Vortex Mod Manager

[Sneaksmile]

On 8/20/2020 at 11:58 AM, Grey Cloud said:

Well thank you for the mature and considered response.

Grow up. You have pointed the finger at Skyrim, W10, Crash Fixes and who knows what else. The one thing you haven't looked at is yourself. Modding Skyrim is quite simple once one masters a few basics.

There is no need to be logging memory block usage.

 

You will need these:

Crash fixes
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72725/

SKSE Plugin Preloader
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/75795/?

ENBoost (If you are using an ENB preset then you should already have this but it can be used without a preset).
https://wiki.step-project.com/ENBoost

Bethini (This will set your Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini files)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/69787

Load Game CTD Fix (Stops Infinite Loading Screen (ILS)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/85443/

The above tools will sort out your memory management and stop 99% of CTDs.

Once you have established a stable game then add mods several at a time. This makes trouble shooting easier.

 

Try following this guide

https://www.loverslab.com/blogs/entry/7521-conglomerate-01-installing-skyrim-stability-fixes-tools/

 

or this one

https://wiki.step-project.com/STEP:2.10.0

 

 

Should I grow up?! Me?! If you want people not to treat you like a pedantic idiot, start by not acting like one first. Okay? Because your attitude isn't funny, it's not cool, it's just annoying. 

I've already done all that and CTDs keep happening, understand what I'm saying. That it works perfect for you does not mean that it works perfect for everyone and your excuse is to say that if that does not work for everyone it is because they do things wrong, or that it does not work for me because I am a girl and girls do not know how to do that kind of things. 

I will follow the guides but I don't think there is anything new, I have already installed and uninstalled practically all the fixes, over and over again, with different tests and configurations. And I do it very carefully and following the necessary steps very good.

And enough of mention me, this is a Vortex thread.

[Grey Cloud]

2 hours ago, Sneaksmile said:

That it works perfect for you does not mean that it works perfect for everyone and your excuse is to say that if that does not work for everyone it is because they do things wrong,

Well yes. Why or how else would these tools work for most people but not for some others? Magic? What is wrong with admitting you can do things wrong?

 

You say you follow the guides and do things carefully yet you were using the obsolete memory manager and tried to use SKSE same time plus you didn't know that you were supposed to create your own SKSE.ini.

 

2 hours ago, Sneaksmile said:

or that it does not work for me because I am a girl and girls do not know how to do that kind of things. 

I never said or implied that it had anything to do with gender.

 

The last time I rebuilt my game I fired it up and it CTDed on take off so I went back and checked what I had done and it turned out I had missed a step with SKSE (I think it was). In probably less than 30 minutes I was up and running without a hitch. I didn't spend hours on the web searching for some arcane solution and I'm not here now still suffering from the problem.

Hey but that's just me, it's okay for you to sit there with your CTDs convinced of your infallibility.

[Andy14]

On 8/23/2020 at 5:57 PM, Sneaksmile said:

Should I grow up?! Me?! If you want people not to treat you like a pedantic idiot, start by not acting like one first. Okay? Because your attitude isn't funny, it's not cool, it's just annoying. 

I've already done all that and CTDs keep happening, understand what I'm saying. That it works perfect for you does not mean that it works perfect for everyone and your excuse is to say that if that does not work for everyone it is because they do things wrong, or that it does not work for me because I am a girl and girls do not know how to do that kind of things. 

I will follow the guides but I don't think there is anything new, I have already installed and uninstalled practically all the fixes, over and over again, with different tests and configurations. And I do it very carefully and following the necessary steps very good.

And enough of mention me, this is a Vortex thread.

Little advice from me: Stop wanting everything at once and if it doesn't work out, find guilty people for it. A little restraint and also "really read, not interpret" would definitely be a thing that helps you yourself.

It also doesn't really matter whether and which mod manager you use. The number of mods is very manageable, you don't actually need any tools, just a little patience and knowledge.
The second cannot be achieved without the first.

My mod manager has been BMN (Brain, Mouse, Notepad++) since the beginning of Skyrim.

If your log is 400Mb - Jesus!

Even after 8 hours a 2Mb log file cannot be created. Even if you freeze the VM every few seconds using the menu.

The so-called stability tools have their purpose and you should use them.

But such a broken mod installation - as it seems to be with you - even magic doesn't help.

 

So blame not Gray Cloud or others here. Better tell what you installed how, when and why.

Please with load order and papyrus log (please zip the log)

[woodsman30]

10 minutes ago, Andy14 said:

just a little patience and knowledge.
The second cannot be achieved without the first.

WOW ? this and so much more of this would solve so may issues in Skyrim and well... life. Your advice is spot on.

 

On 8/23/2020 at 2:13 PM, Grey Cloud said:

Why or how else would these tools work for most people but not for some others? Magic?

Understanding the tools helps implement them to their proper use.... As for the topic of Vortex it works well for keeping things straight ..as far as CTD there is always a reason most of the time it is user error but in all fairness Skyrim is a buggy game.

Modding to make a stable game takes time it not a sprint race it is a marathon add a little test stability add more test again rinse and repeat until you are happy with your new stable game and do not forget to make hard saves to go back to when shit goes south because it will. My last build took about two weeks and a shit load of play time and testing.

just take your time i will pay off in the end.

 

[Atmogenic]

Sorry for necromancing this topic but I'm having an issue with Vortex keep telling me to purge my mods. I've got a new pc and thankfully got my Data folder from skyrim so I have all the mods for it. I have skyrim downloaded and got all the mods installed with no crashes or textures issues, But when I use vortex to install some minor mods it keeps saying "these mods are using a different version of vortex and is best to purge them" which I then do but then the game becomes unplayable as it crashes before it even gets to the main menu screen and is really irritating as Vortex was good when it worked but now its just a mess and i've had to do the stuff manually placing the mod files myself as Vortex just messes things up. 

[Grey Cloud]

On 9/21/2021 at 10:54 AM, Atmogenic said:

But when I use vortex to install some minor mods it keeps saying "these mods are using a different version of vortex and is best to purge them"

That does not make any sense. Is that exactly what Vortex says or just your take on what it said?

Where are you trying to install the mods from?

After you purged your mods did you deploy them again?

 

On 9/21/2021 at 10:54 AM, Atmogenic said:

I've got a new pc and thankfully got my Data folder from skyrim so I have all the mods for it. I have skyrim downloaded and got all the mods installed with no crashes or textures issues,

This doesn't make any sense either. Having the Data folder is not the same as having all the mods.

[Atmogenic]

18 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

That does not make any sense. Is that exactly what Vortex says or just your take on what it said?

Where are you trying to install the mods from?

After you purged your mods did you deploy them again?

 

After I click the purge button it removes all my mods and if I didn't have my data folder backed up I would've lost them all

 

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This doesn't make any sense either. Having the Data folder is not the same as having all the mods.

 

I've got all my mods in the data folder and as I said, there hasn't been any issues in-game wise (except an issue with recharging weapons) 

 

[Grey Cloud]

9 minutes ago, Atmogenic said:

After I click the purge button it removes all my mods and if I didn't have my data folder backed up I would've lost them all

Wrong. Purging does not remove the mods, it merely removes the deployed (links) from the Data folder. Re-deploying restores things to how they were. You really need to watch and read some tutorials on how to use Vortex.

[Atmogenic]

20 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

Wrong. Purging does not remove the mods, it merely removes the deployed (links) from the Data folder. Re-deploying restores things to how they were. You really need to watch and read some tutorials on how to use Vortex.

 

well strangely enough I went on vortex yesterday to get the message it gave me and it didn't give me the purging message as it did before

[StaticFriend]

With vortex is there any way to set up your loverslab mods to automatically check for updates similar to how it checks nexusmods for updates.

[belegost]

6 minutes ago, StaticFriend said:

With vortex is there any way to set up your loverslab mods to automatically check for updates similar to how it checks nexusmods for updates.

 

No. LL does not have a metaserver to check versions against. It's basically a forum with extensive file hosting capabilities.

Edited May 17, 2022 by belegost

[bcherry13]

hello there i would love your help with modding skyrim via chatting on discord if thats okay as im trying to use vortex and having problems

[MichaelLevi]

Vortex Mod Manager is a mod manager for the popular game engine, Vortex. It is a free, open source mod manager that allows users to easily manage, install, and uninstall mods for their games. It also provides users with the ability to create and manage mod profiles, allowing them to quickly switch between different mod sets for different games. Vortex Mod Manager also provides a powerful search feature that allows users to quickly find the mods they are looking for.