Krein version 1.1 (Expansion Pack 1) Public Release

October 7, 2023

www.krein.digitalserpent.com


Description
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Krein is a large-scale, story-driven, partially open-world DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim whose gameplay is based heavily on puzzles and strategic RPG-style boss fights.


Version Notes
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-This is a full version and bug reports are unsupported.
-If you have a framerate higher than 60fps you may experience bugs that will make Skyrim unplayable,
although this is unrelated to Krein. There are some custom patches for this but they may not work.


Installation Instructions - ***PLEASE READ***
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1. Copy all the contents of the RAR or ZIP file to your The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim\Data directory
The file structure is here for a specific reason. If you tamper with or forget to add even one of these items,
your game will crash at some point.

Mod Materials:
ESX1.bsa
Krein - Meshes.bsa
Krein - Textures.bsa
Krein - Textures2.bsa
Krein - Textures3.bsa
Krein - Textures4.bsa

2.Ensure that the following plugins are enabled in your Skyrim Launcher or mod manager:

ESX1
Krein - Meshes
Krein - Textures
Krein - Textures2
Krein - Textures3
Krein - Textures4

3. ***IF YOU PRESENTLY HAVE KREIN 1.0 BETA INSTALLED YOU MUST UNINSTALL IT AS FOLLOWS***

Option A: Run the KreinUpdater.exe program and follow the instructions

Option B: Manually delete the following list of files and folders

-meshes\actors\esx
-meshes\armor\esx
-meshes\clothes\esx
-meshes\effects\ESX
-meshes\landscape\ESX
-meshes\plants\ESX
-meshes\sky\ESX
-meshes\Terrain\ESX*
-meshes\Tree\ESX
-meshes\weapons\ESXWeapons
-music\ESX
-scripts\ESX*
-SEQ\ESX1.seq
-sound\fx\ESX
-sound\voice\ESX1.esp

There are also a number of scripts that are present with no simple prefix. We recommend at least
running KreinUpdater.exe to list out the files that need to be deleted.

NOTE: SAVES CREATED IN KREIN 1.0 BETA WILL LIKELY NOT WORK AFTER INSTALLING KREIN 1.1.


Requirements*
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-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-Dragonborn DLC
-Dawnguard DLC

Alternatively,

-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Legendary Edition

AND

-Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE)

*This will NOT work with Skyrim: Special Edition.


Compatibility
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The following mods are incompatible and may cause malfunction in the user experience:
-Any mod that affects combat and core gameplay (combat enhancement, base gameplay changes, etc.)
-Any mod that adds armor categories

-The following mods are partially compatible and may result in a subpar experience:
-Weather mods
-Lighting enhancement mods
-Immersion mods such as Frostfall

-The following are compatible:
-Gameplay content mods that are restricted to their own world
-Accessory content mods that do not modify crafting categories

We encourage the user to play with as few additional mods as possible in a clean save.

Usage & Legal
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Copyright Information

The following definitions apply in this agreement.

"User" means the party installing or running the KREIN modification or using the works thereof.

The user may NOT redistribute this modification either in part or in whole in electronic formats including, but not limited to: CD, DVD-R, et cetera. Nor may the user rebundle and redistribute this modification on any website without consent from the authors.

The user may NOT commercially exploit this modificaiton in part or in whole.

The user may NOT use this modification as a base to build derivative works or any single work within this modification to build derivative works.


Third Party Files & Acknowledgements
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GKBTrees by Ga-Knomboe Boy