Modding
Main category for posts about modding, on Windows or Steam Deck
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HOWTO: Set Tuxborn Skyrim modpack to save to Steam Cloud in Windows
Instructions on how players with an install of the Skyrim modpack Tuxborn on Windows can adjust Tuxborn to save its games to the Steam Cloud, since Tuxborn does not do this by default.
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HOWTO: Set Tuxborn Skyrim modpack to save to Steam Cloud in Deck Dolphin app
Explainer post for how to make the Skyrim modpack Tuxborn save its games out to Steam Cloud, if you are working in the Dolphin app in Desktop mode on the Steam Deck.
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HOWTO: Set Tuxborn Skyrim modpack to save to Steam Cloud in Deck command line
For anyone besides me who wants to play the Tuxborn Skyrim modpack on Steam Deck, this is a writeup of what to do if you want to make Tuxborn save its save files to the Steam Cloud, and you're comfortable with working with the Deck's command line in Desktop mode.
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Next playthrough plan: Tuxborn modpack!
I've found the load order I'm going to use for my next playthrough: Tuxborn, a Wabbajack modpack designed specifically for the Steam Deck! Here's a writeup of my tests of installing it, including a bunch of screenshots!
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Mod review: Lucien
I'm done with Elessir's playthrough so that means I can finally do a review post of Lucien, the custom follower! Picoreview: highly recommended if you like customer followers in your Skyrim.
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Performance tip for Steam Deck players running Legacy of the Dragonborn
I was having some performance issues in my Legacy of the Dragonborn run in Skyrim on my Steam Deck, and I think I've solved them! This is a writeup of what I did, for the benefit of any other Deck players who might want to run Legacy.
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Getting up and running on the new Steam Deck
My overall impressions of the new OLED Steam Deck I've acquired (picoreview: overall splendid, especially improved Bluetooth). Reinstating all my previous games was easier than expected! This post goes into detail on how I reinstalled everything, and has my general impressions of the device as well.
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Skyrim updated, again, mods broke, again
Skyrim has dropped another new update, delivering some fixes to the Creations menu. So yep, my modded playthroughs sure are broken again! But I'm not very vexed about this, and here are my thoughts as to why. Call this a clement rather than a hot take, if you will.
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HOWTO: Patch FISSES in Vortex after recent Skyrim update
A walkthrough post for what I did to install an unofficial patches to FISSES, one of the mods I'm using in my modded playthroughs, which allows certain mods to have access to the file system so that you can save out settings for things like RaceMenu, A Matter of Time, and other mods you want to save custom configs for.
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Surprise, there’s a new Skyrim update!
Skyrim dropped a significant update! Critical mods are starting to catch up, but for now my major modded playthroughs are paused until everything updates. I'll be focusing on Finds-The-Way for a bit until that happens. Also: the update has NOT shown up on the Switch.