Skyrim Update — Mod Compatibility Status & Broken Mods List
🧠 What This Means for Modders
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition - Update 1.7.99 — a general update — most mods survive, but check the broken list below. 80 mods flagged as potentially broken below ↓.
📋 Patch Notes
[p]Today's update to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition increases console mod storage limits and brings more Creations improvements and fixes.[/p][h1]
Added and Updated Features
- [/h1][h3][b]Game[/b][/h3][list][*][p]Increased mod storage to 15 GB for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox.[/p][/*][/list][quote][p][b]Due to differences in platform storage systems, PlayStation 4 Creation storage is changed in the following ways: [/b]Creations storage expanded to approximately 16 GB, but download size may not match space used because of technical details of the PlayStation 4 console hardware; This may cause download size vs. installed size discrepancies. Storage usage may appear larger than expected when managing Creations; Due to the storage system partitions, PS4 users may experience a practical limit on the number of large Creations installed at once.[/p][/quote][list][*][p]Added localized strings fixes for UI and platform terminology.[/p][/*][*][p]A Creation’s Details page now includes instructions on how to report abusive or problematic mods.[/p][/*][*][p]Added bundling of Creations in the Skyrim Creations Menu to bring it to parity with Fallout and Starfield.[/p][/*][*][p]Changed storefront UI to support Creations box art at 3640 x 900 and 900 x 506 to be consistent with Starfield and Fallout 4. Older image sizes will still be supported and do not require immediate resubmission.[/p][/*][*][p]Added support to sort Creation categories by "Most Popular".[/p][/*][*][p]Creations flagged as WIP can now be viewed when bookmarked.[/p][/*][/list][h3][b]
Creation Kit
- [/b][/h3][list][*][p]Added Localization export support.[/p][/*][*][p]Updated "Search and Replace" to align with Starfield, adding buttons for "Select Form in Object Window" and "Open Form Editor".[/p][/*][*][p]
Creation Kit
- will now allow multiple master loads by default. This can be configured as normal.[/p][/*][*][p]Skyrim Creations released through the Verified Creators program will have the option to be Achievement-Friendly (Xbox) and Trophy-Friendly (PlayStation). This means that certain Creations will no longer block achievements, but it requires starting a new game for this functionality to work on updated Creations.[/p][/*][*][p]Bink files can now be added to Creation uploads via an Extra Files browser.[/p][/*][*][p]Expanding beyond scripts, archives are now supported on PlayStation. New file types are available (.nif, .dds, .bink, .wav, and .fuz (with embedded .wav)) for PlayStation Creations.[/p][/*][/list][h1][b]
Crashes
- [/b][/h1][h3][b]Game[/b][/h3][list][*][p]Fixed a crash when the player opens the Virtual Keyboard on a Steam Deck device.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed a crash when the player ‘selects’ an empty search result in the Creations menu.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed a crash when the player transforms into a new race.[/p][/*][/list][h3][b]
Creation Kit
- [/b][/h3][list][*][p]Fixed a crash when the player closes the dialogue for a Sound Descriptor.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed a crash when analyzing loot in a new encounter zone.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed a crash when clicking the Make Use Info button on some menus.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed a crash that can occur when reloading a mod without an associated Masterfile.[/p][/*][/list][h1][b]
Bug Fixes
- [/b][/h1][h3][b]Game[/b][/h3][list][*][p]Free Creations from Verified Creators now correctly appear in the Verified Creators category within the store.[/p][/*][*][p]Exiting out of Search when viewing a specific Creation now properly returns the player to the Details page of that Creation.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where installed Creations would sometimes display the incorrect version number while on the pause menu.[/p][/*][*][p]Creations titles should now display with fewer misformatted characters.[/p][/*][*][p]Resolved an issue where the Creations store would not always update visual pricing when Creations were placed on sale when a player had not changed menus.[/p][/*][*][p]Resolved an issue where Anniversary Edition Creations failed to auto-download on PlayStation 5.[/p][/*][*][p]Search strings will no longer clip through text when searching for Creations,[/p][/*][*][p]The Verified Creator category should now correctly sort by latest and not alphabetical order.[/p][/*][*][p]Enabling an item in Load Order should now more consistently stick when selected.[/p][/*][*][p]Deleting all Creations now only clears mods downloaded from the Store and not those loaded via other means.[/p][/*][*][p]Uploading or restoring a Load Order containing a mod or Creation no longer available on the Marketplace should no longer fail.[/p][/*][*][p]Uploading or restoring a Load Order containing many mods should no longer fail.[/p][/*][*][p]The Creations store should now load more efficiently.[/p][/*][/list][h3][b]
Creation Kit
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Creation Kit
- now forces consistent capitalization of platform-specific .bsa binaries to avoid runtime errors.[/p][/*][*][p]Archiving new forms in a plugin which relies on pre-existing assets will no longer cause the pre-existing form to duplicate within the plugin.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where Creation submission can improperly tag a file as a Masterfile causing infinite data reload.[/p][/*][*][p]Cell forms should now populate correctly across all tabs when accessed via the Cell View window.[/p][/*][*][p]Altered forms will no longer count as new forms when creating a plugin.[/p][/*][*][p]Using the Create Archives or Upload process should more consistently apply correct compression to meshes/miscellaneous archives.[/p][/*][*][p]Browsing ids in the World Spaces window should no longer alter the forms.[/p][/*][*][p]Resolved error message pop-up when attempting to open the
Creation Kit
- while [url="https://Bethesda.net"]Bethesda.net[/url] services were offline.[/p][/*][/list][h2][b]Miscellaneous[/b][/h2][list][*][p]Updated the game credits.[/p][/*][/list]
✅ Mods Updated for This Patch (0)
These mods were updated after the patch — safe to use on the current version.
None yet.
⚠️ Mods That May Be Broken (80)
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.
Show all 80
↩️ How to Roll Back / Downgrade
Use the Skyrim Downgrade Patcher on Nexus (restores 1.5.97 or 1.6.640), or Steam console → download_depot 489830 489831 <old manifest> for the pre-update SkyrimSE.exe.
🕘 Previous Updates
Older Skyrim updates — click to read each patch note.