tech support $ sign on MCM menu

[Carl Finkerton]

For the past couple days I haven't been able to load any mods, and I ended looking up and figuring out that $ signs on the mcm menu might be the issue, its also on the main menu.

[VonHelton]

31 minutes ago, Carl Finkerton said:

For the past couple days I haven't been able to load any mods, and I ended looking up and figuring out that $ signs on the mcm menu might be the issue, its also on the main menu.

Check for updates to MCM, AAF, Looksmenu & F4SE.

 

 

 

[Carl Finkerton]

40 minutes ago, VonHelton said:

Check for updates to MCM, AAF, Looksmenu & F4SE.

 

 

 

Sorry I'm new to all of this, but how would you check for updates like go to they're pages?

[Carl Finkerton]

51 minutes ago, VonHelton said:

Check for updates to MCM, AAF, Looksmenu & F4SE.

 

 

 

I just checked, all of them seem up to date.

[VonHelton]

7 hours ago, Carl Finkerton said:

I just checked, all of them seem up to date.

What program did you use to install everything?

 

[mashup47]

8 hours ago, Carl Finkerton said:

I just checked, all of them seem up to date.

The $ sing means you are missing the translation file And/Or  you have not enabled loose file's in the  Fallout4Prefs.ini.

[Carl Finkerton]

9 hours ago, VonHelton said:

What program did you use to install everything?

 

Mod organizer 2.

[Carl Finkerton]

8 hours ago, mashup47 said:

The $ sing means you are missing the translation file And/Or  you have not enabled loose file's in the  Fallout4Prefs.ini.

So if I were to enable the loose filles and/or add the translation files, that might fix the problem of the mods not working?

[VonHelton]

10 minutes ago, Carl Finkerton said:

Mod organizer 2.

I use Vortex to install my mods, and I can gleefully say I currently have no errors!

 

[mashup47]

1 hour ago, Carl Finkerton said:

So if I were to enable the loose filles and/or add the translation files, that might fix the problem of the mods not working?

you will need to first check:

  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data\Interface

                            and make sure you have "translate_en.txt" in your INTERFACE folder or what ever language you are using.

 

then if all correct

C:\Users\My Name\Documents\My Games\Fallout4

You will need to make sure that you have added the following lines to the Fallout4Prefs.ini file below the section marked

[Launcher]:

bEnableFileSelection=1

 

You will need to add the following line in Fallout4Custom.ini:

[Archive]

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

sResourceDataDirsFinal=                           

 

 

[Carl Finkerton]

4 hours ago, mashup47 said:

you will need to first check:

  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data\Interface

                            and make sure you have "translate_en.txt" in your INTERFACE folder or what ever language you are using.

 

then if all correct

C:\Users\My Name\Documents\My Games\Fallout4

You will need to make sure that you have added the following lines to the Fallout4Prefs.ini file below the section marked

[Launcher]:

bEnableFileSelection=1

 

You will need to add the following line in Fallout4Custom.ini:

[Archive]

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

sResourceDataDirsFinal=                           

 

 

For the translation file is it a normal text document? and if so should there be anything on it like "Translate_en.txt"? also do I put it directly into the interface folder? Because I have 2 seperate things in there a folder called "Translations" and a Shockwave flash file called "MCM". 

 

Also heres my falloutcustom notepad.

[Display]
iLocation X=0
ilocation Y=0

 

[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourceDataDirsFinal=

 

and the launcher thing

[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
uLastAspectRatio=1

[mashup47]

5 minutes ago, Carl Finkerton said:

For the translation file is it a normal text document? and if so should there be anything on it like "Translate_en.txt"? also do I put it directly into the interface folder? Because I have 2 seperate things in there a folder called "Translations" and a Shockwave flash file called "MCM".

Just the Translation folder Not the shockwave and yes it's a txt file. you also did make the edit to the Fallout prefs.ini  ?

[Carl Finkerton]

Yep! So in regards to the Prefs.ini you means this? 

[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
uLastAspectRatio=1

[mashup47]

1 hour ago, Carl Finkerton said:

Yep! So in regards to the Prefs.ini you means this? 

[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
uLastAspectRatio=1

thats the beauty.

[Carl Finkerton]

Still no change, should I just uninstall everything and try Vortex? I don't know if this helps but I had to create the customfallout folder myself.

[mashup47]

Are you using DEF UI?  if not and English is your first language try installing this: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/18784?tab=description

[Carl Finkerton]

I just put the string folder into the data folder.

[Carl Finkerton]

9 minutes ago, mashup47 said:

Are you using DEF UI?  if not and English is your first language try installing this: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/18784?tab=description

Still not working.

 

[mashup47]

7 minutes ago, Carl Finkerton said:

Still not working.

 

Yea start a Fresh checking everything match's with you game version and install with limited number of mods at first then test.   sorry i was not much help.

[Carl Finkerton]

3 minutes ago, mashup47 said:

Yea start a Fresh checking everything match's with you game version and install with limited number of mods at first then test.   sorry i was not much help.

I uninstalled all the mods except for MCM and it still does the $ thing, so the main problem might be the MCM?

[mashup47]

58 minutes ago, Carl Finkerton said:

I uninstalled all the mods except for MCM and it still does the $ thing, so the main problem might be the MCM?

Check your game version then re-download MCM

[Carl Finkerton]

1 hour ago, mashup47 said:

Check your game version then re-download MCM

Its the 1.10.163 version.

[Carl Finkerton]

1 hour ago, mashup47 said:

Check your game version then re-download MCM

I re-downloaded it, still has the $ signs.

[Carl Finkerton]

1 hour ago, mashup47 said:

Check your game version then re-download MCM

I figured it out... In MO2 I had to uncheck "Use profile specific game INI files" but now there is a dollar sign next to every option in the main menu except for mod organizer, so little victories I guess...

[mashup47]

Thats fantastic news as I was at a lost of what else could be doing it. Glad you got it sorted and thanks for the feedback.    

Now every other one has them??? dam thats one step forward and two steps back. Best ask the aorther of MCM mod if they have a clue of whats happing .