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Setup the stock_game folder

References

The Stock Game method involves building a WJ modlist that stores the game files inside the MO2 install folder. WJ will recognize these files and copy them from the end-user's game folder. This has the side-effect of keeping the game folder completely clean.

Clean Skyrim install

  • in Steam:
    • uninstall Skyrim Special Edition, if installed
    • uninstall Creation Kit, if installed
  • from D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\ remove:
    • Skyrim Special Edition/
  • from %userprofile%\Documents\My Games remove:
    • Skyrim Special Edition/
    • Skyrim.INI/
  • in Steam:
    • install Skyrim Special Edition on D:\
    • install Creation Kit on D:\
    • launch Skyrim Special Edition
      • let it download the Creation Club content
      • when done, click OK and the click Quit
    • launch Creation Kit
      • let it expand the Scripts.zip
      • quit it
Creation Club content

The content creation consists of 148 files in total:

  • 8 free files, installed by Steam
  • 140 files downloaded from within Skyrim

The first time you launch Skyrim, it will automatically download all your CC AE creations.

  • start Steam application
  • select Skyrim Special Edition and run it
  • Skyrim should start automatically to download the creations
  • after the download finishes, click OK and quit Skyrim

The 148 files should now be located in SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data.

Backup Creation Club content

Make a backup of the CC content at this stage, by copying all the 148 file to a CC Backup folder outside the Skyrim or the compilation folder.

Copy files to stock_game

  • create a new stock_game folder in the mo2 folder
  • add /stock_game/ to mo2/.gitignore, if not already there
  • copy the content of SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition to stock_game
    • ignore gpu.txt, if present
    • this will copy around 18G of files to your stock_game folder

Tree snapshots

It is a good idea to make a tree snapshot before and after copying the files to the stock_game so that you have some references of the files you are starting your collection with.