Hey guys! I'm actually alive and am working on an update. Nothing too major but I've been fixing up things here and there about Jarek, like I just discovered that he couldn't find his way back to his original location due to me not setting up a Travel package to his sitting spot. I'm sorry it took me over a year to find out and to update him! I'm still actually hard at work on his story quest. I do still plan to officially release him to the Special Edition Nexus and maybe Bethesda.net but not until I at least get the first main quest done for the former. I also just need to set up his mod in a way that updating him won't be so hasslesome and destructive to anyone that keeps playing with him on the same save.
Anyways, so I don't leave here again with nothing, here is an SSE version I've been working on that I know people have been looking forward to, especially with the recent release of Anniversary Edition that I hope brought many people back to playing Skyrim again! I converted mesh and texture assets with Cathedral Assets Optimizer so if there are any problems, let me know here and not in the Bugs section! I will release this version for Oldrim as well soon! Thanks and I hope you all are doing well!
A few things to note: -For anyone not familiar with this new version on where Jarek starts, ask an Innkeeper about rumors. -By default, horse riding and ghost summoning spells are now set off by default. You'll have to talk to him to reactivate them. -Dead Vigilants and skeletons before meeting Jarek will both be disable now after some time. -The ghost summoning spell is 0 cost Magicka because I thought with the random number generator nonsense it only made sense that way plus it takes 3 seconds in both hands to cast anyway so you can't just spam it to get one of the stronger ones faster. Otherwise, use the Staff version but that costs Soul Gems. -You'll still have to use console commands to use his green fire spells for yourself. -If any CTDs occur, I tested in a mostly vanilla environment so you'll have to provide more details.
Thank you so much for the port!! Jarek is one of my fav followers (even when he forgets what personal space is and gets mad at me for bumping into him) so it's also cool seeing all the extra tweaks you've done since the last SSE port I had. He's always one of the ones I try to get asap. Very excited to see what you'll do for his story too!
Whenever I dismiss him tho I always find him naked when I return home and it kills me every time. Like the second I head out he decides to tear off his robes and live a naturist lifestyle. Weirdo. Idk what does it but it's a fun surprise every time and it's easily fixed by just trading things with him.
@OhThatNK That's really hilarious that he's naked after you dismiss him! I have ran into that issue myself a bit so I hope by the next update I'll have that fixed so he doesn't stay a skeleton nudist lol.
After recruiting Jarek and cleaning a random dungeon with him my save started to lag, after importing save into fallrim tools i get this
There are 81407 stacks and 85992 frames, which probably indicates a problem. Jarek_MysticMindScript occurs the most often (39891 occurrences) its on SSE/AE
EDIT: it might not be directly Jarek but incompatibility of some magic effects on him, still troubleshooting
Hi, I had a question. I am doing a modded playthrough, and I've been running into an issue. Every time I try to go to the new spot where Jarek spawns, my game fully crashes. Is there a way to get Jarek without having to go to that area? I have tried removing some mods that I think would conflict with the location, but it unfortunately still crashes.
@xomge Unfortunately, I cannot give an exact answer as to why your game would be crashing atm. Have you tried playing with all mods except Jarek off? It is best to narrow it down and then let me know which mods are active alongside Jarek that your game is still crashing with. I also need to know which version of Jarek and Skyrim you are using. I still haven't figured out how to get him to work with the VR version of Skyrim.
Alr, I've been trying things and Jarek does work if he is the only mod I use. I think the mod that made my game crash was bruma. Im not a hundred percent sure, but I think that was the problem. I am still trying different mods with Jarek, but I think the problem is me just me adding too many mods together. But ill give a later update if it is something else. Also, I played with only Jarek and I really enjoyed it so far, keep up the great work.
Any updates on this? I just got Xanthys working for sse and love the guy, dying to get Jarek to work but I'm worried about the script stuff causing issues. As an aside, I did try to use him for a bit but the game would crash every time I tried to go up the hill to meet him, right after the first wounded vigilant against the tree. To be fair I have a ton of mods and went up there after uninstalling J, found a 'Sinister Chest' though so my best guess is that Jarek might be incompatible with The Sinister Seven mod, maybe? I think that's what that chest is from, anyway - no idea what else other mods might happening in that spot. Not 100% sure, might uninstall it later and give sse Jarek another shot to see if it works out.
Hey I had a similar issue and it stopped when I turned off his ressurect spell. I'm playing a necromancer playthrough and figured it was some issue with my four skeletons plus my ressurect plus his. I didn't have the issue until I took him into a dungeon and since I turned it off I haven't crashed since.
Update: Tried it myself, and unfortunately no, Jar does not use HD Skel textures. Shame too, cuz this mod would've been a staple in my load-order if otherwise.
So I got an SSE version working! For those of you who have been having trouble converting him yourself, I have iMACobra's permission to share the port so long as I don't upload it to Nexus or another mod site, so I'd be happy to share it with you privately! Just send me a message!
I was happy to do it! :) I got requests all the time because players really love Jarek! But I'm super excited about your SSE version and if, on the odd chance, some people still send me a message, I will point them in your version's direction!
Hi rayne, would love to get your portalled version if poss! I been running into some issue with my porting, so wanna run some testing, see if it's my nooby ports fault, or something else is going on.
you could upload to a drive, post the link on twitter, and link the post here hahahahahah so we could find it. anyway, could you send your version to me? this new version (1.9)has no context or story...he just starts following you because...and the in keeper has no voice when giving you the mission to find him
Thank you soooo soooo much i loooooove Jarek he is my grumpy best buddy and he is so powerful and fun to have around i just love our grumpy necromancer :D
Really really awesome mod but seem to be crashing when coming near his location. Have attempted to spawn him away from the location but causes crashes when fast traveling and just in general. Using SSE version.
Seems he also shares locations with Paragliders of Skyrim which could be causing issues when coming close to his location. The other crashes when hes following I got no idea.
¿Es seguro enseñarle hechizos con NFF? Utilizo la versión que fue portada para SE, el problema es que no convoca mucho... por qué quiero un seguidor nigromante, si solo se limita a hacer una sola invocación y lanzar bolas de fuego durante el resto del combate...Me gustaría que invocara más
would it be possible, to have jarek without any summoning spell, I would like to have him as a support in my necro class, and I would not like to have other summons than the one that I invoke myself, I think I am asking too much, but I have I would like to know if it is possible to have an option like this?
I actually prefer the version where we found him under anis cabane cave, he had much more dialogue and could interact with him more. i am trying of poring that version into Skyrim Special edition.
does he say anything when you first meet? the only options i have are Jarek... and follow me, he does'nt explain his story? I have the SSE version btw.
Mind if I ask how to install the SSE version as I'm completely clueless on how to do it without Nexus or Vortex? Edit: Nvm I think I might know how to get it on Vortex if I drag it into the box in the mods section of Vortex
Hello i do hope that you are doing alright, first of all i wanted to say that i tried jarek years ago and i liked it and now i downloaded it for Skyrim special edition, i was AMAZED to see him alone on the top of a peek covered with a cap, though i was disappointed that he didn't have much dialogue nor does he have that much dialogue, like your character already know who jarek is and he (jarek) accept to follow you unconditionally i though it was a bit bad not gonna lie.
Would someone be willing to Port Jarek and Xanthus to Xbox? I loved these guys when I had them on PC but now that I no longer have a PC I want to get them again but they're not on Xbox
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Anyways, so I don't leave here again with nothing, here is an SSE version I've been working on that I know people have been looking forward to, especially with the recent release of Anniversary Edition that I hope brought many people back to playing Skyrim again! I converted mesh and texture assets with Cathedral Assets Optimizer so if there are any problems, let me know here and not in the Bugs section! I will release this version for Oldrim as well soon! Thanks and I hope you all are doing well!
A few things to note:
-For anyone not familiar with this new version on where Jarek starts, ask an Innkeeper about rumors.
-By default, horse riding and ghost summoning spells are now set off by default. You'll have to talk to him to reactivate them.
-Dead Vigilants and skeletons before meeting Jarek will both be disable now after some time.
-The ghost summoning spell is 0 cost Magicka because I thought with the random number generator nonsense it only made sense that way plus it takes 3 seconds in both hands to cast anyway so you can't just spam it to get one of the stronger ones faster. Otherwise, use the Staff version but that costs Soul Gems.
-You'll still have to use console commands to use his green fire spells for yourself.
-If any CTDs occur, I tested in a mostly vanilla environment so you'll have to provide more details.
Whenever I dismiss him tho I always find him naked when I return home and it kills me every time. Like the second I head out he decides to tear off his robes and live a naturist lifestyle. Weirdo. Idk what does it but it's a fun surprise every time and it's easily fixed by just trading things with him.
Can't believe it's on your end too tho I assumed I had a cursed copy of SSE.
There are 81407 stacks and 85992 frames, which probably indicates a problem.
Jarek_MysticMindScript occurs the most often (39891 occurrences)
its on SSE/AE
EDIT: it might not be directly Jarek but incompatibility of some magic effects on him, still troubleshooting
As an aside, I did try to use him for a bit but the game would crash every time I tried to go up the hill to meet him, right after the first wounded vigilant against the tree. To be fair I have a ton of mods and went up there after uninstalling J, found a 'Sinister Chest' though so my best guess is that Jarek might be incompatible with The Sinister Seven mod, maybe? I think that's what that chest is from, anyway - no idea what else other mods might happening in that spot. Not 100% sure, might uninstall it later and give sse Jarek another shot to see if it works out.
did you put it to the test?
Update: Tried it myself, and unfortunately no, Jar does not use HD Skel textures. Shame too, cuz this mod would've been a staple in my load-order if otherwise.
1.) Run Jarek.esp in Special Edition's Creation Kit and save it.
2.) EDIT 11/25/21: Use Cathedral Assets Optimizer.
This should work for any version of Jarek.
I don't give permission to upload Jarek to the Skyrim Special Edition Nexus. Thank you for understanding.
Seems he also shares locations with Paragliders of Skyrim which could be causing issues when coming close to his location. The other crashes when hes following I got no idea.
i am trying of poring that version into Skyrim Special edition.
Edit: Nvm I think I might know how to get it on Vortex if I drag it into the box in the mods section of Vortex