help New to Modding! Help with compatible SKSE64 and Skyrim version (2024)

[Kanade_]

This is the first time I am trying out modding and the process for me has been very confusing. I've been looking through forms and tutorials to see what is needed but the main issue I am coming across is the compatibility of the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) and the version of Skyrim that it would work on.

I'm using Mod Organizer 2 to manage my mods right now. I followed the directions of the forms about the installation for SexLab Framework so I can start looking into other mods that uses its files, but with the whole SKSE64 and Skyrim Version problem I can't make any progress.

Right now I have freshly downloaded Skyrim Special Edition so I'm pretty sure that I am on the latest version 1.6.640 of the game. This is where I get confused with all of the forms that I have looked at talked about downgrading the game version so that it can work with other mods and SKSE64. I tried to do this but didn't get any good results.

As for the situation for the SKSE64 I went to the website for the extender (https://skse.silverlock.org) and looking at the site it said that I should download the SKSE64(2.2.6) with it being the latest one and would work with the latest version of Skyrim (1.6.640 version I am assuming).

I have also seen while looking into modding and forms, is that there are updates that Bethesda makes to Skyrim which messes up everyone's mods and the extender, so could this be an issue?
 

My question though is which Skyrim version should I use and how to downgrade to it if needed and which SKSE64 would be compatible with that version of Skyrim?

[Bastak21]

1.6.640 is not the latest version of the game, Where did you install the game from?

Edited May 1, 2024 by Bastak21

[UsernameTaken666]

50 minutes ago, Kanade_ said:

This is the first time I am trying out modding and the process for me has been very confusing. I've been looking through forms and tutorials to see what is needed but the main issue I am coming across is the compatibility of the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) and the version of Skyrim that it would work on.

I'm using Mod Organizer 2 to manage my mods right now. I followed the directions of the forms about the installation for SexLab Framework so I can start looking into other mods that uses its files, but with the whole SKSE64 and Skyrim Version problem I can't make any progress.

Right now I have freshly downloaded Skyrim Special Edition so I'm pretty sure that I am on the latest version 1.6.640 of the game. This is where I get confused with all of the forms that I have looked at talked about downgrading the game version so that it can work with other mods and SKSE64. I tried to do this but didn't get any good results.

As for the situation for the SKSE64 I went to the website for the extender (https://skse.silverlock.org) and looking at the site it said that I should download the SKSE64(2.2.6) with it being the latest one and would work with the latest version of Skyrim (1.6.640 version I am assuming).

I have also seen while looking into modding and forms, is that there are updates that Bethesda makes to Skyrim which messes up everyone's mods and the extender, so could this be an issue?
 

My question though is which Skyrim version should I use and how to downgrade to it if needed and which SKSE64 would be compatible with that version of Skyrim?

You must know your game version first as 640 is definitely not the latest version. 

[Kanade_]

I have the game on steam and I had it uninstalled for a while, so I just recently re-installed it which I would assume update SkyrimSE and make it the latest version. Sorry for not getting the right version, but I still do think I have the latest version of Skyrim since I just installed it.

Edit:
I started a new campaign and looked in the in-game System and seems like I am running Version 1.6.1170.0.8

Edited May 1, 2024 by Kanade_