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Due to constant game updates and the community split regarding which game versions to support, the guide has been discontinued and will be longer being updated.
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Bug Fixes

Creating a Separator in MO2.

  1. Right-click the empty space in the left pane of MO2 and select Create separator.
  2. Name the separator Bug Fixes.

Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch - USSEP

Installation instructions:

Fixes thousands of bugs with both the base game and DLCs.

SSE Engine Fixes (skse64 plugin)

Installation instructions:

  1. Download and install the Main Files - (Part 1) SSE Engine Fixes for 1.6.629 and newer
  2. Right-click on the mod in the left pane of MO2 and select Open in Explorer
  3. Navigate to SKSE\Plugins and open EngineFixes.toml in a text editor (such as notepad)
    1. Set CleanSKSECosaves to true (line 5)
    2. Set MaxStdio to 8192 (line 11)
    3. Set SleepWaitTime to true (line 18)
    4. Set SaveGameMaxSize to true (line 66)
  4. Download the Main Files - (Part 2) Engine Fixes - skse64 Preloader and TBB Lib 2020.3 file using the Manual Download button
  5. From the downloaded archive, extract everything to the game's Root folder
Fixes numerous bugs within the game's engine.

Sound Fix for Large Sector Drives

Installation instructions:

Fixes a bug that causes audio to not play most of the time when the game is installed to a drive with a sector size other than 512.

Bug Fixes SSE

Installation instructions:

A collection of engine bug fixes.

Scrambled Bugs

Installation instructions:

  1. Main Files - Scrambled Bugs - Anniversary Edition (1.6.629.0 and later)
  2. Optional Files - Script Effect Archetype Crash Fix
  3. You will be prompted with a FOMOD installer:
    1. Install
  4. Optional Files - Vendor Respawn Fix
  5. You will be prompted with a FOMOD installer:
    1. Install
  6. Miscellaneous Files - Underfilled Soul Gems - Soul Gem Too Small
  7. Scrambled Bugs DBF Configuration
Fixes many common bugs at an engine level, fully configurable.

powerofthree's Tweaks

Installation instructions:

A collection of engine-level fixes and tweaks similar to the previous two mods.

Moons and Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE

Installation instructions:

Fixes the movement and phases of stars and moons.

Barter Limit Fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes trading with merchants with more than 32,767 gold.

Dual Casting Fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes a vanilla bug which causes the game to treat dual cast spells as if they were single cast.

Enchantment Equip Fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes enchantments not properly applying when weapons/armors are equipped automatically.

NPC AI Process Position Fix - NG

Installation instructions:

Fixes NPC AI not updating while the player sleeps/waits.

Animated Static Reload Fix - NG

Installation instructions:

Fixes static object loop animations not re-activated after loading a save.

Aurora Fix

Installation instructions:

SKSE plugin which fixes auroras getting stuck when transitioning between worldspaces.

RemoveAllItems Freeze Fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes an issue with corrupted game state which results in random freezes. Important for jail, the quests Diplomatic Immunity and Mind of Madness and more.

Media Keys Fix SKSE

Installation instructions:

Fixes media keys (volume, play/next/mute, windows key, alt+f4, etc...) by removing game's exclusive access to the keyboard.

Combat Music Fix NG

Installation instructions:

Simple SKSE plugin to fix the never-ending combat music bug.

Quest Journal Limit Bug Fixer - Recover Disappeared Quests

Installation instructions:

An utility to bring back quests that disappeared due to quest journal limit bug.
This mod does not automatically fix the bug! It requires clicking the MCM option manually in case that does happen.

World Encounter Hostility Fix

Installation instructions:

Prevent vanilla world encounter NPCs from turning hostile when you cast non-hostile spells.

Zero Bounty Hostility Fix

Installation instructions:

Clears hostility that remains even after you pay bounty or kill witnesses.

Stuck on Screen Load Door Prompt Fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes auto load door prompt getting stuck.

Tavern AI fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes couple of things in the behavior of tavern workers.

Sprint Sneak Movement Speed Fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes the game applying wrong movement speed if the character draws, sheathes or shouts while sprinting or sneaking.

Comprehensive Attack Speed Patch - SKSE

Installation instructions:

Fixes the weapon speed bug when multiple effects are stacked.

Bash Bug Fix

Installation instructions:

Fixes bash attacks causing your current weapon's damage.

Performance and Stability Guide

In-depth guide about how to fix the game's lackluster performance, display issues and slow alt-tabbing. Covers topics such as framerate limiting, display modes and lag.