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Installation Guide

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Requirements:​

  • ~200GB of space, 92GB from downloads can be deleted after installation is complete
  • A legal copy of Skyrim SE from steam updated to the most recent version
  • Skyrim: SE Creation Kit installed (It can be found here)
  • Visual C++ (It can be found here)
  • .NET (It can be found here)
  • Page File Size of Skyrim increased to 20-40GB

Installation Guide

Part 1: Setting Up Skyrim​

1.) Install a fresh copy of Skyrim SE​

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If a copy has already been installed the game can be uninstalled.

  • INI should also be deleted in User/Documents/My Games/Skyrim Special Edition, and then reinstalled like normal through the below steps.

2.) Run the game once​

  • Make sure the game has been ran at least once to the main menu to generate the required fresh ini's and update all CC content through the Creations menu

Part 2: Setting Up/Installing Through Wabbajack​

3.) Download & Launch Wabbajack​

  • Download the Wabbajack program from here
  • Launch your installed Wabbajack & go to the Cogwheel at the top right. Log into your Nexus account through here
  • If you are installing the list through Wabbajack’s Gallery, go to “Browse Modlists” then search Halls of Sovngarde.
  • Select the list, then click the download icon.
  • Wait for it to finish intiliazing, then continue to the next step.

5.) Setting Modlist Installation Locations​

  • Set your modlist installation location to wherever your would like it, it will automatically create the downloads directory for you.
  • A good location would be something like C:/Modlists/HoS.
  • Press the play button when you are done and installation will begin.
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Always put your modlists/steam games on the root of your drive as shown above to avoid issues with protected directories.

Additionally, If the installation fails at Sforzinda Imitations you may download the file from here.

  • Place this into your populated Halls of Sovngarde/downloads folder, then restart the Wabbajack installation

Part 3: Post Wabbajack Install/Setting Up Mod Organizer 2​

6.) Opening Mod Organizer 2 & Setting Directories​

  • After Wabbajack installation is done, go to the modlist's folder and open Mod Organizer 2.
  • When MO2 opens, ensure that all of the application directories in the dropdown match the locations on your system.
  • This dropdown is at the top right of MO2. If the locations do not match, change them so that they do.

7.) Managing Your Game Directory​

  • At the top left of MO2, go to Tools/Settings/Paths/Managed Game.
  • Make sure that this is set to your Halls of Sovngarde folder & not your Vanilla Skyrim (IE: C:/HoS/Stock Game/SkyrimSE.exe)
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Steps 6 & 7 will need to be done every time the list is installed/updated

8.) Setting CPU Affinity​

  • At the top left of MO2, click on the puzzle icon which will open up a dropdown menu for various tools.
  • Choose Set CPU Affinity and first clear if there's anything there.
  • Then select the tool again and change the affinity

9.) Ready to Play​

  • You can now select “Halls of Sovngarde” from the right hand dropdown and press play
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Part 4: Optional Post-Install Steps​

  • This guide can be followed to change some of the included ini's to more performance friendly versions
  • For lower end machines, all LOD output and grass mods can be disabled and the Ugly Skyrim mod can be activated
  • Additionally CS and Reshade can be disabled
  • Reshade can be changed in game to choose from a selection of ini's
  • If instead of CS you want to run an ENB, first, enable mods under the separator "Enable for All ENB", then find the appropriate ENB separators and enable all mods under one of them
  • For each plugin, place it where shown, if not shown, place above Embers XD.esp

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In Game Setup

1.) Loading Into Your Save​

  • When you have loaded into your save, press enter and select preset or go into Skyrim Unbound MCM and customize character.
  • Choose to stay in starting area, don't continue.
  • Let the scripts finish running before continuing to the next step.

3.) Installing Requiem​

  • Go into the inventory and exit to start the Requiem install and distribute 3 perks

4.) Press Enter & Select Continue​