His process is slightly more manual than mine, which I outlined here: http://www.iguanadons.net/Using-BAIN-and-Archiveexe-to-Package-a-Skyrim-Mod-494.html

Not at all, TES5Edit is a trusted utility that modders have been using since Oblivion with great results. To finally have it for Skyrim is a massive help.

So, on that note, is it already safe to use to clean and edit my mod? I have a lot of dirty edits I'd love to remove ASAP, but I don't want to do it until TES5Edit is 100% trustable and good to go. (As the previous ones were)

Yes, it's trustworthy. All my stuff has already been through the process, along with the 3 unofficial patches.

Awesome. I'll use it at my earliest convenience then. My mod currently edits like 40 random vanilla interiors, and a bunch of exteriors. That just wont do for release.

Thanks for the link, I'm gonna look into it, hopeffuly it will also pack the stuff needed for LOD.

Indeed, for starters one can make an .esp master of another, so no need to merge.


I think I have some * here and there too, but not that many

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Thanks for your answers, both of you are some kind of modding angels, must mention you in my credits.

@http://www.gamesas.com/user/176330-arthmoor/

I'm following http://www.iguanadons.net/Using-BAIN-and-Archiveexe-to-Package-a-Skyrim-Mod-494.html but something strange is happening, when I open Wrye my installers tab is empty, the mods tab is working, so is the Saves and INI edits, any clues? Thanks.

So... I fixed my dialogue bug weeks ago by creating a bootstrap Quest set to start game enabled, with a stage 0 script that started the "real" quest using script (injected the quest and called RealQuest.Start()) . So technically, my quest was not marked start game enabled... but it still started game enabled thanks to the bootstrap quest. So now I am looking at this thinking about all the work I will have to do every time I want to update my dialogues (which is about every other day). I guess the question is... does the bootstrap method suffice and fix all the problems, or does it simply fix dialogue problems and other problems may still be present? If the bootstrap method is just as effective, I am going to stick with it as it doesn't involve all of these crazy steps every time I want to change a dialogue or do a release...

One can generate SEQs in a matter of seconds, depending on file size, using TES5Edit; I would just use SEQs.

I prefer the SEQ method too.

Also, since the SEQ is just a series of form IDs, you only need to generate one when you change the number of start-enabled quests. You don't need to regenerate them when all you do is add or remove dialogue entries.

@Black RL: Have you got all of the required Python dependencies installed?

I guess I have, at least it reads:


http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1840#content

I guess I'm out of luck, do you think its because I installed Wrye in the Programs folder? I received a warning about that, but if that was a problem how can Wrye access other files but not this ones?

Anyway, thanks for your answer.

It could. Installing any TES game into the Program Files folder can lead to strangeness. You'd probably be better off https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Thanks for the feedback, gonna try that.

Glad to see this has been figured out. A lot of thanks to everyopne involved!

Should be a sticky!

EDIT:

The Aliases-Issus doesn't seem to be fixed that way. As soon as I define an alias (for example of the character the dialogue is related to) the diloague option doesn't show up ingame.

Can anyone confirm that?

I can confirm that you should try to save the dialogue again, renaming quests breaks dialogues, I had the same problem.

What exactly do you mean with 'save the dialogue again'? After adding the alias and adding "GetIsAliasRef" to the dialogue-option I reopend the Response Text and pressed ok. But that changed nothing.

I never renamed the quest.

With the "bug" fixed its something on your end man.

Are you testing with a "your mod" clean save? As in a save that hasn't seen your mod before?

Is your dialogue condition set up correctly? S and not T.

I'd your alias filling properly? Have you tried deleting the alias and making a new one?

Yes.


You mean subject? If so: yes.


I think so. How do I check it out correctly?


Many times. I even tried to create a completely new quest. Same behaviour.

Even if I don't use the alias with the dialogue option (instead of 'IsAliasRef' I use 'GetIsID' then) and it just exists in the aliases tab, the dialogue won't show up ingame. After deleting every alias in the aliases window everything works as it should. Strange enough at all.

You should be able to use the console (~) command sqv yourquestID
That will show you alias and other information related to that quest.

I mean recording the voice file again, give it a shot.

I tried it out, but it still doesn't work.


Thanks!

It resulted REF 'Alias01' -> None. I defined the NPC in the alias windows via UniqueActor - also tried that Specific-Location-thing.

I am pretty sure that I did it right. Don't understand why ingame it is None.

Does your NPCref have a "persist location"? I think I remember reading somewhere that this is needed for it to fill an alias properly.

In the render window, double click on your NPC reference, then in the window that opens navigate to the persist location tab. You can then set it in the drop down list. There is a "PersistAll" location you can use but I have a feeling its better practice to use the location that the cell he is in uses

- Hypno

Its a bit embarssing for me now ... I always tried using Unique NPCs like General Tullius or Alvor in Riverwood. With these NPCs - using them as Alias - it doesn't work (it is not beacause of the persist location, the NPC both have one), but with an self created NPC it does.

Sry and thanks for all the help offered here!

In the past using - for example - General Tullius as alias worked just fine.
Tested all this on another PC with everything newly intalled, newly created savegame, no mods, etc.

The only thing I ask myself now is, why aliases relating to General Tullius or Alvor doesn't seem to work.

Perhaps you haven't got the Allow Reserved option ticked for the alias mate.

I can't tick it on, its greyed out. Perhaps because the quest is marked as "start game enabled".

From the CS-Wiki: http://www.creationkit.com/Quest_Alias_Tab


The only way to use vanilla NPCs seems to be via 'External Alias Reference' instead of unique actor. You only have to figure out in which quest the NPC you want to use is contained. Still don't know know why this doesn't work with Unique Actor ... but External Alias Reference works.