EDIT: The old version of Downgrade patcher works for going from 1.6.640 to 1.5.97 if you manually downgraded from 1.6.1170 to 1.6.640 via download_depot. This will fix the Skyrim - Patch.bsa not recognized filetype error. To Clarify, you need to download the old files version of the patcher on nexus specifically for 1.6.640 to 1.5.97 and use that **after** you've manually downloaded and replaced files with the download_depot for 640.
@dragonflame90946 ай бұрын
Goddamn LIFE SAVER oh my goodness gracious. I have been trying for the last like WEEK to try and get the downgrade patcher to work. This video, along with your advice in the description finally helped me to make it work. God bless your soul
@JonesCrimson6 ай бұрын
Meh, I could have done better, but at least it was a short video.
@user-it9fo1ms7nАй бұрын
That intro took me for a trip. I started looking through my other tabs to see if one of them started playing a video. It was the last thing i was expecting but it warmed my heart a little bit to hear someone with some common sense. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@Wakawod7 ай бұрын
Just when I hoped back onto Skyrim, they decided to update it. It's a pain especially with 400 mods, makes me feel like giving up, but I will def give this a try!
@HyperGloss6666 ай бұрын
I love the way this video started. I came here to fix skyrim but I got so much more
@PCGameFanatic4 ай бұрын
My Skyrim Pre AE, decided to upgrade to latest. Found this tutorial after the downgrader patch would not work (with the new update), did what you said, and all is back to normal, you Sir are doing Gods work, STEAM should allow the auto updater to be turned off, like it used to allow, and Bethesda should stop updating a 8 year old game, Either way I thank you. Now can get my daily dose again. Hail Sithis.
@JonesCrimson4 ай бұрын
Smoke Skooma Worship Daedra
@instructor60017 ай бұрын
I'm currently in the boat of just getting back into Skyrim after a 3 year break and with my luck i seem to have jumped in at a bad time. A couple of new updates has the modding community in shambles with bethesda's typical bs. And alot of people's save's seem to be nuked. I'm thinking of downgrading to 1.5.97 but since i have never done anything like it i wonder, how do i know which mods support it? Isn't it going to be a real hassle of trying to figure out which mods support which version etc. And does even all the "major" almost required mods like skyui, papyrus, net framework etc work for it?
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
Yeah it's annoying but most of the mods you could want exist for both versions so it just takes a bit of sorting. The major differences between them are mostly that the Anniversary Edition update comes with a couple of Bethesda Approved* free creator club mods. The main reason I switched from OldRim to SSE was because of the multiplayer mod not supporting OldRim. If you want to go back before AE then just use the download_depot commands for going back to 1.6.640, as shown in the video, and then use the old version of the downgrade patcher from nexus to go from 1.6.640 to 1.5.97. Once the downgrade patcher is up to date you can skip the download_depot step if you'd rather wait for that, but by downloading it once you'll have it archived for any future updates that break the game. I can share my modlist with you for a decent starting point: next.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/collections/iokfnt?
@instructor60017 ай бұрын
@@JonesCrimson Thanks, appreciate the tips. Would love some videos on some of the more ”advanced” mods like dyndolod and especially grass cache since it’s one of the big selling points of 1.5. Doesn’t seem to be any other recent videos covering that.
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
@@instructor6001 I believe GamerPoets has a great video on Dyndolod.
@Vuareri2 ай бұрын
thanks homie i was very pissed off
@JonesCrimson2 ай бұрын
More instructions in the pinned comment, also. I hope its all working now.
@kuzumo3986 ай бұрын
finished the downgrade but for some reason my game is in german how to fix that?
@JonesCrimson6 ай бұрын
That hasn't happened to anybody else I've ever met or heard of in my entire life.
@kuzumo3986 ай бұрын
nvm it's fine now@@JonesCrimson
@jnyc966 ай бұрын
lmao thats wild af
@PeteelpachorrasАй бұрын
I have 300 mummified mods. I managed to get the list to work but it didn't pull the skse for some part of the mods, I tried with all the 2023 skse but it only recognizes the one from the downgrade, thanks for the help but there is no one to fix this, not to mention that you have to take out the excel if you want to add something else, the amount of complications and tail-playing of Mr. Tood is impressive. Every time I see a new Bethesda game or I want to buy one that I don't have I think about my mummified list, and the desire passes .
@JonesCrimsonАй бұрын
I feel that. When companies lose our trust, it's hard for them to earn it back.
@HierapolisPhrygia7 ай бұрын
I downloaded and replaced the files but the patcher still doesn't recognize it as the right version. I might just have to move on.
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
Did you make sure to downgrade to 1.6.640 and then get the old version of the patcher specifically for 1.6.640 to 1.5.97? It's been working fine for me.
@HierapolisPhrygia7 ай бұрын
@@JonesCrimson You called it, I was using the wrong version of the patcher. Bless your kind heart.
@O.R.T.S2 ай бұрын
This was the best unexpected intro of any youtube video ever. Props to you my man. Free palestine
@jaytheewusky9344Ай бұрын
Wtf does baby murding palestine have to do with this video? lmao
@casio40675 ай бұрын
How do I revert and redo? I accidentally installed the wrong depot first
@JonesCrimson5 ай бұрын
No problems, just redo it with the correct ones. Just exit steam, start steam, run the correct Depot commands (I recommend 1.6.640) and then once they finish you go to the content folder and copy the files inside of the depot downloads to overwrite the files in your Skyrim SE Directory.
@casio40675 ай бұрын
@@JonesCrimson okay so ive done these things but the patcher isnt working. My game is still 1.6.640
@JonesCrimson5 ай бұрын
@@casio4067 Are you using the old version of the patcher for 1.6.640 to 1.5.97 or are you using the most recent version? Because the most recent version of the patcher will not work.
@ThiagoLionheart2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. Everything Work well.
@JonesCrimson2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for commenting.
@SpacificNocean7 ай бұрын
This shit too complex. I just paid to mod skyrim in december and havent been able to play. I have tried downgrading but i lack any computer knowledge, hence me paying to mod skyrim. I think i am officially saying fuck bethesda forever after this one
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
I feel like it isn't so bad. Just type some commands in, wait a few hours, move some files, and run the old version of the patcher. Plus if you've done the first step before then you can skip it in the future because you'll still have the old files.
@doitshaggy99126 ай бұрын
fr If you can do this simple task you need to give up modding this game@@JonesCrimson 😂
@dondankleberg49656 ай бұрын
yeah man dont give up. modding is part of the fun for me :) or just stay on anniversary edition, almost all mods work there.. at least enough if youre not too perfectiiionistt :D
@karlpotat08965 ай бұрын
hey so im trying to install some mods on MO2 (eg. Cutting Room Floor and Alternate Start), but i can't install them because they are missing the Fishing CC master. and when i go into the CC section in the main menu i can't access it while downgraded to 1.5.97. so when i try to launch the game with CRF and AS the game CTDs. i really want to use these mods but cant because i dont have the fishing master. please help
@JonesCrimson5 ай бұрын
If they require the Fishing CC then they are not compatible with 1.5.97. Try finding a version, usually in the older files section on the nexus, of the mods that does work with 1.5.97, alternative start has one for sure (I use it myself) but idk about cutting room floor. When you play Skyrim with mods you have to choose between 1.5.97 and later versions, you can't have mods from both.
@karlpotat08965 ай бұрын
@@JonesCrimson thanks for the help, just did a quick reddit search and found both mods for 1.5.97. game works just dandy, thanks bruba
@FAXLN6 ай бұрын
ok, so I downgrade from 1.6.117 to .1.5.97 immediately, and my game won't launch past logo even tho it says ( product version 1.5.97 ) in Skyrim.exe properties did I miss things up? I tried every fix/mod in nexus and it didn't work if so how do I go back to 1.6.117 so I can Downgrade properly
@JonesCrimson6 ай бұрын
AFAIK there is no single step method to downgrade directly to 1.5.97 until the Downgrade Patcher gets an update, usually you would first use the steam console and file replacement method to downgrade to 1.6.640 and then use the Downgrade Patcher specifically for 1.6.640 to 1.5.97 (NOT a higher version, only the old version of patcher for 1.6.640 to 1.5.97 would work) What methods did you use? Does the downgrade patcher say it failed to downgrade a specific bsa file? Returning to 1.6.1170 is as simple as verifying files with steam, or if that doesn't work reinstallation with steam.
@doitshaggy99127 ай бұрын
okay so I need your help with something i used best of both 1.6.640.0-1.5.97.0 and since the new updated broke everything I reverted back to 1.6.640.0 but the best of both patcher isn't working and i need those files from 1.5.97.0 without fully reverting to 1.5.97.0 because it will just break other mods please help me
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
Sorry for the late response, your comment got held for review for some reason. Which Download_Depot commands did you use? Also, did the console say the downloads completed for all three directories before you copied the contents to your skyrimSE directory to overwrite?
@doitshaggy99127 ай бұрын
I fixed my skyrim I used the depot commands got it back to 1.6.640.0 then the best of both 1.6.640.0-1.5.97.0 decided to work @@JonesCrimson
@SadaBoob5 ай бұрын
I try to open the steam console but it doesn't pop up for me Edit: Lawl nvm i figured it out
@jesusnicolas50376 ай бұрын
thank you for that man you saved me
@mayhemsnowgames72656 ай бұрын
fuck this shit, some mods new some old and all this hassle for a game that bethesda shits on, they really lucky the modders picked up this game otherwhise they would be worth 1%
@JonesCrimson6 ай бұрын
Yes! Let the power flow through you!
@balmung48006 ай бұрын
Hi, can you tell me which one should I download to also have the "survival mode"?
@Darh14075 ай бұрын
The “best of both wordls” this keeps the AE things but downgrades the game code
@madensuyu20834 ай бұрын
Thank you sir
@JonesCrimson4 ай бұрын
yw
@justcallmedots83394 ай бұрын
forgot to include in the end the backport esl support patch
@JonesCrimson4 ай бұрын
It was mentioned at 3:20
@natedawg9127 ай бұрын
wtf is that intro bro
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
wdym that's been my intro for years Lol no, but the video has segments and there are timestamps in the description if you want to skip to 0:33
@natedawg9127 ай бұрын
its all good it was funny. I appreciate the guide because I just got back into skyrim and have been basically troubleshooting mods for a week straight but now I'm just gonna downgrade to 1.5 and run whats good with that lol@@JonesCrimson
@david2odo6 ай бұрын
Yo, this didn't work at all. My MO2 still thinks Im using AE, and the downgrade patcher wont work either? Wtf is going on :(
@JonesCrimson6 ай бұрын
Let me know if you followed these exact steps: 1. Use the Download_Depot commands to go specifically to 1.6.640, and wait for steam console to say download complete on all 3 2. Copy the content from the 3 Download_Depot directories to overwrite files in Skyrim Special Edition directory. Not regular Skyrim btw, they have different folders if you own both games. 3. Run the OLD VERSION of the downgrade patcher specifically for 1.6.640 to 1.5.97, newer versions will NOT work. If yes, then please send me some of the error in the Patcher's text, like which file it stopped at.
@naughtykitty89436 ай бұрын
Thank you I hadn't noticed that the last 1 was just 24 mb compared to 4000+ on the other 2 it had already made folders for all three so I had did the same thing I assume when just dragging and dropping the not fully downloaded folders
@josef96873 ай бұрын
now it tells me my game is outdated wtf
@JonesCrimson3 ай бұрын
Probably because we're backdating to an older version. Is it a mod telling you this? Did Ronald Reagan tell you it's outdated? Context, my dude.
@josef96873 ай бұрын
@@JonesCrimson sorry it's vortext when i try to run the game
@JonesCrimson3 ай бұрын
@@josef9687 That is unusual, I can't say I've experienced that before. Might be worth trying Mod Organizer 2 instead, although it is a hassle to move your mod library over.
@josef96873 ай бұрын
@@JonesCrimson thx i will try that
@josh66897 ай бұрын
This just seems like so much hassle to downgrade now which is still pointless since most mods are updated anyway and 1.5.9 is basically abandoned. I think I'll just not bother and wait it out until I can run nolvus and they have sorted everything out for me XD
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
It's kind of about keeping access to the old mods available. Mods made for 1.5.97 will always be available, but the same mods for the newer versions might not be. If you use the download depot commands then you'll have those files stored in the content folder forever and never have to wait for the patcher or other mods to update again.
@lucianoarrau66897 ай бұрын
nice video
@JonesCrimson7 ай бұрын
That's weird, I thought I had a filter set up for every emoji. It helps reduce robot spam. I'll go add that one to the list, thanks.
@KopoLPedov6 ай бұрын
Russian and chinese expansion? Lol, what about NATO's expansion?))
@JonesCrimson6 ай бұрын
Great question! When China expands, the new territory becomes China and protestors get shot. Russia is somehow that but worse. When NATO expands, the nation that joined NATO is still a separate entity with their own laws and culture and the ability to leave NATO at any time.
@naberyll5 ай бұрын
"genocide", gtfo
@dimieneyitemi17214 ай бұрын
how about you leave because you're clearly delusional
@user-it9fo1ms7nАй бұрын
It is genocide dumbass.
@x_XZeroX_x6 ай бұрын
Amazing how I come to this channel so I can get some mods working for my game so I can forget about the horrible ideas that this dude is trying to tell me about in the beginning of the video
@JonesCrimson6 ай бұрын
Yup I put some timestamps in so you can skip that section, sorry.