Mod organizer 2 tutorial download

SKSE is needed to run many mods this guide uses. Proper installation needs to be verified. This is the key directly above the TAB key on most keyboards. In the console that opens, type getskseversion and press enter. Verify that a new line appears in the console, indicating the version of SKSE you have installed.

If there is no output, or a version other than the one you installed appears, reinstall SKSE with the correct files or verify correct installation against the instructions provided above. Exit Skyrim.

Mod Organizer 2 Plugins. Merge Plugins Hide. This is a plugin for Mod Organizer 2 that allows you to hide merged plugins easily.

Special Instructions Extract the contents of the archive to your Mod Organizer 2 plugins directory. Load Mod Organizer 2 and press the screwdriver and spanner icon. Navigate to the Plugins tab. Scroll down until you find Merge Plugins Hide. In the right-hand box change hide type to optional. Merge Plugins Hide is now set up and will move merged plugins to the optional directory within Mod Organizer 2.

It can be accessed via the puzzle icon within Mod Organizer 2. Idiot Check Make sure the o in optional is lowercase. Prepare Merge - Mod Organizer 2 Plugin. Main Files Prepare Merge. Cleaning the Bethesda ESMs. Cleaning Instructions: Create a backup of the original files. Navigate to Copy-Paste the following files to your desktop or other readily available location: Update. Start Mod Organizer 2, if not already running. Press Run. In the file selection menu that appears, check the box next to Update.

If any additional files need loading, xEdit will automatically load them. Wait for the process to complete, indicated by the appearance of the message Quick Clean Mode finished. When the message has appeared, close xEdit by clicking on the X in the title bar of the application "X-ing out". Repeat steps 2 through 8 for Dawnguard. From the drop-down executables menu, select SSEEdit.

Ensure this is the xEdit version without Quick Auto Clean. In the plugin selection window, right click. In the right-click menu, select Select None. Place a check mark in the box next to Dawnguard. Dawnguard will now be loaded into xEdit, along with any other required files.

Its file tree will expand. Its sub-records will appear. Locate and click on BCF. The right pane will now display all records associated with this cell record. A window may appear warning you that you are making a change to the file — when able, allow the change. Close xEdit and save by clicking the "X" in the program's title bar. Create a new Mod in MO2. In your Start Mod Organizer 2 if not already active.

Activate the new mod. With this process complete, we are now able to: Run Skyrim through Steam, resulting in a completely vanilla experience. Run Skyrim through MO2's "Vanilla Skyrim" profile using Skyrim in the drop-down, resulting in a completely vanilla experience.

Special Instructions Close MO2 if open. Run BethINI. A popup window asking you to select your game will appear if running BethINI for the first time. Select game: Skyrim Special Edition. BethINI will restart.

This will refresh your INI files to the default settings for your system, with minimal tweaks. Click the HIGH preset. Make sure Recommended Tweaks is checked. Make sure Windowed Mode is checked. Make sure Borderless is checked. Make sure VSync is unchecked. Make sure Lock Frame Rate is unchecked. Under the General tab: Make sure Intro Logos is unchecked. Make sure 1st Person Arrow Tilt-up Angle is 0. Make sure Field of View is set to Make sure Lens Flare is unchecked.

Make sure Ambient Occlusion is Unchecked. Under the Basic Tab , click the Save and Exit button. Notice The Skyrim. NPC Chooser. NPC Plugin Chooser. Update Files Pre-Release. Lexys NPC Chooser settings json. Note When editing the settings. This is a premade settings.

Open the settings. Special Instructions Download the archive file. In the Arguments field, enter -sse for each executable.

Save and exit. In this section you will set up zMerge so that you can create merged mods later on. Open zEdit and select zMerge from the drop-down menu. Press Start Session. Click on the cog in the upper-right corner and a new popup box should appear. Navigate to Integration Settings. Under Mod Manager select Mod Organizer 2. Under MO2 Instance select Portable. Under Mod manager path , fill in the file path to your main Mod Organizer 2 folder.

Under Mod manager mods path , fill in the file path to your Mod Organizer 2 mods folder. Navigate to Merge Settings.

Under Merge output path fill in the file path to where your Mod Organizer 2 mods folder is. Uncheck Disable plugins. Navigate to Archive Creation Settings. Under Advanced change Minimum files per archive to Under Advanced make sure Create texture archives is unchecked. I use portable option because I have multiple instances.

The next thing that you need is the Skyrim Script Extender. Download the appropriate 7z archive for your version of Skyrim. And finally, the main profile is where we will install and enable all of our mods. Profiles can be selected via the drop-down menu above the left pane. The changes these will make are placebo at best and dangerous at worst. You will realistically not need any other tweaks than the ones already in the guide. When the guide says to install a mod, it will be formatted as follows: Main File - Example Mod 1.

Install: Conflict: If there is a conflict with the official patch make sure you load it after the patches mentioned above. Covers the landscape in realistic and immersive trees and shrubs instead of just a baron wasteland. Includes retextured pieces of clutter. Note that you can install the other texture mods listed too. Install: Conflict: install them all into Vortex.

Download : Fallout Character Overhaul 3. Fixes issue with pink hands appearing on ghoul race. Replaces all the terrible textures with new high resolution ones.

Install: Conflicts: Load After everything above. Install Manually Download files and dragon them into the drop file section in Vortex. Revamps the NCR troopers clothing and textures beyond wasteland clothing.

Ensures that all the NCR are wearing the new clothing. Revamps the Legion troops clothing and textures beyond wasteland clothing.

I recommend the 2k version for optimisation. Install: With Vortex. Conflicts: load after. Retextures the ranger outfits. I recommend the 2k version for optimisation Install: With Vortex. These include creature retextures and the brotherhood Armor retextures.

Download: Book of Steel. Required for the improved weapon textures to be applied. Download: Weapon Mesh Improvement Mod. Sometimes, a mod will not have a Mod Manager Download , or will be hosted on a site other than Nexus. If that is the case, do the following:. When downloading multiple files from the same page, you will be prompted with a box in Mod Organizer 2 with the options Merge , Replace , and Rename. You should select the Rename option and rename the mod to its respective file name.

This will make MO2 install them as separate files for easier management.