User:TechAngel85

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TechAngel85

TechAngel85
Step Modifications VP

Project Administrator / Step Curator / Mod Author

About Me[edit | edit source]

My involvement with modding started with Step Modification where I slowly learned the "trade" over time and expanded myself from editor/writer to up to an Admin, Board Member, and one of the project leaders. My thirst for knowledge eventually lead me to mod authoring, where I began helping various other authors manage and take their mods to the next level. Though I have several modding projects of my own, few have been released due to lack of time and other obligations.

Announcement[edit | edit source]

To the modding community,

Skyrim Mods
I will continue to maintain the Skyrim mods that I manage. However, there will be no ETA for any updates for any mods. I do not play much Skyrim, anymore. Starfield, currently, has most of my attention.
User Support
My stance regarding user support for mods is that I rarely provide it; therefore, please don't expect any personalized support. After 10+ years of solid user support between Step Modifications (formerly known as S.T.E.P.) and the mods I help manage on Nexus, I've lost the passion I once had for user support; at least on the level I have given over the years.

~ Tech

Development Setup[edit | edit source]

I have my SE dev environment set up separately from where I mod and play the game. This is necessary due to the large number of mods I help author. To manage this, I use MO in a portable installation. Then, each mod I currently manage is assigned its own profile. Each of these profiles differ with the mod placements for development reasons. However, each of the profiles share what I consider a basic "fixed" setup when running the game for testing and some development. This includes bug, mesh, and texture fixes. Below are the mods I typically have active for all profiles:

Extenders[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

Creation Kit[edit | edit source]

Creation Kit Fixes[edit | edit source]

Creation Kit Fixes is a mod the applies quite a lot of fixes and enhancements to the SE Creation Kit version. Use it whenever using the SE CK.

The latest version of SE Creation Kit will not work with Creation Kit Fixes. Use Creation Kit Downgrade Patcher to revert the CK back to a state that Creation Kit Fixes can be used again.

Fails to load with error V:0000065432[edit | edit source]

Most likely the CK will fail to load with the current version of SE due to Bethesda moving it from their launcher back to Steam. To fix this:

  1. Modify the CK executable.
  2. Tick the box for Overwrite Steam AppID
  3. Input: 1946180
  4. Apply and close

Render Window Flicker[edit | edit source]

This is usually due to the graphics driver. The only way to fix it is to either update or rollback to a version that doesn't cause flickering.

Guides[edit | edit source]

My Guides[edit | edit source]

Sandboxes[edit | edit source]

These are areas that I do my development work in for releasing new content. This content is not ready for public use.

Sandbox #1 | Forum Member Group Settings
Sandbox #2 | FOMOD Guide - unfinished
Sandbox #3 | Playground...

Other Stuffs[edit | edit source]

Benchmarks

My System Specs

Ideas[edit | edit source]