SE Compatibility Tracking (Jul 30)

[traison]

1 hour ago, JuliusXX said:

I haven't noticed this and will definitely test.  A question: which FNIS.esp should be used - the one from Pandora or the one from FNIS?

 

Not checked, I've assumed they're the same. Turns out they're not.

 

The Pandora plugin has been completely gutted, it contains nothing but the HEDR. As long as no plugin is looking for any of the deleted records, either plugin would work. Personally I'm using the one from FNIS because it makes more sense to me to use the plugin from the same mod that provides the scripts.

 

You may also want to change the Pandora install directory from Data\ to Data\Pandora\, otherwise Pandora explodes into the Data directory causing a mess. This automatically moves its FNIS plugin out of reach: Data\Pandora\FNIS.esp.

Edited May 17 by traison

[00_Vivienne_00]

Having come a long way from Skyrim Legendary to today. I can only say one thing. FNIS was a legend, it all started with it and it's already history. I thank the people who created FNIS because it was the glorious times of sex mods. I adore those glorious times because it all started then. Then there was Nemesis but I didn't like it too many problems. And finally the epic Pandora appeared which made a real revolution changed everything. I love you Pandora. That's what I can say. I also express my gratitude to all the brave people who create sex mods. I express my gratitude to the legendary website loverslab. Your creativity makes life cool!

[TwistedBicylePath]

Is A Dragonborn's Fate Modlist  easily compatible with most of these? what changes would i need to make them compatible? 

[Just Don't]

On 6/14/2026 at 8:29 PM, TwistedBicylePath said:

Is A Dragonborn's Fate Modlist  easily compatible with most of these? what changes would i need to make them compatible? 

That modlist/guide is very minimal, main scope is making the foundation with fixes, it also assumes you're using the latest version of the game. So it depends, there are hundreds of mods covered in this thread, thousands in the github tracker, so "most of these" is very broad. It depends on the type of mod and how much you know about modding in general.

The list is sadly outdated by now. So you'll have to look for some information elsewhere.

Edited June 16 by Just Don't

[WCSC]

I notice there are two SLAL Animation Loaders, which one should I be using for AE?

[Just Don't]

7 hours ago, WCSC said:

I notice there are two SLAL Animation Loaders, which one should I be using for AE?

Although SLAL isn't version specific, just use the most recent one.

Edited June 16 by Just Don't

[WaxenFigure]

Add this mod, it's like getting Animated Beast Cocks for all the Sexlab animations, not just the ones designed to work with ABC.  

[Plumppy]

 

FYI : 

 

On Thursday, August 20, we will deploy a patch to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition that will increase console mod storage limits and bring more Creations improvements. While this update should not affect load orders, we do encourage players to log into your save game if you haven't done so in a while as a precaution.

 

Edit:

 

AE 1.7.99 was just released. SKSE has already been updated ( 2.3.0 )

 

 

Today's update to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition increases console mod storage limits and brings more Creations improvements and fixes.

Added and Updated Features

Game

• Increased mod storage to 15 GB for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox.

Due to differences in platform storage systems, PlayStation 4 Creation storage is changed in the following ways: Creations storage expanded to approximately 16 GB, but download size may not match space used because of technical details of the PlayStation 4 console hardware; This may cause download size vs. installed size discrepancies. Storage usage may appear larger than expected when managing Creations; Due to the storage system partitions, PS4 users may experience a practical limit on the number of large Creations installed at once.

• Added localized strings fixes for UI and platform terminology.

• A Creation’s Details page now includes instructions on how to report abusive or problematic mods.

• Added bundling of Creations in the Skyrim Creations Menu to bring it to parity with Fallout and Starfield.

• Changed storefront UI to support Creations box art at 3640 x 900 and 900 x 506 to be consistent with Starfield and Fallout 4. Older image sizes will still be supported and do not require immediate resubmission.

• Added support to sort Creation categories by "Most Popular".

• Creations flagged as WIP can now be viewed when bookmarked.

Creation Kit

• Added Localization export support.

• Updated "Search and Replace" to align with Starfield, adding buttons for "Select Form in Object Window" and "Open Form Editor".

• Creation Kit will now allow multiple master loads by default. This can be configured as normal.

• Skyrim Creations released through the Verified Creators program will have the option to be Achievement-Friendly (Xbox) and Trophy-Friendly (PlayStation). This means that certain Creations will no longer block achievements, but it requires starting a new game for this functionality to work on updated Creations.

• Bink files can now be added to Creation uploads via an Extra Files browser.

• Expanding beyond scripts, archives are now supported on PlayStation. New file types are available (.nif, .dds, .bink, .wav, and .fuz (with embedded .wav)) for PlayStation Creations.

Crashes

Game

• Fixed a crash when the player opens the Virtual Keyboard on a Steam Deck device.

• Fixed a crash when the player ‘selects’ an empty search result in the Creations menu.

• Fixed a crash when the player transforms into a new race.

Creation Kit

• Fixed a crash when the player closes the dialogue for a Sound Descriptor.

• Fixed a crash when analyzing loot in a new encounter zone.

• Fixed a crash when clicking the Make Use Info button on some menus.

• Fixed a crash that can occur when reloading a mod without an associated Masterfile.

Bug Fixes

Game

• Free Creations from Verified Creators now correctly appear in the Verified Creators category within the store.

• Exiting out of Search when viewing a specific Creation now properly returns the player to the Details page of that Creation.

• Fixed an issue where installed Creations would sometimes display the incorrect version number while on the pause menu.

• Creations titles should now display with fewer misformatted characters.

• Resolved an issue where the Creations store would not always update visual pricing when Creations were placed on sale when a player had not changed menus.

• Resolved an issue where Anniversary Edition Creations failed to auto-download on PlayStation 5.

• Search strings will no longer clip through text when searching for Creations,

• The Verified Creator category should now correctly sort by latest and not alphabetical order.

• Enabling an item in Load Order should now more consistently stick when selected.

• Deleting all Creations now only clears mods downloaded from the Store and not those loaded via other means.

• Uploading or restoring a Load Order containing a mod or Creation no longer available on the Marketplace should no longer fail.

• Uploading or restoring a Load Order containing many mods should no longer fail.

• The Creations store should now load more efficiently.

Creation Kit

• Creation Kit now forces consistent capitalization of platform-specific .bsa binaries to avoid runtime errors.

• Archiving new forms in a plugin which relies on pre-existing assets will no longer cause the pre-existing form to duplicate within the plugin.

• Fixed an issue where Creation submission can improperly tag a file as a Masterfile causing infinite data reload.

• Cell forms should now populate correctly across all tabs when accessed via the Cell View window.

• Altered forms will no longer count as new forms when creating a plugin.

• Using the Create Archives or Upload process should more consistently apply correct compression to meshes/miscellaneous archives.

• Browsing ids in the World Spaces window should no longer alter the forms.

• Resolved error message pop-up when attempting to open the Creation Kit while Bethesda.net services were offline.

Miscellaneous

• Updated the game credits.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 20 by Plumppy
Change is live

[past79]

On 8/20/2026 at 10:45 AM, Plumppy said:

Increased mod storage to 15 GB for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox.

🤣

[safado]

7 hours ago, past79 said:

🤣

 

1.7.99 also includes bug fixes for all SkyrimSE\AE deployments. Steam doesn't show the VR patch, but maybe because Creation Kit is part of the patching, it got something.  If the bugs also affected VR, then it may have gotten the patch too.

Spoiler

 

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99

20 August 2026 Build 24604991 Edited yesterday by Wendy Share

Update notes via Steam Community

Today's update to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition increases console mod storage limits and brings more Creations improvements and fixes.

Added and Updated Features

Game

• Increased mod storage to 15 GB for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox.

Due to differences in platform storage systems, PlayStation 4 Creation storage is changed in the following ways: Creations storage expanded to approximately 16 GB, but download size may not match space used because of technical details of the PlayStation 4 console hardware; This may cause download size vs. installed size discrepancies. Storage usage may appear larger than expected when managing Creations; Due to the storage system partitions, PS4 users may experience a practical limit on the number of large Creations installed at once.

• Added localized strings fixes for UI and platform terminology.

• A Creation’s Details page now includes instructions on how to report abusive or problematic mods.

• Added bundling of Creations in the Skyrim Creations Menu to bring it to parity with Fallout and Starfield.

• Changed storefront UI to support Creations box art at 3640 x 900 and 900 x 506 to be consistent with Starfield and Fallout 4. Older image sizes will still be supported and do not require immediate resubmission.

• Added support to sort Creation categories by "Most Popular".

• Creations flagged as WIP can now be viewed when bookmarked.

Creation Kit

• Added Localization export support.

• Updated "Search and Replace" to align with Starfield, adding buttons for "Select Form in Object Window" and "Open Form Editor".

• Creation Kit will now allow multiple master loads by default. This can be configured as normal.

• Skyrim Creations released through the Verified Creators program will have the option to be Achievement-Friendly (Xbox) and Trophy-Friendly (PlayStation). This means that certain Creations will no longer block achievements, but it requires starting a new game for this functionality to work on updated Creations.

• Bink files can now be added to Creation uploads via an Extra Files browser.

• Expanding beyond scripts, archives are now supported on PlayStation. New file types are available (.nif, .dds, .bink, .wav, and .fuz (with embedded .wav)) for PlayStation Creations.

Crashes

Game

• Fixed a crash when the player opens the Virtual Keyboard on a Steam Deck device.

• Fixed a crash when the player ‘selects’ an empty search result in the Creations menu.

• Fixed a crash when the player transforms into a new race.

Creation Kit

• Fixed a crash when the player closes the dialogue for a Sound Descriptor.

• Fixed a crash when analyzing loot in a new encounter zone.

• Fixed a crash when clicking the Make Use Info button on some menus.

• Fixed a crash that can occur when reloading a mod without an associated Masterfile.

Bug Fixes

Game

• Free Creations from Verified Creators now correctly appear in the Verified Creators category within the store.

• Exiting out of Search when viewing a specific Creation now properly returns the player to the Details page of that Creation.

• Fixed an issue where installed Creations would sometimes display the incorrect version number while on the pause menu.

• Creations titles should now display with fewer misformatted characters.

• Resolved an issue where the Creations store would not always update visual pricing when Creations were placed on sale when a player had not changed menus.

• Resolved an issue where Anniversary Edition Creations failed to auto-download on PlayStation 5.

• Search strings will no longer clip through text when searching for Creations,

• The Verified Creator category should now correctly sort by latest and not alphabetical order.

• Enabling an item in Load Order should now more consistently stick when selected.

• Deleting all Creations now only clears mods downloaded from the Store and not those loaded via other means.

• Uploading or restoring a Load Order containing a mod or Creation no longer available on the Marketplace should no longer fail.

• Uploading or restoring a Load Order containing many mods should no longer fail.

• The Creations store should now load more efficiently.

Creation Kit

• Creation Kit now forces consistent capitalization of platform-specific .bsa binaries to avoid runtime errors.

• Archiving new forms in a plugin which relies on pre-existing assets will no longer cause the pre-existing form to duplicate within the plugin.

• Fixed an issue where Creation submission can improperly tag a file as a Masterfile causing infinite data reload.

• Cell forms should now populate correctly across all tabs when accessed via the Cell View window.

• Altered forms will no longer count as new forms when creating a plugin.

• Using the Create Archives or Upload process should more consistently apply correct compression to meshes/miscellaneous archives.

• Browsing ids in the World Spaces window should no longer alter the forms.

• Resolved error message pop-up when attempting to open the Creation Kit while Bethesda.net services were offline.

Miscellaneous

• Updated the game credits.

 

 

 

[GownTwiceItself691764]

thinking of upgrading from 1.5.97 to 1.6.1170. are there any mods anyone can think of that don't work on 1.6.1170?

[Lucky Sparrow]

15 hours ago, GownTwiceItself691764 said:

thinking of upgrading from 1.5.97 to 1.6.1170. are there any mods anyone can think of that don't work on 1.6.1170?

Might not be possible to upgrade to 1.6.1170 because Bethesda did its thing and pushed out version 1.7.99 and there still are a number of mods that need to be updated to handle 1.7.99

[JuliusXX]

14 hours ago, Lucky Sparrow said:

Might not be possible to upgrade to 1.6.1170 because Bethesda did its thing and pushed out version 1.7.99 and there still are a number of mods that need to be updated to handle 1.7.99

 

You can Upgrade to 1.7.99 and then use a downgrader from Nexus. There might also be another update looming, because the XBox version seems to have a CTD problem with this new version.

[Plumppy]

On 8/25/2026 at 7:16 PM, JuliusXX said:

 

You can Upgrade to 1.7.99 and then use a downgrader from Nexus. There might also be another update looming, because the XBox version seems to have a CTD problem with this new version.

 

I've heard that it's not just XBox, if you open and close the map 4 times on any platform you CTD.

Hopefully we get another patch soon but given how long Bethesda left VATS broken in Fallout 4 I won't hod my breath.

 

 

[BigOnes69]

The links to download various versions of Skyrim are all over the internet. It is 3 links. Use the console command in Steam or windows to download the files then overwrite your game files. You can go to any version you want.

[safado]

On 8/26/2026 at 7:26 PM, Plumppy said:

 

I've heard that it's not just XBox, if you open and close the map 4 times on any platform you CTD.

Hopefully we get another patch soon but given how long Bethesda left VATS broken in Fallout 4 I won't hod my breath.

 

 

 

It has already been released as 1.7.104.

Spoiler

 

Additional Hotfix — August 27

Crashes

• Fixed a crash when opening the on-screen keyboard and submitting text on the game main menu on PlayStation.

• Fixed a crash when opening the map multiple times on Xbox.

Bug Fixes

• Installing the game in certain regions no longer shows the 14 out of 15 GB Creations storage space is used on PlayStation.