Prevents the installation of Skyrim AE from blocking the resaving of previous saves. Old saves and old chars still work fine, unmodified USSEP 4.2.8 also works fine. Detailed instructions attached.
Skyrim AE Survival Mode Fix
by Dreifels
Arthmoor's version of Unofficial Skyrim Edition Patch 4.2.8 has dependencies not only to Skyrim game version 1.6.640, but also to the four cc-content ESPs and by that all saves made before no longer working, you need to start the game new with a new char.
The reason is the mod “ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl"
If you load a save made before the Upgrade of Skyrim SSE and installation of the “ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl", the load of former saves looks fine in the first moment.
However, when you load an older save after the installation of the “ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl" you got for free with the Upgrade and then make a new save of that, this save is truncated, no way to repair.
This means: all old saves, your old char with the level you made within long time playing, your followers, your outfit, clothes, home, etc. etc., all what is stored in the save, is lost.
This is not related to the SKSE version, this is a save thing and caused only by that “ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl"
Because Arthmoor made in his USSEP version 4.2.8 dependencies to the four CC-mods coming for free with the AE-Upgrade, you cannot run the USSEP if you want to keep your former saves well.
This is hard for users which not got the game new and start new, but for all who already have a fine working installation, a char with a level, followers, etc. - All wasted.
It is a simple decision of the user if he wants to keep his old saves and char and cannot run survival mode, or if he wants to run the survival mode for the price of loast all made before. There is no step back possible! Black or white! You need to decide what you want
Now with this fix you can decide free what you want, no more pressure what do do.
Read instruction attached first!
For clarification
If you want to run Skyrim Aniversary Edition (game version 1.6.640) you have to do (exact in that order):
1) download
2) run my Skyrim AE Survival Fix
3) install Unofficial Skyrim Edition Patch 4.2.8 (game version 1.6.640)
4) install SKSE Current Aniversary Edition build 2.2.3 (game version 1.6.640)
5) run LOOT
6) set Steam\steamapps\appmanifest_489830.acf to READ ONLY
7) start by click on skse64_loader.exe (make a shortcut on desktop, don't click directly)
If you want to have all SKSE.related mods working (and all CC Mods) you have to do (exact in that order):
1) download
2) run the Downgrade Patch "Best of Both"
3) delete or rename ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.ESL
4) install Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch 4.2.5b (game version 1.5.97)
5) install SKSE Current Special Edition build 2.0.20 (game version 1.5.97)
6) run LOOT
7) set Steam\steamapps\appmanifest_489830.acf to READ ONLY
8) start by click on skse64_loader.exe (make a shortcut on desktop, don't click directly)
Not playable Survival Mod is the price you have to pay to keep old save and Chars working.