Papyrus Logs

This article is simply a resource to make it so I don't have to fill every sticky post with the same information.

What are Papyrus Logs?

They let mod authors 'debug' their mods by outputting information about ongoing processes to a log file.
They are generally only useful for this purpose, and something appearing in the log does not mean it is a bug!

Note: It is generally advised to go back and disable logging when you are done providing reports.

How do I enable Papyrus logging?

Navigate to My Games / Starfield and either open or create a StarfieldCustom.ini file.

Copy and paste the following lines into this new file.

Please type the below lines manually into your file exactly as shown.
Copying and pasting from the web may insert invisible characters that could cause the file to respond incorrectly.

[Papyrus]
bEnableLogging=1
bEnableTrace=1
bLoadDebugInformation=1
bEnableProfiling=0

And that's it. The logs will appear in My Games / Starfield / Logs / Script .
The most recent file will be Papyrus.0.log, the file from last game launch will be Papyrus.1.log, so on and so forth.

The simplest way to provide a log is to open it, Ctrl+A to Select All, copy, and paste it into Pastebin.
Please provide the entire log if possible.

What should I do when logging?

Whatever issue you are reporting has to happen while logging is ongoing for the report to be useful, generally speaking.

If, for instance, you are encountering a bug while refueling a ship, provide a log from a period of time where that issue occurred.
If the bug has to do with drinking milk - same deal.