Mods not working....HELP!

[ballenvids]

I recently got Starfield on PC now I need help getting mods to work. They are not showing up in the game. I'm using Vortex so that might have something to do with it. So far the only mod that is showing up is StarUI which I installed manually.

I've tired at least most of the known fixes, but I might have missed some. Can anyone help?

I've also heard something about merging folders but not sure what that means.

I've also tried modifying the Starfield.ini file too but no luck.

[ListenFat]

Delete your saves, delete the mod folders and start over.
Even when modders don't have malice for a given game; the mod files are most often something close to dirty. Its like they go in and just start knocking down walls, affecting areas that have nothing to do with what they were modding.

A lesson well learned in Fallout 4 for me.

[TheLoveMummy]

Check all of your prerequisites in the mod descriptions. Should all require some base mods to get it to run like these. And you need to add your custom ini. They repeat it in most mod descriptions as
[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourcesDataDirsFinal=

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3137970974

[wyodinosaur]

My suggestion is that you get rid of Vortex and install each mod manually. I know mod managers are convenient and that manually installing takes more effort, but by manually installing you know exactly what is being added to your game and where it is being placed. This makes troubleshooting, should the need arise, a lot easier.

[Mephitic]

I don't use Vortex so I am afraid I can't help. I prefer Mod Organizer II but still I don't use that yet for Starfield.

I am afraid I agree with wyodinosaur - install mods manually for now. But that is a recommendation from, again, a non-Vortex user. You may get different and better advice from someone who does use that mod manager.

[4kBuddz]

Start here - https://modding.wiki/en/starfield/users

Read it, seriously, read it. If you're new to mods there is no way around it. As a mod manager you can use Vortex (what I use) or Mod Organizer 2, aka MO2. You might have to use a program called LooT (Load Order Optimization Tool) to sort your mod load order in the future.

Do what the others say, uninstall it all, then first install Starfield Script Extender, SFSE for short (mandatory) from here - https://sfse.silverlock.org/

Find resources that help, with less trolls than on here, like Reddit, etc.

Read, read, read. And note, when the game updates, the mods break, and you WILL HAVE TO WAIT until ALL your mods are updated until you are able to play again. Most important ones being SFSE and Address Library.

Take it from a long time modder, read, be patient, and you'll be hooked. You'll never play vanilla again.

ENJOY!!!

[Mephitic]

Originally posted by 4kBuddz:

Take it from a long time modder, read, be patient, and you'll be hooked. You'll never play vanilla again.

ENJOY!!!

Great advice and I think you are spot on. With close to 700 mods in SE and almost that many in Fallout 4, with other BGS games not too far behind I can say with certainty:

"Modding. Modding never changes."

And at the risk of startling ballenvids, the motto of the Old Farts is:

"Mod it 'till it breaks. Then fix it with mods."

[4kBuddz]

Originally posted by Mephitic:

Originally posted by 4kBuddz:

Take it from a long time modder, read, be patient, and you'll be hooked. You'll never play vanilla again.

ENJOY!!!

"Mod it 'till it breaks. Then fix it with mods."

So true.

[pike]

do a search of youtube for how to set up vortex for starfield , it will be a lot easier than explaining it here,
oh , 4k buds has it covered , it will be a lot easier for you
read the guide watch a video or 3