Can anyone give advice how to make deadly mutilation work?

[𝒦ℒℬ]

for Skyrim LE. I did follow the steps, it seems to work from some aspects but doesn't have the full splitting in half effects etc.

[smr1957]

Hi KLB! Saw your request, and did see this here, but I've never used the mod and I don't like to comment on things I know nothing about - LOL! I mean, the most I could tell you is to try reinstalling it, but beyond that, well I just wouldn't be much use. But I'll ask and see if anyone else knows and will post the link back to this thread. Just be patient, and good luck!

[smr1957]

I've asked in the Coffee House thread. I hope someone will pop in shortly

[gnewna]

I believe, from what I remember of that mod, it can only have dismemberment on NPCs in vanilla armour, so that would be my first question, are they wearing vanilla gear?

[Avrie]

I was just reading through the original oldrim mod page ...

Did you also convert all of the meshes when you ported the mod. It seems this mod never really got fixed past being a little buggy in oldrim. It's script based and has pretty strict skeleton requirements. I'm assuming it works with XPMSSE, i wouldn't trust installing any of the custom skeletons provided in this case.

[gnewna]

"Cut in half, evisceration and dismemberment may occur only on NPCs wearing one of the
supported armors such as:Fur, Elven, Forsworn, Hide, Studded, Imperial, Iron, Stormcloaks
and guards armors, Necromancer and Warlock robes."

[smr1957]

I did find this thread in Nexus forum:
https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/6177078-deadly-mutilation-for-sse/

[Stormsong]

I took 20 mins to research the topic and have a chat and it seems like even the LE version of the mod was unstable to begin with. I mention this because any attempts I read about in porting that mod either continued that reputation and gave CTDs (mainly due to the fact that XPMSSE does not like to be overwritten) or ended like yours, half-baked. A scarce few people claimed success, but then they dropped off the grid whenever anyone asked after their efforts. So, I'm inclined not to believe them. Then there were talks of piracy and dropbox links and at that point I put it to search to rest. All in all, OP. You may have to let this one go.

[smr1957]

Considering all that is said, KLB, best bet is to drop it. That's the best advice I can give. Any mod that causes issues or may potentially cause them, just dump it - that's one reason I've managed to create such large stable, CTD free builds

[𝒦ℒℬ]

I thought i'd add my load order to give you guys an idea about whats in my game and whats being loaded etc, to see if theres anything missing regarding DM. also to see if my load order is correct, bear in mind I havent used LOOT for a long time, additionally because honestly the game seems very stable in comparison to years ago when I used to mod my game. but here it is just incase.


# Automatically generated by Vortex
Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
hdtHighHeel.esm
HighResTexturePack01.esp
HighResTexturePack02.esp
HighResTexturePack03.esp
XPMSE.esp
DeadlyMutilation.esp
Brevi_MoonlightTalesEssentials.esp
KJ Tattoos 2K.esp
Beards.esp
EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
ELFX - Exteriors.esp
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
SMIM-Merged-All.esp
Immersive Patrols II.esp
CompanionValfar.esp
KNM_AcalyphaFollower.esp
AesirArmor.esp
AelaStandalone.esp
BW Beleval.esp
BW Ingjard.esp
Frea.esp
Adelaisa.esp
Annekke.esp
BW Aranea.esp
BW Borgakh.esp
BW Brelyna.esp
BW Delphine.esp
BW Eola.esp
BW Illia.esp
BW Iona.esp
BW Jenassa.esp
BW Lydia.esp
BW Njada Stonearm.esp
BW Ria.esp
Jordis.esp
Mjoll.esp
Rayya.esp
Ugor.esp
Uthgerd.esp
FNIS.esp
Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
Elemental Eyes.esp
WildHuntress.esp
Sovngarde Steel Armor and Weapons.esp
isilNarsil.esp
FNISspells.esp
SkyUI.esp
DVA - Dynamic Vampire Appearance.esp
KS Hairdo's.esp
iHUD.esp
FNIS_PCEA2.esp
Crimson Blood Armor.esp
Ashbringer - Johnskyrim.esp
UnrelentingForce200%.esp
AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
Quel'Delar - Johnskyrim.esp
DiverseDragonsCollection3.esp
Moonlight Tales Special Edition.esp
XCEx.esp
Lady Vivienne De Sylva LE.esp
Bijin Wives.esp
Skyrim 2017 TPTC - Parallax Maps.esp
PAN_VampireLeaders.esp
ELFX - NoPlayerHomes.esp
RevampedExteriorFog.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp
dD-Larger Splatter Size.esp
RaceMenu.esp
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
Bijin NPCs.esp
Sulfuras The Reclaimed Hand - Johnskyrim.esp
Doomhammer - Johnskyrim.esp
Shadowmourne - Johnskyrim.esp
DragonLordSwords.esp
Dragonblade - Johnskyrim.esp
ValkyrieSwordShield.esp
TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
RDO - AFT v1.66 Patch.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
ELFXEnhancer.esp
Immersive Citizens - ELFXEnhancer patch.esp

[gnewna]

Did you read any of the replies? It's generally probably not a good mod to use, but if you insist on trying, doesit work on NPCs in the vanilla armours I listed that are the ONLY ones compatible?

[𝒦ℒℬ]

Originally posted by gnewna:

Did you read any of the replies? It's generally probably not a good mod to use, but if you insist on trying, doesit work on NPCs in the vanilla armours I listed that are the ONLY ones compatible?

It does yes, BUT i felt it wasn't 100% .. honestly probably just gonna abandon the mod tbh
I posted load order to see if there was any mod issues conflicting..
but it seems its probably just a garbage mod. even though extremely cool in concept.

[gnewna]

Okay, so it works on the armours it works on and doesn't work on the other ones? Sounds like, in this respect, it's working as expected.

It's not probably a good mod to use though for the reasons other people said, honestly not worth the risk of it borking your saves.

[smr1957]

Just know, when you remove it, you will need to either go back to a save made before installing it, or start a new game. See the following for the reasons this is necessary if you are wondering why:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/1520386297681801135/

[Angzoe]

As of 2024 for Skryim SE Steam (Or whatever it may be, most of my working mods are AE ver) but despite my messy knowledge and load order, the mod is working (So far) when (in mod organizer) I separated the core+mesh mods (just rename so it doesn't want to overwrite/merge) and put both mods to the top of the list past everything.