JContainer Issue

[SnekySneak]

I've noticed that with the new updates of both Skyrim SE and SKSE that people, myself included, have been having problems with JContainers. A message box appears after loading a game saying "Your installed JContainers version is not compatible with Creature Framework, or you don't have JContainers at all. Things will be very broken!" I have been looking at recent posts on the Creature Framework pages and people are giving possible solutions but none seem to work for me. I've uninstalled and reinstalled both JContainers and CF (including even trying out older versions of JContainers). I made a clean save before loading and even have reregistered all of my mods in game using the 'setstage ski_configmanagerinstace 1' console command as well. I can't find anything that will fix this. I'm going to bed at the moment so I'm sorry if I have a delayed response. And knowing my luck, the fix will be something stupidly simple that I missed.

[tasairis]

Using an older version of JContainers will definitely not work.

 

1. Do you have SKSE 2.0.10?

2. Do you have JContainers 4.1.5?

3. Open the SKSE log (My Games\SSE\SKSE\skse64.log). Find the line that talks about JContainers64.dll. What does it say?

[SnekySneak]

1. I do have 2.0.10

2. I do have 4.1.5

3. It says that JContainers.dll has loaded correctly but I did see something else. On a few other pages that I looked at, I think I saw someone say that SetVehicleFixPlugin.dll was messing up their game. In the log it says that dll hadn't loaded in correctly

[Kaarinah]

2 hours ago, SnekySneak said:

1. I do have 2.0.20

2. I do have 4.1.5

3. It says that JContainers.dll has loaded correctly but I did see something else. On a few other pages that I looked at, I think I saw someone say that SetVehicleFixPlugin.dll was messing up their game. In the log it says that dll hadn't loaded in correctly

THe setvechileFixPlugin.dll is not used in SE, and apparently not really necessary, so you can try removing it. I removed it long ago when I first read it wasn't necessary.

[SnekySneak]

42 minutes ago, Kaarinah said:

THe setvechileFixPlugin.dll is not used in SE, and apparently not really necessary, so you can try removing it. I removed it long ago when I first read it wasn't necessary.

Alright. But I'm still left with the JContainers error popping up. And if it's any help in finding out what's wrong with it, when I go to the Creature Framework tab in MCM, it says that the mod is initializing and I need to wait for it to finish. But despite waiting, it never finishes

[Kaarinah]

18 minutes ago, SnekySneak said:

Alright. But I'm still left with the JContainers error popping up. And if it's any help in finding out what's wrong with it, when I go to the Creature Framework tab in MCM, it says that the mod is initializing and I need to wait for it to finish. But despite waiting, it never finishes

You must have the wrong jcontainers for your game version if it's not working CF won't work until you install a working jcontainers.

[Yinkle]

38 minutes ago, Kaarinah said:

You must have the wrong jcontainers for your game version if it's not working CF won't work until you install a working jcontainers.

Either that or you have another skse plugin that isn't compatible for your game runtime.

[SnekySneak]

1 minute ago, Yinkle said:

Either that or you have another skse plugin that isn't compatible for your game runtime.

It's probably that since I have the latest version of JContainers installed from Nexus. I'll check and put an update after

[SnekySneak]

Update: I am not sure what EXACTLY fixed it, but the error message seems to have went away. But now I have another problem. When I go into the Creature Framework MCM menu, I get a message saying that it is initializing the mod and that it will take a few minutes to load everything. So I decided to exit the menu and let it do its thing while I go do other stuff. When I got back and tried to use the "Irresistible Aura" spell on a creature, it didn't work when it previously did. I went back into the menu and it said that it was still "initializing." It seems to be stuck in the process

[LionLord87]

Hi

same issue here already a few months.

[coolfreaky]

2 years later it can not be the same !

 

please mention :

your skyrim version ( ex : 1.5.97 ) version 

your skse version ( ex : skse64  2.00.17 )

your JContainer version ( ex : 4.1.12 )

your creature framwork version ( ex : included in ' more nasty creatures ' 12.06a  or creatures framwork 1.1.0  not needed anymore . )

[unknown-number]

hey, I'm having a bit of a different problem, nexus is telling me that Jcontainers isn't a valid .dll even though I'm using the latest version.

 

skyrim SE: 1.5.97

skse:skse64 2.0.19

JContainers: 3.2.6

 

here is the skse64 log

 

if anything else is needed I'll had it.

 

skse64.log

[Just Don't]

15 minutes ago, unknown-number said:

JContainers: 3.2.6

Jcontainers for SE is currently version 4.1.13. So you're using the LE version on your SE game, which is why Nexus (Vortex?) is detecting it as an invalid dll.

[Wolf470]

And the Anniversary Update broked it again!! 

 

current JContainers is 4.1.13 (SE)

current skyrim ver is 1.6.318 (SE)

current skse is 2.1.3 (SE)

 

with any luck someone will fix the .dll and post the patch (apparently that's all it needs)

[Haseo12]

Same issue here. .dll not found things be very broken. Modders need to update this stuff since it hasn't been updated in a long while. jc containers last update was in 2020. thats not a *ya dunno how to mod* error thats a *yo the games been updated for AE event and SE updates, pls update it so everyone can use it* error. I know mods are being updated but speak to the people here and give some kind of an update. Here is jcontainers last known update info.

 

Last updated

14 October 2020 10:54AM

Original upload

14 April 2018 6:46AM

Created by

silvericed

Uploaded by

Rado3

 

original link

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/16495

 

The mods I want to use require the updated version to even be able to use. this includes updating this as well.

 

 

while i'm on the topic of mods needing to be updated lets look at

 

File Information

• Views 2,140,369
• Downloads 1,023,826
• Submitted March 4, 2018
• Updated November 22, 2019
• File Size 65.16 MB
• Requires
  SKSE64, SkyUI
• Regular Edition Compatible No
•  
• 2019 PEOPLE. This isn't our fault thing be broken this is litterly modders needing to fix things and stop blaming us.
•  
• For the modders putting the work into fixing their mods Thank you! 
   

[Paladin1]

I'm having this same problem.

 

I'm running Skyrim VR and I downloaded the latest version of JContainers for VR.  Not only does the error message persist, but JContainers isn't showing up on my loadout page in LOOT, it's like it doesn't exist.  I've tried uninstalling/re-installing the mod.  I checked the source and it's showing up in the Skyrim file.  I've posted on the mod page on Nexus and will just leave those naughty creature mods I wanted uninstalled for now I guess though it's really unfortunate.

[coolfreaky]

2 hours ago, Paladin1 said:

I'm running Skyrim VR 

 

can not help you with VR .

but you might find those threads useful : 

 

 

 

[Paladin1]

13 hours ago, coolfreaky said:

 

can not help you with VR .

but you might find those threads useful : 

 

 

 

Thanks, but I figured it out.  This time it was totally my fault.  I downloaded the regular SE version instead of the VR version, then checked LOOT and saw that it wasn't there and figured that was connected to the issue.  When I tried the VR version, the first thing I did was check LOOT and when it wasn't there I didn't check the game, I figured it was the same thing.

 

A friend then explained to me that actually JContainers wouldn't appear in LOOT, it lacks the correct file type, so I tried opening the game with the latest VR version installed and it worked fine.

[Suwtic]

Having Major issues with Jcontainers, im using SKSE 2.0.20 (cant find 2.0.19) im using Jcontainers 4.1.11 (cant find 4.1.13) and using creature framework as I read above that More Nasty Creatures has it automatically but MNC will not load without it

Im also using the BestOfBothWorlds patch (Skyrim SE 1.5.97) as AE did the sneak update on me

 

SlaveTats requires Version 3 or Greater of Jcontainers API and it says i dont have it installed

Creature Framework says Jcontainers isnt installed

and I get the Vortex error JContainers64.dll JcontainersSE: reported as incompatible during query

[coolfreaky]

10 hours ago, Suwtic said:

cant find 2.0.19) im using Jcontainers 4.1.11 (cant find 4.1.13)

JContainers SE at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus - Mods and Community (nexusmods.com)

---you click on " files "   than scroll down in " Old files "  to find version 4.1.12 or 4.1.13  for se version 1.5.97

 

Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) (silverlock.org)

---you click on archived build and you choose skse version 

but skse 2.0.20 works fine with pretty anything in se version 1.5.97

[Suwtic]

13 hours ago, coolfreaky said:

JContainers SE at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus - Mods and Community (nexusmods.com)

---you click on " files "   than scroll down in " Old files "  to find version 4.1.12 or 4.1.13  for se version 1.5.97

 

Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) (silverlock.org)

---you click on archived build and you choose skse version 

but skse 2.0.20 works fine with pretty anything in se version 1.5.97

the 4.1.12 has removed the errors for the SlaveTats and CreatureFramework i will see shortly about if the animations work as inteneded 

[Suwtic]

20 minutes ago, Suwtic said:

the 4.1.12 has removed the errors for the SlaveTats and CreatureFramework i will see shortly about if the animations work as inteneded 

 

some of the animations for creatures dont work, spiders in particular, it spawns the penis, but then my character just stands and the screen shakes and it does the little explination. this could be because i have the parasites mod and i am plugged

 

[Ares0606]

3 years later and i also have the same issue with creature frameworks and jcontainers. i have the latest versions of everything but somehow, i keep getting the "Jcontainers not installed or not compatible with creature framework". Horses shlongs are also invisble. No matter how long i search online i cant find a solution. if anyone has found a way to fix it i would be more than obbliged to thank them

 

[traison]

17 minutes ago, Ares0606 said:

if anyone has found a way to fix

 

The fix is to query your mod manager for which mod is providing the following files, and making sure its JContainers SE:

1. SKSE\Plugins\JContainers64.dll
2. scripts\JContainers.pex

[Just Don't]

6 hours ago, Ares0606 said:

3 years later and i also have the same issue with creature frameworks and jcontainers. i have the latest versions of everything but somehow

Tech hasn't changed in all these years. "latest version of everything" doesn't mean anything. It must be a match for your version of the game. If I check the files available in the JContainers page and get the latest ones I'd be getting the GOG or the VR version, which are not compatible with a regular Steam install of Skyrim SE. Find the version of your game (product version of your SkyrimSE.exe), get the corresponding version of SKSE, Address Library and any mods with a DLL (like JContainers) to match that version.

Edited March 16, 2025 by Just Don't