aaf [AAF] "The Fucking Manual" ~ Adult oriented setup guide ~ 30/June/2026).

[vaultbait]

2 hours ago, MajorWard said:

It's all post-vault exit.  Did no scenes or anything in pre-war. 

 

I don't believe I installed BodyGen randomisation.  There are no BodyGen folders in the F4EE directory on my PC. 

 

In that case, it seems like there's something preventing AAF from correctly copying morphs. Are certain you're using either AAF 171.0 beta with LooksMenu 1.6.something on old Fallout 4, or AAF 172.0 NG with LooksMenu 1.7.something on newer Fallout 4? If your AAF is too old or you're using a LooksMenu built for the wrong game/F4SE version, that would explain the problem.

[6u4a]

7 hours ago, vaultbait said:

 

You can remove gender limits in the position data XML to make animations gender-neutral. There are also some patches floating around that do the same thing, I think, but I don't have any links handy.

Where would I exactly find the position data XML 

[MajorWard]

38 minutes ago, vaultbait said:

 

In that case, it seems like there's something preventing AAF from correctly copying morphs. Are certain you're using either AAF 171.0 beta with LooksMenu 1.6.something on old Fallout 4, or AAF 172.0 NG with LooksMenu 1.7.something on newer Fallout 4? If your AAF is too old or you're using a LooksMenu built for the wrong game/F4SE version, that would explain the problem.

I’m using AAF v172-0-NG (I got a Discord account) and LooksMenu v1-7-0-1

[vaultbait]

1 hour ago, MajorWard said:

I’m using AAF v172-0-NG (I got a Discord account) and LooksMenu v1-7-0-1

 

In that case, this might be worth trying to troubleshoot further in the #aaf_issues_nsfw channel in the AAF Discord. Probably the next place to look (after basic troubleshooting like confirming AAF_GFV.exe doesn't find any issues) would be in the admin log of the on-screen interface after a scene fails to copy your morphs and overlays. AAF might be logging an error there that could give a better clue.

[deaconraven]

On 7/14/2024 at 2:22 PM, vaultbait said:

 

You're using AAF's on-screen debug interface to test it? Keep in mind that's not really how AAF is expected to be used. It's a "framework" (the "F" in "AAF"), to be used by other mods to play animations at appropriate times. But the on-screen interface is certainly still useful for making sure AAF functions and for testing out specific scenarios for debugging purposes.

 

There should be context prompts in the on-screen interface indicating which keys do what, and the default keybindings can be altered in your Data\AAF\AAF_settings.ini file if you need to alter them. In my case, the Up and Down arrows are used to highlight an actor, then the PgDn key is used to add that actor to the scene that's being created. After that, the Right arrow proceeds to location selection.

That's where my problem lies. The arrow keys and pg up and pg down keys are the same on my computer's keyboard. How would I go about changing to another key? I looked at the AAF_settings.ini file and couldn't make heads nor tails of it. Thanks.

Edited July 17, 2024 by deaconraven

[deff.]

14 hours ago, AdvancedDeer5897 said:

when i load up the game it just says something like

$systemcrash

$XML_COULD_NOT_BE_PARSED

$systemcrash

 

$LOADED

$LOADED

$LOADED

$LOADED

$LOADED

 

One of your problem is writen in your MO2. 

Don't see installed BT3 (Atomic muscle is disabled)

 

Read the manual. TWICE!

[GenderfluidBi]

On 7/16/2024 at 1:33 AM, vaultbait said:

The link to the AAF Discord server can be found at the beginning of the manual in the first post.

 

Hi, I've tried accessing the AAF Discord server, but it seems that the invitation it has expired. Any clue on the new invitation?

[vaultbait]

10 hours ago, deaconraven said:

That's where my problem lies. The arrow keys and pg up and pg down keys are the same on my computer's keyboard. How would I go about changing to another key? I looked at the AAF_settings.ini file and couldn't make heads nor tails of it. Thanks.

 

Are you sure PgDn isn't something like Fn+Down? Seems very unlikely that the Down arrow key on your keyboard would simultaneously emit both scancodes. It almost certainly requires holding an additional key for it to function as PgDn.

[Sims4GigaChad]

On 2/26/2020 at 10:49 PM, Saya Scarlett said:

THIS GUIDE UNDERGOES CONSTANT CHANGES, SO MAKE SURE TO CHECK IT AGAIN ONCE IN A WHILE

PLEASE READ [EVERYTHING] CAREFULLY

This is a Cheatsheet / Guide i made for myself at first but then decided to make it public in AAF discord as an up-to-date guide for an Adult AAF Setup, specifically.
Since a lot of guides in here are a bit outdated and i'm a troubleshooter in AAF Discord (thanks to dagoba_king) i'll be keeping this updated as things change and update.
Should i leave the scene, this will be edited and re-tagged as [OLD] to avoid any confusion.
This guide isn't meant to be pretty. It's meant to be clear, effective and as foolproof as possible. It's had a lot of success in AAF's Discord Server thus far and i've been asked to post it here.

 

DISCLAIMER: We at AAF Support Discord will NOT check this post regularly, mostly/only to update it.

Please redirect ANY and ALL issues towards AAF Discord where the staff of mods / troubleshooters will help you resolve them.

We are NOT responsible for ANY kind of support received from random users in this thread, unless it's someone from the

AAF staff (Me, Nebuchadnezzer2, Dagoba, EgoBallistic, etc) but this thread is NOT monitored to offer said support.

AAF Discord link

With all that said, we HIGHLY SUGGEST you use a mod manager.

Vortex > Tutorial

Mod Organizer 2 > Tutorial (Preferred choice)

We will NOT be providing support for Nexus Mod Manager or manually installed mods.

Seems a lot of people jump into modding without knowing a single thing about it so...

BEFORE YOU EVEN START:

Begin by looping this song first and offer your prayers to our lord and savior, Todd.

 

Enable modding in Fallout 4

Open the following file:

If Vortex -> Documents/mygames/Fallout4 -> Fallout4Custom.ini

If MO2 -> MO2's .ini editor -> Fallout4Custom.ini

And add these 3 lines:

[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourceDataDirsFinal=

Skip/Scrap these mods/patches (INCOMPATIBILITIES)

Patches

'Patch for animations (Squirt/Cum Effects, cum/tattoo overlays, stages, fixes)' [Usually named "AnimationAddonsAndFixes" in Vortex.]

One Patch to Rule/Bang Them All [Obsolete]

[FO4] Various AAF XML files 2.4 - AJ's XMLs [Obsolete]

Polistiro's AAF patches for Crazy and Leito Animations [Obsolete]

FO4 Animations by Leito - Voice Fix 1.1 [Obsolete]

AAF Overlay Patches (CumNWealth_Base and CumNWealth_insert animation pack name here.)

Auto Staged Animations Please [Obsolete]

 

Animations

 

aSexMod [Can't believe i have to add this but people still download it...]

Rain Maker animations [Requires incompatible patch]

Mods

ANYTHING Four-Play [except Leito and Crazy animation packs themselves, those are fine].
Any other Theme that isn't the AIO one, listed in this guide. D'uh.
Atomic Surgery - Companion Overhaul [Breaks animations]
Bad Dragon Radio [Ships with outdated F4SE scripts and will break anything running on them.]
BakaScrapHeap [Incompatible with Buffout's memory manager option.]
Better Locational Damage [Apparently it messes with skeletons somehow but placing it very low in plugin order fixes the issue it causes.]
Cute Preset [Apparently, the author decided to ship EVERYTHING with the preset, including the fucking CBBE Knee Fix which breaks ZaZ Extended Skeleton.]
Dog Love [No.]
Dongs of Fallout [Absolutely no.]
Gendered Specific Skeleton [IF you can set it up working properly, go ahead.]
Live Action Mr. Handy [Ships with outdated scripts (and it doesn't need those scripts). Solution: Unpack Main.BA2 and remove scripts folder, then repack it again]
Load Accelerator [Its main use-case is build into Buffout, so those two conflict on a low (what is bad) level. Both handle VSync by default to accelerate load times.]
Opparco's 'Poser Horkeys for FO4' [Uses Home as a hotkey and will result in 'no console reference' or 'no console actor' messages while stopping AAF's UI]
Private Profile Redirector F4 - Faster Game Start (INI File Cacher) [Royally fucks with INI files. Avoid like the fucking plague.]
Race Customizer [Just.. Nope.]
RSEII_Brothels [It will eventually break your save. This mod is broken beyond repair, Flashy's own words.]
Skeletal Adjustments for CBBE - KneeFix [Conflicts with ZaZ Extended Skeleton. READ NOTE ABOUT THIS BELOW IN 9ºa]
Snu Snu [Absolutely no.]
TSEX and TSEX Hardship Alpha - [IT'S A MODDERS RESOURCE]
3BBB if using CBBE [Requires Skeletal Adjustments for CBBE, and thus, it's incompatible. READ NOTE ABOUT THIS, BELOW IN POINT 9ºa]
Unique NPC's/Followers series of mods [AAF is now compatible with Unique Player, not the others.]
Zombie Walkers [Fucks with Skeleton]

Advanced Animation Framework Downloads & Requirements

Links list below is MOD Order (MO2's left panel / Vortex rules), NOT plugin order.

Install ALL mods marked as (REQUIRED)

This includes SKIPPING ANY/ALL PATCHES/MODS LISTED AND/OR LINKED ON THEIR OWN MOD PAGES.

ONLY USE VERSIONS LISTED BELOW, unless otherwise specified that it's safe to use newer versions.

Pre-Basic Requirements

READING
Wasteland Workshop
Automatron
Far Harbor
Nuka World

Basic Requirements

1º F4SE vFallout 4 runtime 1.10.948 - build: 0.7.2 (REQUIRED) (Picture far down below on how to install F4SE manually because the way the archive is packaged, Vortex is fine though. MO2 users might need to pack up the Data>Scripts folder into a new archive and install that into MO2 in order to see mods conflicting with F4SE / shipping with outdated F4SE scripts.)

2º Bodyslide vLatest (REQUIRED)

3º LooksMenu 1.7.0.1 (REQUIRED)

4º ZaZ-Extended-Skeleton (ZeX) v6 (REQUIRED) - (MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING IS OVERWRITING THIS, except Atomic Muscle. Only exception.)

5º Buffout 4 vLatest (REQUIRED) (Buffout 4 installation instructions below)

6º Torture Devices v2.21 (OPTIONAL)

7º Vioxsis Strap-ons v5.0.0 (REQUIRED) (For Lesbian Animations)

Bodies - (REQUIRED) Pick only one per gender.

8ºa Atomic Muscle Legacy v1.5.4 (Install the Texture requirements listed in its description.)

8ºb BodyTalk

9ºa CBBE (If you insist on using CBBE 3BBB+CBBE KneeFix, use DFS)

9ºb Fusion Girl

AAF and Theme

10º Advanced Animation Framework v172.0 NG (REQUIRED)

11º Vanilla/Kinky/Creature Theme v210819.0 (REQUIRED) (Install only 'Vanilla/Kinky/Creatures Themes', it's an All-In-One. Don't download/install 'Vanilla Themes'.)

Animation Packs

12º ZaZOut4 [REPACK] v0.0.3.3

13º Bad End v1.05

14º 50 Shades v1.05 Repacked (Original link for extra downloads like fluid patch and bondage furniture)

15º Farelle Animations v0.1.2 (Will only work for Straight/Creature & Male+Male/Male+Creature gender combinations. No Female+Female.)

16º [AAF] FO4 Animations by Leito v2.1b (Make sure to NOT get the version 1.4c and also do NOT install any of the patches listed as required on the download page).

17º Vadermania Animations v1.1

18º Four-Play Animations by Crazy v1.3 (Will do nothing without UAP and it'll only be M+M animations)

19º Four-Play Animations by Crazy Gun Version 3-11-17 (Unlike the one above, this one might have straight animations.)

20º Creature Pack v3.01

21º Creature Pack 2 v0.1beta (ONLY if you have DLC's)

22º Atomic Lust v2.7 (Might also want to get Rufgt's old animations, IF you get SexEmUp's XML Addon.)

23º Mutated Lust v1.4

24º SavageCabbages Animations v1.2.8 (Uncheck SC box option in/during UAP installation if you want to use 1.3.0)

25º BP70 Animations v2.8

26º Brave's Animations v1.3

27º RohZima Fallout 4 Sex Animations for AAF v2.0

Patches

28º (UAP) Ultimate AAF Patch v2.6.64-1 (REQUIRED) (Contains all creature assets and gender combinations. Also requires Buffout 4.) 

 

At least #10 to #28 should be at the VERY BOTTOM OF YOUR MOD ORDER IN MO2, JUST ABOVE OVERWRITE, as shown in the image below. This is also your MOD order for resolving mod conflicts. 

 Minimum requirements for working AAF:

AAF + Vanilla/Kinky/Creature Theme + 1 Animation Mod 

Installation Process:

Required:

1º Install and enable AAF
2º Install Vanilla/Kinky/Creature Themes and make sure to check support for everything you want.
3º Install desired Animation Packs. Make sure to NOT check for support for things you don't have installed (Like CC content in SavageCabbage's animation pack.)
4º Install Ultimate AAF Patch (Uncheck FO4 Animations by Leito during UAP's installation, if you're going to use Staged Leito Plus)
5º Place (in MO2's left panel) / Rule (in Vortex mod rules) after everything it conflicts with.

Optional:

6º Install Staged Leito Plus Erection Fix if Hardship mod is installed.
7º Move Staged Leito Plus (in MO2's left panel)  /  Rule (in Vortex mod rules) after everything it conflicts with, UAP and Hardship included.

Required:

8º Make sure to build Male Body (If you have BodyTalk, ignore Atomic Muscle for this step) with Erection slider at 0% and the 'morphs' box checked, in Bodyslide.
9º Make sure your plugins are sorted properly: 1º ESM, 2º ESL, 3º ESP. Generally, MO2's 'Sort' button above plugins / Vortex's Auto-Sort being enabled is enough, only specific mods need a specific order on your plugin list.

 

 

Other LoversLab mod downloads

Gameplay/Utility

EgoBallistic's Mods

AAF Bad-End: Purgatory

AAF Dirty Sex

AAF Family Planning Enhanced (If you want more pregnancy options, you can use: AAF FPE Addon Pack and/or FPE More Creatures.)

AAF SexEmUp

AAF Spectators

AAF Violate

Commonwealth Captives

 

Invictusblade's Mods

AAF Autonomy Enhanced Redux

AAF Family Planning Enhanced Redux (Use this one or Ego's. Not both. I, personally, highly recommend Ego's.)

Wasteland Dairy Framework

 

twistedtrebla's Mods

Combat Strip Lite

AAF Sex Attributes Framework

AAF Sexual Harassment

AAF Tattoo After Rape

AAF Bound In Public

 

Tentacus's Mods

AAF Hospitality

Crackle

Hardship - beggar- whore [ VERY IMPORTANT: REQUIRES Staged Leito Plus 1.0.7_Fixed patch for animations. If you plan on using this patch, make sure to reinstall Ultimate AAF Patch (UAP) and disable/uncheck FO4 Animations by Leito during UAP's installation AND load/rule (mod order, not plugin) Staged Leito AFTER UAP. Includes F+F XMLs ]

 

Flashy's Mods

RSEII Framework & Mods (Skip Brothels entirely as it WILL break your game and cause CTD on Save. Only use Shenanigans if you save regularly as it CAN and WILL pull actors for scenes from conversations you're having and break something.)

 

Anghelos92's Mods

Magno Cum Gaudio (M.C.G.) (This mod conflicts with a lot of other typical AAF related mods. Be sure to deactivate some of its systems that do what others mods do. MCG Respawn System OR AAF Violate + RSEII_CSA + Combat Strip Lite. MCG NPC Initiative System OR Sex Harassment. MCG Wear & Tear System OR Sex Attributes and Sex Attributes HUD.)

 

Jahem_Kinkaid's Mods

AAF Animated Fannies (For CBBE)

AAF Dangerous Nights

AAF Vanilla Fudge

 

Megururu's Mods

AAF Morning Sex With Lover

Wash Out That Cum

 

Roggvir's Mods

Roggvir's DD Items Manager

Roggvir's No-Strip Items Manager (Use at your own discretion. Read mod page.)

 

luisthird's Mods

Assimilation

 

Akor's Mods

Boston Devious Helper (ALPHA)

 

DSHV's mods

Problems of Survivor (Don't know if it's been fixed, but should probably enable after leaving the vault, or the interior/elevator will not exist in-game)

 

Operand's Mods

Lewd Talks

 

spicydorito's Mods

Better Living Through Cumistry

Commonwealth Moisturizer

Provocative Perks

Sex Education

DD Armorbench Unlocker

 

HR_Sinop's Mods

Human Resources

 

GrimGrim31's Mods

More Ways of Washing (Complement to Wash Out That Cum)

 

Lee3310's Mods

Human Resources: Alternative Enslavement Method

 

Vaultbait's Mods

Unhealthy Craving

 

Quests

JB's mods

Commonwealth Slavers

Nuka Ride

 

pepertje's Mods

Boston Breeder (Being developed/fixed)

 

Stobor's Mods

Raider Pet

Rogue Sexbot

 

Vaultbait's Mods

Milking Human Kindness

 

Items

EgoBallistic & Kziitd's mods

KFT - Kziitd Fetish Toolset

 

Kharos's Mods

Real Handcuffs (DO NOT check/enable the LLFP option in its installer)

 

Kimy's Mods

Devious Devices (RC8 version here. This is same as DD, only without AWKCR requirement, and some fixes. Original DD not required.)

 

Akor's Mods

Devious Devices - Blindfold Effect Remover

 

Nebuchadnezzer2's Mods

DD Walking Animation Replacer

 

EgoBallistic's Mods

Craftable Bad-End Animation Pack Furniture

FaceMorphs for Devious Devices Gags

 

darkconsole's Mods

Plugs of the Commonwealth

 

LordEscobar's Mods

Lordescobar's Moddable Piercings (Fixed version here.)

 

JB's Mods

Devious Devices Slave Heels

 

AlexW95's Mods

Stripper Pole (Works with Savage Cabbage's pole animations and can even assign NPC's to it.)

 

Oakern's Mods

CRX- Workshop Crosses

 

Overlays

Nebuchadnezzer2's Mods

Cum Overlays

 

JB's Mods

Captive Tattoos (LooksMenu Overlays / Facial Tattoos / Males / Females)

FO4 Amputator

Render Tattoos (LooksMenu Overlays)

Lewd Marks (LooksMenu Overlays)

 

InvictusBlade's Mods

Random Overlay Framework

 

Outfits

Lionel Rossi's Mods

Hellraiser Armor

Kawaii Waifu Outfits

Sexy Maid Outfits

Vault-Tec111 Swimsuits

 

Companions

Reginald_001's Mods

Ivy

 

Jahem Kinkaid's Mods

Ivy RealSex Mod (Ivy integration for AAF)

 

Poses

Kziitd's Mods

Daily Life of Hookers

 

Physics

Takosako's Mods

OCBP

OCBPC

MTM OCBP/OCBPC Physics Presets

 

Others

Sgt. Marge's Mods

[AAF] Sexual Harassment - Gender Neutral NPCs (Dialogue Translation)

SC Staged Ungendered Gangbang Patch

 

Gray User's Mods

NSFW Sound Pack (Mod order in MO2's left panel / Rules in Vortex should be after UAP)

 

Bazinga's Mods

Custom Moans (Make sure to NOT select support for animation packs during installation when using this for Staged Leito Plus)

 

Rennex's Mods

Slaver Camp, Brothel, Strip Club (Egret Tours Marina)

 

Saya Scarlett's Mods

Classical Radio Replacer for Clubs/Strip Clubs

 

Comics/Posters/Billboards/Art

Celebs Fakes Posters

Dank's Magazine Replacer

Fallout 4 Texture Pack for Poster / Hentai Wallpaper

Jesse Jane Magazine & Comic Book Replacer

Raider Missing - Junk Poster Replacer

Shadbase Paintings

Very Naughty Paintings

 

Lee3310's Mods

AAF SavageCabbage Animation Rescaling

 

Spicydorito's Mods

Spicy Altered Creature Animations

Commonwealth Captives Outfit Injector

 

JB's Mods

FO4 Amputator

 

Mods from the Nexus (And/or mods that moved out and are mirrored somewhere else)

Poses

Slave and Model Poses (Use the main file. Not the ESL)

 

Comics/Posters/Billboards/Art

Erotic Art

Hot and Horny Wastelands - Billboards

Hot and Horny Wastelands - Magazines

Hot and Horny Wastelands - Paintings

Hot and Horny Wastelands - Posters

 

More mods to be added.

 

 

Some self troubleshooting for you to try

New Game

Always try a new game first. Especially if you enabled modding on an on-going save/game.

"NO_F4$E"

F4SE installed incorrectly or modding not enabled in Fallout4Custom.ini.

Infinite Black Loading Screen

This is very likely and in most cases, a pop up from some mod loading in faster than your game. Usually AAF's popup when installed, cheat terminal's popup and/or others. This happens because the game's pop ups (Not to confuse with the notifications on the top left of the screen) pause the game itself. Simply press Enter key a couple times to 'confirm' the popups and let the game fully load.

Problems with using the "Home" key in AAF

Make sure you're not using Power Armor
The game needs to be run at least once through steam after installing it (not your mod manager) so that proper files are created.
AAF was never properly installed in the first place: When starting the game for the first time there will be a dialogue (pop up message after character creation) after all the mods have initialized, showing that AAF has properly started.
Home is hidden behind a function key on laptops, usually labeled as [FN].
Another mod has registered the use of this key (A mod conflict).
Non-standard / broken keyboard.
UI mods interfering with AAF.

AAF Force Start command

Open console (usually the `/~ key found on the upper left of the keyboard).
Type in:
stopquest aaf_mainquest
Exit console. Wait 5 seconds. Open console again.
Type:
startquest aaf_mainquest
Exit console.

Missing rufgt's Animations.esp

Probably have AAF SEU XML Addon installed, which has Animation XMLs in it asking for that .ESP.

Naked NPC Spawning when pressing HOME

Uninstall Dongs of Fallout, it's incompatible with AAF. Replace with BodyTalk or Atomic Muscle.

Skeleton Problems (Stretched out/Detached Penis/Genitalia)

ZaZOut or CBBE Knee Fix installed along with ZaZ Extended Skeleton. Remove them and keep ZaZ Extended Skeleton only.

[061] No available Actors found within the scan range

Missing patch(es) for custom race, incorrectly installed AAF and its mods and/or no animations installed at all.

Removing transition due to error

Mod Order (MO2's left panel) / Vortex Rules issue.

AAF ERROR | Animation ID XXX not found

Missing animations.
Animation Id not found often is also a file load order issue, often when there are patches for animations and one of them is different version than the other.

AAF ERROR | AnimationGroup ID XXX not found

Probably incompatible patch and/or fucked XML files.

Actor Scaling

Scaling can be enabled in AAF\AAF_settings.ini and in Atomic Lust installer.

AAF UI fonts look like blocks

A mod is likely modifying UI fonts and should be removed. One such example would be 'ModoFonto - Classic Fallout 4 and New Vegas Fonts'.

Installing F4SE Manually

 

 

Buffout 4 Installation

Requirements:

Buffout4

Address Library for F4SE Plugins

xSE PluginPreloader

Incompatibilities:

Achievement enablers (Already built into Buffout4)

BakaScrapHeap

Installation:

1º Install Buffout4 and the Address Library via mod manager.

2º Extract the xSE PluginPreloader manually into Fallout 4's main folder where the Fallout4.exe is located.

3º Change its loading mechanic by editing xSE PluginPreloader.xml with Notepad++ and then changing

this:
<LoadMethod Name="ImportAddressHook">

to this:
<LoadMethod Name="OnThreadAttach">

Or this if previous doesn't work

<LoadMethod Name="OnProcessAttach">

Dependencies:

Install/repair the MS VC++ runtimes 32bit[x86] AND 64bit[x64] in this order (first X86, then X64). 

Credits for proper Buffout 4 install instructions:

The whole AAF Team who built these up and tweaked over time for them to be perfect.

 

If you made it this far, slowly making your way down the guide.. congratulations.

You should now have a fully working AAF Adult Setup.

 

Credits

To all the modder's whose mods are linked to in this guide

@Akor Mods.

@anghelos92 Mods.

@bp70 Animations.

@CGi Tools.

@Crazy6987 Animations.

@dagobaking AAF itself.

@darkconsole Mods.

@EgoBallistic Mods.

@Farelle Animations.

@Gray User Animations.

@Halstrom Themes.

@ignotum_virum Mods.

@Invictusblade Mods.

Jahem_kinkaid Mods.

@JB. Mods.

@Kharos Mods.

@Kimy Mods.

@Konata Inoue Mods.

@kziitd Mods.

@Leito86 Animations and resources.

@megururu Mods.

@Nebuchadnezzer2 Mods.

@Reginald_001 Mods.

@Roggvir Mods.

@Rufgt Animations.

@SavageCabbage Animations.

@Tentacus Mods.

@twistedtrebla Mods.

@Ulfbearth Ultimate AAF Patch and Atomic Muscle Body.

@Vader666 Mods.

To those in AAF Discord that helped with my cheat sheet, which later became this guide and those who provide support when issues came up.

And to those that continue to support, give advice and find compatible / incompatible / problematic mods. 

Azrael in AAF Discord for discovering a rather problematic mod now listed under Incompatibilities.

Gishy Fishy AAF Discord Support.

@Nebuchadnezzer2 AAF Discord Support.

@Nharra AAF Discord Support.

@RitualClarity Guide suggestions and AAF Discord Support.

@SilverPerv Previous needed patches and AAF Discord Support.

Apparently you have to install LLFP or else the AAF mod gets stuck at 80% and it never fnishes loading in-game, quote from 2 steam comments: 1: "

In your screen shot, you can see that LLFP is not installed, so I searched for that in Lovers lab and downloaded the latest (that's what finally pushed me to 100%),
Comment 2: Mentioned someones debug file saying LoversLabFourPlay was missing. Can anyone confirm this? Cause AAF doesint work despite downloading everything properly, and its permanently stuck at 80 percent.

[vaultbait]

6 minutes ago, Sims4GigaChad said:

Apparently you have to install LLFP or else the AAF mod gets stuck at 80% and it never fnishes loading in-game, quote from 2 steam comments: 1: "

In your screen shot, you can see that LLFP is not installed, so I searched for that in Lovers lab and downloaded the latest (that's what finally pushed me to 100%),
Comment 2: Mentioned someones debug file saying LoversLabFourPlay was missing. Can anyone confirm this? Cause AAF doesint work despite downloading everything properly, and its permanently stuck at 80 percent.

 

This is a misunderstanding and comes down to what version of Fallout 4 you're using. If you're on the pre-NG (1.10.163) version of Fallout 4 with F4SE 0.6.23 then you should be using AAF 171.0 beta which includes an appropriate build of LLFP (v46 I think). If you've upgraded to the latest version of Fallout 4 already then AAF 172.0 NG comes with LLFP v50 already. The only reason to download a separate LLFP is if you're using the wrong version of AAF for the Fallout 4 release you're on, which in almost every case is simply due to a mistake on your part.

[Sims4GigaChad]

27 minutes ago, vaultbait said:

 

This is a misunderstanding and comes down to what version of Fallout 4 you're using. If you're on the pre-NG (1.10.163) version of Fallout 4 with F4SE 0.6.23 then you should be using AAF 171.0 beta which includes an appropriate build of LLFP (v46 I think). If you've upgraded to the latest version of Fallout 4 already then AAF 172.0 NG comes with LLFP v50 already. The only reason to download a separate LLFP is if you're using the wrong version of AAF for the Fallout 4 release you're on, which in almost every case is simply due to a mistake on your part.

So howcome AAF is stuck at 80% loaded then?

[vaultbait]

2 minutes ago, Sims4GigaChad said:

So howcome AAF is stuck at 80% loaded then?

 

Because you've made a mistake somewhere.

[Sims4GigaChad]

4 minutes ago, vaultbait said:

 

Because you've made a mistake somewhere.

Link to the debug addon/plugin that gives u debug text as to what your missing?

[badassbuddy]

4 minutes ago, Sims4GigaChad said:

So howcome AAF is stuck at 80% loaded then?

i just managed to fix this last night, make sure any other mods that use LLFP v50, like real handcuffs that comes with the  LLFP v50 does not over ride it and you no longer need to install LLFP anymore just use AAFs updated one. it was a headache but finally managed to get it to work. i also recommend reinstalling AAF with debug mode on so you can see on screen what your error is exactly

[Sims4GigaChad]

13 minutes ago, badassbuddy said:

i just managed to fix this last night, make sure any other mods that use LLFP v50, like real handcuffs that comes with the  LLFP v50 does not over ride it and you no longer need to install LLFP anymore just use AAFs updated one. it was a headache but finally managed to get it to work. i also recommend reinstalling AAF with debug mode on so you can see on screen what your error is exactly

Does that include SEU? It claims it needs LLFP plugin to work.

[badassbuddy]

2 minutes ago, Sims4GigaChad said:

Does that include SEU? It claims it needs LLFP plugin to work.

i do not have SEU installed, good mod always had it installed but never used it in game, so i skipped over it this time.

[Sims4GigaChad]

Edit: new issue, animations dont work or the human actors fiddle in place and it doesint start, everything else works fine though, aside from the error "LLFP animation framework not installed, animations will not start" error.

Edited July 17, 2024 by Sims4GigaChad

[MajorWard]

21 hours ago, vaultbait said:

 

In that case, this might be worth trying to troubleshoot further in the #aaf_issues_nsfw channel in the AAF Discord. Probably the next place to look (after basic troubleshooting like confirming AAF_GFV.exe doesn't find any issues) would be in the admin log of the on-screen interface after a scene fails to copy your morphs and overlays. AAF might be logging an error there that could give a better clue.

I have re-installed F4SE, LM (checking the BodyGen option) and re-built morphs.  I also got the FG plugin for LM so now LM in game shows full sliders, which I used to make my desired changes from Zero Sliders.  However I still get the "Morphs Disabled" error in AAF admin and the body reverts to "base" - someone else in the BodyGen & AAF forum said that AAF was calling the pre-war, pre-morph body and to edit the AAF morphs.ini / Bodygen file to make it call the right one (although Dagobahking said he'd sort in future updates) but I can't find an AAF file in the Bodygen directory.  

GFV just returned my game version number. 

[vaultbait]

2 hours ago, MajorWard said:

someone else in the BodyGen & AAF forum said that AAF was calling the pre-war, pre-morph body and to edit the AAF morphs.ini / Bodygen file to make it call the right one (although Dagobahking said he'd sort in future updates) but I can't find an AAF file in the Bodygen directory.

 

Do you have a reference? This sounds like a rehash of a very old situation, and unfortunately people in the mod community seem to like to dredge up references without context to bugs that got fixed years ago.

 

AAF on pre-NG versions of everything is successfully copying morphs and overlays, and I'm essentially using a pre-NG build of "172.0 beta" (a test release from before the new Fallout 4 happened), so everything in my AAF should basically be identical to 172.0 NG except for being on the old 1.10.163 game version with F4SE 0.6.23, LLFP v46 and LM 1.6.20.

 

In your admin log screenshot, I don't see the "Morphs Disabled" you mentioned, but there are rather a lot of warnings about missing plugins, and that's going to wreak a lot of havoc on AAF anyway. Make sure when you're installing animation packs that have FOMOD installer menus for enabling furniture and items from other mods, you only enable support for mods you actually have installed.

 

2 hours ago, MajorWard said:

GFV just returned my game version number. 

 

This looks to me like AAF_GFV.exe doesn't support checking installs of the new Fallout 4 yet.

 

 

[deaconraven]

9 hours ago, vaultbait said:

 

Are you sure PgDn isn't something like Fn+Down? Seems very unlikely that the Down arrow key on your keyboard would simultaneously emit both scancodes. It almost certainly requires holding an additional key for it to function as PgDn.

I never thought of that. Then I tried fn +pg dn, and it worked. Thanks for helping me out. I appreciate it.

[vaultbait]

3 hours ago, Sims4GigaChad said:

Does that include SEU? It claims it needs LLFP plugin to work.

 

Mods which require LLFP can (and should) use AAF's version if you have AAF installed. You don't need to install any separate copy of LLFP in that case.

 

3 hours ago, badassbuddy said:

make sure any other mods that use LLFP v50, like real handcuffs that comes with the  LLFP v50 does not over ride it

 

Luckily, the latest version of Real Handcuffs no longer installs a copy of LLFP by default (the option is still there in the FOMOD installer menu for it, but on new installations it defaults to disabled).

 

Rad Morphing Redux is one that still unconditionally installs an old copy of LLFP though, so in general that advice is still relevant.

[vaultbait]

3 hours ago, Sims4GigaChad said:

Link to the debug addon/plugin that gives u debug text as to what your missing?

 

For the most part it's going back over the manual step by step and checking (and rechecking, and re-rechecking) that you didn't miss something. These instructions are complex, and it's very easy to overlook an important bit about mods you should make sure aren't installed, exact versions of things you must install together, things that should never be installed together, etc.

 

There is the AAF Game Files Verifier (AAF_GFV.exe) utility available for download from the AAF Discord, but that it only covers a handful of the most basic dependencies and sounds like maybe it hasn't been updated for the new game version yet anyway.

[MajorWard]

2 minutes ago, vaultbait said:

In your admin log screenshot, I don't see the "Morphs Disabled" you mentioned, but there are rather a lot of warnings about missing plugins, and that's going to wreak a lot of havoc on AAF anyway.

 

 

It’s about half way down “[003] Looks Menu -1- Not Found. Disabling Morph Handling”

 

According to someone on the Discord it’s a known issue and they’re also hoping for a fix.

 

The missing furniture thing was something I thought I’d sorted a while back… 

 

It’s odd that it’s asking about armour keywords. I did have it for DD 2.0 but found all the extra crap that came with Armour Keyword Framework to be a pain so upgraded DD to RC9 which doesn’t need AKFW.  It was a clean replace, too…

 

 

[vaultbait]

3 hours ago, Sims4GigaChad said:

Edit: new issue, animations dont work or the human actors fiddle in place and it doesint start, everything else works fine though, aside from the error "LLFP animation framework not installed, animations will not start" error.

 

As others have noted recently, make sure the files from AAF are not being overwritten by any other mod. Multiple mods ship copies of (different versions of) LLFP, you want to make sure the one that comes with AAF is what ends up in your game. If you're using the old 1.10.163 version of Fallout 4 then you should have AAF 171.0 beta, F4SE 0.6.23 and LooksMenu 1.6.18 (or 1.6.20) installed. If you're using the latest (NG) game release then you need AAF 172.0 NG with F4SE 0.7.x (latest version) and F4SE 0.7.x (latest version).

 

But first, check to make sure no other mods are overwriting files from AAF itself.

[vaultbait]

12 minutes ago, MajorWard said:

It’s about half way down “[003] Looks Menu -1- Not Found. Disabling Morph Handling”

 

According to someone on the Discord it’s a known issue and they’re also hoping for a fix.

 

The missing furniture thing was something I thought I’d sorted a while back… 

 

It’s odd that it’s asking about armour keywords. I did have it for DD 2.0 but found all the extra crap that came with Armour Keyword Framework to be a pain so upgraded DD to RC9 which doesn’t need AKFW.  It was a clean replace, too…

 

It's because some animation pack you installed is making references to forms from AWKCR's plugin (and the other "missing" plugins listed there). Try reinstalling your animation packs and pay close attention to the FOMOD installer menu options. Some of them have checkboxes to add configuration supporting those other mods, but if you don't have those mods installed then it will break in-game.

 

Edit: As for the “[003] Looks Menu -1- Not Found. Disabling Morph Handling”  message, that's saying AAF doesn't see LM installed at all. Do you maybe have the wrong version of LM installed corresponding to your game/F4SE versions? Or do you have a mod (like Immersive Nail Polish) that could be overwriting files from LooksMenu?

Edited July 17, 2024 by vaultbait