Howto remove ESM dependencies

[zaira]

Hi,

 

If I remove an esm dependency from my mod it gets inconsistent - all form IDs in properties and conditions that are related to other esm are invalid after that.

 

Is there a workaround for this?

 

cheers

Zaira

[Heromaster]

Remove it in the CK when you open your plugin go back to the data window, select your mod and on the right side Ctrl + Del the master file you want to be removed.

 

For fixing DialogueViews, follow to this post.

[zaira]

I know - but after that  my mod is trash and I have to rebind every property and repair every condition that are related to other dependencies like zaz...

[Ashal]

As far as I know, so long as you aren't referencing any form from a esm/esp dependency, it won't resort in a dependency on your own esp file.  Apart from saving the file within CK without the mod file being checked, you can edit the dependencies of a mod within Wrye Bash or TES5Edit.

[CGi]

Example:
Dep #1: Skyrim.ESM

Dep #2: Dawnguard.ESM

Dep #3: SexLab.ESM

 

Dependencie #1 will have index 00, #2 will have index 01 and #3 will have index 02. So if you now remove Dawnguard.ESM, dependencie #3 will become #2 and it's index will change from 02 to 01, breaking all aliases and other references to this dependencie.

So even if you never used something from Dawnguard.ESM, removing a dependencie that's not the last index will break references to all dependencies the followed the removed dependencie.

Unavoidable.