Trouble starting modded Skyrim VR through Vortex

[Deseoso]

Okay, so I have installed all my chosen mods and I have edited the SkyrimPrefs.ini file with the "bEnableFileSelection=1" line and then I started the game with the sksevr.loader.exe instead of the regular Skyrim launcher and yet the game is loading up with no mods running and everything still looks vanilla.

 

The one though I had is that maybe I have to start the game through Vortex but I cannot figure out how to do that. From the Vortex dashboard there was a section with tools like FNIS and other external programs that could be run but somehow, I clicked something and it is gone. I cannot see it anymore.

 

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get this running. I am not new to modding Skyrim but this is my first time using Vortex. I know with Mod Organizer 2 I used to start the game via the SKSE tool that I would setup in MO2 but I cannot seem to find the same option in Vortex.

 

Please help.

[Deseoso]

Okay, at the top of the Vortex screen I have the picture for SkyrimVR. There is an icon there for launching the game. When I click on it, it says there are mods waiting to be deployed. That doesn't make any sense to me as all the mods have been installed and enabled and all conflicts have been resolved. So I am given the option to cancel, skip or deploy. Cancel does just that but regardless of whether I click on skip or deploy, I get a new message saying that it cannot find the file SkyrimVR.exe which makes even less sense. I checked the path that Vortex has set as the game directory and it is correct and I can see the SkyrimVR.exe file so why can Vortex not find it?

 

Why do people fix things that were never broken in the first place? Nexus Mod Manager was so much simpler to use.

[HadToRegister]

Okay, at the top of the Vortex screen I have the picture for SkyrimVR. There is an icon there for launching the game. When I click on it, it says there are mods waiting to be deployed. That doesn't make any sense to me as all the mods have been installed and enabled and all conflicts have been resolved. So I am given the option to cancel, skip or deploy. Cancel does just that but regardless of whether I click on skip or deploy, I get a new message saying that it cannot find the file SkyrimVR.exe which makes even less sense. I checked the path that Vortex has set as the game directory and it is correct and I can see the SkyrimVR.exe file so why can Vortex not find it?

 

Why do people fix things that were never broken in the first place? Nexus Mod Manager was so much simpler to use.

 

 

So....click DEPLOY

 

Vortex only complains when something is wrong, or the user hasn't done something they're supposed to.

 

Go into SETTINGS------INTERFACE

 

Turn ON

 

Deploy when Enabled

Enable Mods when installed

NMM was worthless, it was just a pretty downloader

 

 

 

Enable mods when installed

[Deseoso]

Okay so I clicked on Deploy Mods and it deployed them. Great, one problem fixed but it still doesn't fix the bigger issue that when I try and start the game, Vortex gives me the message that it cannot find the SkyrimVR.exe file. It doesn't make sense. I click on GAMES on the left and then clicked on the SHOW DETAILS button on Skyrim VR and it shows the path where the game is. It is correct so how can it not find the SkyrimVR.exe? I checked and it is right there.

[HadToRegister]

Okay so I clicked on Deploy Mods and it deployed them. Great, one problem fixed but it still doesn't fix the bigger issue that when I try and start the game, Vortex gives me the message that it cannot find the SkyrimVR.exe file. It doesn't make sense. I click on GAMES on the left and then clicked on the SHOW DETAILS button on Skyrim VR and it shows the path where the game is. It is correct so how can it not find the SkyrimVR.exe? I checked and it is right there.

 

 

Are you using SkyrimVR or the SKyrimVR loader?

 

You mentioned the Loader in your OP.

 

Do you have the script extender installed correctly?

[Deseoso]

I do have the SKSEVR installed correctly. I just managed to get the game to run with mods by clicking on the SKSEVR.loader.exe instead of running it through Vortex. I don't know why Vortex cannot find it but at least I can get the game to run now by just bypassing Vortex for the last step.

[HadToRegister]

I do have the SKSEVR installed correctly. I just managed to get the game to run with mods by clicking on the SKSEVR.loader.exe instead of running it through Vortex. I don't know why Vortex cannot find it but at least I can get the game to run now by just bypassing Vortex for the last step.

 

 

Is the Script Extender in your Dashboard?

 

If not, just use ADD TOOL, and browse to the exe.

Then after that, make sure the TARGET and START IN fields are filled in, and hit APPLY.

 

Then, click on the 3 viertical dots, and select MAKE PRIMARY.

It's all right there in the built in KNowledge Base

[Deseoso]

That is what I tried to do earlier but somehow I managed to disappear the entire tool section of the dashboard. I think I am just going to write off Vortex as a badly designed piece of software and go back to what I know which is Mod Organizer 2.

[HadToRegister]

That is what I tried to do earlier but somehow I managed to disappear the entire tool section of the dashboard. I think I am just going to write off Vortex as a badly designed piece of software and go back to what I know which is Mod Organizer 2.

 

 

Good lord...

 

SETTINGS------------>INTERFACE-------->Turn ON STARTER.

 

These are simple beginning steps.

 

All of this so far has been user error.

 

 

[Deseoso]

Okay, well thanks for your help. I now am able to start the game from Vortex. It crashes when I start the game but I am sure that is just a load order issue. I'll figure that out eventually. Thanks.