Aniversery upgrade , special edition

[Corvo]

i didnt buy the aniversery upgrade game .
So when i install mods should i choose the AE version or SE
Same for script extender , which to use ?

Current Anniversary Edition build 2.2.6 (game version 1.6.1170): Download 7z File

Current GOG Anniversary Edition build 2.2.6 (game version 1.6.1179): Download 7z File

Current Special Edition build 2.0.20 (game version 1.5.97)

The special ? but my version of game is 1170

[hawklaser]

Okay, first off, Special Edition and Anniversary Edition are the technically the same thing. The Anniversary Edition is just the Special Edition + all of the Creation Club content. The Anniversary Edition came about when the game was rereleased on more modern consoles and they did the bundling of all the CC content.

The big thing to pay attention to is your game version, and go off of that.

The reason the site you are looking at lists out the 1.5.97 version, is some mod creators and mod users, branched off and stayed on the version prior to the anniversary update which gave people four free CC content and also introduced a bundle for the rest.

Not all mod creators use the terms SE and AE to mean the same thing. So try and ignore that and focus on game version instead. Just keep an eye out for if they mention a conflict with any of the CC content.

So in this case, go with the "Anniversary Edition" build as it matches your current game version.

[Ilja]

The choice is game version specific. DLC does not change the version, so just consider all up to date versions of Skyrim SE as "AE" releases.