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How to start SKSE64 through steam and have the overlay working
By PV
No fancy edit and etc, I just want to pass on knowledge.

You need to have SKSE64 configured and working on your skyrim

1 - Go to the game folder and rename "SkyrimSE" to "Skyrim"
2 - Rename "skse_loader" to "SkyrimSE"
3 - Go to "Data" folder and if you don't have the SKSE folder, create one.
4.1 - If there's no "SKSE.ini" inside the SKSE folder, create one and paste this in it:
4.2 - If it already exists the SKSE.ini, just open it and paste the code in it

[Loader]
RuntimeName=Skyrim.exe

5 - Save it

That's it, now start the game through steam, hit play on the launcher and voilà, SKSE64 and steam overlay working together.

For the lazy ones, go to the game folder and delete the "skse_loader" and "SkyrimSE". After that, download this zip and extract it on the game folder: Drive [drive.google.com]
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legolas 7 Dec, 2024 @ 7:27am 
Pls, help. I did everything according to the instructions, but it says an error: REL: Relocation.h(458): failed to obtain module handle.
Jamie 14 May, 2024 @ 10:02pm 
your google link is a error
Jamie 14 May, 2024 @ 10:01pm 
idk why but it still wont work
XcopperX 25 Jan, 2024 @ 5:47pm 
I love you
夜告鳥 28 Dec, 2023 @ 3:38am 
but in this way, the mods in my MO2 will no longer be used
Defliegho 19 Dec, 2023 @ 1:25am 
In reference to Kalypsos Comment:

It would be even simpler than that. Just rename the skse_loader.exe to SkyrimSELauncher.exe and the actual launcher to something different. Then hit Play inside Steam and the SKSE_loader.exe will be used. No .ini file needed. It works great. Steam Overlay works and your hours get tracked.

Steam just seems to search for the exe file with the right name and executes it when hitting Play inside a games page.
JarJarTwynks 10 Dec, 2023 @ 3:03pm 
BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
banaries 7 Dec, 2023 @ 1:58am 
works for me, tysm Kalypso
Kalypso 30 Oct, 2023 @ 1:03am 
Instead of using the SkyrimSE.exe, use SkyrimSELauncher.exe. Rename it to anything you want to back it up. Rename the skse64launcher.exe to SkyrimSELauncher.exe, then you go into the SKSE file in Data. make a .txt doc, call it SKSE64, paste the command from above, save and then change .txt to .ini.
elfwiz 20 Jun, 2023 @ 9:22am 
I tried this did everything everyone said and got a new error that said it could not find the exe I checked five times to make sure everything was where it was supposed to be and it is and its all named right including the .ini file it have SkyrimSE.exe in it but got the same error.