The STEP Patches are such plugins, but allow all of the mods in the STEP Guide to work harmoniously together.
Baseline: An installation of a mod using the recommend file option listed within the Baseline column of the mod tables below.'tick' means 'check': Frequently, the word 'check' or 'checked' can mean 'ensure' in addition to "check mark", so 'check' is not used where it is synonymous with 'tick' to avoid any mistakes that can (and have) happened from this conflation.The following nomenclature is used throughout this guide and should be understood before proceeding.
However our support forums are always available for our users. mod managers, LOD optimizers, configuration utilities, etc.). This Guide is written in such a way that it expects users to know the basics of modding and related tools (e.g. New and experienced modders alike will find many answers within these guides and linked resources. We and the community, have brought together a lot of this information into guides as a free and hopefully convenient resource for all. There is a lot of information to absorb and learn in order to successfully build a modded game. follow all linked guides and read through them, as well.read through this Guide at least once before attempting installation.Engage and enjoy a warm welcome and plenty of high-quality support from a large community of experienced members. Posting rules apply, so be sure to read and follow them. The STEP team collects information from the modding community through extensive mod testing, detailed reviews, feedback, and suggestions exchanged on the STEP Community Forums. New modders can follow STEP explicitly to achieve an enhanced, vanilla experience, or more experienced modders may use it as general guide from which to build a foundation. Thus, the Guide provides detailed, well-tested build instructions for a solid modding template. The goal is to provide tested and validated methods for establishing and maintaining an enhanced modded Skyrim. To support hosting and maintenance of the STEP Community Project, contributions are welcome.Ĭreated by TheCompiler, STEP is a collaborative project with input from the modding community, technical volunteers, and project administrators.
Visit the forums and provide feedback related to STEP. There have been many changes, so check out the Changelog for all the fine details. Here, we present a beta release of the STEP Skyrim SE Guide v0.2.0b under our standard versioning scheme but distinct from that of our Skyrim LE guides.
For our STEP Skyrim LE Guide, we will release a final update and continue to support it, but do not plan on releasing any updates beyond routine maintenance. With the release of STEP 3.0, we will be releasing guide updates to Skyrim SE, exclusively. Details about the coming changes are on the forums, and we have refined the STEP:Mandate and some of the detail on our new direction. 9.2 (optional) ENBSeries with the STEP Skyrim SE Guideīecause we have been working towards a major website overhaul and guide methodology change since the last release (v2.10.0), we have been using "STEP 3.0" as an overarching term in reference to our new site, methodology, and guide(s).7.3.1 When do users need to rebuild LODs?.6.20.1 Sorting and cleaning the new load order.3.1.1 Before continuing with this Guide.3.1 Game Installation and Modding Setup.