How to setup Skyrim for Modding. Cleaning Master files & Essential Mods
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- Опубликовано: 15 фев 2023
- "Correction:" 01:00 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO INSTALL SKYRIM OUT OF THE PROGRAM FILES X86 FOLDER.
Program files x86 is a protected folder and can sometimes cause permission issues with certain mods that need to access files installed in this folder. If you have already installed Skyrim to this folder, its ok as you can move your installation to a another folder or just leave it as is if no problems are occurring.
In this video I show how to setup Skyrim so that you will have a clean canvas so to speak before you start to add mods to your game using Mod Organizer 2.
This will help to avoid bugs and crashes when heavily modding Skyrim. This guide shows how to clean your master files as well.
Links to the Mods:
SkyUI: www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
SkyUI Flashing Save Game Fix: www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
SSE Display Tweaks: www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Address Library for SKSE Plugins: www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Link to SKSE: skse.silverlock.org/
Link to SSEEDIT: www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspeci...
Link to ENB Mod: enbdev.com/download_mod_tessky...
Link to LOOT: loot.github.io/ 
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I've been modding skyrim on and off for years, but it was this step that finally gave me a crash free game. At level 40 and not one crash with over 220 mods (including CC content, half of which was dirty). Thanks for the video, it made all the difference for me!
Im really happy to hear this is working great for you playthrough, exactly what I was going for!!
i really never saw a modding starting guide this easy! thanks man
It's nice that people still make Skyrim modding videos. I've beem modding for like forever and came here to remind myself of essential stuff to do at the start. This guide covers everything perfectly.
Thx bud! I'm glad I could help
Agreed!
after constantly deleting the game and redownloading it more times than i can remember this video finally helped get everything to work. great video man thank you.
Thank you! I have been scratching my head days, reinstalling over and over ... this was perfect. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this tutorial, it has been so much more clear and thorough than any other guide I've seen. :) Thanks man!
Your very welcome!!😀😀
In all my years of modding skyrim never has it been laid out so well. Thank you sir! Let's go get some cereal
Great vid, what I needed to start my modding journey in Skyrim.
I modded my game and then haven't played in 5 years. I saw that Skyrim had the SE and decided to do a clean mod on it. I'm so thankful you did this video since I remembered doing similar steps last time.
This is one of the reason why I made this vid, to give peeps a nice straight forward refresher of what to do. Happy this has helped!
Thank you so much for this video! I wish you would make other tutorials about modding Skyrim, you really explain it very well ^^
Really thanks for making this video. not many modders provide such simple instructions
I know right!.. I noticed this too and this was part of my motivation to make this vid. So glad this helped you out!
Thank you so much, it was very hard for me to learn how to mod skyrim, but your video helped me a lot
best guide I've seen, good work
Quick useful guide really well done, there have been some talks between modders and some says it's not longer necessary to clean master files.
Thanks for the input. Yeah thats interesting if they no longer need to be cleaned, I guess better safe than sorry. I would like to see some confirmation on this.
underrated modding tutorial!
Thanks so much for this video man, means alot helping the community with this kinda stuff
Your so welcome these comments are the reason why I do this Thank you😀😀
Great video. I learned so much about modding Skyrim.
bro broke my game lol. followed every step on the next enb vid and now nothing works, thanks guy.
Holy guacamole, this was the only guide that also helped me get out of the 60fps lock with the verticalsync = false
Thank you, indispensable as I am getting back into skyrim
Great video, just what I was looking for!
As someone who is terrible at figuring these things out on their own, I sincerely appreciate you putting this together. You're a real one!
that is probable the best and most functional tutorial i have ever seen, thank you bro and greetings from brazil!
Thank you for the kind words. Im so glad I could send some help to the Brazilian Skyrimers!
Dude you don’t even know how much you helped me.
I have been trying to mod Skyrim for a month now but I kept have issues with skse App Library.
Thank you! Extremely helpful
Wow this was really good! I messed up my skyrim modding and decided to follow this for my second try. Really easy to follow, and everything was explained good!
Im glad to hear it!
Thank you this was really helpful!
Great guide. thanks!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU....I can't really say much else. You really helped me!
This video would be a good one to set up with Chapters in youtube Studio.
you won a sub!!!
thank you so much for tutorial, it help alot
Really Helpful
Right on. Thanks for sharing.
great video. Thank you!9
nice guide
Thx abunch :)
Thank You so much.
This was really helpful, thankyou so much! Can you do an ENB installation guide next time? It would be really appreciated
Gotcha covered my dude. Here ya go ruclips.net/video/Pj7enUTiLjg/видео.html
Thanks for the detailed video it helped a lot. If you can, would you be able to do a video on how to use SPID to randomize items and outfits for NPCs?
Thanks!
Great video thank you for the time invested in making this.
Quick question,
after completing all these steps I have started downloading mods that I actually want to use in my game and noticed those mods within vortex but I am not seeing them within the Mod Organizer menu ? I have not modded any games for years since NMM, I am completely new to vortex and these other programs.
What about with the game pass version? Mod organizer only seams to recognize Steam, GOG, or Epic Games.
ive done everything you did in the video and it didnt do anything to skyrim for me does this no longer work or could i have messed up? i also just did the default install i didnt change any pathing
For anyone who is installed the mods and having them not shwo up in the Mods folder. You need to drag and drop the fles from the installed section to the left section. Then they will appear in the Mods folder.
can you explain this better please? i don't know what you mean by the installed folder and the left section. Any help would be appreciated brother
can you please show us how we start nodding using nemesis
I just want to take the opportunity to thank you for your time and effort in making this vid, I've seen lots of videos on modding and mod lists but yours showed me how to do it what to use and where to find it, but my first attempt failed ( messed up somehow) second attempt l got a bit more organised with folders and downloads and it worked, mine looked the same as yours, now the hard part finding the right mods l want and need, Questions - do I need to run sse edit and tools after every download, and do I need to launch the game from the M O 2 every time or could I do it from my desktop. Thanks again
Thanks for your comments much appreciated. Once you have cleaned the master files you do not need to use SSE edit anymore. Unless the mod author specifically states to clean them do not do so. LOOT is the tool you want to use after you have installed your mods so that your load order is correct. Run LOOT every time you install a mod. But you must use the SKSE plugin to start your game. Meaning you cant use the play button on steam anymore. You can either open up MO2 and run the SKSE plugin from there or you can take the SKSE plugin and make a shortcut on your desktop and use it from there. But MO2 needs to be running anyways so you might as well just run it from MO2. But its all up to you.
I seem to not have have a My Games folder in documents for some reason
I have a question, I can play wabbajack modlist without my steam skyrim game being installed but my own list wont run without it being downloaded how do I make it run without it? do I make a copy and add it?
Hi sorry I have a quick question. I only have A SDD drive and a HDD drive..my (C) drive is SDD and my (D) is HDD.. if I install MO2 , Loot ,SKSE and all those mods and modding tools in my (D) drive. Which is a HDD. Will my game run much slower compare to my (C) SDD? As I know we need to lauch skyrim SE/AE through Mo2 using skse ..
10/10
I didn't first start Skyrim before installing SKSE... Will I have problems?
Does anyone know how to download high poly head on Mod Organizer 2?? Seems really wonky trying to manually install it on here
Is it wise to run SSEEdit on an existing game/modlist? cause i really dont want to start my game from lvl 0 again!
why MO 2? i tried using it and it seems less user friendly than Vortex
It is not allowing me to save the edited displaytweaks config. it says I need to contact the owner or sum. But its literally my pc lmao.
Hey thanks brother this is so useful. I did not have to manually clean the Dawnguard ESM but I have an error showing up in LOOT with the SurvivalMode ESM and have no idea how to clean it... Didn't find anything on the web for that. If you have any idea, please help! Thanks.
what about Win + R, then "appdata", local, documents(?) Skyrim. delete.
how do i make this in vortex mod manager?
my cute vortex make me delete all my mod list. i'll try mo2 now so thanks a lot!
Hello, thanks for the guide dude. I saw in another video that it's way better to downgrade Skyrim to a previous version because in the newest update "80%" of the previous mods don't work. Is this true?
Hey cool, so it depends on which mods you want to use. A lot of the popular mods have been ported over to the AE version of the game. Who ever said 80% is exaggerating quite a bit. Check out this list, it will help you out a lot when figuring out which game version you would like to use. modding.wiki/en/skyrim/users/skse-plugins
Hey whats your grass mod? :O Seems pretty sweet
When you launch Skyrim for the first time on SKSE, yours boots up quick and starts with the Bethesda screen and the music. Mine is a black screen, loads, then goes to the menu where the silver logo changes to the gold one and then the music starts. Any idea what the issue is? Seems like nothing for now but this is my third time trying to get mods (specifically Cathedral ENB) so trying to figure out if I have an issue off the hop
The black screen at start up is normal, mine looks fast cuz I edit out the long load time for the video. Some mods will skip the Bethesda logo and go straight to the game menu. Everything is working normally thx for subscribing I wish more people did I could really use them 😄
thanks@@CactusBagel1979 ! i eventually have figured it all out. After installing Cathedral and Lux I was having a lot of texture problems in caves and mines but a random mod I found has fixed it all. I am a happy camper now :) Appreciate your video!
hey, thx for the clean cleaning master tutorial ;)
which kind of mods do you use in this video, especially seen at the beginning?
some sort of enb lightning stuff? thanks in advance
Here is my current mod list for my Skyrim playthrough. I use Rudy ENB for Cathedral weathers.
"Creation Club: ccbgssse062-ba_dwarvenmail"
"Creation Club: ccbgssse012-hrsarmrstl"
"Creation Club: ccbgssse011-hrsarmrelvn"
"Creation Club: ccbgssse010-petdwarvenarmoredmudcrab"
"DLC: HearthFires"
"DLC: Dragonborn"
"DLC: Dawnguard"
"Creation Club: ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode"
"Creation Club: ccBGSSSE037-Curios"
"Creation Club: ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS"
"Creation Club: ccBGSSSE001-Fish"
"Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch"
"A Quality World Map - Classic with All Roads"
"Achievements Mods Enabler SE-AE"
"Better Dialogue Controls"
"Better Jumping AE"
"All in one (Anniversary Edition)"
"SkyUI_5_2_SE"
"HD Hand Made Signs Project Overhaul 2K"
"SSE Display Tweaks"
"SSE Display Tweaks High Performance Config"
"Static Mesh Improvement Mod"
"Enhanced Lights and FX"
"ELFX Fixes"
"ELFX - Exteriors Fixes"
"Skyrim 2018 by Pfuscher"
"Bugfixes 1.5"
"Bugfixes 1.6"
"-Skyrim 202X 9.0 - Architecture"
"Skyrim 202X 9.0 - Landscape"
"-Skyrim 202X 9.0.1 - Other"
"-Skyrim 202X 9.1 - Update"
"Skyrim 202X 9.2 Update"
"Folkvangr - Grass and Landscape Overhaul"
"HD Reworked Dragons Collection 4K"
"HD Photorealistic Ivy"
"Farmhouses and Farm Towns by CleverCharff 4K"
"Cathedral - 3D Snow Berries"
"Cathedral - 3D Tundra Cotton"
"Skyrim 3D Landscapes"
"Terrain Parallax 1.5 - 4K2K"
"Wet Mud texture alternatives for Skyrim 2020 Parallax"
"Blended Roads"
"Dragon Bridge Blended Roads Fix"
"Happy Little Trees"
"Happy Little Shrubs"
"CleverCharff's Caves 4K 2K"
"8K Nordic Mountains"
"ElSopa HD - Ants SE"
"Cathedral - 3D Clover Plant"
"Better Dirt Cliffs and Alphas"
"Hybrids HD Plants and Herbs Retexture"
"EEKs Renthal Flora Collection"
"EEKs Renthal Flora Collection Update"
"Cathedral Weathers and Seasons"
"ENB Helper SE 2.2 for 1.6.629 and up"
"Enhanced Volumetric Lighting and Shadows (EVLaS)"
"ElSopa - Potions Redone"
"Project New Reign - Nemesis Unlimited Behavior Engine"
"zxlice's ultimate potion animation - ZUPA"
"ElSopa Potions Redone - Zxlices Ultimate potion animation patch"
"True Directional Movement - Modernized Third Person Gameplay"
"Blacksmith Forge Water Fix - Special Edition"
"Book Covers Skyrim SE - Original.7z"
"Bears of the North"
"Bears of the North 4K Textures"
"Enhanced Blood Textures"
"JS Purses and Septims SE"
"Embers XD"
"Dear Diary"
"Wood and Paper - SkyUI - Dear Diary Skin"
"aMidianBorn Book of Silence SE"
"CC's HQ Roadsigns SSE - HD - 4.2"
"Transparent and refracting Icicle and Frost Atronach"
"ElSopa - Iron Weapons Redone 4k"
"ElSopa - Iron Weapons Redone - Arrow Fix"
"ElSopa - Luxurious Pickaxes SE 4k2k"
"ElSopa - Quivers Redone 4k SE"
"ElSopa - Quivers Redone HOTFIX 4k"
"ElSopa HD Shields Part I"
"ElSopa Glorious HD Amulets Quality"
"ElSopa HD - Hold Guard Shields 2K"
"Total Character Makeover 1.2"
"RUSTIC CLOTHING - Special Edition - 4K"
"Ruins Clutter Improved SE"
"RUGNAROK - Special Edition - 2K"
"RS Children Overhaul"
"Pandorable's NPCs"
"Moons And Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE"
"Particle Patch for ENB"
"Water for ENB"
"ELECTRIFY SEv4 x2048"
"Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul"
"Immersive Patrols (11 vs 11 Battles)"
"Arctic - Frost Effects Redux"
"Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Soulgems"
"ElSopa - HD Grindstone Redone 4k"
"ElSopa - Paper HD"
"Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Glowing Mushrooms"
"Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Moths and Fireflys"
"Rudy HQ - More Lights for ENB SE - Deathbells and Nirnroots"
"Rudy HQ - Standing Stones"
"JS Dragon Claws AE Anniversary Edition"
"Metallurgy - Ingots Ore and Veins HD"
"Praedy's Staves AIO"
"Crash Logger SSE AE VR - PDB support"
"Complete Widescreen Fix for Vanilla and SkyUI 2.2 and 5.2 SE"
"Dynamic Animation Replacer"
"MCM Helper"
"Animation Motion Revolution"
"AI Overhaul SSE"
"Precision"
"Bug Fixes SSE"
"Winterhold"
"Highhrothgar"
"Alchemy Workbench"
"Animated Eating Redux"
"Basic Dining Set Replacer"
"Animated Eating Redux - Basic Dining Set Tankard Patch"
"Bottles Of Skyrim"
@@CactusBagel1979 thanks !:))
@@CactusBagel1979 Thanks once again.
U know maybe some optymalization mods? For better performance and more fps
is the process the same if i also have the anniversary dlc on top of the special edition?
Yes it will work fine! Just dont clean all of the AE dlc you can leave those alone.
first time installing it after being on the fallout games since 2012. is it mandatory to install it a 2nd time if i never actually had it installed before.said the word install way too many times but ok
No, if its the first time you have installed Skyrim you do not need to delete and reinstall it. This is only for people that had it installed already and may have done some modding or changed some files, this is needed to make sure the game is on a clean installation with no prior changes made so that no issues arise from any previous installs or changes.
"I'm gonna go grab some cereal"
Hi dear, beautiful explanation, one question, every time I download a mod, do I always have to clean it?
No. Do not clean mods unless they are explicitly stated by the mod author. I'm actually in the process of a new video that goes into more detail about this so stay tuned!
Does this method work if you have the game installed through the Epic Games Launcher instead of steam? i assume its just a different file path
I dont see why not, I cant say for certain tho as I have not tried it but you can give it a shot and if something messes up just delete and reinstall from fresh again. Lemme know if you ever ended up trying this as I would like to know as well
Hi, and thank you for the tutorial! I was curious if I could use Vortex instead of MO2?
Yes you sure can. The same rules apply also if you enjoyed the video I would love if u would hit that subscribe button it really helps out and thx for the comment and gl on ur modding ventures!
Does anyone know if you can mod Skyrim if steam is installed in program files. Heard that it won’t work properly
So heres the thing with not installing to C:Program files x86. This file is considered a protected folder by microsoft and installing anything to this folder that uses programs like a mod organizer, steam and mods will sometimes cause conflicts and the mods will not work. Will games and programs and mods work if installed here yes but all things might not work properly. Its best to just not use this file for Steam, Games and any mods your going to use.
this is very impressive However ... I need to know if the same procedure is applicable to oldrim .. there are certain must have mods that are not available for SE ... such as wobums the horse among others so I still like to play original skyrim if any ... If I knew how to port those mods myself .. The I would play skyrim SE but I'm not going anywhere without my horse ... if you used this mod you would know why I like him so much ..!
Haha yeah I gotcha its a shame not to have all the mods moved over to SE, but yeah I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to use these same steps for setting up Oldrim. Just replace all the AE steps with Oldrim and you'll be good to go.
I ran the quick clean on Dawnguard and when I checked it in LOOT, it showed no wild edits or anything needing to be cleaned. Did something change recently? I'm just starting this process, so I'm not going to assume anything.
If LOOT is saying there are now more wild edits to be cleaned then you are good to go! I haven't seen this happen before during multiple installs but something could have changed with the Dawnguard.esm in updates. Close everything out (Mod Organizer) (LOOT) (SSEEdit) open them back up and make sure your hitting update Masterlist in LOOT just to make sure though.
Had the same problem. I ran the Autocleaner on Dawnguard once more, then opened loot, closed it, and then manual SSE edit where I saw the error and removed it.
Don't you need to remove the # from the lines in the SSE Display Tweaks config? Leaving the # at the beginning of the lines should denote them as comments, which are ignored.
That's the way every config file I've ever edited worked.
When your cleaning files you have like 5 to clean, do i have to clean all the extra stuff that comes withAE edition too? Or should i patch downgrade?
I would not worry about cleaning all the files for AE. My next mod list build is going to have all the AE stuff in it and I'm not going to clean all of them. Downgrading is only necessary if there is a certain mod that's not compatible with AE. I like having the most up to date version of the game.
@@CactusBagel1979
Thanks so much! This video is so helpful by the way and as a new modder to skyrim this was so great! I have 35 mods in and working fine after following your guide - no crashes yet! 😃 would you ever do a guide on how to set up nemesis with mod organiser 2 and TDM / valhalla combat and precision - some key combat overhaul mods?
Wait I heard in another tutorial video that the AE version isn't an upgrade and 90% of mods are still being run in it, can I still use SE mods for the AE build?
90% now and days is a huge exaggeration. Most of the popular mods have been updated to AE. Check out this link modding.wiki/en/skyrim/users/skse-plugins. SE version is 1.5.97 AE version is 1.6. *You cannot use SE mods for the AE game version*. Use the mod that says its for AE if you are on game version 1.6, which you will be using if you have never downgraded your Skyrim version or if you have not set the game to not update.
@@CactusBagel1979When I downloaded Skyrim SE recently I received 1.6.640. This was confusing at first, because I thought I was SE. Apparently SE buyers are getting AE without the Creation Club content. It was 39.99. Upgrade is 19.99 to get all the Creation Club content, which is considerably more if purchased separately. Just a heads up. You probably already know. 👍
Take a look at my What Version of Skyrim should I mod? video it will clear alot of things up ;) ruclips.net/video/LKZP_FFa18c/видео.htmlsi=kJB9uLXvr7QeZBbW@@jimshomestudio4669
What if i already have heavily modded skyrim and i didnt run loot and ssedit so far i havent encountered crashes
Loot will help you sort the order in which your mods need to be in. SSEDIT will clean the dirty files so that there are no problems way later in you game save that some mods may have problems with. I would just keep your playthrough going and if you start to encounter severe problems then you can try running loot and ssedit to see if that fixes them.
got to 16:32 but the mods folder was empty?
I have the same issue did you find a fix?
why wouldnt i use the downgrade skse if im on se version of skyrim
I made the video so that it showcases what to do on the latest version of the game. By all means if you need the earlier version of skse because your not using the latest version of skyrim, go ahead and download that one instead. Even know it says SE on your steam library you are actually on the AE version of the game if the game has been allowed to update. But to make sure look at your game version. If it says 1.5 your on SE. If it says 1.6 then your on AE
Hi, ive watched your video and everything was ok until i tried to download the skyui mod. I clicked download with mod manager and nothing happened. I also dont have it listed on my downloads in mod manager. O.o
i hit refresh and no result as well
also when i download manually nothing happens.
@@MrPeterheather Same here, did you figure it out?
unfortunately no @@SkvvintZ
@@SkvvintZdid you end up finding out a solution?
Great video. Everything worked out so far - just a small problem; the mods mentioned at around 15:00 (SSE Display Tweaks) can not be found via searchbar. At least not for me. I will probably be able to find everything on my own but it would be a nice support if you could list the links needed in the videodescription. Anyways, thanks for the tutorial!
Done. Thx for the great idea.
I still use nexus mod manager
I have AE. Should I not download the mods included?
No, definitely use the mods that you paid for on the AE version they will be fine. Do not clean them either.
@@CactusBagel1979 Thanks for taking the time to answer! Definitely used them. Subbed!
@@CactusBagel1979 so i did clean them can that be why nothing has changed in game for me?
do i need to delete the game i also have 25 mods installed with mo2 i hope you answer me ?
Deleting the game is up to you. It is recommended to start fresh so that if there are issues with the game you know its not from your current installation. Its not a big deal at all, just go into mod organizer's mods folder and save all your mods then delete everything (skyrim and MO2). Then install everything again, Skyrim and MO2 then install your 25 mods. Also it best to make sure you dont install skyrim to c:program files x86 creat a new folder in what ever drive you want for both MO2 and Skyrim. You will be much happier knowing everything has been freshly installed.
@@CactusBagel1979 i deleted the game anyway cuz it was on the program files
@@CactusBagel1979hey may i ask you will the games after this steps will be a little brighter in the trees areas or lets say more foggy when looking to trees i do follow your video steps except that i downgrade the game to 1.5.97 before doing this . i hope you answer me this is very important ?
There could be some changes that were made by Bethesda in the way the trees look with the new updates thats the only thing I can think of that would have changed this.@@islamguefrachi
FNIS/Nemesis?
Nemesis runs everything FNIS did. It generates a compatibility ESL (as far as I can recall) that takes care of all that.
@@NotoriusBFG neither was included in the video, which was my point
I've heard that cleaning master files is not necessary anymore for Special Edition, especially Anniversary Edition, because the game is set up for the post-DLC structure.
Do we need downgrade skyrim ?
No need to downgrade. I always suggest using the most updated version of the game ;). If there are certain mods that are only usable on a downgrade version of the game then by all means you can downgrade. Check out my other vid for more info on the skryim versions and which would is best for you to use. ruclips.net/video/LKZP_FFa18c/видео.htmlsi=PV236hnjGifKCODW
loot doesnt work
i fixed it
on fresh installs, you also need to run a new game at least once instead of just opening it up until the main menu.
no need to finish the helgen intro.
Hello, no you don't have to start a new game. You just need to start up Skyrim one time and then you can close it. Some files need to be initialized and this happens once the game loads up the main menu screen for the first time. If you have data to support otherwise plz feel free to mention it here as I would like to know as well.
Installing the standalone version of LOOT gives you a much more comprehensive messaging system with write ups for every single mod you have installed. Its much more user friendly and allows to you update the masterlist so you know your getting the most current version. Thank you for your comments and analysis hope this clears things up.
hello..youre modded skyrim is the most greatest i have ever seen for now :D but your tutorial seems so hard to do for me :c do you have discord for more close research?
Now, we can never delete the game, for the new version has those paid mods shit.
Last i saw there are 2 manual edits for Dawnguard. Nice vid otherwise
ain't LOOT has already been integrated to MO2? why would you need the standalone one?
even the shitty Vortex also had LOOT integrated into it.
Ugh, and all of the what I assume is AE content creating a whole bunch of esl files to clean.
should stipulate for PC on your Title Page
Program Files? LOL NOPE!
Yeah sry i goofed when I made the vid, I meant to stipulate that certain mods can have conflicts if installed here. I went ahead and made a correction to the vid thanks for the reminder!
; )