Please Help Me.... I only want to remove the crap from the settlements.

[Kenway83]

I've spent about 40 hours over the last 3 days on the Creation kit trying to learn how to clean up a settlement (Sanctuary) so that I can start the game again with it all clean so I don't have to use a scrap mod and it's pissing me off now.

 

I've watch many youTube video's and read loads of site's and can't find what I'm missing.

 

So

I know how to,

 

download it

install it

navigate

open the correct file to start modding

go to the cell or cell's I want to mod

reopen to carry on modding

remove unwanted items

save it

save and hotplug it to pc

precombine's and previs (the 3 steps)

activate the plugin

turn the plugin into a mod

clean with xedit

build index reference info with xedit

get rid of the files to start again

and many other things

 

I've tried everything all together and seperately to see what each thing does, starting the game each time to see the outcome.

But it either works but everything around disappears and reappears depending where I am or nothing changes or nothing changes and some thing disappears and reappears.

 

there must be something I'm missing?

 

I've now noticed that other stuff is disappearing and reappearing nowhere near Sanctuary.

 

Can someone Please help me?

[pepperman35]

Unless you are doing this to learn the CK, may I suggest just using one of the "clean" mods that are available on the Nexus.

[Kenway83]

To be honest I would like to learn, no other clean up mods are as I want it.

[Kenway83]

Can anyone tell me the final steps to get it working right, what I have to do after I've made the changes?

[pepperman35]

Please outline the exact steps you have done and in the exact order you have done them in.

Do you have mods installed that effect Sanctuary? Did you edit the landscape? What cells within Sanctuary have you touched (edited)?

 

These answers might help us give you advice on a proper course of action.. Off hand, I'd be leaning towards saying that you haven't done the precombine's and previs process correctly.

 

Fallout 4 Creation Kit Tutorial: Regenerating precombined meshes and previs data

 

Fallout 4 Creation Kit Precombine & Previs Tutorial

 

Fallout 4 Creation Kit PreCombines Tutorial

 

There is also a very large thread on the forums dealing with said topic. Might be worth a read.

[Kenway83]

Sadly I deleted all my work as I thought I'd messed it all up and also cleaned my computer since ie emptied the bin :confused:

I have already watch those video's the second one today and that made me realize that I was missing a step, I hadn't archived my work only sending it to the pc and loading it. oops trust me to miss the most important bit.

 

I've since done a small test (changed Sanctuary bridge for the pre war one) and everything worked fine, no flashing from any cell round the area. :laugh:

 

What I did before and my now plan is to tidy up Sanctuary to how I want it and if every thing go's well (this time) I will do all the Settlements aswell.

 

I've played the game once and have started again with all the mod changes and things I've learnt to have a better game. I just don't want to use a scrap Mod this time as it really does mess the game up more than it already is but to do this because of all the crap you can't remove it mean's using the creation kit.

 

Thank you for your advice :thumbsup:

[pepperman35]

Glad you got it sorted it. The Creation Kit is a powerful tool and there is much to learn. Enjoy the modding experience and the game we all know and love, Fallout 4. As you venture down the modding path, I high recommend developing and maintaining a log. Yes, it is a bit of a pain, but trust me, it will prove valuable when you have to troubleshoot.