Instead of a mod website, I put all the information in sections of the mod description. Please read all about Better Vampires in the mod description (including troubleshooting and FAQs).
Have a problem? Then PLEASE post in this forum so others can see my answer if they have the same issue. I cannot respond to personal messages asking me how to fix your installation or explaining why something isn't working for you. Only message me if you are seeking permission for a translation, are making a video of my mod, etc.
PLEASE read the instructions carefully if you are updating from an older version ... Every time I release a new version people post here that their game is broken or my mod doesn't work. It works just fine, you must follow the steps very carefully and don't skip anything. You should use the Remove Better Vampires.bat file BEFORE installing to make certain that you have no vampire-related loose files in your Skyrim\Data folder. If you do .... they will overwrite my BSA and my mod will not work ...
If using a mod organizer/loader make certain no other mods are loading loose files that affect vampires - especially PlayerVampireQuestScript! A loose file will overwrite my .bsa and it will break things!
If using RS Children Overhaul don't install the RSC Vampire Script Patch in the FOMOD installer, it is incompatible to Better Vampires.
If you are a custom race (they can cause many issues) and are using Race Compatibility. You will have to talk to TMPhoenix. You have to follow his instructions perfectly or it breaks my mod. They are complex and if you made a mistake you will have to seek his help. His mod works fine, but custom races inherently add more problems. Many issues have resulted from his mod (and people not setting it up properly) and I tire of defending my mod when it works fine. If you have an issue, it is 95% mod conflict or user error.
Version 8.9 is released! and ... Better Vampire Lords is updated too 
 A new save is recommended, OR follow these steps to blank the mod and make a "clean save" and update.
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1) Rest/wait INSIDE for 24hr in the game - this will allow any NPCs you have fed upon, or used Seduction on, time to recuperate. 2) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "BLANK Better Vampires Mod". 3) If using my MCM, exit it to have the mod blanked. 4) Wait until told the blanking is complete, then save your game (it must be a real save, not a quick save). 5) Exit the game. 6) Uninstall and delete the old version of my mod (completely DELETE it from the Skyrim\Data and Skyrim\Data\Scripts folders). I use MO to remove mods, but you can check the files section and use my "Remove Better Vampires" batch file - it will ENSURE everything is gone. 7) Download and install my latest mod version using NMM, MO, or Bethesda.net (for PC or XBox One). 8) Start the game and load your saved game from step 4. 9) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "Reset Sanguinare Vampiris". 10) Customize my mod with the MCM, customization power, or console commands. 11) You were infected in step 9, now you must wait 3 days for your disease to run its course and you will become a stage 1 Vampire (fully fed). * You must feed once on a living victim to have your proper rank set the first time. OPTIONAL STEPS 12) Make a new save after you turn into a vampire the first time (it must be a real save, not a quick save). 13) Exit the game. 14) Use the Script Cleaner (or Skyrim Tools for SE) on the save from step 12 (to ensure the cleanest slate possible). 15) Start the game and load your cleaned saved game from step 14.
Changes/Additions
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- Fixed the Summon Gargoyle spell not working at higher levels. - Removed my shortened VL Skeleton from the mod so it won't conflict if anyone is using a custom skeleton or mesh. I will have it available as a separate download if people still want it (it helps you fit through some doors - but you can always use bats if need be). - Re-adjusted and modified existing scripts/abilities to mesh with Better Vampire Lords 1.2
I am back! but busy as ever ... Daughter graduated from basic training in CAF and my son is playing AAA hockey (his draft year). Proud Dad here.
I will be updating my mods and will try to update them for XBox too - BUT I don't use XBox myself AND some features require SKSE so some will not work properly or at all.
Please be patient :)
In the meantime, PLEASE help me out and send me a message on Nexus with things you think might need to be fixed for BV, Coldhaven, BVL. Please read about my mods first though ... some things people think are broken are just a MCM setting or not being at the correct rank or satiation stage.
I cant to feed on other vampires or make blood potions, even when these settings are enabled. I can't bite someone in battle either, if all the conditions are met
For some reason, I just cannot seem to get the "feed key" to work, i've reset the mod 3 times. Uninstalled and reinstalled it, reset my vampirism.. etc. Nothing has changed, the "status key" works perfectly fine, but when I do what the mod tell me to do, in "find a sleeping victim and feed on it, while sneaking" it simply does nothing. I've even rebounded the key, and nothing happens. Any ideas?
HI! Absolutely love your mod. The only thing I feel is missing is a UI telling us what stage the vampirism is in. I love the messages in the top left corner but I miss them all the time. Perhaps you can create an option to add visual of the stages, like an addon or in the configs/settings within the MCM. 'Display stages' with the option to toggle, always on or periodic. I cant find any mods that do this. You can also, alternatively, make a special icon for iNeed that displays the stages with a fanged skull and a number. It would be amazing for this as both a stand alone/ addon/ intergrated feature.
If i knew how to create mods and addon, and have the time to learn, I would have done so already. I don't know how hard it is to create mods but I'm hoping this UI feature will be considered. It can work well with MoreHUD and could bolster Better Vampires even further.
A message for the author of the BV mod on Nexus. The Vampire Seduction 2 ability is not working correctly for you. When using it, the victim dies and it is considered an attack. Please check the second level at your place. This error has been present for a very long time and this is not the first time I have written about it.
I'm having a weird bug or something, the mod was running perfectly then the night vision got a little buggy. It would turn off a few seconds after I toggled it on. For awhile that was it, but a new bug where I couldn't feed popped up, and everyone kept attacking me because I couldn't fix it. So I tried to follow the reinstallation guide in the MCM and it kind of worked, I can feed, but its not affecting my vampire status. I was a Nightlord and having a blast with the mod if anyone could help me I'd apprentice it.
I have the Global 666 error but to my knowledge there are no mods overwriting the playervampirequest or feedperk. I have checked contenders in TESVedit to be sure. I have tried with sacrosanct as well, it gives me a likewise error. I have tried removing RSC and racecompatibility, still no difference. I am at my wit's end.
What mod manager are you using ? First I would try setting BV to load at the very bottom and see if that fixes it. Sometimes mods interact in funky ways so you might have something meddling with BV. I’m not sure.
I want to report a problem (bug)the problem is that after you bite someone, the animations of weapon attacks and shooting reload slow down, but if you put the versionThe best vampires 6.7 then attacks and shoots normally, although it recharges with a slight slowdown in placesit still happens that the feeding button disappears but is treated by reinstalling the modI have repeatedly installed this mod before and have not encountered any problems with them, thank you in advance for your helpI apologize for the mistakes if there are any. I don't speak English.
I had a problem, and discovered a fix, but don't know why the problem happened in the first place.
The problem appeared when after adding the latest version of the mod (I had one of your VERY early versions before), in the ending scene for the main quest (the dragon scene), Odahviing lands early, and snips Paarthurnax' "babai!" dialogue. It's only two lines, but it makes Odahviing's "I wish the old one well on his quest" line make no sense, because Paarthurnax doesn't say he's going off on one - he just launches into the air and flies off.
The way the original scripts and the final scene of the main quest are written, this can only happen if you hold the peace treaty, Delphine gives you her ultimatum to kill Paarthurnax, you gank him, then go on to kill Alduin in Sovnguarde - in the end scene, as Paarthurnax is dead, it goes straight to Odahving landing, fawning over you a bit and swearing his loyalty, and done.
Well, I went through the mod carefully but could not see anything that invalidated any of the NPC'S it checks for prior to and during that scene (Odahviing, Paarthurnax, Arngeir, Delphine, Brynjolf, and Esbern). All were alive and enabled, which is all the final scripts require. Nor, for that matter, could I find anything you did that modified any of the scripts for that scene, nor even referenced them. However, when I disabled the mod and ran through the Main Quest to the end, the ending worked as it always had.
Well, I'll spare you a VERY long story involving a lot of headscratching and poking at game files and simply say that what fixed it was extracting a copy of sf_mq306paarodahviingscene_0009c221.pex from the main archive and putting it into the scripts folder. Scripts in the script folder override anything in any archive. Afterwards, the scene played out as normal, Paarthurnax says his goodbye and flies off, then Odahviing lands and has his "Wow, man, you rock" dialogue. Oddly, your archive does not contain this script nor reference it in any way I can see, so whatever the hell the problem is, it's buried a lot deeper than I can find.
Edit to add - my wife has Skyrim Anniversary Edition, got it just recently. No mods other than included CC content. Added the SE version of Better Vampires, same thing happened - ending scene glitched the same way. Poked in sf_mq306paarodahviingscene_0009c221.pex into her 'scripts' folder, seemed to fix it. Again - no idea what the problem is or why this works.
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Please read all about Better Vampires in the mod description
(including troubleshooting and FAQs).
Have a problem? Then PLEASE post in this forum so others can see my answer if they have the same issue.
I cannot respond to personal messages asking me how to fix your installation or explaining why something isn't working for you. Only message me if you are seeking permission for a translation, are making a video of my mod, etc.
Fallrim Tools - Script Cleaner and more: A powerful savegame editor/cleaner for Skyrim LE and Skyrim SE.
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul: All default voices now have follower dialogue. Essential for those you want to turn into Vampires or enthrall.
Invisibility Glitch - Eyes Fix: This mod fixes the invisibility eyes glitch (eyes get messed up after turning invisible/visible). Requires SKSE.
Vampire Lines Expansion: his mod provides new spliced lines to (mostly) vampires, giving them more personality and making encounters unique.
Every time I release a new version people post here that their game is broken or my mod doesn't work. It works just fine, you must follow the steps very carefully and don't skip anything.
You should use the Remove Better Vampires.bat file BEFORE installing to make certain that you have no vampire-related loose files in your Skyrim\Data folder. If you do .... they will overwrite my BSA and my mod will not work ...
If using RS Children Overhaul don't install the RSC Vampire Script Patch in the FOMOD installer, it is incompatible to Better Vampires.
If you are a custom race (they can cause many issues) and are using Race Compatibility. You will have to talk to TMPhoenix.
You have to follow his instructions perfectly or it breaks my mod. They are complex and if you made a mistake you will have to seek his help. His mod works fine, but custom races inherently add more problems. Many issues have resulted from his mod (and people not setting it up properly) and I tire of defending my mod when it works fine. If you have an issue, it is 95% mod conflict or user error.
and ... Better Vampire Lords is updated too

A new save is recommended, OR follow these steps to blank the mod and make a "clean save" and update.
2) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "BLANK Better Vampires Mod".
3) If using my MCM, exit it to have the mod blanked.
4) Wait until told the blanking is complete, then save your game (it must be a real save, not a quick save).
5) Exit the game.
6) Uninstall and delete the old version of my mod (completely DELETE it from the Skyrim\Data and Skyrim\Data\Scripts folders). I use MO to remove mods, but you can check the files section and use my "Remove Better Vampires" batch file - it will ENSURE everything is gone.
7) Download and install my latest mod version using NMM, MO, or Bethesda.net (for PC or XBox One).
8) Start the game and load your saved game from step 4.
9) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "Reset Sanguinare Vampiris".
10) Customize my mod with the MCM, customization power, or console commands.
11) You were infected in step 9, now you must wait 3 days for your disease to run its course and you will become a stage 1 Vampire (fully fed).
* You must feed once on a living victim to have your proper rank set the first time.
OPTIONAL STEPS
12) Make a new save after you turn into a vampire the first time (it must be a real save, not a quick save).
13) Exit the game.
14) Use the Script Cleaner (or Skyrim Tools for SE) on the save from step 12 (to ensure the cleanest slate possible).
15) Start the game and load your cleaned saved game from step 14.
Changes/Additions
- Removed my shortened VL Skeleton from the mod so it won't conflict if anyone is using a custom skeleton or mesh. I will have it available as a separate download if people still want it (it helps you fit through some doors - but you can always use bats if need be).
- Re-adjusted and modified existing scripts/abilities to mesh with Better Vampire Lords 1.2
Daughter graduated from basic training in CAF and my son is playing AAA hockey (his draft year). Proud Dad here.
I will be updating my mods and will try to update them for XBox too - BUT I don't use XBox myself AND some features require SKSE so some will not work properly or at all.
Please be patient :)
In the meantime, PLEASE help me out and send me a message on Nexus with
things you think might need to be fixed for BV, Coldhaven, BVL.
Please read about my mods first though ... some things people think are broken
are just a MCM setting or not being at the correct rank or satiation
stage.
Many thanks!
If i knew how to create mods and addon, and have the time to learn, I would have done so already. I don't know how hard it is to create mods but I'm hoping this UI feature will be considered. It can work well with MoreHUD and could bolster Better Vampires even further.
an eager fan
I have tried with sacrosanct as well, it gives me a likewise error.
I have tried removing RSC and racecompatibility, still no difference.
I am at my wit's end.
Can anyone help me out here?
First I would try setting BV to load at the very bottom and see if that fixes it. Sometimes mods interact in funky ways so you might have something meddling with BV. I’m not sure.
The problem appeared when after adding the latest version of the mod (I had one of your VERY early versions before), in the ending scene for the main quest (the dragon scene), Odahviing lands early, and snips Paarthurnax' "babai!" dialogue. It's only two lines, but it makes Odahviing's "I wish the old one well on his quest" line make no sense, because Paarthurnax doesn't say he's going off on one - he just launches into the air and flies off.
The way the original scripts and the final scene of the main quest are written, this can only happen if you hold the peace treaty, Delphine gives you her ultimatum to kill Paarthurnax, you gank him, then go on to kill Alduin in Sovnguarde - in the end scene, as Paarthurnax is dead, it goes straight to Odahving landing, fawning over you a bit and swearing his loyalty, and done.
Well, I went through the mod carefully but could not see anything that invalidated any of the NPC'S it checks for prior to and during that scene (Odahviing, Paarthurnax, Arngeir, Delphine, Brynjolf, and Esbern). All were alive and enabled, which is all the final scripts require. Nor, for that matter, could I find anything you did that modified any of the scripts for that scene, nor even referenced them. However, when I disabled the mod and ran through the Main Quest to the end, the ending worked as it always had.
Well, I'll spare you a VERY long story involving a lot of headscratching and poking at game files and simply say that what fixed it was extracting a copy of sf_mq306paarodahviingscene_0009c221.pex from the main archive and putting it into the scripts folder. Scripts in the script folder override anything in any archive. Afterwards, the scene played out as normal, Paarthurnax says his goodbye and flies off, then Odahviing lands and has his "Wow, man, you rock" dialogue. Oddly, your archive does not contain this script nor reference it in any way I can see, so whatever the hell the problem is, it's buried a lot deeper than I can find.
Edit to add - my wife has Skyrim Anniversary Edition, got it just recently. No mods other than included CC content. Added the SE version of Better Vampires, same thing happened - ending scene glitched the same way. Poked in sf_mq306paarodahviingscene_0009c221.pex into her 'scripts' folder, seemed to fix it. Again - no idea what the problem is or why this works.