This change is a step towards making it so that ban is a lot harder to bypass. Instead of just making a new account, thieves would have to make a new Steam account and buy another copy of Fallout 4 just to upload some more stolen mods, a significantly less appealing process.īethesda bans mod thieves currently and have been for a while, it’s just been too easy to get around the ban.

It’s being added to make sure that uploaders have a copy of Fallout 4 on their account, and that the Steam account itself can be blocked from uploading mods if they’re stolen. The Steam linking mentioned in this article above is in closed beta right now and was only announced a few days ago. On Bethesda’s side of things, part of the problem is that there’s no cost to banning accounts because anyone can just make a new one. His post also makes no mention of Steam linking, which was only announced two days prior. Robin Scott’s original post does note stolen mods were being actioned, but the process is slow and not the kind of streamlined system Nexus uses. Using old archives can cause crashes.Of course Bethesda pays attention. If you are porting over your original Skyrim mods, you MUST rebuild the archives using the new Creation Kit for Skyrim SE. If you look closely at the shortcut that the Bethesda Launcher put on your desktop, you can see that it isnt actually a shortcut. After you've uploaded your Mod, you can add box art, screenshots, edit the description and other items on the web at. Linking your account is done by logging into while in the game. You must link your account to your Steam account first.

Mods are uploaded to using the Creation Kit. Choose the proper folder to install the Creation Kit - find where you have Skyrim Special Edition installed and choose that folder to install the Creation Kit. HOW DO I GET THE CREATION KIT FOR SKYRIM SPECIAL EDITION?Īfter you've installed Skyrim SE, download the Launcher to install the Creation Kit for Skyrim SE. You can read the full Skyrim Special Edition mods Creation Kit guide from Bethesda below:

Bethesda creation kit screenshot