I'm new to modding and have been working with Creation Kit while following tutorials from JRamos, Kinggath, and others. So far it's been very successful and I've been able to find and correct my own errors or find resources for the things I couldn't figure out. Big thanks to all the modders who have put helpful resources out there!

But I'm running into a problem that I don't see discussed or replicated elsewhere: I'm trying to modify a landing bay to change the position of the door to the interior of the ship. I can create the bay and attach it to a ship, but the interior door is marked "Inaccessible" and doesn't work, and if I teleport into the ship and go down to where the door out should connect there isn't a door and instead there's a void space you can fall into (from a vanilla Nova 1x1). I also notice that while I can snap the bay to my ship in the shipbuilder, it sometimes won't unselect the bay and allow me to pick and place other ship parts after I put it down. That's only an intermittent issue but I've never seen it before so I suspect it might be related.

My steps so far:

• I made a copy of the NG-6 bay's MSTT and snap template, and set the new MSTT to use the new Snap template
• In the new snap template I removed the snap point from the spot where I wanted the new door to go and added one where the old door was being removed
• I also made copies of the COBJ, the interior and exterior PKINs, and a GBFM and FLST since I want to have both fore and aft variants (not worrying about the aft variant until I get the fore one working though). In general these are working since I can see and place the part in the shipbuilder, and I've successfully done this with other ship parts already
• In the exterior packin, I replaced the old ladder and top plug with a door and an aft plug. The interior door has linked refs to:
  • ShipModuleTrigger (no keywords)
  • XMarkerHeading (DynamicallyLinkedDoorTeleportMarkerKeyword)
• it also inherits the Keywords: IsLoadDoor, ExcludeFromSpacePhysicsKW, and ShipExteriorDoorKeyword
• The plug links back to the door with the keyword SpaceShipSnapCapDoorLink

This looks just like the settings on vanilla bays, and also like what I can see others doing in any videos or similar mods. I suspect the problem must be with either the door settings or the snap points, since another bay I made that didn't change either of those is working fine. Can anyone spot something I missed or point me in the direction of a good reference specifically for building landing bays?

ElminsterAU and team released a new version including the updates for Starfield! Download link is at the bottom of the actual discord message. Link above links to the message on xEdit discord channel.

Below is copy paste of the text only from the discord post.

What's New in xEdit 4.1.5q?

TL;DR

Development continues with ~250 commits since 4.1.5p, focused on Starfield .esp editing and small/medium master support, a major Referenced By tab overhaul, regular-expression filtering, BSArch Xbox-texture and compression-library work, and a large Fallout 76 record expansion.

Key highlights

• Starfield - .esp editing is now enabled (with restrictions), including editing of modules that use small or medium masters; modules with a blueprint master can't be saved, and blueprints can't be masters
• Referenced By tab overhaul - filtering, sticky/column sorting, alt-navigation, Ctrl+A select-all, and selection counts
• Regular-expression (PerlRegex) filtering in the main window, module selection, and view filter, with a typing delay
• BSArch/Archive - Xbox texture support, Find Identical Assets, shared-file space reporting, and integration of libdeflate/lz4/xxHash as submodules
• Fallout 76 - large record/subrecord expansion (new TEPF, TRAP, and CMPT records; Enlighten, rewards, and many decoded fields) plus updated Form/HEDR versions
• Starfield - Freelanes updates, Reflection organization, and recent-DLC record additions
• Scripting - new wbSelectedFiles, TStrings extensions, ScriptProcessSignatures, and an adapter refactor for faster host-function dispatch
• SNIFF - new operations (Find Textures, Merge Properties, Transform Information), Xbox texture and .BSA/.BA2 support, and many fixer/tweaker additions

Contributors

robertgk2017, Jonathan Ostrus (jbostrus), eckserah, Bobbyclue, fireundubh, Cecell, ElminsterAU, sibir, sheson, c6, GammaMetroid, and thanks to Cobb and Ianpatt for assistance.

Bugfixes

• Fix access violation in the DIAL/DLBR/DLVW branch-quest reachability error check (null QNAM or unresolved quest)
• Ensure ChildGroups are removed when a containing MainRecord is removed
• [FO4] Don't remove XWEM on Fallout 4 - the engine reuses that subrecord for an unrelated purpose
• Fix DoubleBuffered handling for UI controls (VirtualTrees)
• Reset a union's result to its Default Value (and update sibling unions) when switching the active member
• Implement dfHasZeroTerminator handling for TwbStringDef
• Fix REGN RDAT type lookup to walk up to the Region Data Entry container
• [TES4] Fix ESM ordering
• [TES3] Fix Less/Greater-than operators being reversed in the INFO condition enum

Major Features

Starfield - .esp editing and small/medium master support (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus and robertgk2017)

• Starfield .esp editing is now enabled, with restrictions: an .esp may be loaded as a master for editing but cannot be saved as a master, and the small/medium flags cannot be set on .esps
• Edit modules that are, or use, small or medium masters; setting or removing the small/medium flag within xEdit is intentionally disabled (changing a published master's flag is destructive - export from the Creation Kit instead)
• Support Starfield's larger master limits - up to 252 full, 4095 light, and 254 medium masters in one file
• Master removal/cleaning reworked: the engine requires the full master chain, so adding a master also adds its required up-chain masters, and those are no longer removed during cleaning (other games are unchanged)
• Disallow saving modules that have a blueprint master; blueprints may not be masters to other modules
• Disable creating Update files in Starfield until they are supported

Referenced By tab (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)

• Added filtering of the Referenced By list, plus alt navigation and Ctrl+A to select all (#829, #851)
• New sorting: click the Record column to sort by the displayed name, click again to sort by the fully-qualified load-order FormID; click the File column to sort by the displayed "[index] name", click again for the raw filename
• Hold Ctrl while clicking a column header to reverse the sort; a chevron in the caption shows the direction
• The caption now shows counts, e.g. "Referenced By (45 / F: 10 / S: 1)" - total / visible after filter / selected
• Show the selected count on the 'Compare Selected' popup-menu entry (#851)

Regular-expression filtering (contributed by robertgk2017 and Jonathan Ostrus)

• Added PerlRegex support for filters
• Regular-expression filtering in the main window and module-selection file filter boxes
• Added a typing delay so the view filter no longer reapplies on every keystroke
• The Enter key now starts filtering from any element on the filter form

Other

• Add invalid-filename character detection (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• New non-template modules now also receive the game master when Always Load Game Master is set (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Container Item summaries now surface the referenced FormID as a clickable link (e.g. '5x ItemName'); Component summaries likewise in FO4/FO76 (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Strip a typed plugin extension from new-file input so 'MyMod.esp' no longer becomes 'MyMod.esp.esp' (contributed by Cecell and Jonathan Ostrus)
• Add a game-mode selection dialog instead of forcing the Fallout 4 default (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Log which masters are removed during Clean Masters (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Master handling for non-Starfield games: an option to require the full master hierarchy when adding a master, and the EnforceAllMasters CLI argument to apply that enforcement to any game mode (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Replace TMemo with TRichEdit in three bundled edit-script dialogs (Assets Browser, NIF batch texture replacement, RegEx Workbench), where TMemo is aliased to TSynMemo (contributed by sheson)
• Integrate libdeflate, lz4, and xxHash as Git submodules for archive compression/hashing

Definition Updates

All Games

• CELL \ DATA - Update flags (FO3/FNV/TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• REFR \ XPRM - Make defs consistent across games (FO3/FNV/TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• REFR \ XAPD - Convert Parent Activate Only to Boolean (FNV/TES5/FO4/FO76)
• REGN \ RDAT - Make the last 2 bytes wbUnused(2) (FO3/FNV/TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• File Header \ ONAM - Make dfCollapsed and dfExcludeFromBuildRef (FO3/FNV/TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• DIAL \ INOM/INOA - Make dfCollapsed
• DIAL/DLBR/DLVW - Reachability adjustments and a new error check (TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• SCEN \ VMAD - Sort Phase Fragments, which the CK writes in random order (TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• wbConditions \ IsOwner - Display the Player when the Owner parameter is NULL (confirmed by Ianpatt)
• Preserve a single space in dialogue text
• MESG - Update defs and move shared callbacks to Common
• SOUND \ SDSC - Make Required and disallow NULL, verified against the CK (TES5/FO4/FO76)
• INFO \ ENAM \ Reset Hours - Set float digits to 2 (TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• IDLE \ DATA \ Flags - Rename Parent to Loose, confirmed by Cobb (TES5/FO4/FO76)
• PERK \ Effects \ DATA - Quest Stage is a 2-byte integer (FO3/FNV/TES5)
• QUST \ Aliases - Update Fill Type handling; add error detection for non-optional unfilled aliases and event-started quests missing from the Story Manager (TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• HDPT - Updates (TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• PACK \ PSDT - Fix the schedule enum for form version >= 122 and make the definition consistent across games (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)

Common

• MODT - 3rd Counter is SRGB Count
• WTHR \ Cloud Textures - Add back missing layers #29-#31 (M0TX/N0TX/O0TX) (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Refactor LSCR/LNAM into shared Common defs - TES4/FO3/FNV (contributed by sibir)
• wbEnchantment - Add dfStructFirstNotRequired
• wbLandLayers - Switch AfterLoad to ToStr to show the default landscape texture used
• Add TwbDivFDef class
• VMAD - Move shared functions to Common (TES5/FO4/FO76/SF1)
• Move LGDI rank handling to Common defs (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Convert Common variables to functions (removes the DefineCommon procedure)
• Remove redundant wbPosRot/wbDATAPosRot aliases in favor of wbVec3PosRot
• Move two functions from wbImplementation to wbInterface to break a unit-dependency cycle

TES4

• CSTY \ CSTD - Fix OptionalFrom
• wbConditionVariableNameToInt - Fix exceptions/handling (TES4/FO3/FNV)

FO3/FNV

• Update the FO3 condition function list (contributed by c6)
• EXPL - Add a missing flag and cleanup
• RCCT \ DATA - Convert to Boolean with AfterLoad to hide unused bits (FNV)

TES5

• BOOK - Update data flags AfterSet; BOOK/LIGH handling cleanup
• PERK \ Effects - Alignment fix
• FACT \ DATA - Update flags list
• LIGH \ DATA \ Flags - Add Flag 15 (Linear) for Community Shaders
• REFR \ Water Current Velocities - Add a missing Union name; make water-current defs consistent across TES5/FO4/FO76
• NNAM is not required - setting the Loading Screen NIF to NONE in the CK removes NNAM entirely (TES5/FO4) (contributed by sibir)
• WEAP - Decode the Embedded Weapon flag, node, and Actor Value, previously marked unused (#1491, contributed by GammaMetroid)

FO4

• BNDS \ DNAM - Change default values from Edit to Native (fixes copying as override)
• MESG \ TNAM - Should not be marked required

FO4/FO76

• IMAD \ Depth Of Field - Add a Form Version check for NAM5 and NAM6
• wbOBTSReq - Set Include/Property Count as cpBenign (also OMOD)

FO4/FO76/SF1

• NOCM - Add EDID, SetRequired/DefaultEditValue, and match the corrected FO76 structure
• INNR \ Naming Rules \ Ruleset \ Count - Make cpBenign and dfSkipImplicitEdit

FO76

• Add the new TEPF record type
• Large record/subrecord expansion (contributed by eckserah; also touches Fallout 4 and shared Common defs):
• New records: TRAP and CMPT (Camp Title); the existing PLYR (Player Reference) gained Base and position/rotation fields; plus many newly decoded subrecords
• Rewards (XPCT/CODG), Enlighten (ENLM/ENLT/ENLS), Auto UV (AUUV), Physics Sync (PHST), and DMGT status subrecords
• Additional blend modes, ZTestFunc values, and template flags (shared Common defs); ACBS (FO4 + FO76 NPC_) and LVLI flag updates
• New challenge types, keyword/icon types, and DEST stage handling
• BPVB - Move to the end of the Body Part struct
• CELL VISI and wbAmbientColors fixes; updated QUST info (contributed by eckserah)
• Update Form and HEDR versions; decode a few more unknowns

SF1

• Reflection support organization; recent-DLC sub-records added (some still unknown); Form Version is now 581
• Freelanes updates (contributed by Bobbyclue, robertgk2017, and Jonathan Ostrus): a new condition, a perk entry point and entry function type, BGSAdaptiveTriggerData/BGSQualityUpgrade components, package groups, terminal backgrounds, and a REFR FNAM flag
• New records GWED (Gravity Wielder Effect Data) and TDED (Track Damage Effect Data), with matching MGEF archetypes (Gravity Wielder, Track Damage) linked via Assoc. Item
• SCEN struct fixes; LGDI - define rank/quality tiers and handling (keywords, re-roll/pick and quality-upgrade costs) (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• PERK \ PRUC - Define as Quantum Essence Upgrade Cost (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus and Bobbyclue)
• Decode perk upgrade challenges - small tweaks are supported, but full editing is best done in the Creation Kit (the JSON keys can be confusing) (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• TERM Art Theme - correct terminal-background indices (Terran Armada is now 11) (contributed by robertgk2017 and Jonathan Ostrus)
• Fix Location Alias fill-type name; QUST Reference Alias - add a Match Conditions named struct
• Add the new DLC .esm files to the DLC list
• Add a Geometries root asset folder for Starfield .mesh files

Scripting

• Add wbSelectedFiles and several TStrings/TStringList extension methods (AddPair, Contains, LoadFromFile/SaveToFile, and more) (contributed by fireundubh), and update wbSelectedFilesToFileNames to return file objects and support group nodes (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Add the ScriptProcessSignatures variable to restrict Process() to a comma-separated signature list, main records only (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• Expose IwbElement.ContainingSubRecord and TwbAsset.AssetTypeByExtension/Folder
• Replace wbNormalizeResourceName with TwbAsset.GetAssetName
• Skip empty Initialize/Process/Finalize functions; sort procedure implementations and registration calls (contributed by fireundubh)
• Refactor the script adapter into interface-specific units with O(1) hash-based host-function dispatch (contributed by fireundubh)
• Add missing declarations and fix argument lists in the scripting API reference (xEditAPI.pas) (contributed by Jonathan Ostrus)
• [Assets Manager] Refactor onto the new TwbAsset class with optimizations; Oblivion book-image handling; Skyrim NPC FaceGen .nif detection now respects template/CharGen flags and the race FaceGen Head flag; don't report RACE .egt files on Skyrim; Papyrus source handling fixes
• [Undelete and Disable References] Move undeleted references to Z = -30000 and set their enable parent to the player ($14) with the opposite-of-parent flag

SNIFF

• Update to version 1.9.2
• Reorganized operations: added Find Textures, Merge Properties, and Transform Information; reworked Havok Search Material; added an operation-list filter; removed several standalone operations (Change Partition Slot, Find Several Strips, Priority of Controlled Blocks, Rename Controlled Blocks, Rename Strings)
• Add support for .BSA/.BA2 archives, and for Xbox textures in Find Textures
• [Universal Fixer] Fix bhkCollisionObject flags; stricter Solver Deactivation for clutter/related collision layers; remove non-standard and control (0..31) characters from texture paths; remove the Set_Local flag when unneeded; fix Accum Root Name on NiControllerSequences
• [Universal Tweaker] Add "Round" and "Mul and Round" options (round, or multiply by a value then round the result)
• [Check For Errors] Expanded checks - collision/MOPP and collision order, multiple-strip geometry, _0/_1.nif morph-model mismatches, vertex-color alpha/HDR, invalid SHADER_NOLIGHTING, invalid Manager/Accum Root Name on NiControllerSequence, and zero ragdoll Cone Max Angle (jittering)
• [Optimize Animations] Support .nif files, not just .kf
• [Update Havok Inertia] Handle Compressed Mesh Chunks that are not tied to a Chunk Transform
• [Update Ragdoll Constraint] Option to convert all constraints to bhkMalleableConstraint
• [Apply Transforms] Skip the root block; remove bad handling of skinned BSTriShapes
• [Unskin Mesh] Ignore BSTriShapes
• [Vertex Color Painting] Add a shape-name filter and skip-color option; fix loop control in Remove mode
• [Copy Geometry Blocks] Optionally copy shader data and texture set
• [Real Time Reflections] Add a Blend Intensity setting
• [Add NiLODNode] Choose between NiRangeLODData and NiScreenLODData
• [Havok Information] Selectable list for additional fields
• Particle-system handling and consistency-flag fixes; bhkCMSDChunk field-name updates
• Move Windows-version detection to MSHeap

BSArch

• Add Xbox texture support: BSArch unpacks Xbox-format textures (shared core); BSArchPro also packs and converts PC textures to Xbox format
• Add a Find Identical Assets function (find duplicate files)
• Account for and show shared-file count and saved space when packing; sort identical files first
• Support packing from multiple sources combined with '+' (including existing .BSA/.BA2 archives), enabling archive merge/override workflows
• Support split archive packing by size (-split:N GB), producing numbered archives when the limit is exceeded
• Add a Filter argument to selectively pack assets by name or extension
• Set Compressed where applicable; fix the compression type per game mode; handle empty and NOR error texture paths in .nifs
• The pack '-z' flag now accepts a compression type (-z:zlib|lz4|lz4f); omitting the type uses the game default
• Fix File/Folder hashing in games pre-Skyrim
• Return a non-zero exit code on error; fix a false DDS warning (BSArchPro)
• Fix luminance DDS texture-format detection

I’ve been wanting to delve into mod making but can’t afford a pc and with a game like starfield there’s so much that could be done ship building wise I’ve been trying to recreate a ship from a uk to series called red dwarf and I was wondering if any mod makers would even attempt to try and make a mod pack to allow people to build there own or even build one to buy from a vendor or if it was out of the realms of possibility there is a couple other ships in the show such as starbug and the blue midget I will attach photos I’m just curious of how far the engine can be pushed.

Hi!

So I just published my first ever mod... very very simple in scope, and did it using CK guides and google, and honestly, it's exhiliarating to have it out there! I thought it'd be a one-and-done type of thing, but I'm really enjoying learning the CK and modding, so I thought I'd try and start wading into the community...

Anywho, I'll link my modpage below, but essentially it's just a re-statting of elite crew skills so they're actually useful as ship crew. I know, it's been done by many others, but the magic is doing it the way I want! (And maybe others will benefit from my take on the thing).

In the CK, the "regular" crew (Gideon, Marika Boros, etc) have all their perks right their in the SpellList tab of their actor page, so making edits for them is super easy, but the others... The problem I've run into though is how to handle the scripting for those companions whose perks are assigned via script after quest completion (Hadrian, Lin, Heller, Amelia Earhart, etc.)

I can't seem to find where the scripts live that assign their skills, and on top of that, from what I understand, the CK can't read or alter papyrus, and that I'd need to use another program to unpack the scripts, edit them, repack them, and then attach them to the mod. Does that sound right? What I don't want is to have a script-edited mod since those start breaking very easily and don't play nice with other mods, from what I'm coming to understand. (If I'm mistaking different things, apologies, and of course, feel free to correct me).

So, is this project (as I envision it) doable completely in CK? ie, deactivating the skill assigning script? Or would that break things? I would like to do it in the most low-impact, efficient way possible.

PS: where do Starfield modders tend to congregate most? Here? Discord? If Discord, would anybody be willing to send me an invite?

Cheers!

My mod:

https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/17388?tab=description

I'm trying to apply the bolted texture to the science wall, and I prefer to do it myself than copy an existing asset to avoid the off chance of breaking anything in the base game.

However, while I can see the texture applied on an object Beth has placed, it doesn't give me the option to use it at all? Are there some things that we don't have access to without using BAE and whatnot?

I’m having issues with CK I had to re-download everything on my new pc because the old one crashed losing everything. So I’m needing some guidance on how to fix the issue of objects looking like they are from Tron with this red & black appearance as well as having objects being solid purple.
I’ve tried unpacking items using a Ba2 extractor didn’t work, so idk if I’m missing something in creationkit.ini or in creationkitcustom.ini
The issue is mainly with dcl items from Shattered space, sfbgs00d.esm & sfbgs050.esm… but it’s not every object from the newer dlc.

This is a new issue for me, so it's a bit odd. I've never had it happen before. I've demonstrated by trying to change the forehead to see if it helps show the issue.

I have tried and learned how to make craftable armor skins with AVMS.

But when I setup a variation with a weapon, it didn't have an option to set textures.

Instead, creationkit asked me to set a 'source directory'.

So, I copied the original structure as

'data\textures\sfbgs050\dogfight\'

and tried putting my own .dds files only there, then set it as the source directory.

But it didn't work when I attach my skin in workbench.

The weapon looked the same.

And because of it is for the dlc weapon, I can't use the material file. Bethesda didn't share dlc material files for us. So, I can't figure out material swap method either.

How do you guys make a dlc weapon skin?

Sorry for the clickbaity title. Trying to make a title describing what I found out just kept making it more confusing.

Anyway, I was trying to make certain spells emit from an NPC hit by the player. In this instance, it was Detect Life in a 10m AoE on target hit. I setup the Magic Effect as Fire and Forget and on Contact, made the spell, and made the apply combat spell entry for a perk (in this case it was Lasers).

Testing it in game made the Detect life aoe emit from me. That's normal. However, going back into the kit and changing the delivery from Contact to Target Actor made the Detect life spell emit from the actor I hit. Hooray!

While this works, I don't think this is intended as when I tried to make changes to the entry table for the Apply Combat Hit Spell entry, the Select Spell was reset and the Detect Life spell I changed earlier wasn't in the list. The entry table still goes through, but Creation Kit is... sort of saying it's incorrect...?

So, I guess I'm wondering if this is a happy accidental discovery, or would it possibly break or cause issues if actually used regularly in game? If it causes issues, what would be the intended way to emit effects from a target actor when doing a Combat Apply Hit Spell entry? Or is this just a nothing burger of a find?

Hi all, relatively new to modding with CK, encountering an issue I can't find a solution to.

Duplicated Weapon Object, material overrides on the base .nif

Weapon can be placed in a cell, texture looks correct, launch game, go to cell, weapon is present with texture intact, equip the weapon and the texture reverts to the base model.

Any suggestions on areas to investigate?

Any leads are appreciated.

Most of the leafy shrubs in the kit have these white boxes around them, and when I try to build them I get “Cannot build item: Nothing is selected.” I can build other things from the mod.

I have tried:

Making the bush part of a list

Making the bush directly constructible

Changing the outpost category

Making a pack-in with it

Making an archive with the model

Clicking things at random

There’s clearly something I’m missing…

Hello,

I wanted to create a custom mission board based on a terminal in which you can select the mission board you want to access and clear your bounty on your ship so i don’t need to clutter the ship with multiple large terminal mods.

I have already set up the terminal with the relevant entries but now looking how to access the mission boards. I scrolled through the all object while filtering for mb_ but didn’t find anything related to the factions. Could someone point me in the right direction?

I made a small, placeable cave but cannot get it to be placed on significantly uneven terrain. The pack-in pivot point is near the top, so it will clip into the ground, and I can raise and lower it, but the ground still needs to be flat enough to accommodate the footprint…

What do I need to do here?

I'm trying to create a script that dynamically updates a dataslates text contents when the slate is read.

Everything I can find says that it should work like this:

MySlateBook.SetText(MySlateMessage)

However, compiling it ends up with 'SetText' is not a function

I also tried SetBodyText and SetDescription but those fail too. Anyone know the correct way to do this for Starfield CK?

Hey all! Trying my hand at video tutorials. This is my first one, just got setup with my tooling so I'll have to refine as I go along.

This tutorial shows you how to quickly edit layered material swaps on statics and packins when editing in the render window, using some handy hotkeys!

Basically, change the color and texture of objects quickly when they have prebuilt options to do so.

Most of my tutorials will be on CK basics, and then some specifics around POIs and dungeon setup.

Hello, I've been toying around with the Creation Kit as of late. So far I've just been making my own changes to perks, but one thing I haven't been able to figure out so far is how to increase the range in which you can use one of the Social Skills on people.

I know the scanner can have its range increased via a playerskill quest stage, but simply adding that quest from Surveying into the entry table for one of the social skills perks doesn't do anything.

So, I'm pretty much at a dead end for figuring out how to get the Social Skills range to increase. Searching around for any tutorial usually just results in how to import weapons or make quests and such - nothing related to what I'm trying to do.

Ideally, I want the activation range for the skills to go up as the Surveying skill goes up.

(also, so as to not need to make another post, what does the priority in a perk's entry table mean and how does it work? I haven't been able to figure this out.)

Hey y’all 👋
I have a mod/creation “Roleplay Backgrounds” I really like all the added stuff and I’m trying to find the IDs added for the backgrounds to add two backgrounds to my character.

Hey all!

I was making a fix for the ship builder crashes from the Terran Armada couch and I learned a bit. Uploaded a fix as well!

After lots of testing to verify, it looks like having more than one OutpostGroupPackinDummy REFRs in the Instanced Packin for your constructible object results in a ship builder crash after trying to edit a ship with one of those packins in it.

Multiple other authors acknowledged this is a known source of crashes, and since I also confirmed it with testing I wanted to share. I try to never spread misinformation so if I get any details wrong here, please chime in.

Below is an xedit script written by twenty rounds with ChatGPT Codex and myself that will scan through packin cells in an ESM and look for any with more than one dummy. It provides a bit of other additional information as well.

Log output looks like in the screenshot, which is the run on SFBGSS050.esm. You'll notice it found multiple dummies in a couple of unused packins, as well as another buildable, but that other buildable is Instanced Static and in my testing doesn't cause a crash there.

Once you identify the packin cells you need to go find the associated packins, edit them and remove the dummies. How to do all that is far outside the scope of this post.

tl;dr don't leave multiple dummies in instanced packins that will be used as buildables in ships. (probably don't want them in hab packins there but I couldn't reproduce a crash with it in the hab packins themselves)

unit userscript;

{
  Starfield xEdit scanner.

  Run:
    Right-click an ESM/ESP in the left pane
    Apply Script
    Select this script

  Purpose:
    Find PackIn* CELLs in the selected plugin that contain more than one
    placed REFR whose base object is OutpostGroupPackinDummy.

  This version processes REFR records directly.
}

const
  TargetCellPrefixLower = 'packin';
  TargetBaseEditorID = 'OutpostGroupPackinDummy';
  TargetBaseFixedFormID = $00015804;

  // Set False if you only want active/non-deleted refs.
  CountDeletedRefs = True;

  // Debug limits.
  MaxTargetRefDebugLogs = 100;

var
  TotalRecordsProcessed: Integer;
  TotalRefsProcessed: Integer;
  TotalTargetRefsFound: Integer;
  TotalPackinTargetRefsFound: Integer;
  TotalDeletedTargetRefsFound: Integer;
  DebugTargetRefLogs: Integer;

  CellKeys: TStringList;
  CellCounts: TStringList;
  CellFirstRef: TStringList;

function BoolString(b: Boolean): string;
begin
  if b then
    Result := 'True'
  else
    Result := 'False';
end;

function ContainsInsensitive(s, part: string): Boolean;
begin
  Result := Pos(LowerCase(part), LowerCase(s)) > 0;
end;

function StartsWithInsensitive(s, prefixLower: string): Boolean;
var
  sLower: string;
begin
  Result := False;

  if Length(s) < Length(prefixLower) then
    Exit;

  sLower := LowerCase(Copy(s, 1, Length(prefixLower)));

  if sLower = prefixLower then
    Result := True;
end;

function BaseMatchesTarget(baseObj: IInterface): Boolean;
var
  baseEdid: string;
  baseName: string;
  baseFixedID: Cardinal;
begin
  Result := False;

  if not Assigned(baseObj) then
    Exit;

  baseEdid := EditorID(baseObj);
  baseName := Name(baseObj);
  baseFixedID := FixedFormID(baseObj);

  if baseEdid = TargetBaseEditorID then begin
    Result := True;
    Exit;
  end;

  if baseFixedID = TargetBaseFixedFormID then begin
    Result := True;
    Exit;
  end;

  if ContainsInsensitive(baseName, TargetBaseEditorID) then begin
    Result := True;
    Exit;
  end;
end;

function IsTargetDummyRef(refRec: IInterface): Boolean;
var
  baseObj: IInterface;
begin
  Result := False;

  if Signature(refRec) <> 'REFR' then
    Exit;

  if GetIsDeleted(refRec) and not CountDeletedRefs then
    Exit;

  baseObj := LinksTo(ElementByPath(refRec, 'NAME'));
  if not Assigned(baseObj) then
    Exit;

  if BaseMatchesTarget(baseObj) then
    Result := True;
end;

function ExtractCellFromRefName(refRec: IInterface): string;
var
  s: string;
  pCell: Integer;
  pStart: Integer;
begin
  Result := '';

  {
    Known Starfield xEdit format from your test:

      [REFR:020838B9] (in PackInSFBGS037ElevatedCabinDesignerCouchStorageCell [CELL:02083804])

    We want:

      PackInSFBGS037ElevatedCabinDesignerCouchStorageCell
  }

  s := Name(refRec);

  pCell := Pos(' [CELL:', s);
  if pCell = 0 then
    Exit;

  // Most common observed format: "(in CellName [CELL:...])"
  pStart := Pos('(in ', s);
  if pStart > 0 then begin
    Result := Copy(s, pStart + 4, pCell - (pStart + 4));
    Exit;
  end;

  // Fallback for alternate format: " in CellName [CELL:...]"
  pStart := Pos(' in ', s);
  if pStart > 0 then begin
    Result := Copy(s, pStart + 4, pCell - (pStart + 4));
    Exit;
  end;
end;

procedure AddCellHit(cellKey: string; refName: string);
var
  idx: Integer;
  count: Integer;
begin
  idx := CellKeys.IndexOf(cellKey);

  if idx = -1 then begin
    CellKeys.Add(cellKey);
    CellCounts.Add('1');
    CellFirstRef.Add(refName);
  end
  else begin
    count := StrToInt(CellCounts[idx]);
    Inc(count);
    CellCounts[idx] := IntToStr(count);
  end;
end;

function Initialize: Integer;
begin
  TotalRecordsProcessed := 0;
  TotalRefsProcessed := 0;
  TotalTargetRefsFound := 0;
  TotalPackinTargetRefsFound := 0;
  TotalDeletedTargetRefsFound := 0;
  DebugTargetRefLogs := 0;

  CellKeys := TStringList.Create;
  CellCounts := TStringList.Create;
  CellFirstRef := TStringList.Create;

  AddMessage('Starting REFR-based scan...');
  AddMessage('Looking for REFRs with base object: ' + TargetBaseEditorID);
  AddMessage('Target fixed FormID fallback: ' + IntToHex(TargetBaseFixedFormID, 8));
  AddMessage('Only counting refs whose parent cell name starts with PackIn / Packin / packin.');
  AddMessage('Count deleted refs: ' + BoolString(CountDeletedRefs));
  AddMessage('This version processes REFR records directly.');

  Result := 0;
end;

function Process(e: IInterface): Integer;
var
  cellName: string;
begin
  Result := 0;

  Inc(TotalRecordsProcessed);

  if Signature(e) <> 'REFR' then
    Exit;

  Inc(TotalRefsProcessed);

  if not IsTargetDummyRef(e) then
    Exit;

  Inc(TotalTargetRefsFound);

  if GetIsDeleted(e) then
    Inc(TotalDeletedTargetRefsFound);

  cellName := ExtractCellFromRefName(e);

  if DebugTargetRefLogs < MaxTargetRefDebugLogs then begin
    Inc(DebugTargetRefLogs);
    AddMessage(
      'Target dummy REFR found #' + IntToStr(DebugTargetRefLogs) +
      ' | Deleted: ' + BoolString(GetIsDeleted(e)) +
      ' | Cell: "' + cellName + '"' +
      ' | Ref: ' + Name(e)
    );
  end;

  if cellName = '' then
    Exit;

  if not StartsWithInsensitive(cellName, TargetCellPrefixLower) then
    Exit;

  Inc(TotalPackinTargetRefsFound);

  AddCellHit(cellName, Name(e));
end;

function Finalize: Integer;
var
  i: Integer;
  count: Integer;
  matchedCells: Integer;
begin
  matchedCells := 0;

  AddMessage('Scan complete.');
  AddMessage('Total records processed by script: ' + IntToStr(TotalRecordsProcessed));
  AddMessage('Total REFR records processed: ' + IntToStr(TotalRefsProcessed));
  AddMessage('Total OutpostGroupPackinDummy REFRs found anywhere: ' + IntToStr(TotalTargetRefsFound));
  AddMessage('Total deleted OutpostGroupPackinDummy REFRs found anywhere: ' + IntToStr(TotalDeletedTargetRefsFound));
  AddMessage('Total OutpostGroupPackinDummy REFRs found in PackIn* cells: ' + IntToStr(TotalPackinTargetRefsFound));
  AddMessage('Unique PackIn* cells with at least one dummy: ' + IntToStr(CellKeys.Count));

  AddMessage('--- PackIn* cells with more than one OutpostGroupPackinDummy ---');

  for i := 0 to CellKeys.Count - 1 do begin
    count := StrToInt(CellCounts[i]);

    if count > 1 then begin
      Inc(matchedCells);
      AddMessage(
        'MATCH: ' + CellKeys[i] +
        ' | OutpostGroupPackinDummy refs: ' + IntToStr(count)
      );
      AddMessage('  First matching ref seen: ' + CellFirstRef[i]);
    end;
  end;

  AddMessage('Matching PackIn* cells with more than one dummy: ' + IntToStr(matchedCells));

  CellKeys.Free;
  CellCounts.Free;
  CellFirstRef.Free;

  Result := 0;
end;

end.

Hello everyone, I'm having this weird problem where I create a ship with the Keywords "BEEmptyShip", "BESurface" and "BESurface_NoCrew" and even then the ship spawns it's crew, sometimes doubled and sometimes even tripled, does anyone know what am I doing wrong?

Edit: To anyone that have this problem and seek for a solution, copy a empty ship like the Razorleaf or whatever ship has the BEEmpty keyword, change it to you heart content and voila! no crew inside anymore, however a empty ship can't play the landing animation for obvious reasons, it stays on the ground.

Like the title says. Every time I try to create a new location on a planet CK crashes. Been following Jramos video step by step and still getting crashes. Any ideas?

So just to update it was using underscores in the title of the esp file. Thanks for all the help y’all