Question :

[Xero]

Long time player and fan. I took a long break from the game. I like special edition but I don't like the community created content. I like the base game to stay default official release with no added community content. I see they included some community content in the base game. As the mods folder is empty.

But the data folder contains new items like :
ccBGSSSE001-Fish.bsa
ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esm
ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.bsa
ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esm
ccBGSSSE037-Curios.bsa
ccBGSSSE037-Curios.esl
ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.bsa
ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl

These aren't included in the original Skyrim game so I'm figuring these are community works that came with Special Edition.

If I move these temporarily to a new folder out of game root, will I miss out on achievements because Bethesda thought this was good idea?

[Alex]

Bethesda decided that those 4 Creation Club items are now part of the base game.

Disabling or removing them is ill-advised.

[Altbert]

This CC content from the updates is considered part of the base game now! I have no clue what will happen if you move those out of the data folder. I don't think they are part in achievements. I haven't checked, as I'm not interested in achievements. But, I am interested to know if those files are essential to run the game. Some say they do, some say they don't.

[Alex]

The Survival mode is integrated into the menu, so removing it might cause issues.

Also, those items are considered part of the base game, which means that mods depend on their presence, including the unofficial patch. You do have at least the unofficial patch, right?

[Xero]

Nope. I know all about the unofficial patch and how it fixes glitches Bethesda never got around to fix. But I'm a anti mod type of person. I never mod anything. Even if it fixes crucial in-game elements. Then you are left with avoiding the missions entirely, having the quest forever in your journal or typing console commands to fix the problem.

[Alex]

Originally posted by Xero:

But I'm a anti mod type of person. I never mod anything. Even if it fixes crucial in-game elements. Then you are left with avoiding the missions entirely, having the quest forever in your journal or typing console commands to fix the problem.

Weird flex, but OK. There are stranger fetishes out there...

Anyway, I don't recommend removing them, especially since survival mode can be disabled in-game. But if you really must, then make a backup save and see if it works.

[Xero]

Thanks. Yeah I noticed survival mode can be disabled which is smart because not everyone has time to not fast travel. I moved old saves over from my backup saved games. I moved the files mentioned above out of the data folder to a new folder on the desktop. Everything is working as usual so far. I guess I'll find out when I create a new game and run into a major glitch. Or don't get achievements.

Also in the installed content folder when hitting escape, It names those files I moved out as being added community content so I know they were originally created by the community Bethesda decided to add.

[Xero]

I'll move Survival mode back in since it does give you the option to disable it. Thanks for the help Alex and Altbert. I'll start a new game tonight. I'll move those files back in when I'm done or just verify integrity of game files. Thanks again. =)

[Alex]

The Creation Club items weren't "created" by the community, modders were subcontracted by Bethesda to produce what's essentially paid mods. It may sound like a small issue, but the principle is completely different.

Also, you can delete or just rename those files, moving them is unnecessary. The game might attempt to re-download them again, though.

[Xero]

Oh OK. Will do. Thank you Sir. =)

[Xero]

Originally posted by Altbert:

I don't think they are part in achievements. I haven't checked, as I'm not interested in achievements. But, I am interested to know if those files are essential to run the game. Some say they do, some say they don't.

They're not essential. The game runs great without them. Like playing special edition the way it was meant to be played.

Non modded base game with updated graphic settings with the option to decide if you want to mod or not. That's how the original release was released before they decided to force Creation Club content down people's throats as if everyone loved to mod in later updates.

I'm just glad they labeled it so with individual files and not decide to pack it in the base game files. I do recommend leaving in Survival Mode files as it can be enabled and disabled at anytime. If you do remove Survival Mode and Fishing, you'll still see the instructions in the help menu. Since they integrated it into the help menu, I'll leave them alone as they intended Survival Mode and Fishing to be part of the base game. Everything else was not intended and optional.

And I checked the achievements. None of them are involved with Creation Club content. Which shows they never really intended on adding it to the base game. It's just a flair of something new to try to entice players to get more Creation Club content for money. I only have 27 achievements left to unlock.