CHR$(143) Update — Mod Compatibility Status & Broken Mods List

4/5/2024 — CHR$(143) version 1.28: new and improved building strategies!

🧠 What This Means for Modders

CHR$(143) version 1.28: new and improved building strategies! — UI and menu changes — UI/HUD mods may conflict or need updating. Roll-back guide →

📋 Patch Notes

[h3][b]Version 1.28[/b] has been released :-)[/h3] This version introduces a [b]fun new feature[/b] (which has been much requested...) [b]Four new building strategies[/b] have been introduced. These are explained at the end of level 11, but if you have solved it already and don't want to solve it again, here are a few hints: [list][*]the 2 historical strategies ("[b]upward[/b]" and "[b]downward[/b]") are now completed by "[b]leftward[/b]" and "[b]rightward[/b]": nothing revolutionary, the agent builds in an imposed direction (and digs in the opposite direction beforehand): simple and stupid, but very predictable... [*]the 5th strategy is "[b]bestward[/b]": the agent chooses the best of the first 4 strategies according to what there is to build (which is often sufficient and relatively predictable) [*]the 6th and last strategy is "[b]smartward[/b]": this is by far the most advanced one, but it is much less predictable (even if perfectly deterministic) and, let's be humble, rarely as perfect as what one could do with one's own brain! However, you might get used to it (and it's a bit hard to give it up...) [/list] In any case, none of these strategies should damage your agent, unless there are danger zones nearby... PS. you can use the [b]setup menu[/b] to set the [b]default strategy[/b] when entering a level...

📄 Read the full patch notes on Steam →

✅ Mods Updated for This Patch (0)

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⚠️ Mods That May Be Broken (0)

These native mods may not work until the author updates them. Everything else is unaffected — .esp, texture, and Papyrus-script mods are version-independent and survive patches.

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↩️ How to Roll Back / Downgrade

Steam: open the Steam console (steam://nav/console) and run `download_depot <appid> <depotid> <manifestid>` to download the pre-update build, then copy those files over the updated ones. Set the game to "only update when I launch" (Properties → Updates). Always back up the game folder before a patch.

🕘 Previous Updates

Older CHR$(143) updates — click to read each patch note.