guide Skyrim AE for Beginners - V 3.1.0

[remodel]

Please, need some advice for Building 3BA body and Obody configuration.  First time using Obody.

 

The 3BA mod installation says to :

"Additional step

Don‘t forget to generate a body for physics to work or use my predone bodyslides."

 

1) Does loading the prebuilt bodyslides under Gameplay - Anatomy work for this requirement?

  OBody Next Generation - Configuration (see 'Files')      My interpretation how the bodyslides should be distributed. 

  3BA - Zeroed Preset (see 'Files')     I created this one to have a tweaked 'zeroed' 3BA preset for OBody.  

  If not what do I use for a body preset, Greek Goddess?

 

2) Also, are these prebuilt files based on Greek Goddess body preset?

 

Edit: For now I'm going to load everything as if the OBODY presets meet the requirement, until someone kindly corrects me.

 

Edit 2:  NOPE, I needed to build a body.  Would have been happy to have used one of the presets, but I like using Nords for Skyrim.  I used the Greek Goddess Body preset to build the PC Character.  What body preset should I be using to match all the pre-built bodyslide files?

The good news is all the Physics and PC section is working with the prebuilt vanilla clothing.  Thanks for that!

 

Edited February 16, 2025 by remodel

[remodel]

On 2/13/2025 at 11:36 AM, hardcoremanuel said:

The Great Town of Ivarstead was updated a few months ago (v1.3.3) and it invalidated a lot of old patches and mods including NPC overhauls. So far the only NPC overhaul I've found that works on the current version of TGT Ivarstead is : The Great Town of series - NPC replacer

Thanks for the heads up.  I removed the current version 1.3.3 and installed version1.2.

[hardcoremanuel]

1 hour ago, remodel said:

Thanks for the heads up.  I removed the current version 1.3.3 and installed version1.2.

Keep in mind that the current TGT Ivarstead Patch collection (v3.1.2) is meant for the current version of TGT Ivarstead. The last patch collection version built for TGT Ivarstead v1.2 was v2.11 which you can't download anymore.

[Mecesis]

On 13/2/2025 at 1:26, hardcoremanuel said:

El sitio de ENB está un poco desorganizado si no estás familiarizado con él. Para encontrar la última versión de ENB: 

1. comenzando en  http://enbdev.com/  haga clic en el enlace "Noticias".

2. En la página de Noticias haga clic en el enlace "descargar"

3. En la página de descarga, desplácese hacia abajo hasta el enlace de TES Skyrim SE

4. Haga clic en el enlace para obtener la última versión (actualmente v0.503)

5. Desplácese hacia abajo y busque el botón de descarga.

El archivo .zip tendrá los archivos necesarios

File found, thank you very much! I have already downloaded all the "Necessary Modifications and Updates" Now, could someone please tell me how to start installing these and continue? Thank you for your time

[remodel]

Beards of Power has been updated twice since the instructions were written.  The new down load is "Beards of Power - High Poly Head Version".

Edited February 16, 2025 by remodel
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[remodel]

6 hours ago, hardcoremanuel said:

Keep in mind that the current TGT Ivarstead Patch collection (v3.1.2) is meant for the current version of TGT Ivarstead. The last patch collection version built for TGT Ivarstead v1.2 was v2.11 which you can't download anymore.

Going to see what happens.  People got 'a look good. To this end, I'll have to see if what's broken matters to me.

[remodel]

The 3BA zero preset mod Listed as 3BA - SlimFantasy Bodyslide Preset is now hidden (unavalable). 

[KCOLL]

Installed p+ over sexlab  my followers can engage in animations but my character will not play the animation. What setting am i missing?

[Aylis]

13 hours ago, remodel said:

Please, need some advice for Building 3BA body and Obody configuration.  First time using Obody.

 

The 3BA mod installation says to :

"Additional step

Don‘t forget to generate a body for physics to work or use my predone bodyslides."

 

1) Does loading the prebuilt bodyslides under Gameplay - Anatomy work for this requirement?

  OBody Next Generation - Configuration (see 'Files')      My interpretation how the bodyslides should be distributed. 

  3BA - Zeroed Preset (see 'Files')     I created this one to have a tweaked 'zeroed' 3BA preset for OBody.  

  If not what do I use for a body preset, Greek Goddess?

 

2) Also, are these prebuilt files based on Greek Goddess body preset?

 

Edit: For now I'm going to load everything as if the OBODY presets meet the requirement, until someone kindly corrects me.

 

1A Those arn't prebuild bodyslides. They are presets you normally use to create bodyslides.

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SKSE plugin which distributes all of your installed Bodyslide presets to every NPC in the game

 

1B Thats a configuration file how to distribute the installed presets.

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configuration file where you can set preset distribution rules by race, by individual NPCs, by plugin and by factions, as well as blacklist presets from the random distribution pool

 

1C You have to use a zeroed preset. Unless you want to have the effects applied by the preset and then OBody added on top of that.

 

2. No. They are based on my modified zeroed preset. 'Greek Goddess' is NOT a zeroed preset.

 

 

  

3 hours ago, remodel said:

The 3BA zero preset mod Listed as 3BA - SlimFantasy Bodyslide Preset is now hidden (unavalable). 

 

It will be updated...

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This mod is temporarily unavailable while the mod author updates the mod page information.

 

Edited February 16, 2025 by Aylis

[remodel]

9 hours ago, Aylis said:

1C You have to use a zeroed preset. Unless you want to have the effects applied by the preset and then OBody added on top of that.

 

Built a 3BA Amazing Body for PC only, with zeroed sliders and body morphs turned on - batch build.  Unfortunately, none of the morphs worked in racemenu.  

 

The Greek Goddess  body looked the same - if there were differences, I didn't see them - as the 3BA Amazing Body.  The body morphs worked.  I take it that the rest of your Obody guide will work based on the comment.

 

Am I doing something wrong?  I really like the morphs and will want to apply them to some followers through CFF; not part of the guide.

 

I really appreciate the support and I really like your guide.

[wollboi]

@Aylis Recommending this patch. Faendal keeps picking fights with raccoons outside of Riverwood and alerting the whole town. Can actually break the main quest and/or make it severely annoying.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/78623?tab=description

[remodel]

The mod "Dragonfly - No Flee" makes it possible to catch dartwings.  They're still quick and tricky to catch, but they don't fly off, giving you another opportunity.  It's really old, but works.  I flagged it as an esl.

 

A decent quality of life mod.

[vitaearishi]

Issue I am trying to correct: Female Player actor will start a scene in the female position, but then will change to the male position during animation. Not sure what is causing it. Is there any specific mod to always have the player in the female position, or does anyone have an idea where to look at this problem. Actor is set to female in Sexlab.

[Suidisir]

Slowly but surely making my way through the installation list. I'm now at the "Grass Cache" portion and am looking at the STEP guide, it's telling me MO2 should have a button to select "Precache Grass." I do not have this option in MO2, so I'm wondering what I missed. Anyone have something similar?

 

Sorted, the optional .py file had to be shuffled over to the plugins directory. On we go with the LOD processes...

...however, now the precache process has been crashing for the last 30 minutes as soon as the title screen appears. The first couple crashes occurred after significant time had passed.

 

We good.

 

Edited February 19, 2025 by Suidisir
Fixed - with new trouble

[Aylis]

21 hours ago, vitaearishi said:

Female Player actor will start a scene in the female position, but then will change to the male position during animation. Not sure what is causing it.

Most likely the animation itself.

 

16 hours ago, Suidisir said:

I'm wondering what I missed.

You didn't install it correctly. Recheck the instructions of the modpage.

[Mecesis]

Hello everyone! I continue with the beginning of application of this guide. I have already downloaded the mods from the "Necessary modifications and updates" section and the required ones from these.

 

Please could you help me with the next step? What do I do with each file? What folder do I paste it into? Please forgive me if the question seems silly but I don't know where to start. On the other hand, I read the publications and see that it is an “advanced” level. They know a lot about the subject and I don't know if anyone could advance with a newbie.

 

I really want to give the game a prettier look both visually and gameplay and apply some sex mod, but I don't know if I can do it. I understand that if I get the essential mods to work I will be able to start installing the rest of the mods... Thank you very much for your attention and long-awaited help

 

 

Edited February 20, 2025 by Mecesis

[Suidisir]

3 hours ago, Aylis said:

You didn't install it correctly. Recheck the instructions of the modpage.

 

I swear, half the time I post I realize my error only a short while afterward.

 

When we "make a mod" from the DynDOLOD Output, we just wrap these folders into a zip file and then activate the archive in MO2?

[wollboi]

1 hour ago, Suidisir said:

 

I swear, half the time I post I realize my error only a short while afterward.

 

When we "make a mod" from the DynDOLOD Output, we just wrap these folders into a zip file and then activate the archive in MO2?
 

The newest versions of DynDOLOD will zip the texgen and LOD files for you.

[Aylis]

@Mecesis

Sorry can't help. Thats a language i don't know.

Edited February 19, 2025 by Aylis

[Kazurashi22]

It seems like the creator Liseralla privated all of their Nexus content. Does this break things? One of the bodyslide presets is not available for instance.

Edited February 20, 2025 by Kazurashi22

[Aylis]

1 hour ago, Kazurashi22 said:

It seems like the creator Liseralla privated all of their Nexus content. Does this break things?

No, of course not.

[Mecesis]

13 hours ago, Aylis said:

@Mecesis

Sorry can't help. Thats a language i don't know.

 

Sorry! Error with the translator. With your permission, I leave you the message in English. Thank you. I'll also edit the previous one, see if anyone else can help. Thank you!

 

Hello everyone! I continue with the beginning of application of this guide. I have already downloaded the mods from the "Necessary modifications and updates" section and the required ones from these.

 

Please could you help me with the next step? What do I do with each file? What folder do I paste it into? Please forgive me if the question seems silly but I don't know where to start. On the other hand, I read the publications and see that it is an “advanced” level. They know a lot about the subject and I don't know if anyone could advance with a newbie.

 

I really want to give the game a prettier look both visually and gameplay and apply some sex mod, but I don't know if I can do it. I understand that if I get the essential mods to work I will be able to start installing the rest of the mods... Thank you very much for your attention and long-awaited help

[Aylis]

@Mecesis

How about opening the spoilers?

Spoiler

Lux is gone, so stick with Pi-Cho.

 

For the rest you have to follow the instructions on the mod-page.

[Suidisir]

Got a (mostly) working build going for the first time in years. Thank you to everyone who helped along the way, and of course Aylis for the extensive list and directions.

Right now only two mods seem to be having trouble - Alternate Start is running until I get to the Helgen cave (after adventurer's journal) then CTD when entering. Will dig through the support threads for a fix, seems like a common issue. Couple other minor issues on other mods but we'll get there.

 

Cheers!
 

Edited February 20, 2025 by Suidisir

[Mecesis]

23 hours ago, Aylis said:

@Mecesis

How about opening the spoilers?

  Reveal hidden contents

Lux is gone, so stick with Pi-Cho.

 

For the rest you have to follow the instructions on the mod-page.

Hello! Thank you! I have been able to advance by following the video tutorial on the Nexus website about the mod "DynDOLOD || Basics || MO2 & Vortex || Skyrim Mods". And I'm in that DynDOLOD - TexGen step.

 

When I run both Vortex and MO "TexGen" an error message appears. I have already tried placing the DynDOLOD folder in D/, in C/,... Also downloading it again and doing the process again. As far as I understand, I don't know why it happens and how to solve it so I can continue.

 

I leave you a screenshot before the error is generated in MO and after, in case you can help me identify the error and possible solution. Thank you so much