- Page 1 of 3 - Missing Master Files for mods 'dawnguard.esm' and 'dragonborn.esm' - posted in Skyrim Technical Support: So I downloaded nexus to add some mods to the game but the game crashes after the Bethesda logo on launch. I checked nexus and it says for some of the mods that the files dawnguard.esm and dragonborn.esm are missing which what I assume is causing the game to crash.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard - Unofficial Dawnguard Patch v.2.1.3b - Game mod - Download. The file Unofficial Dawnguard Patch v.2.1.3b is a modification for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard, a(n) rpg game. Download for free. File type Game mod. File size 8.4 MB. Downloads 17151 (last 7 days) 38. Last update Monday, January 22.
- Before you can download any of the DLCs, you have to purchase MS points to buy them. So, if you want all of them, it's going to cost around 3600 points. I think the max points you can purchase is 4000, that's $49.99, and should cover the cost of three DLCs, and you'll still have some points left over if you decide to buy any other xbox game.
Dragonborn: http://www.mediafire.com/file/9eplhoajcqevuco/Hearthfire.7z/fileDawnG.
File Cleaning
Info: Bethesda's official DLCs, which are included in the Special Edition, contain deleted references, which can cause problems when modding the game. These 'dirty edits' are not causing any problem if the game is left un-modded. However, when mods are loaded, these dirty edits can cause crashes. Why Bethesda didn't think it was necessary to spend the 10 minutes it takes to clean up their sloppy editing before release (twice) is a mystery, but fortunately it's very easy to clean it up for them. A 'dirty edit', is when a DLC (or a mod) contains data which removes an object by deleting it. If only that one specific mod or DLC is loaded, this won't cause any problems, however if another mod has a reference to that specific object that was deleted, then the game will most likely crash when encountering the object in-game. SSEEdit can 'undelete' such deleted records, and 'disable' them instead. This will leave references from other mods still being valid (no crash), and prevent the object from appearing in-game at the same time. SSEEdit can also fix a lot of other issues, but those are not important for any mods included in this guide. All mods recommended here have already been thoroughly tested for compatibility. Only the official DLC-files from Bethesda should to be cleaned. If you want to further optimize, check out this cleaning guide: (LINK) *It's made for the old Skyrim, but SSE works the same way.
If you haven't done so already, download and install SSEEdit (LINK)
Unpack the files to any folder.
Cleaning the Update & DLC files
The official Skyrim update file and the DLCs have to be cleaned individually, one by one.
Clean the Update
1: Launch SSEEditQuickAutoClean.exe
2: Select the Update.esm
3: Click OK, and wait for the process to complete
4: Once completed, closed SSEEdit.
Clean the Dawnguard DLC
1: Launch SSEEditQuickAutoClean.exe
2: Select Dawnguard.esm
3: Click OK, and wait for the process to complete
4: Once completed, closed SSEEdit.
Clean the HearthFires DLC
1: Launch SSEEditQuickAutoClean.exe
2: Select the HearthFires.esm
3: Click OK, and wait for the process to complete
4: Once completed, closed SSEEdit.
Clean the Dragonborn DLC
1: Launch SSEEditQuickAutoClean.exe
2: Select Dragonborn.esm
3: Click OK, and wait for the process to complete
4: Once completed, closed SSEEdit.
After cleaning
Launch the game to see if everything works
*If the game crashes don't worry. This happens sometimes at the very first launch after making file-changes. It happens because of inconsistency between the new files and the game-cache. - Just start the game again and everything will work just fine.
Proceed to Tweaks
Some changes still need to be done before modding will work properly. Please proceed to the Tweaking section before going to the mod-list.
- HearthFires.esm
- ApachiiHair.esm
- ApachiiHairMales.esm
- HighResTexturePack02.esp
- unofficial skyrim patch.esp
- sh_hf_hjaal_fix.esp
- unofficial dawnguard patch.esp
- unofficial dragonborn patch.esp
- Better Dynamic Snow.esp
- RevampedExteriorFog.esp
- Blackout_Dawnguard.esp
- ApachiiHelmetWigs.esp
- CalienteVanillaArmorTweaks.esp
- Dual Sheath Redux.esp
- Owned.esp
- Convenient Horses.esp
- Auto Unequip Ammo.esp
- Footprints.esp
- WetandCold.esp
- skyui.esp
- gildergreen regrown.esp
- when vampires attack.esp
- dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
- Open Cities Skyrim.esp
- OCS + Dragonborn.esp
- Realistic Lighting Patcher.esp
- RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp
- RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp
- RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp
- TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
- Basvanbeu MuscleTextureChanger with Navetsea set.esp
- EnhancedCharacterEdit.esp
- WATER Plants.esp
- RND_Water-Patch.esp
- Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp
- RegnPiercings.esp
- rain_fog_storm_fix.esp
- Smash It Up - Functional Mills.esp
- ^these last few aren't correctly placed. BOSS didn't recognize them so it dumped them at the bottom, and unless something's broken, I'm generally pretty lazy! :P