My game is broken.

[ForgottenReaper]

All the characters are just T-posing, there is dollar signs before certain words on the main menu and in some of the pause menus, when I go to look at the radial for inventory, magic, map and levels, it's blank, luckily it's not hard to remember where each of them is though. I uninstalled and reinstalled, so I don't know how to fix this.

[Nabinkemper]

Need some additional information. Is this a fresh install? Is this a modded game? If so, what is you load order?

If this is modded, the variety of issues would initially appear that the SKSE Loader was not used and/or that Steam was not open prior.

[ForgottenReaper]

Originally posted by Nabinkemper:

Need some additional information. Is this a fresh install? Is this a modded game? If so, what is you load order?

If this is modded, the variety of issues would initially appear that the SKSE Loader was not used and/or that Steam was not open prior.

I disabled all the vortex enabled mods I had and it seems to have fixed the issue. Which is a shame, some of those mods I was hoping would improve the experience more than what the experience was, I have beaten the game on xbox and playstation so I am not new to the game.

[ForgottenReaper]

Originally posted by Nabinkemper:

Need some additional information. Is this a fresh install? Is this a modded game? If so, what is you load order?

If this is modded, the variety of issues would initially appear that the SKSE Loader was not used and/or that Steam was not open prior.

Do you have any suggestions for what I should do then? Is there any way I can fix the other mods that were external mods I was using? They were all recently installed so, they should all be up to date and there should be no issue with them.

[SpeedFreak1972]

I suspect a mod that uses fnis or nemesis ...

[ForgottenReaper]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

I suspect a mod that uses fnis or nemesis ...

Well, yes, one of the mods needs FNIS to work.

[CEPHY]

Originally posted by ForgottenReaper:

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

I suspect a mod that uses fnis or nemesis ...

Well, yes, one of the mods needs FNIS to work.

So, did you use FNIS?

Because;
a) it's outdated. Use Nemesis instead - it's backwards compatible with FNIS mods if you active the dummy FNIS esp it generates after you run it at least once.

b) Even if you installed FNIS, you'd need to run it to generate the new animation data. T-Posing happens when you don't do that.

As for the dollar signs and missing UI textures, I reckon you installed a HUD mod but didn't install it's requirements. Classic beginner mistake.


So, for you to fix your game;

- Do a clean install. Uninstall all mods entirely, delete the game, wipe anything left over in the game directory and documents folder, reinstall the game

- Run the game unmodded, make sure it works as intended

- Install the mods you want one-by-one. Install the requirements first if any are listed. If they have requirements of their own, install those too.

-

Read the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ manual.

Follow the instructions on the mod's description page word for word.


Modding the game is easy - but breaking it is even easier.

[WreckWren]

Be thankful you didn't just spend full price for a 300% performance overhead AND never-to-be-fixed bugs. It blows me away that BGS has the time to release "updates" to break mods every now and then but bugs like SSAO in HD+ have been broken since 2011.

[ForgottenReaper]

Originally posted by CEPHY:

Originally posted by ForgottenReaper:

Well, yes, one of the mods needs FNIS to work.

So, did you use FNIS?

Because;
a) it's outdated. Use Nemesis instead - it's backwards compatible with FNIS mods if you active the dummy FNIS esp it generates after you run it at least once.

b) Even if you installed FNIS, you'd need to run it to generate the new animation data. T-Posing happens when you don't do that.

As for the dollar signs and missing UI textures, I reckon you installed a HUD mod but didn't install it's requirements. Classic beginner mistake.


So, for you to fix your game;

- Do a clean install. Uninstall all mods entirely, delete the game, wipe anything left over in the game directory and documents folder, reinstall the game

- Run the game unmodded, make sure it works as intended

- Install the mods you want one-by-one. Install the requirements first if any are listed. If they have requirements of their own, install those too.

-

Read the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ manual.

Follow the instructions on the mod's description page word for word.


Modding the game is easy - but breaking it is even easier.

Well I will have you know with your rather rude remarks I have been modding the game a long time, there were no conflictions, all the proper mods and requirements were installed and active also. But I will ignore your rather ♥♥♥♥♥♥ comment.

For your information, I didn't install any mods that affect the HUD in any form either. So you'd be wrong.

And I already DID a clean wipe. And guess what, it didn't fix anything.

[Sep]

Run FNIS or Nemesis each time you have animation mod installed.

And if you have animation mod from site other than Nexus, double check if you do not accidentally install a oldrim animation mod as some site tend to mix oldrim and se/ae mod at same pages.

Originally posted by ForgottenReaper:

Well I will have you know with your rather rude remarks I have been modding the game a long time

He is not being rude, he is just using a flexible word.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpn9Vo4DWac

[Nabinkemper]

Originally posted by ForgottenReaper:

Originally posted by Nabinkemper:

Need some additional information. Is this a fresh install? Is this a modded game? If so, what is you load order?

If this is modded, the variety of issues would initially appear that the SKSE Loader was not used and/or that Steam was not open prior.

I disabled all the vortex enabled mods I had and it seems to have fixed the issue. Which is a shame, some of those mods I was hoping would improve the experience more than what the experience was, I have beaten the game on xbox and playstation so I am not new to the game.

Hey Reaper, the others latched onto the fact NPCs are T-posing which, to their credit, hints at an animation issue (FNIS or Nemesis). However, this in combination with the menu/text issues can also be related to a Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) installation or version issue. Usually, a SKSE version issue would have generated an error at the onset when starting the game, but this is not always the case. The current game version is, of course, 1.6.640.

The SKSE version is:
Current Anniversary Edition build 2.2.3 (game version 1.6.640). Download this from -

https://skse.silverlock.org/

If you are still working on a solution and haven't installed any mods, you may want to review the following link on a clean install. I understand you're experienced with the game. I am as well (6k hours on several platforms). I still review the guides from time to time even though I have been modding since 2013.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2743619856

[ForgottenReaper]

Originally posted by Nabinkemper:

Originally posted by ForgottenReaper:

I disabled all the vortex enabled mods I had and it seems to have fixed the issue. Which is a shame, some of those mods I was hoping would improve the experience more than what the experience was, I have beaten the game on xbox and playstation so I am not new to the game.

Hey Reaper, the others latched onto the fact NPCs are T-posing which, to their credit, hints at an animation issue (FNIS or Nemesis). However, this in combination with the menu/text issues can also be related to a Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) installation or version issue. Usually, a SKSE version issue would have generated an error at the onset when starting the game, but this is not always the case. The current game version is, of course, 1.6.640.

The SKSE version is:
Current Anniversary Edition build 2.2.3 (game version 1.6.640). Download this from -

https://skse.silverlock.org/

If you are still working on a solution and haven't installed any mods, you may want to review the following link on a clean install. I understand you're experienced with the game. I am as well (6k hours on several platforms). I still review the guides from time to time even though I have been modding since 2013.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2743619856

That's the version I have downloaded for the current Anniversary Edition. 2.2.3.

Are you sure that's the issue? Are you sure that a clean start is necessary?

[Nabinkemper]

You could try a file verification first.

[ForgottenReaper]

Originally posted by Nabinkemper:

You could try a file verification first.

I have not had to do a file verification before, perhaps I have I have just been serious? Mind filling me in on what you mean by that?

[Nabinkemper]

From the Steam library:
Right-click Skyrim Special Edition > Properties > Installed Files > select Verify Integrity of Game Files

It may indicate an issue with one file. This is normal.

If that doesn't work, you can delete the Skyrim.ini and the SkyrimPrefs.ini files located in:

Documents > My Games > Skyrim Special Edition

After deleting these, press the play button in Steam. The game will generate the files again. You can then exit the menu and try the SKSE loader again.

[ForgottenReaper]

The game files is fine, but that other file, Skyrim.ini doesn't exist on this PC. Not only that, but that folder doesn't exist.

The problem stopped a few days ago now, so I don't know what fixed it if anything, last I loaded it, the problem persisted and then started it up and now it's fine. So I genuinely don't know.