Weird issue with Nexus Mods(Vortex).

[Fall Damage]

When I launch the game through Steam it'll track and display the game I'm playing. But, if I launch it through Vortex then Steam doesn't pick up on it at all which throws off my playtime and unable to track and acquire achievements.

Anyone here know a fix for this?

[Sairek Ceareste]

You shouldn't need to launch the game through vortex. So just don't.

Either use the original Skyrim launcher, or use SKSE if your mods require it.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Sairek Ceareste:

You shouldn't need to launch the game through vortex. So just don't.

Either use the original Skyrim launcher, or use SKSE if your mods require it.

The original skyrim launcher uses the built in modding system, which prioritises Bethesda mods over third party mods (like Nexus) in the load order.... resulting in a useless load order which will crash. If you use third party mods (nexus or otherwise) then you need to launch via your mod manager.... or SKSE64 if you are using it.

The recent update has done something to Vortex use, there are threads on these forums about how to fix it, you just need to do a search (use a internet search engine not steam search function)

[Fall Damage]

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

Originally posted by Sairek Ceareste:

You shouldn't need to launch the game through vortex. So just don't.

Either use the original Skyrim launcher, or use SKSE if your mods require it.

The original skyrim launcher uses the built in modding system, which prioritises Bethesda mods over third party mods (like Nexus) in the load order.... resulting in a useless load order which will crash. If you use third party mods (nexus or otherwise) then you need to launch via your mod manager.... or SKSE64 if you are using it.

The recent update has done something to Vortex use, there are threads on these forums about how to fix it, you just need to do a search (use a internet search engine not steam search function)

This.

98% of the mods I use are not even available through the in-game mod manager.

On top of latest update forcing me having to go in and manually adjust difficulty and graphics settings through the Config files since Bethesda is incessant on maintaining a braindead approach to updating older games.

[A. Silvermane]

Just noticed this myself, I installed Skyrim SE on this laptop on the 14th and launched it for about 10-15 minutes to test it before installing SKSE and about 200 mods. Since then I've played about 15 hours through Vortex and while Steam says the game is running it hasn't tracked any of my hours and still says the last time I played was December 14th. Not that I really care by this point I know my time played counter is off by hundreds of hours as it is

[Fall Damage]

Originally posted by Sairek Ceareste:

You shouldn't need to launch the game through vortex. So just don't.

Either use the original Skyrim launcher, or use SKSE if your mods require it.

Almost all my mods in some shape or form use SKSE in order to function and are not available on Crapthesda's in-game mod manager.

But, it seems that Steam doesn't pickup on Skyrim launching/running if SKSE is used.

It'll have to be hard pass on not using Vortex.

[Sairek Ceareste]

Originally posted by Fall Damage:

Originally posted by Sairek Ceareste:

You shouldn't need to launch the game through vortex. So just don't.

Either use the original Skyrim launcher, or use SKSE if your mods require it.

Almost all my mods in some shape or form use SKSE in order to function and are not available on Crapthesda's in-game mod manager.

But, it seems that Steam doesn't pickup on Skyrim launching/running if SKSE is used.

It'll have to be hard pass on not using Vortex.

I use SKSE and it tracks my achievements and hours just fine.

[Sairek Ceareste]

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

Originally posted by Sairek Ceareste:

You shouldn't need to launch the game through vortex. So just don't.

Either use the original Skyrim launcher, or use SKSE if your mods require it.

The original skyrim launcher uses the built in modding system, which prioritises Bethesda mods over third party mods (like Nexus) in the load order.... resulting in a useless load order which will crash. If you use third party mods (nexus or otherwise) then you need to launch via your mod manager.... or SKSE64 if you are using it.

The recent update has done something to Vortex use, there are threads on these forums about how to fix it, you just need to do a search (use a internet search engine not steam search function)

If it's something with the recent update, then I am unaware since I never updated my game. In that case, I'm sorry I cannot be of any help.

I suppose if it's that much of a big issue, you can just copy the mods from the creation club, downgrade, and put the creation club mods back in. Apparently they work fine on the previous version. The current update just reworked the market place, which does nothing directly to the mods.

[thbruin]

Originally posted by Fall Damage:

When I launch the game through Steam it'll track and display the game I'm playing. But, if I launch it through Vortex then Steam doesn't pick up on it at all which throws off my playtime and unable to track and acquire achievements.

Anyone here know a fix for this?

From the skse page on the nexus "If you want achievements and for Steam to track playtime, make a text file named steam_appid.txt containing just
489830
and put it in the same folder as SkyrimSE.exe. This will be solved more correctly by Bethesda's next patch."

[Synopse]

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/30379?tab=posts

"The new patch doesn't have the usual Steam wrapper that allows achievements etc. to work. (will be fixed in the next BGS patch, no idea when that will be)"

[Fall Damage]

Originally posted by thbruin:

Originally posted by Fall Damage:

When I launch the game through Steam it'll track and display the game I'm playing. But, if I launch it through Vortex then Steam doesn't pick up on it at all which throws off my playtime and unable to track and acquire achievements.

Anyone here know a fix for this?

From the skse page on the nexus "If you want achievements and for Steam to track playtime, make a text file named steam_appid.txt containing just
489830
and put it in the same folder as SkyrimSE.exe. This will be solved more correctly by Bethesda's next patch."

Can confirm that this fixed the issue for my case.

Thanks for bringing this little detail up.

KUDOS!