SKSE Nightmare... Or maybe over-reacting.

[Ubersneak]

After seeing the top rated mod in the community right now was SkyUI and I had seen it being used extensively lately on different LP's I decided to give it a shot, but then I noticed in the desc. for the mod; I needed to have an updated SKSE. So without much thought (not a good idea coming from a newbie modder), I plunged head first into converting my game to SKSE status. I ran into a hitch early on in the process, noticing that there were some folders I was missing and general lingo and items were foreign to me. I googled the answers to a lot of these issues and came away satisfied usually. When I felt that all loose ends were dealt with, I attempted to start Skyrim... :wallbash: It was like hitting a wall. Not only could I not launch the game using SKSE's loader, but I could no longer launch it with the TESV Launcher, effectively cutting me off from the game completely. I feverishly scoured the internetz for a possible solution, and it didn't even seem like people were having the same problem as me, close to it, but not quite... I only have 2 mod plugins enabled right now using NMM, and they are pretty tame, I don't see any reason for there to be an error somewhere. I only wanted to use this forum as a last resort because I want to be able to fix my own mistakes and not make it someone else's problem, but I am at a dead end, and my eyes are getting sore and out of focus from all the intense speed reading I've been doing, trying to fix this BS so that I can get back to playing the game. I will make every attempt to check to see if anyone responds to this post so that I can help anyone in turn trying to help me. Like I said, it's as simple as this: I have done everything that Gopher's video on Youtube suggested and now I can't play Skyrim AT ALL. The Silicon Gods have cursed me... :pinch:

 

Oh, and before anyone asks for clarification (not sure if it is even needed in this case), but when I double-click the .exe for the SKSE loader, I get a small script window that flashes for about 1 second (which I guess is normal), my HDD whirs for half a sec, making it seem like everything is doing what it's supposed to do, and... Nothing. No black screen no CTD, no BSOD, no error message about .dll's or .exe's... I swear, sometimes it's just re-assuring that the computer is at least attempting to do something if an error message pops up, but jeez, this is Level: Forever Alone material here.

Edited January 10, 2013 by Ubersneak

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Firstly, it's not going to be mod related, SKSE extends the functions of certain scripting actions, allowing modders to script a far larger amount of scripting events. Although certain mods may require (DO require, in fact) SKSE, it is not backwards incompatible in that no mods, that I have come across and I have been through many, MANY mods, have the capability, nay, the potential to negatively render SKSE.

Therefore, it can only be deduced by means of logical justification that unfortunately, in the most respectable way possible, that the issue in fact lays in the installation.

 

Firstly, it would be a good idea to Verify your integrity of the Skyrim game cache. This will re-download all negatively altered files that don't seem to be taking a long time, typically, it should download 1-2 files but in your case, we would expect to see in excess of this number.

Secondly, could you please produce a list of any files, items, folder or likewise you interacted, deleted or altered whilst installing SKSE. SKSE is a reasonably easy tool to install provided you have a predisposed affinity with installations of this kind and an inherent technical ability.

Lastly, please find your Skyrim version number, PC specs and Mods listed just to be safe.

 

Regards

 

~SD

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PS. I don't think you're over reacting, when I first began modding, everything was a nightmare. Whether this was a product of "mod spamming" or actual difficulties can be rendered irrelevant because at the time, it seemed to me that the situation was hopeless.

[MShoap13]

What are the other mods you have installed? Is your Skyrim up to date? (1.8.151.07 I believe)

 

Have you rebooted your computer since first installing Skyrim?

 

Do you have an ENB installed?

 

Do you have any background monitoring software running? (Fraps, MSI Afterburner, EVGA Precision, XFire, etc.)

 

Have you altered your SKyrim.ini or SKyrimPrefs.ini since the game last launched?

 

Have you installed any other mods (besides SKSE) or uninstalled any mods since the game last launched?

 

SKSE is a really easy "extract>copy and paste" installation, so I highly doubt you bonked your game files but, it never hurts to verify your game cache through Steam when having these sorts of issues.

[FiftyTifty]

Run it as Administrator.

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Also, I find the "preparing for SKSE it strange". There is actually no required process for this other than, as MShoap13 said, copy and paste. I have a feeling you deleted the TESV.exe dependencies or something.

[Ubersneak]

 

Secondly, could you please produce a list of any files, items, folder or likewise you interacted, deleted or altered whilst installing SKSE. SKSE is a reasonably easy tool to install provided you have a predisposed affinity with installations of this kind and an inherent technical ability.

Lastly, please find your Skyrim version number, PC specs and Mods listed just to be safe.

 

Regards

 

~SD

Sorry if it seems like I posted in an inappropriate part of the forum, but IMHO "mod" is such an ambiguous word anyway... Moving on, I can tell you that since this was the first time using SKSE I never got the prompt to "Copy and/or Replace" any files during this process, everything was right out of the package brand spankin new; also throughout my several attempts at tweaking things a bit, I recycled every bit of the content at least once, so that I could try to start over and see if that would fix it... It didn't. I never used the "src" folder and I only C&P'd the 3 applications to my game directory, while doing the same to the "Scripts" folder to the aforementioned directory's Data folder, as the internetz have suggested. And I think that pretty much does it for your installation questions.

Also, assuming I couldn't verify my game cache as you mentioned, would there be another way to do this?

My current version on the game I believe is 1.8.151.0, and correct me if I am wrong but the SKSE website says that the tool is specced to this version as of now, but I'll go double check after I write this. I am running with an AMD Phenom II X6 1055T, AMD Radeon HD 6670, 8 Gb SATA RAM, not sure about protocol as far as what else you would need. And currently the only mods I have plugged are CBBE (newest version), and 2 armor mods for Dawnguard RavenDier's Vamp armor and AV & Khrada's Vamp Hood. That's it.

And thanks for trying to reply so fast, I'll wait til you get back to me before posting again, since you seemed to have asked the most meaningful stuff.

[Ubersneak]

What are the other mods you have installed? Is your Skyrim up to date? (1.8.151.07 I believe)

 

Already answered.

 

Have you rebooted your computer since first installing Skyrim?

Yes

 

Do you have an ENB installed?

No

 

Do you have any background monitoring software running? (Fraps, MSI Afterburner, EVGA Precision, XFire, etc.)

I have a task-killer that takes care of that.

 

Have you altered your SKyrim.ini or SKyrimPrefs.ini since the game last launched?

Even if I could, why would I?

Edited January 10, 2013 by Ubersneak

[NemesisTheWarlock]

You really should try verifying your game cache, why should we assume that you couldn't do this? Steam makes it simple and relatively quick and it can be highly effective.

[Ubersneak]

You really should try verifying your game cache, why should we assume that you couldn't do this? Steam makes it simple and relatively quick and it can be highly effective.

 

Yes you're right that you shouldn't have to assume that I can't, but I meant hypothetically speaking, and not in general terms, you forget, I am trying to help everyone help me, and if something I say sounds smart-alekey, it was not supposed to be that way.