

The general rule for a successful business is to find something that makes money and scale it. Click on the game entry and it will allow you to select "Advanced options" where you can repair or reset your game installation.ĭid we miss anything? What do you think about the Bethesda games being available on Game Pass? Let us know in the comments below. Open your Windows settings, go to Apps, then find the game in the list of installed apps. This option isn't part of the Xbox app itself but can be found in your Windows settings. In the event that you delete or damage some of the core vanilla game files, you can actually reverify the game files similar to how it works with Steam. The INI and mod installation locations will vary depending on which version you are trying to play. Note: Morrowind installs several different language versions of the game in separate folders. INI/Saves Location: C:\Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Morrowind GOTY (PC) Mod Install Location: C:\Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Morrowind GOTY (PC) Game Pass ID: BethesdaSoftworks.TESMorrowind-PC The mod installation location will vary depending on which version you are trying to play. Note: Oblivion installs several different language versions of the game in separate folders. Plugins.txt Location: %localappdata%\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.TESOblivion-PC_3275kfvn8vcwc\LocalCache\Local\Oblivion INI/Saves Location: C:\Users\\Documents\My Games\Oblivion Mod Install Location: C:\Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Skyrim Special Edition (PC) Game Pass ID: BethesdaSoftworks.SkyrimSE-PC The fix for this is just to open and close the game once before managing mods. All of these games must be started through the game launcher via the Xbox app and it may not be possible for mod managers to detect the game from a "cold start" of the system due to the game files needing to be "mounted" for it to be detectable. I'd be happy to offer advice to anyone who is interested.īased on a combination of our own research and some information from the team behind Wryebash, we've compiled a list of notable differences in important file paths for each of the Game Pass versions. I've personally already done this in Icecreamassassin's Legacy of the Dragonborn back when SKSE was not yet available for Skyrim Special Edition. However, if your mod does rely on script extender functions and you want to support the Game Pass release, you could consider making these functions an optional requirement. There shouldn't be any need for mods to be updated for this version of the game. Please make sure you check the mod page for the tool you are trying to use to see if the author has added any information about Game Pass before asking them.Īs a mod author, do I need to update my mods? Keep an eye out for an update!Īny tools you are used to using to mod your game will likely not support Game Pass without being updated first. You'll be pleased to know our Vortex devs are already hard at work on updating the extensions for Skyrim SE, Fallout 4, Oblivion and Morrowind to include support for the Game Pass versions. Once enabled, you will be able to make changes to the files in the game-specific folder found at C:\Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\. You will need to enable modding in the Xbox app by clicking the "Enable Mods" button shown below. In this state, none of the game files can be modified by your user account.

Out of the box, the ability to install mods to the game is disabled. How do I install mods on the Game Pass version? However, in testing, this seems to be a somewhat intermittent problem so your mileage may vary.ĭon't worry though, there are still plenty of mods that will work just fine! This is related to the Xbox app preventing edits to these files.


Mods that offer replacements to files from the vanilla game such as video replacers may also be unsupported. This may prevent visual presets such as ENBs and ReShades from working correctly, too. Sadly, despite their efforts, there are still some hurdles to overcome due to the complications introduced in these new versions, but they haven't given up yet so there's always hope. In a conversation with Ian Patterson of the Silverlock team, he said they are experimenting with a few possible solutions at the moment. Unfortunately, mods that rely on the popular script extenders (SKSE, F4SE, etc) will not currently work with Game Pass. So we've put together this handy article with some details about what's new or different when it comes to modding these Bethesda titles on Game Pass for PC. As you might have heard, Microsoft has recently added some of our most popular games to their Game Pass subscription service including Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 4, Oblivion and Morrowind.
