Need Help with FNIS &XPMSE

[EllyGames99]

I've been trying to get FNIS and XPMSE running smoothly for 1.5.97 of Skyrim but I keep getting this everything I regenerate FNIS behaviour

>>Warning: Generator not run from a legal (Steam) Skyrim installation directory. If you use SKSE, this can be fixed by starting Skyrim once through Steam.<<
FNIS Behavior V7.6 23/01/2023 7:27:31 PM
Generator: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\tools\GenerateFNIS_for_Users\GenerateFNISforUsers.exe
Skyrim 32bit: ??.??.?? -

Skeleton(hkx) female: XPMS2HDT (126 bones) male: XPMS2HDT (126 bones)
Patch: "GENDER Specific Animations"
Patch: "SKELETON Arm Fix"

Reading XPMSE V7.2 ...

All Anim Lists scanned. Generating Behavior Files....
No GENDER directory male
No GENDER directory female
Alternate Animation mods: 1 sets: 16 total groups: 30 added file slots: 170 alternate files: 164

Creature Pack not installed

164 animations for 1 mods successfully included (character).

1 Warning(s).

0 possible consistence issues

Is there anyway to solve this, I have FNIS in my tools folder of the game and I ran it when I did a clean re-install of it before running SKSE. Maybe I'm just being an idiot and missing a step somewhere. Any help is appreciated

[AllergicToBrainRot]

You need to start up skyrim se normally. Just launch it through steam and close out it's launcher. It will auto detect your skyrim se folder. I mean it tells you right there to fix it in the warning...

[EllyGames99]

Yeah when I re-installed Skyrim, I opened the launcher and then closed it afterwards before installing FNIS and yet I still got that message, I just wonder if I somehow managed to screw up somewhere else when installing FNIS with Vortex

[Ilja]

Are sure that you are using Skyrim SE versions of FNIS and skeleton? That looks like you are running Classic build tool and using XPMSE, instead of XPMSSE.

[Sabaithal]

I would honestly just advise you use Nemesis instead. Its the same things as FNIS, operated the exact same way, its just more up to date.

[Roccondil]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Ilja:

Are sure that you are using Skyrim SE versions of FNIS and skeleton? That looks like you are running Classic build tool and using XPMSE, instead of XPMSSE.

Yeah this might be the suspect. the classic FNIS is also at version 7.6, so it might be confusing.

OP, which page exactly did you use to download FNIS?

[EllyGames99]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Roccondil:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Ilja:

Are sure that you are using Skyrim SE versions of FNIS and skeleton? That looks like you are running Classic build tool and using XPMSE, instead of XPMSSE.

Yeah this might be the suspect. the classic FNIS is also at version 7.6, so it might be confusing.

OP, which page exactly did you use to download FNIS?

I used Nexus mods to download FNIS and XPMSE, maybe I downloaded the wrong version of XPMSE that I need

[Roccondil]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von V8Fan4Eva:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Roccondil:

Yeah this might be the suspect. the classic FNIS is also at version 7.6, so it might be confusing.

OP, which page exactly did you use to download FNIS?

I used Nexus mods to download FNIS and XPMSE, maybe I downloaded the wrong version of XPMSE that I need

Okay but which Nexus mods version of FNIS did you specifically download?

[Ilja]

XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special Extended - XPMSSE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1988

FNIS for SE
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3038

Instead of FNIS, you could try Nemesis, which is more up to date. I have installed both XPMSSE and FNIS, with Creature support, but none of the plugins are active. I am running Nemesis instead, which reads from FNIS and XPMSSE resources.

Project New Reign - Nemesis Unlimited Behavior Engine
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/60033