This is a dirty reference, the unintended modifying of the games original objects. For example, say a modder changed the object barrel_01 in the editor to include a lute, but did so unwittingly because he added it to a local object not realizing that every instance of that object in the entire game would now contain a lute. What are they exactly? Dirty references are objects or dialogue from the original game that have been changed by a mod accidently. The next item you have to check for in order to ensure your mod is clean is dirty references. Keep in mind that every time you make any alterations to your mod, it’ll generate new “GMSTs” so you’ll have to go through this cleaning process again. That’ll remove all the GMSTs from your mod, and you can then save the now-clean file. You’ll want to select and check-mark the GMSTs and then hit “Delete Marked”. As you can see here, “Game Setting” is circled. When you load up Enchanted Editor with your mod, all the notable changes are listed by category on the left-hand side. To clean them out is a fairly simple process, and I’ll be using Enchanted Editor in this case to demonstrate how to remove them. The easiest thing to look out for is GMSTs, these are called “Game Settings” and they’re very bad, you don’t want any dirty mods with GMSTs in your save-game. Now that that’s over with, let’s go over the basics of the cleaning process. So yes, it’s very important to check and make sure your mods are clean. After all, what’s the worst that can happen? You’d be surprised, things like GMSTs and dirty references can cause game crashes, break quests, corrupt game data, and create unnecessary conflicts with other mods. So where do we start? How about why it’s so important to clean mods. There are a number of free utilities to help with cleaning mods, and this tutorial will go over cleaning mods with the Enchanted Editor and TESPCD in particular. The ability and know-how to clean mods is fundamentally important, whether you’re a modder making your first mod or just a player looking to install and play mods, knowing what to look for and how to clean mods is essential to making sure your save-game and other’s save-games remain uncorrupted and pointless conflicts are avoided.

For a tutorial on cleaning mods with TES3CMD go here.įor a tutorial on how to install Morrowind mods go here.

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