder name of all the mods. Important is something else:

 

Go to the dashboard, and there to the FNIS icon. Click the 3 dots and "Edit".

 

What do you have as parameters for "Target" and "Start in"?

 

 

And don't try to "manually move the files" and such things. You can only make things worse if you don't know exactly what you do.

[JadedJuniper]

Huh. I don't know what I did wrong earlier this morning, but it's there now. The target path leads to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users\GenerateFNISforUsers.exe, and a quick manual check confirms it is where it belongs. Maybe I just didn't look in the right location?

 

The Start In path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users.

 

I tested it, and the warnings aren't showing up anymore. I won't know with 100% certainty until I start downloading mods again, but as things stand I have every reason to believe it's functioning properly.

 

Thanks for the assist, guys, all of you. With any luck the lessons learned through this frustrating little process (for all of us) will stick. Enjoy the holidays!

[HadToRegister]

Huh. I don't know what I did wrong earlier this morning, but it's there now. The target path leads to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users\GenerateFNISforUsers.exe, and a quick manual check confirms it is where it belongs. Maybe I just didn't look in the right location?

 

The Start In path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users.

 

I tested it, and the warnings aren't showing up anymore. I won't know with 100% certainty until I start downloading mods again, but as things stand I have every reason to believe it's functioning properly.

 

Thanks for the assist, guys, all of you. With any luck the lessons learned through this frustrating little process (for all of us) will stick. Enjoy the holidays!

 

 

Glad it's working now.

Have a good holiday

[AugustaCalidia]

@JadedJuniper

 

Good to learn you're up and running. Happy gaming! :thumbsup:

 

@fore

 

Thank you for coming to the rescue.

[fore]

@JadedJuniper

 

Good to learn you're up and running. Happy gaming! :thumbsup:

 

@fore

 

Thank you for coming to the rescue.

 

How could I NOT come with a headline like "Partitioning for FNIS"?

 

And thanks for all you supporters. After all those reports could easily come to my own pages. :D