Well, this is bizarre.

[richieandjane]

I just started a new game, and discovered that not only does the "setdestructionpowermod" console command no longer seem to work, but whenever I try to enchant things the magnitude of the enchantment is 1! "Health is increased by 1 points" for instance. What on earth is this, and can it be fixed?

[Alliecienti]

Yes that is bizarre.
Have you made any changes on your game or system that affects the game since your last start? When you started the last character, I mean.
Has your load order been changed?
It would appear that something has altered those portions but it's hard to say when I don't know how your setup was before compared to now that the problem is occurring. I've never seen that before nor remember ever reading about it happenning in all the years I've been reading Skyrim posts.
Start by taking a close look at your mods and load order. LOOT is not infallible. It likes to put UFO on my list near the top when it needs to be at the bottom/below all the modded followers for instance. I have to manually move UFO back down my DATA list after I run LOOT or I cannont have more than one follower.

[richieandjane]

Nothing that should affect enchanting. I removed Hammet's Dungeon Packs, Amorous Adventures, two small armor mods, and Sword of the Ancient Tongues. I also updated Beyond Reach. Load order:
+Bashed Patch
+Enhanced Blood Textures
+The Paarthurnax Dilemma
+Rotmulaag - Immersive Meditations on the Words of Power
+Run For Your Lives
+Fyr Manor
+SeranaDialogEdit
+Undeath
+BeyondReach4 0beta
+Prisoner Cart fix
+SKSE
+Undeath Invisible Scrye Fix
+Skyrim - Enhanced Camera
+SKSE ini pre-download for lazy users
+Safety Load
+Perk Point Book - SKSE
+More Dramatic Alduin Retexture
+Crash fixes
+Better MessageBox Controls
+VioLens - A Killmove Mod
+TTYM - Think To Yourself Messages
+Thane Weapons Reborn
+Unique Uniques
+Spectraverse - Increased Spell Power
+SkyUI
+Lost LongSwords
+Lost Grimoire of Skyrim
+Konahriks Privilege
+Karstaag Returns
+Better Dialogue Controls
+Zerofrost Mythical Armors and Dragon
+Dawnguard - Jiubs Opus Quest Markers
+Jaxonz Positioner
+Insanitys Empire Longswords
+Nightingale Prime Remastered
+Valkyrie Armor
+Bleakcoast Cave - STAR WARS - Easter Egg Improved
+Golden Rings Of Crafting
+Forgotten Magic Redone
+Followers as Companions
+Fantasy Soundtrack Project
+Falskaar - Realistic Needs and Diseases patch
+Falskaar Fast Travel
+Falskaar Wildlife add-on
+Stronger Skyforge Steel
+DragonLord Armor
+Dragon Carved Armor Set
+Dragon Aspect - Toggleable and Unlimited
+Dragonborn Ascendant
+Bandolier - Bags and Pouches
+Disease Descriptions for the Immersive Adventurer
+Diverse Dragons Collection 3 (DDC3)
+Dragon Priests - Enhanced
+Crossbows Basic Collection
+Deadly_Dragons
+Enemy Enhancer
+Lore-Based Loading Screens
+Beyond Reach - Tweaks and Enhancements
+Stones of Barenziah Quest Markers
+Auriel's Bow Enhanced
+Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim
+My Home Is Your Home - a mod for followers
+Arthurian Lore - EXCALIBUR - Easter Eggs Improved
+Sword of Sigdan
+Al-Janna Player Home and Getaway
+Spectraverse - Magic of the Magna-Ge
+Royal Armory - New Artifacts
+Aetherium Armor and Weapons Compilation
+Isilmeriel LOTR Weapons Collection
+The Lost Wonders of Mzark
+Halls of Dovahndor
+The Wheels of Lull
+The Forgotten City
+Recorder - Standalone Fully Voiced Follower
+Patron Gods of Skyrim
+Sofia - The Funny Fully Voiced Follower
+Konahrik's Accoutrements - Dragon Priest Armory
+Pirates of Skyrim - The Northern Cardinal under the Black Flag
+Dawnguard Arsenal
+High Level Enemies 1.6
+Cloaks of Skyrim
+INIGO
+Legacy of the Dragonborn Patch Collection
+More Interesting Loot for Skyrim
+Immersive Weapons
+Guard Dialogue Overhaul
+Oblivion Artifact Pack V6
+Inconsequential NPCs
+Vilja in Skyrim
+Immersive Armors
+Sounds of Skyrim - The Dungeons
+Realistic Needs and Diseases All-In-One for USLEEP
+Sounds of Skyrim - Civilization
+Sounds of Skyrim - The Wilds
+Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - RDO
+Follower Commentary Overhaul - FCO
+Elemental Destruction Magic
+Relics of Hyrule 6.5.16 - Winds of a Silent Sea-40615-6-5-16
+Wintermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim
+Raven's Rest - Memorial to My Father
+Interesting NPCs
+Legacy of the Dragonborn (Dragonborn Gallery)
+Dragonborn Black Book Power Enhancements
+The Someguy Series (Skyrim)
+Molag Bal's Inferno
+The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal
+Extensible Follower Framework
+Campfire - Complete Camping System
+Falskaar
+Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch
*Unmanaged: Dragonborn
*Unmanaged: HearthFires
*Unmanaged: Dawnguard
No UFO, just this. Bi-zarre.

[Alliecienti]

I'm not familliar with what those mods do that were removed, so I can't say if they changed anything for when you started the new game.

Have you tried cleaning your master files? TESVedit.... There is a good tutorial by Gopher on YouTube for it. There might have been leftover scripts or refrences from the removed mods that are affecting your new game.

On a different note... I notice you are running RDO and FCO. I had to disable FCO in mine because the followers were repeating the same 4 or 5 lines constantly. All those added dialog lines and they start repeating the same things. I was to the point of wanting to just turn to my one follower and tell her to "GO TO MORTHAL AND BLOW FALLION ALREADY SINCE YOU ARE SOOO INFATUATED WITH HIM!!!" She was telling me about him like every 3-5 minutes. It was crazy. The total opposite of what I installed FCO for.

[richieandjane]

I don't know how to use TESVEdit because I hear that it is very easy to completely screw up your game with it. According to another discussion I started, it's fine to use FCO and RDO as long as you load RDO after FCO.

[Alliecienti]

Yes, you CAN totally FUBAR your game with TESVedit so you have to be very careful with it.
I didn't know how to use the TESVedit before watching the video tutorial (3 timesjust to be sure) either and I don't do ANYTHING except what he shows on how to clean the master files with it. It made a HUGE difference on a lot of little problems I was having before.And now, I only do that if I remove mod(s) and am having sudden problems or glitches. I still have a loading screen glitch that hangs up my game now and then after going thru a cell portal but I think that is more a performance issue with my older machine sometimes getting bogged down. I have just gotten into the habit of saving before going thru a portal if I haven't saved in a while. Just in case.

[richieandjane]

Okay. I have, for the first time and with the help of that Gopher fellow, cleaned my masters: now, however, Mod Organizer is informing me that "There was an error reported recently" and throwing this at me:
INFO (13:13:06.0589): deleting C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\data\Dragonborn.esm -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\data\Dragonborn.esm
DEBUG (13:13:06.0595): add mod file F:\Mod Organizer SKSE\Mod Organizer\overwrite\TES5Edit Backups\Dragonborn.esm.backup.2018_07_09_13_13_05 (TES5Edit Backups\Dragonborn.esm.backup.2018_07_09_13_13_05)
DEBUG (13:13:06.0595): using path from previous deletion: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\data\Dragonborn.esm
DEBUG (13:13:06.0715): remove mod file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\Data\Dragonborn.esm.save.2018_07_09_13_13_03
ERROR (13:13:06.0715): not a mod directory: C:\Program Files (this line is in bold) (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\data\Dragonborn.esm
DEBUG (13:13:06.0715): move (ex) C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\Data\Dragonborn.esm.save.2018_07_09_13_13_03 to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim\Data\Dragonborn.esm - 1 (203)
DEBUG (13:13:06.0757): hooks removed
----------- LOG END -----------

I don't suppose you know what this means?

[DrNewcenstein]

Original file was deleted and replaced by a backup.

Mods should not be affecting vanilla console commands. If you have a mod that does so, report the author for publishing a dirty and destructive mod.

Doublecheck the console command is correct, especially that you're spelling it correctly in the console window. If you're using an UltraHD resolution, the text in the console window is very small, and typos are easy to miss.

However, if you didn't get an error message, then it was entered correctly. Therefore, perhaps the number you entered was incorrect for what you were trying to do. If this was done in an existing save where you had done it once before, then you may have negated the value from the previous play.

[Uncle64]

You have issues.
Start by moving Skyrim out from program files.
MO should not delete any Skyrim Master if you not tell it.

[richieandjane]

I keep getting told to move Skyrim out of program files, but where should it go? Because I've also been told not to move steam games onto an external hard drive. I don't understand how the second thing you said is relevant.

[richieandjane]

This is a brand new game, and I was entering "player.setav destructionpowermod 500" No change is destruction spell damage.

[smr1957]

I hopw you are not entering the quotation marks when using the command - we had someone else thinking that you are supposed to - which made me wonder.

[richieandjane]

No, I know you don't do that. The enchantment thing is what I'm more worried about.

[smr1957]

Originally posted by richieandjane:

No, I know you don't do that. The enchantment thing is what I'm more worried about.

Just checking - sometimes, in the forum, you never know! Wish I could be of help with the enchanting question, but I would just be guessing. Hope you get an answer!

[richieandjane]

Yeah. Me too.

[richieandjane]

And by the way, is that MO error message something to be worried about?