How do I stop Skyrim from updating?

[born to shit forced to wipe]

I heard bethesda is going to run another update on this decade old game. I don't appreciate having my mods destroyed at the whim of Toddy. So how do I stop the game from ever updating again?

[smr1957]

See this:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2872091273

from this section of the PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links and References
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2880736526

[worm_master]

One of the advantages of not modding(barely) I can get updates which may or may not improve my game anyway. Then too if ya packed with CC club stuff, then there not affected by the upgrade.

[Kussin]

Originally posted by Radahn:

I heard bethesda is going to run another update

Source?

[smr1957]

Originally posted by Ward:

Originally posted by Radahn:

I heard bethesda is going to run another update

Source?

Just the usual run of the mill rumors that float around.

[Riverdusk]

One suggestion I make is to not launch the game from your mod manager as that can lead to you forgetting to open Steam first. I've heard that can lead to it updating even if you have it set to only update on launch. The linked guide mentions that.

Instead, set up a "non-steam" game shortcut to the skse launcher inside of Steam. Do that by clicking on "Games" in the drop down menu at the very top of Steam, then "add a non-steam game to my library" Then hit "browse" and find and select the skse launcher. You can also rename the shortcut in Steam if you want. I name mine Skyrim SKSE.

You can then start the skse launcher right inside of Steam. If you are really paranoid, move the actual base Skyrim game launcher to another Steam folder in your game list so you don't accidentally launch from that one instead of from skse.

Edit: Just to make absolute clear, do follow that guide and make sure you do set the game to "only update on launch".

[worm_master]

Lol an So they ARE.. turns out it's supposed to be a DLC.. it's all over the net, go google it

[th]

Originally posted by Ward:

Originally posted by Radahn:

I heard bethesda is going to run another update

Source?

These rumors are based on some changes to Skyrim steam db made by Bethesda recently.

So it is obvious that Bethesda does some work silently. What it is we can not know yet of course.

[th]

https://steamdb.info/app/489830/

[th]

Last Record Update 20 December 2022 – 23:18:16 UTC (22 days ago)

[th]

There is a new password protected branch with description "Marketplace":
https://steamdb.info/app/489830/depots/?branch=hopper

[Kussin]

I hope not. If they ever going to update it again, they either beeing annoying on purpose or force more paid content, which they tried to establish with numerous attempt, with AE beeing somewhat like a success or a way to finally monetize mods.

I just hope they dont and use the ressources they have instead for other games they pretend to develope.

[psychotron666]

Originally posted by worm_master:

Lol an So they ARE.. turns out it's supposed to be a DLC.. it's all over the net, go google it

There's zero evidence it's gonna be a DLC (not saying it won't be, but that there's no evidence) The stuff that was updated indicates the adding of a marketplace - like the creation club I guess but something different. No indication it'll be a new dlc though.

[Liquid Inc]

well, to be pedantic about it, if it's a marketplace it's still DLC..

it might just be an update to the way the CC store works.. it might be a whole new menu.. it might be a whole new set of content made by Beth in it's own store..

until they announce something, we can only speculate as to what it will be

[Kussin]

Originally posted by Liquid Inc:

well, to be pedantic about it, if it's a marketplace it's still DLC..

it might just be an update to the way the CC store works.. it might be a whole new menu.. it might be a whole new set of content made by Beth in it's own store..

until they announce something, we can only speculate as to what it will be

They could remove the button from the UI when you pass the main screen tho.
I always click on mods accidently instead of the MCM-menu when ingame >.<

[Death Approaches]

There are many documented ways; some legal some less so. Vlad and SMR will definitely help you get going, but that's only part of it.

You need to think ahead. Many of us "got caught" last time (.640) this happened, and it took a lot of effort to repair, and never eff'ing again! But what I'm willing to do, and what you're willing to do might differ, so you'll need to think for yourself.

Honestly do you think it'll stop anything? They could easily invalidate the Steam runtime from running a Steamworks app if you make the appmanifest RO. It's their client, not yours. How much do you know about Steam, anyway? Have you ever moved a game from one drive to another without doing it within the Steam client, just editing the relevant files, like libraryfolders.vdf? What I'm asking - If all you're doing is searching and posting for hand-holding "do this, this, this, this" you're still at their mercy, right? So LEARN.

Big Mommy Microsoft didn't spend billions of dollars on gaming companies to just let them do what they do, they want METRICS and MONETIZED USERS, a constant stream not just a purchase price. They want a 24-7 connected OS. They want remote apps you don't have installed locally, because that insures their future.

And yet linux as a desktop OS in America is a couple percent, and as Steam gamers even less? You get what you get, then. Never forget we are cattle, we are consumers. We have no control until we TAKE control.

Can you imagine if Bethesda made it so mods could only be from Bethesda approved CC content? There would be 25,000 torrent trackers of some variant of "fu*k Bethesda!" distributing their whole catalog, not just SSE/AE, already patched and cracked, already with many hundreds of paid CC content... within the hour...

The only thing I can tell you is to BACK UP YOUR STUFF if you don't want your computer life being changed by events, be they your house burning down, Steam updating things, your drive crashing, whatever. An encrypted external drive you can grab off your desk and stuff in your backpack, as you run from - whatever.

Steam will do what Steam will do, Valve isn't doing this out of love, they're doing it for money. You have zero control over what they do, nor what Bethesda does, nor what Microsoft does. When you stop to think about it, you have very little control at all.

So what will you do, besides biʈch and moan and complain, after something happens?

Plan ahead.