[Solved] Alternate Start Won't Start

[negativekarz]

I'm just trying to make Alternate Start work. Please.

I'm doing everything in the power of my 2 watt brain. I found some threads about this with the same issue, and they gave me a solution. The issue is that I don't know what they're talking about.

 

Please, someone, explain to me what to DO. They said to unzip the 'bsa'  (which I can only fucking assume is the zip folder) in the Mod Manager thing to the Data folder and that didn't work, then they want me to delete three files from the mod to make it work with the TESVEdit program but I don't understand how to find them. 

 

Please, I know that I should be posting a mod list or whatever, but you have to use "modwatch" and I can't even figure out that, so either this whole ordeal is one big fucking injoke or I am a complete dumbass.

 

If there's anything you need from me, just tell me what and how and I'll do it.

[Guest]

i installed that mod recently but I used NMM for installation. You can also use MO, it's up to you. Mod managers will do all the job for you. All you have to do afterward is to run LOOT and make sure that it is placed at the very bottom of your load order. LOOT will do it.

 

If it still doesn't work (but it should if you have all requirements), check these out:

 

 

Nothing happened. I tried to start a new game and ended up going to Helgen. Again.

Make sure the mod is actually activated. Even if your mod manager tells you it is. NMM is notorious for lying to its users, claiming a mod is active, but in reality it isn't. Check with Wrye Bash, or with the official game launcher, to be sure that the mod really is active.

Help! I'm stuck at the main menu starting a new game!

Skyrim version 1.9.32.0.8 or greater is REQUIRED for this mod. Be sure you're using that first. Update through Steam if necessary. Older versions of the game are not supported.

Mods that make large scale blanket changes to either essential flags or quest item flags may be blocking you from playing.

Check the Data\Scripts folder and make sure there are no copies of the following files:

dunPostHelgenEnableScript, QF_MQ101_0003372B, QF_MQ102_0004E50D, TIF__0005A6A6, TIF__0005A6B1, TIF__000D50CA, TIF__000D50DB, TIF__000D50E0, TIF__000D197B, TIF__000D660D, or TIF__000E2D03.

If these files are present, they will break the quest controls for Live Another Life. You'll need to figure out which packages installed these since they would only come from mods. Skyrim's own
files are in Bethesda's BSAs and get overridden by the ones in my BSA.

Verify its placement in load order. This mod should be loaded near the end of the list, not the beginning. LOOT has it placed appropriately and should be used if you are in doubt.

Dude, there's a pole in my face. Why did you not move it?

This is a commonly mentioned problem that's caused by using Enhanced Character Edit alongside starting with LAL. It is not a problem with this mod, and it's unknown exactly why ECE does the camera thing the way it does.

It's not something I feel I should be responsible for fixing since I have not caused this to happen.

Your mod is broken, it says my save can't be updated! You need to fix that!

Actually, no, it's not broken. Upgrading a save when you're still in the prison cell is not supported, never has been, and is a source of bugs. The message telling you to start a new game was added to make sure people are aware of this. Do not attempt to continue on with your game in this state as it WILL cause you problems.

No. I do not need to fix anything. You need to break yourself of bad habits.

The game instantly CTDs when trying to talk to Mara. Why do you make such buggy mods man?

Once again, this one is not actually due to something I've done. The problem actually comes from certain OTHER mods that have done dialogue options that cause some problems with "talking activator" objects. Mara is one such object. The fact that you're getting this problem here is merely a coincidence and you'd have run into it again elsehwere, like during the Molag Bal quest. So Mara has done you a favor in her infinite wisdom.

The 2 most common causes of this are:

1. Having an old version of the Sofia follower mod installed.
2. Having version 4.0 of the Vilja mod installed.

These problems can be fixed by updating those mods to their current versions where the authors have addressed the issue in their mods. There may be other mods with the same problem but they have not been brought to light yet.

Emma explains the problem in more detail here: http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/565358-live-another-life/page-975&do=findComment&comment=20667239

The game crashes whenever I use the bed! Don't tell me this isn't your fault either.

Surprise! It's not my fault either.

The only known cause for this is using a body mod with a mismatched skeleton that's not compatible with it. When the bed is used, your character gets stripped of the prison clothing and your new equipment is added based on what you started as. It is this process that causes the issue when a skeleton mod that doesn't match the body is used. Something to do with bones the body mod is looking for that the skeleton doesn't have. Oddly enough, this tends to only happen on female characters. I have no idea why that is.

If this just confused the shit out of you, you're not alone. I don't use body mods. The only advice I can offer is to contact the authors of the body mod you're using and find out if it's compatible with the skeleton you're using. Trust me, you'll know if you're not using the vanilla skeleton because it requires installing one separately.

Again, since I don't know body mods, it's possible you just need to be sure that if the body mod comes with one that you're using that instead of something else.

The Live Another Life quest never finishes, it's stuck in my journal.

Not exactly. The quest remains active because it's necessary for it to do so. Go speak to an innkeeper to pick up on it. Any properly configured innkeeper will have a rumors topic that should get things started.

My quest will close out when you've spoken to the Jarl in Whiterun about being in Helgen.

General Tullius and Ulfric Stormcloak are missing. You broke my game!

You are using an old version of the mod. Upgrade to verson 3.1.0 or later and make sure you aren't getting any script errors with the patch script that updates things.

Also make sure you're not trying to upgrade while still in the prison cell as that will not work.

I found your burned up corpse and clicked on it, but nothing happens.

This isn't quite the problem it used to be since all you'll be missing out on is the journal, which is a good read, but not critical to anything.

If it simply refuses to work, just skip it and either go to the cave, or go to Whiterun.

OK, I did that, then went to the cave, but nothing is there.

The quest marker isn't GPS accurate. You should be able to easily spot two poor hapless souls on the ground, doubled over in pain. That's Hadvar and Ralof. Go talk to one.

If you have already been to Korvunjund as part of Jagged Crown, Hadvar and Ralof will no longer be present in the cave as their story lines no longer call for them to be anywhere near Helgen.

No, you don't get it! A whole bunch of pieces in the Helgen cave have gone missing. What have you done!

It wasn't me! No, really, chances are this was the fault of TESVSnip.

As of version 2.0 of Live Another Life, causes for this are coming from other mods that have likely also been run through TESVSnip.
That program has turned out to be dangerous and cause data loss due to improper handling of compressed record data.

If you are having trouble with this problem (commonly referred to as "blue voids") check the readmes of your mods for mention of TESVSnip, sometimes simply referred to as Snip.
Remove those mods first. Check the cave. You'll likely find the problem has resolved itself.

Only the mod's author can correct these issues, and they'll need to do it by rebuilding their work without using TESVSnip on the files.

Ulfric is naked, you pervert!

Well the ladies like him th.... no wait.

This issue has been reported on occasion to occur in conjunction with Immersive Armors.
Immersive Armors has a toggle switch within its MCM menu that should resolve this problem while using an alternate start mod.

I walked by the farmhouse and the game crashed.

Update your game. This is a legacy issue caused by using a version of Skyrim that's too old.

 

 

[negativekarz]

My friend, thank you so much.

It was the file thing. The ones you had to make sure there were no copies of. (Where was that, by the way? That whole thing you copypasted o:)

 

THANK YOU. I was literally tearing my hair out.

(also, how do you mark this as solved?)

[Guest]

I'm glad you solve it.

 

there is a gree button in the right corner on the bottom of the post "Mark as solved". Click on the post you think that helped you solve your problem and voila.

[Guest]

My friend, thank you so much.

It was the file thing. The ones you had to make sure there were no copies of. (Where was that, by the way? That whole thing you copypasted o:)

 

THANK YOU. I was literally tearing my hair out.

(also, how do you mark this as solved?)

 

It was on the mod's main page on Nexus at the bottom under "Troubleshooting" button.

 

And.... lol. ... thanks for marking my post as "Solved" but it's the wrong post.. you should mark my post #2 that starts "I installed that mod... "    Because it gives the answer to your problem.