Starkrun: This is a 2 step process, one is making a new REG entry and pointing to the GOG edition and the other is SimLinking 2 folders together.

Starkrun: This is a 2 step process, one is making a new REG entry and pointing to the GOG edition and the other is SimLinking 2 folders together.

For the Reg entry copy and paste this into a notepad then save as GogSkyrim.reg change the isntall path to your install path

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bethesda Softworks\Skyrim Special Edition]

"Installed Path"="H:\\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\\"

Now for the simlink:

make sure to substitute "YOUR_USER_NAME" with your actual valid Windows profile name.

1 . Locate where the GOG version keeps the plugins.txt file. Nexus says it should be at "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition GOG"

2 . Open Windows console (either PowerShell or run cmd.exe)

3 . Make sure you don't have a directory under this path: "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition". If you do - either delete or rename it.

4 . Enter the following command in console:

mklink /D "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition" "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition GOG"

This should create a symbolic link of a directory "Skyrim Special Edition GOG" as "Skyrim Special Edition".

This way, any program trying to access the usual SSE path to plugins.txt will see the contents of a GOG version instead.

You can make a BAT file for this but make sure you remove/delete the other one in step 3 above first. Now open notepad and copy and paste the below in it substituting your username in the YOUR_USER_NAME section. then save as gogsymlink.bat then run as an administrator:

mklink /D "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition" "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition GOG"

Desjay: According to the Github, all you have to do to get Xedit working with the Gog version is to add this to the command line on start up

Starkrun: That will work for that but wont help the custom mod loaders and other tools like LOOT, MO2, DYN, WyreBash (might be patched now?) Xtrans, NIFO etc. If all you need is SEEdit then that works well.

Basically you are doing what I did but as a launch argument to the program.

Starkrun: EDIT: Because of how the forum is everything looks weird and is spaced funny. But, if you copy and paste my post into notepad everything will be formatted with the correct spacing. Sorry about that it's just a bug/feature of the forum.

This is a 2 step process, one is making a new REG entry and pointing to the GOG edition and the other is SimLinking 2 folders together.

For the Reg entry copy and paste this into a notepad then save as GogSkyrim.reg change the isntall path to your install path

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bethesda Softworks\Skyrim Special Edition]

"Installed Path"="H:\\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\\"

Now for the simlink:

make sure to substitute "YOUR_USER_NAME" with your actual valid Windows profile name.

1 . Locate where the GOG version keeps the plugins.txt file. Nexus says it should be at "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition GOG"

2 . Open Windows console (either PowerShell or run cmd.exe)

3 . Make sure you don't have a directory under this path: "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition". If you do - either delete or rename it.

4 . Enter the following command in console:

mklink /D "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition" "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition GOG"

This should create a symbolic link of a directory "Skyrim Special Edition GOG" as "Skyrim Special Edition".

This way, any program trying to access the usual SSE path to plugins.txt will see the contents of a GOG version instead.

You can make a BAT file for this but make sure you remove/delete the other one in step 3 above first. Now open notepad and copy and paste the below in it substituting your username in the YOUR_USER_NAME section. then save as gogsymlink.bat then run as an administrator:

mklink /D "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition" "C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition GOG"

sossisska123: greetings
could you pls help me. I do everything like you pointed in this topic. But SSEEdit still not working.
theres is logs:

SSEEdit 4.0.4 (103758D4) starting session 2023-01-09 20:38:34
Using Skyrim Special Edition Data Path: G:\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data\
Using Backup Path: G:\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data\SSEEdit Backups\
Using Scripts Path: G:\Modding\SSEEdit 4.0.4\Edit Scripts\
Using Cache Path: G:\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data\SSEEdit Cache\
Using ini: C:\Users\my name\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Skyrim.ini
Fatal: Could not find ini

still does not find the ini file, although I have it in the directory my documents and etc

LazyDunmer: Can't be certain as I don't know everything about your computing history, but if you are like me and were originally on steam and migrated to GOG, then I can see one problem: Using ini: C:\Users\my name\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Skyrim.ini *should instead be Using*: C:\Users\my name\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition GOG\Skyrim.ini

If this is the case this will fix this. The reason I mention this is you will have both folders in the directory if originally on Steam. Easiest way is to set this in your mod manager either with Vortex or MO2.

If not, you can try this anyway but should probably disregard,,,

I have a screenshot as an example for Vortex if this is any use to you: https://justpaste.it/3f67y You should also be able to use this for MO or you can create a shortcut>right click>properties, just be sure to personalise your own pathway.

-D:"C:\GOG\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data" -I:"C:\Users\admin\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition GOG\Skyrim.ini" -P:"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Skyrim Special Edition GOG\plugins.txt"
Adjust the C:\GOG\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data path to match where you installed GOG/Skyrim and replace admin with your own username.

sossisska123: thanks a lot, it worked! But when installing the GOG version, the "Skyrim Special Edition GOG" folder is installed along the path My Documents. I removed the word GOG from the folder name and everything worked, provided of course that all the previous points were done correctly.

Desjay: According to the Github, all you have to do to get Xedit working with the Gog version is to add this to the command line on start up

On the command line, pass:

-D:"C:\GOG\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data" -I:"C:\Users\admin\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition GOG\Skyrim.ini"

Adjust the C:\GOG\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data path to match where you installed GOG/Skyrim and replace admin with your own username.

*EDIT* Just did this with mine, and this works perfectly., no need for REG entries and Symlinks

MariaGames: I hate to sound completely clueless but where is the command line at start up to change to this?