Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) : Installing and running on Skyrim 1.6 or later
** UPDATE ** Yes there is an installer now. But NO I do not recommend using it. Please stop asking me to update this because I still recommend installing this way :)
** UPDATE 2 ** For Skyrim SE go here : • SKSE64 : Beginner's Gu...
This is a introduction to the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE). It is aimed at people who are fairly new to modding or have never installed SKSE before, or at people who have installed SKSE before but wish to know about the new steps to install. It will covers following:
00:00 - Who is this video for?
01:37 - What is SKSE?
02:43 - Is it safe?
03:21 - Does it affect performance?
03:55 - How to install.
11:45 - How to launch the game with SKSE running.
16:17 - How to un-install SKSE.
The latest version of SKSE can be found at: skse.silverlock.org
You can find archive extraction programs at:
www.win-rar.com
www.7-zip.org
The thumbnail for this video is Aftermath by graphiccore.
The music playing is the Sons of Skyrim from the official trailer.
This video is in no way associated or approved by Bethesda and is intended for non commercial educational purposes only.
For people using Skyrim Special Edition there is an updated video for that game here : kzhead.info/sun/h7iHqZ2JqWSpgps/bejne.html
Watching this video in 2020 and just followed these instructions for installing Skyrim Legendary Edition. THANK YOU!
with the special edition it will still work
thank you! this was a very comprehensive video, and using the ARCHIVE method and uploading the RAR file to VORTEX i was able to get it uploaded into my load order.
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OH THANK GOD! I was about to try to figure out the equivalent of the .exe file for special edition, but none of mine end in .exe soooo... Any way thank you for this
Duuuude... 2019 and you're still one of the only people to put out a how video on this that can actually be UNDERSTOOD by the technologically inept. Seriously dude, thanks.
Its extremely outdated and there are much easier ways to go about it
@@normalnotnormalperson375 I mean when a video gets made about those ways, then sure I'll watch it. But again, it's gotta be accessible to people with not a whole lot of tech knowledge.
@@PyrotechnicPower You can try the GamerPoets chanel.
understood by who?
agree, did exactly what he did and it worked fine
Jesus christ, 4 years later and people STILL watch this, good job on this dude :)
I just figured out how to mod skyrim a week ago dude XD. This is so helpful for me haha.
I'm just learning lol
just started a 4 days ago and I'm on a marathon to know all shit about mods and stuff.
Be prepared. You do not want to know what i have done with mods. Like took over a kingdom with a glitched unkillable follower that you cannot make stop following you just because you wanted people for your vampire kingdom.
Status report. Just broke my skyrim after installing 208 mods. Christ sake it wasn't even a ENB mods .
Ten years later, and your tutorial is still helping people! Thank you for being so concise, patient, and easy to understand!!
This video has not only been super helpful but also indirectly taught me so much about how mods work in general. Thank you.
** UPDATE ** Yes there is an installer now. But NO I do not recommend using it. I am making a video where I discuss this issue, but please stop asking me to update this because I still recommend installing this way :)
One Q though- Wouldn't running the game normally be equal in functionality to uninstalling the SKSE?
Such a different sound your gear had back then! Time for an update to this update! :D
If you followed this correctly then give it a minute or two and skyrim should run after the window pops up that you are talking about.
SKSE install shouldn't have changed that much -- there are a couple new features, but they won't break anything if you don't enable them via the .ini file.
it should be in data/SKSE, but I can't say for sure why your game wouldn't be starting if everything is in the right place.
without doubt the best Skyrim/fallout help guide guy!
haha didnt know i would find u on here man :)
Thank you so much! I have had so many problems trying to get SKSE to work for myself but this was pretty easy and great to follow. I appreciate that you go at a slow pace and that you don't rush the finished project, it forces me to slow and think things through so that I can do it the right way the first time.
Thank you again for your excellent tutorials, Gopher! I came back to this again when having to reinstall everything on a new computer, and your instructions and demonstrations are so clear and easy to follow, it makes it a real pleasure instead of a headache. :)
You have been making this journey into modding a lot less stressful Gopher. Thank You very much.
dude, you are crazy helpful and easy to follow.
+Kelepar Thanks :)
LOL ))
its on steam is that ok to just downlode then downlode the mod that needs it
Kelepar see
Actually he does things in more complicated ways than is necessary, like copying/pasting files he could have clicked and dragged and he has a ton of outdated DLL's in his skyrim directory that serve no real purpose.
One of the best tutorials of this type that I have ever watched. Worked perfectly, thank you so much!
Awesome stuff as always, every time I need to refresh my memory, I know to come here .. thank you..
Thank you for all the help you've given me. Honestly after working on Skyrim I don't think I will ever mod a game again. You got me through this "adventure" Thank you Gopher for all you've done for the community.
All I can say is, thank you. Thank you for treating me like I am stupid. Thank you for walking me through every single little detail. I felt so alone trying to fix error code 3, no one would help me or respond to my questions. No one told me where to find all the files I needed or what to do if the data folder and exe file were missing. No one clarified anything, and I was so lost. Then you made everything so clear, told me how to get those missing files and put them where they belong, Now I don't have to live in fear of starting a new game all over again or go back to a time before SKSE in Skyrim. Thank you.
Bless you for this vid, there's a ton of info that I already knew and didn't need, but I appreciate the patience and detail that you put in this for complete beginners. 10 thumbs up
very helpful! had to find my way around in the beginning with those 7Z folders but I still managed. Again, amazing help! Thank you!
do you remember how you fixed it? i can't download the skse file link with 7z. only winrar. I believe this is causing my problems
I am completely new to this and as advertised, this video has really helped me. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. Cheers!
SharkyDeed4l3 You are welcome :)
Yes, THIS was my Achilles Heel! That Damned SKSE that needs to be install just right or it's game over before you even start!!!... I kinda fell into THAT TRAP a bit too late, being new to Elder Scrolls, Skyrim, and Modding in this game. Guess it's very important to not install Steam's version at all, and only install it the way you recommend.... Now I'm off to just push it all into the Recycle bin and clean install it from scratch again (Uninstall/ Reinstall; Skyrim, main 3 add-ons, and 3 free HighRes updates), along with ALL of those other programs I got from Nexus... I only found out AFTER not receiving any conflicts that my SKSE was not working or responding properly until the start of game, when it tells you what is working and what is not working... Ooooh, what's Not Working?! BUT --- Live and learn! ;)
"BUT --- Live and learn! ;)" - I love that attitude. It will serve you well whilst modding. But you should not need to reinstall. I will look into it.
Amazing video! Still useful 10 years later! You're so concise I was able to install SKSE for the first time while drunk
8 years later and this is still invaluable. Thank you!
Never have I seen a video explained more clearly. Subbed.
thank you so much!!!! im so glad to finally find the solution to my problem you got a like from me brother
years later and i still come back to make sure im doing it the right way, thank you so much my friend!
I'm new to modding entirely (and PC games in general) and I have seriously been trying to figure this out *all* *day*. This has been a perfect guide and I wish I had found this video hours ago. Thank you so much for your help! All steps worked perfectly even for SKSE 2.0.12!
Thanks so much for this videos. It presumes the user is a complete tool, but that just means it's perfect for me. ;)
Thank you so much for this tutorial, you made it clear and as simple as humanly possible.. as im new to modding i was pretty weary about downloading this but you made me feel safe about it and thanks for that as well. and you gave us a brilliant explanation to what SKSE is and it helped me out allot understanding on the effects it has or what help it does etc. you have my thanks for this whole tutorial and you have earned yourself a new subscriber.
Toshiro Hitsugaya Thank you :) You are exactly the sort of person I made this video for and it makes me happy to know that it still helps people.
Haven't played around with mods in a while and I was feeling nostalgic for Skyrim. Even after 10 years this video is still excellent. I really needed a refreshing course. Thanks.
Years later and you are still helping me out! Thank you!
Oh my god thank you so much. I haven't been able to play Skyrim for months because of having issues with skse and this fixed it right up. Plus, I am probably the least tech savvy 20 year old you could find, so this allowing me to fix it on my own was great. Thank you so much!!!!!
You are most welcome :)
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SKIP TO 7:36 if youve seen this video before but needs a refresher.
You have a massive dong my guy. Thank you
thanks dude, your video really helped me get started. so many hours of frustration until I found your video
What i love about your guides is that first of, even if there has been updates, these instructions are still valid and you cover most of the "what if" scenarios like if you don't see or have this, simply do this. This guide is what i would call "Instructions For Dummies" and i am incredibly thankful for them.
Omg! Installation was never so easy! :) I followed all your instructions & SKSE is finally installed! :) Thanx Gopher! :) & the awesome thing that is SKSE :D
Thanks for the explanation! And so my Skyrim modding begins!
This is the first video I watched in my modding journey. I'm now 2 months in, came back to this, to make sure I missed anything at all... and bring back the memory. 2 freaking months man. You know damn well that's an eternity when you're modding LMAO. I now have my computer running optimally, I've purchased a bunch of other bits and pieces to improve my experiences on PC... all because of modding. It teaches you the language. Thank you much for your efforts. CHeers!
Thank you. I was so lost before any of this. I used this for SSE with Vortex- and it still works like a charm. For someone who really is new to modding- this is so helpful.
Still useful in 2019! Thanks so much!
Like many others but now its helping even in 2020.. Bless yousir!!! thanks you fixed the problem in my game :)
Eight years later and this still saves me so much headache. Thanks Gopher!
Great video, extremely helpful and easy to follow. I got SKSE up and running on SSE with the zip method using NMM on the first try. Much appreciated for you taking the time to do this. BTW, based on the shortcuts on your desktop you have a great taste games. LFD2, ME, and CivV are all games I've spent tons of hours in. Cheers, and happy gaming.
Thanks so much for the walk thru, help a lot and the instructions were very clear. :)
You are welcome :)
I like how detail your explanation is,SUB!
Installation tutorial starts at 4:27 lol
@@riseone2812 I bet you still have problems with it because you are lacking patience. Patience is might and you dont have it.
@@Anudorini-Talah I don't lack patience. It's you who lacks reasoning. The video's title literally says that it's gonna guide on how to install and run SKSE, meanwhile this dude talks for damn 4 minutes about what SKSE is.
Thank you!! I was wasting bandwidth on that useless ranting. Why can't youtubers shut down their egos and just do what they their videos' labels say?! If people are installing SKSE, they already downloaded it and at least read its description. I came here to learn about installing it!
Thank you!! I was wasting bandwidth on that useless ranting. Why can't youtubers shut down their egos and just do what they their videos' labels say?! If people are installing SKSE, they already downloaded it and at least read its description. I came here to learn about installing it!
Thank you!! I was wasting bandwidth on that useless ranting. Why can't youtubers shut down their egos and just do what they their videos' labels say?! If people are installing SKSE, they already downloaded it and at least read its description. I came here to learn about installing it!
Thank you, i have tried doing this so many times and your tutorial is the first one that made my game actually work
Hey man thank you! 11 years later and this is still the only good walkthrough I’ve seen! Glad I decided to get the pc version 😊
finally i get this stuff working ,thanks alot for making a super clear video for people new to modding like me
KentySlayer You are welcome :)
Even6 years later this came in use.Thanks G-man
Îndeed.
Thanks I've tried many tutorials but yours was the only one that worked you have gained a new subscriber
Wish I could upvote this vid 600 times. Even though it's dated, it still works perfectly correctly with the Skyrim SE version of SKSE, and using Nexus Vortex instead of Mod Manager, which Vortex replaced. Thank you Gopher
I would just like to thank you, Gopher, for this video and taking the time to make it and voice it. Not everyone is a 'leet' PC user and I have always struggled with Skyrim updating SKSE due to using the Steam loader to apply my mods, and as the first Elder Scrolls game I've ever had a PC that was grunty enough to run the damn thing, it was a lot of fun to follow your verbal directions, and very quickly 'fixed' as well. All of my Internets to you.
TheKrenk999 You're welcome :)
Gopher I have a problem, I did everything you did in the video but when I go on to SKSE and it takes me to Skyrim when the Bethesda icon shows up the program closes without any errors. Can you please help?
Randy Vancleave Lopez Try opening it as an Administrator, that works for me.
Thank you for replying, but I did that and instead of the program running instantly it gave me an option either to run it or hit cancel. It still does the same thing as before.
Gopher Sorry mate, I'm a screaming nubtard here. Skyrim can't seem to load past the basic menu, I select load or new game, I get the Skyrim Logo on a black screen, the theme music is playing but it won't load from there, either SKSE or the basic Skyrim. I had to recently reload the entire game ... should I start deleting mods or uninstalling them? Or is this a known glitch with a recently installed/re-updated Skyrim? I'm using STEAM, btw, if that helps. So sorry for this.
I love the fact that you still reply to comments even after 5+ years (and sometimes while being on holidays), thanks Gopher :)
man, your guide is the only guide that worked for me, followed how to install skse with other dude guides and never work, keep up the great work man !!!
After all these years I still come to you when reinstalling Skyrim on a new Computer. Can you please do an updated version for the Special Edition which does not have the TESV.exe. Allot of people don't seem to be able to connect the dots as I did.
Yes please this
I wish Gopher had been my history teacher. Maybe I would have learned something...
BLUBEP
@@SalmanShaikh-jd1ri What?
9 years later and still the most help... thanks again!
Super helpful even years later! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I couldn't figure out why it wasn't working and you helped soooooo much!
2022 and this is still accurate *and* incredibly easy to follow.
did you use this for the special edition?
8 years later, and this is still the most useful video on modding I have ever watched.
omg THANK YOU for this! I've been trying to get this to work for a week and this showed me what to do in like 15 minutes
I never really understood what was so complicated about the installation for this. A couple years back I installed it manually just by following the readme instructions, and to me it seemed simple and clear as day; I mean all you're pretty much doing is dumping a couple of files into your Skyrim folder... and even now with the newer version its still as simple as day. Your video pretty much does exactly what the readme instructions say (sans the mod manager part of course), however it hadn't occurred to me that I could change that ugly icon! Thank you for that. This video is really detailed, so its perfect for someone who has absolutely never even modded Skyrim before or probably hasn't played it yet.
BitterBluex not everyone can figure out modding in the blink of an eye. i myself have to look up "guide for nubs" tutorials whenever i decide to get back into modding....in fact, that's exactly what i'm doing, now. again. =]
BitterBluex Many people also doesn't understand what was so complicated about changing an application's icon on PC.
who else is here in 2024 !!!
You literally just made my day mate. I've been struggling with this for days trying to figure out what the hell I was doing wrong, I didn't know about the extra scripts. That trick with zipping them up and adding it as a mod into MO2/LOOT solved the issue straightaway, and now SkyUI works properly (and lag free) along with the MCM. Thank you again! :D
thank you I've been trying for hours to install it correctly and thanks to this video (didn't try it at first because length was 3x as long as others) I was able to install it no issues. I now know even if its longer it can still help me do it faster and more in depth than the short videos.
Gopher, I want to thank you for helping me take my "playing" to the next level. It helped me understand SKSE Install etc. But, now I would like to learn to mod. I can write dialogue and branch them, set up conditionals on player and target, etc. But, setting up even the most basic script is beyond me. I do not have creation kit set up properly. There is so much stuff out there that I assume is outdated and I think trying them is damaging my sanity, if not my system. Is there a good tutorial you would recommend? When I cannot get GetOwningQuest().SetObjectiveDisplayed(10) GetOwningQuest().SetStage(10) to compile, I know it is not the code itself, it is a setup problem, but what would seem to be a simple fix seems to be hidden deeper than a medieval alchemist guild.
Very noob friendly tutorial. Over nine thousand thank you's given :D
Just wanted to say, despite my having modded for year, 6:19 - 7:21, where you describe to those who don't understand or know about the buried functions in their OS....I didn't skip it literally because it was the most respectful walk through of something I had thought mundane. You're thorough, and it should be appreciated.
IM SO HAPPY RN. about a year ago i messed up n just started modding skyrim n didnt know wat i was doing but found this vid but got angry and confused. after i watched the basics series im not confused as much. THANKS GOPHER U JUST GOT A NEW SUB
Any updates from SilverLock on when "Current SE build 2.0.10" will be updated to accommodate the SE update that Bethesda pushed out yesterday (December 5 2018?)
Am I the only one coming back here for his soothing voice ?
Just under 10 years later. This video is still helpful as hell! Thank you!
Seven years later and this video is still helpful. Cheers!
Okay, it's been a few days since I have installed skse for the first time and yesterday I started having CTD's (Crash To Desktop) at the first load screen. After I have tried everything I thought it might have something to do with skse, so I came back here and I'm seeing several comments from the past few days from others who are appearently having the same problem. Soooooooooo, what I did is I reinstalled skse (followed Gophers instructions again) and for some reason Skyrim works again. I dunno, maybe this works for others too. I hope it does, because it's really frustrating.
before you go and replace the data folder back it up so that you have the original data folder as well just in case that does not work.
you sir have such a smooth voice ive had to reinstall this multiple times cause im not the brightest with this type of stuff and its not a drag to get directions from you thank you very much
FANTASTIC Video!! After 5 installs I saw your video on SKSE and got it working in MO2. How did I miss your video, my God your a God sent. Thank you, Thumbs Up!
I know i am late but this video helped me alot thank you for helping
ur not late bro xDDD
skyrim is eternal :3
For the current version of Skyrim there is not even a current SKSE. I think the developers of Skrim, or rather Steam, should finally keep their hands off us messing up the game.
hey man thanks a bunch!! this was so easy to follow and you explained things so well. I've been struggling to figure out how to install SKSE forever and given the glitch with steam downloads causing my net to crash lately its great that theres a second way of installing it I really appriciate this!! I've been bumbed forever bc i couldnt figure it out.
very easy video to understand and I appreciate that you fully explain what SKSE is and why we should install it. Thumbs up for you!!
Is this information even valid with the current version?
Pardon me, sir, do you have a couple hours to talk about hidden file extensions?
I'm pretty new to modding and found your video very informative. Thank you for posting it. :)
I always come back to this video whenever It's been a while and I need the reference.
I admire your skill to stretch 30 seconds of information to sixteen whole minutes.
I have to say... when a "How to video" to install a file is 18 minutes long I get pretty discouraged.
Awesome job, you've got the best way to explain I've ever seen in this kind of videos, thank you kindly.
Your tutorial is super detailed and thus easy for newbies ( including computer newbies)! Thank you for considerations!
Mine keeps saying can't find Skyrim.exe but it's literally right beside it in the Skyrim file.
SKSE : Unusable for SSE Also SKSE : Needed to run most mods for SSE
damn
11 years later and this video was useful to me today. Thank you.
Explaining it in depth, and in a few different ways, on each part of the Guide. Makes it very easy to understand what's going on and how to exactly do stuff. Thanks, I know a few Computer Illiterate people that this video helped.
First off, thanks very much for the detailed videos. It's so nice that you took the time to do this for those of us who are in over our heads. However, I am having some trouble. I'm not really sure what the problem is. I followed the steps very carefully, and I launched the SKSE version at the end, which loaded just fine. Despite this, I get a "GetSKSEVersion command not found" message when I type it into the console. I checked that I have both the latest version of SKSE and of Skyrim, and I do. So what does this error mean if the game seems to be loading properly through the SKSE shortcut I made?
Nevermind, it's working now. I had to run as administrator. I was thrown off by the lack of error message.
Alaina Milare It was worth scrolling through the comments! I had the exact same problem!
Alaina Milare Yeah I had the same problem. Running as administrator helped.
Is there a difference between the SKSE classic version and the SKSE64 version for SE?
I made an updated video for that. Search my channel for SKSE64 :)
Still watching and using your video in 2022! Thank you so much.
This is honestly the best guide for installing something I have ever seen. Everything was perfectly explained so that everyone could understand it. Seriously, good job my dude.
hey gopher plz help, i have special edition Skyrim and when i run skse it says couldn find TESV.exe how can i make it up so it can work with the special edition?
Did you managed to fix that?
@@LovecraftsCatName I also need help
@@gj6977 TESV for special edition will just be skyrimSE.exe just input that into what hes explaining and youll get it
(update 1.6.16) The new update dosn't allow you to do many of those things, you can't extract it, but it can be installed right in the skyrim folder with new (different from yours, and theres only 5 files with skse instead for 7, but i think that's beacuse of the update) files. They've made it easier, but i want to do the same as you, to put it in nexus mod manager, but what should i do? Theres no "new" "data" map you can copy and past and overwrite now....
Thanks so much in 2020 feb bought SkyRim SE and had troubles with SkyUI running without SKSE.....lol. Great Guide....subscribed. Really enjoying Vortex and watched your series on that as well.
I dont know what I would have done without your help. My Skyrim crashed out of the blue and I had to re-install everything from scratch and without this video I could not have got it up and running (the way I like) again. Thank you so much!
we need skyrim SE !