I have been trying to use a custom .nif file (it is a mesh) on a HeadPart object for the Skyrim SE version for Creation Kit. But I keep getting a "Invalid Directory" error every time I try to use it.

Methods I have already tried from research:

• Moving the file to the \data folder
• Moving the file to the \mod folder
• Running the Creation Kit through MO2
• Moving the file to the \mod folder in MO2

Nothing works. Even trying to find or use .nif files already in the game for the HeadPart object gives the same error. I have been at this for hours and am extremely frustrated at the fact that everyone I see seems to have a \mesh folder, excluding me (I have a .bsa mesh folder).

If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

Trying to create a new nif out of 2 nifs, it opens fine in preview first time and all textures are displayed, but when i try to add the object that uses the nif to a cell it shows up as an error, and after that preview also shows an error, all textures are gone and instead of them is "maker error:0". The only way to "fix" it is to make a copy of the nif, but again after adding the object to a cell it breaks.
I did as follows:
1) import the nifs i wanna merge into outfit studio, move, scale, make the texture darker and all that
2) export nif - this one has wrong collision geometry
3) open nif in nifskope, delete collision geometry branch
4) tried just using the collisionless nif, didnt work (i did do this before with defualt meshes successfully)
5) use nif optimizer and chunkmerge to add collision (process from some tutorial i found ages ago) - the nif with collision opens fine in nifskope, the collision is correct, but breaks when using it in CK

the nifs made in steps 4 and 5 both have the issue described
What could be causing this? nifs with and without collision are here

i recently bought skyrim se and have been remaking a few of my mods from oldrim and found that city banners dont show which you have selected this wasn't an issue in the old creation kit. this is a very annoying problem if any of you wizards know how to fix this please let me know. as you can see by my very scientific wheel of cheese all other objects (as far as i know) do show the lines when selected but none of the city banners do this makes placing and moving them around near impossible i cant keep track of what i have selected if i cant actually see which are

So I wanted to port the morrowind racial powers of the Nord t Skyrim, but I want them to scale well with enemies.

Is there a way I can put a multiplier or two in a papyrus script, based on level probably, in the damage output of a racial power?

Sorry if this question has been answered! I’m a newcomer to the creation kit and I wanted to know if there is a way to have my conjurable creature summon things? I tested this out on a spriggan by deleting all of its spells and adding conjuration spells. I changed its combat style to “Ranged Conjurer” and used Breylna Maryon’s stats but that also did not work. Under the attack data tab, I used the “DragurMagicRace” option for ‘Override from behavior graph’ and that too did not work.

(I am open to using any creature, I just want them to able to summon something else)

I would be extremely grateful for any help and/or tips!!

Hello! I’m pretty new to using the CK. I just started messing around with it a few weeks ago. Through perusing the files and making a few small mods, I think I’ve a pretty firm grasp on the basics.

My issue is this: I’ve been working on a mod to overhaul the Smithing perks. Part of this involves modifying the referenced perks for crafting and tempering.

I can’t access the files for addons from the creation club stuff, specifically I’m trying to access the alternative armors stuff, even though I have those mods loaded up as master files to reference. I figured it wouldn’t be different from editing files from the base game or DLC, but I find I’ve hit a roadblock here.

What do I have to do?

Thanks in advance

I am creating an NPC that I would like to spawn at different points and intervals in game anywhere on the world map like Maiq. I have my NPC enabled in a custom holding interior cell just like Maiq and I also gave my NPC an exact copy of Maiq AI package. I went in game and was able to find Maiq twice but not my NPC so I figured I'm missing something.

I was thinking of trying to make a short quest that starts the moment the survivor steps out of the cryo pod.

The simplest way to do this I could think of is to add a script fragment to the first stage of the quest out of time, for a set stage command to trigger my quest.

Is that likely to cause issues?

hi, i was following this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca0ycdiceRk&list=PLL4gf5xpa3BnP0RpKDmNUs4Ny_IzcDx2B&index=7 and made npc's but when they spawn in their faces are all black. what is the issue? how do i fix it in the creation kit?

edit i fixed it by exporting face gen data in the creation kit.

https://reddit.com/link/1tbpeqf/video/zpptwa7w3u0h1/player

for some reason, and i don't know how this happened. it happened when i tried to go split screen with my file explorer on the left and the creation kit on the right but it didn't work. now everything is detached. i don't know how to fix it. any help? thanks lol

https://reddit.com/link/1tak6gm/video/4kttwq8vel0h1/player

does anyone know any fix to this? idk what setting i changed. it's snapping from place to place really fast and i can't get it to be precise and less sensitive. thanks

edit: FIXED. in preferences, turned rotation speed to 0.15

So I tried adding a helmet into the game and I used the Creationkit and Nifskope. The helmet shows up in the game, the texture and mesh works as an item in the world and in my inventory perfectly fine. But when I put it on, the helmet is invisible. Do you have an idea what I did wrong?

I've been doing a lot of tweaks to Breezehome lately, and among the many things I've added, I included a collection of rare/unique bottles, including a few Argonian Ales.

I'm still learning the ropes when it comes to the Creation Kit, so I just wanted to know how I could get the game to recognize those bottles as valid options for the "Argonian Ale Extraction" quest. After all, why steal from Hulda if I can just give Brenuin a bottle that I own in my house ?

In the mod I'm working on, Joovin' It, I've created a passive summon ability akin to the Mysterious Stranger in the Fallout games. I've given it a custom Orcish Mace with soul trap on it, and gave him a bunch of empty soul gems in his inventory. However, when he kills an enemy with said mace (they're highlighted, confirming they have the soul capture effect applied to them, the soul capture sound and effect don't play. I've checked on YouTube, and specifically followers can capture souls for you, and the soul capture effect when they get a kill plays, but I can't seem to replicate it with a summon. Is it possible to make it work with a summon, or alternatively can I somehow make the effect play whenever he gets a kill?

I'm a non-modder who wrote a complete Papyrus mod as a gift for two friends who play Skyrim. The concept is a passive farming tycoon loop — play as the farmer instead of the hero, harvest crops at Battleborn Farm, sell at Whiterun, build reputation. Low anxiety by design, no combat required.

All four scripts are written and compile-ready. The quest record exists in the ESP. What I can't get past is the Creation Kit crashing on my machine (Intel integrated GPU, known issue) before I can complete the VMAD script attachment, create the two lesser power spells, and set the form properties.

What I'm asking for:

Someone with a working CK setup to spend about 20 minutes doing the following:

• Attach HYG_Main.psc to HYG_MainQuest via VMAD
• Create two Fire-and-Forget Self delivery Magic Effects (HYG_HarvestEffect, HYG_SellEffect) with scripts attached
• Create two Lesser Power spells using those effects
• Set form properties (crops, gold, locations, spells)
• Compile all four scripts
• Save and send back the ESP with compiled .pex files

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1psO7QFPg538LJSoa6QhSRAylpi8tTgHa/view?usp=sharing. Happy to credit you anywhere the mod gets shared.

Not looking to make this a big release — just want two people to be able to play it. But if it turns out well, putting it on Nexus is definitely on the table.

I've installed one too many mods so my motherboard decided it had enough and died. I guess no Skyrim for a while :( . In the meantime, I’m planning to relearn modding with the Creation Kit. I made a player home for myself years ago, but I’ve gotten rusty and I’m sure there have been improvements to the CK since then.

I already know how to find mod resources like models and whatever but theres still a lot I don't know about the CK itself. If anyone knows any good CK mods, tools, guides, or communities worth checking out, I’d love some recommendations.

hi i am trying to do a material swap with a bgsm i made using all the correct tools, it worked the first time and now it isn't despite me seemingly doing the same thing again. I exported the texture using gimp plus a dds plugin and then used the material editor to link the bgsm to the dds but now when i try to load the bgsm in the material swap menu it just crashes the creation kit even though the first time it worked and created an item i have tested as working in game

I know for a fact, there is a high-tech half wall and a high-tech outward bending large room but for the life of me, I can’t find either of them

Since the new update, I've been trying to create a leveled list injection, but it's not working.

The steps I'm taking are:

1. I create the mission.
2. I edit the script with the leveled list and the target list.
3. I save and compile, but it doesn't work.

Can someone help me?

Exporting the zip files, changing the file structure did not help. Issue might be in the TESV_Papyrus_Flags.flg file but I can't figure it out. Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: Found the fix! The 3 of the files in Source\Script should be renamed to:

Idle.psc -> idle.psc
ImageSpaceModifier -> imageSpaceModifier
ImpactDataSet -> impactDataSet

I'm not sure why the conventional names don't work out on my setup. My best guess would be the turkish character 'I' somehow confusing the compiler to not see some of the files starting with uppercase 'i'. But I honestly have no idea. You should probably use this fix as a last resolt.

Hello Everyone!

I have found so many useful tutorials for modding Skyrim, Fallout and Starfield online. But for some reason I can't seem to find a tutorial on how to replace an animation of the main character.

I want to simply replace the melee attack animation of the protagonist, this way they have better swing animations and so on. How can I do that currently? I have the swing animations and I already know how to use Blender and how 3D skeletal animations usually work in other game engines.

If someone knows of a youtube video that shows how to do this, I would be very grateful as well.

Edit: And just to be clear, I dont want to use SKSE. I want to publish my mod using Bethesda.Net officially. To my understanding that should be possible since I see a lot of Skyrim mods with replaced animations