Wrye Bash Advanced Readme

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Advanced Readme

Introduction Back to top

Wrye Bash is a powerful mod management utility for TES IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, TES V: Skyrim, Fallout 4 and SSE: Skyrim Special Edition. Its features include:

A mod installation and conflict manager
A plugin load order manager
Increased mod compatibility
Lifting of the 255 plugin limit through automatic merging of compatible mods
.ini and settings files tweak management
Screenshot management
Many, many more features

Wrye Bash can appear daunting at first. To help make it more manageable, the documentation has been split into a few readmes that are targeted towards different usage requirements.

A companion to the General Readme, this document details those features that were omitted from the aforementioned readme. These features are often more specialised, advanced or complicated, and many are geared more towards mod authors than mod users. This readme is also more technical and goes into more depth on how Wrye Bash functions. It assumes the reader has previously read the General Readme.

Note that the People tab is hidden by default. You can toggle the visibility of the tabs in Wrye Bash's main tab bar by right-clicking the tab bar and checking or unchecking the options in the context menu displayed.

Title Bar Info Back to top

As a quick note that doesn't really belong anywhere else, Wrye Bash's title bar contains some useful information. The title is formatted as:

Wrye Bash [Bash Version] [Install Type] [Game Modifier], Cbash v[CBash Version]: [Save Profile] [Version Indicator]

The square bracketed information is:

[Bash Version]: This is the version number for the version of Wrye Bash running. Useful when troubleshooting.
[Install Type]: If the Python version is running, this will read Python. If the Standalone version is running, it will read (Standalone). See the Installation section for more information.
[Game Modifier]: If the option is selected in the Settings menu, this will display for Oblivion, for Skyrim or for Fallout depending on the game it is being run for.
[CBash Version]: This is the version number for the version of CBash included with the Wrye Bash install. Useful when troubleshooting. See the Setting Up A Bashed Patch section for more information.
[Save Profile]: This is the name of the save profile Wrye Bash is currently using. By default it is Default.
[Version Indicator]: This is only displayed when Wrye Bash is running for Oblivion. It indicates the version of Oblivion.esm currently being used. This is related to the Oblivion.esm Swapping feature.

Advanced Installation Back to top

Alternative Install Locations Back to top

Wrye Bash can be installed in any folder, and actually if you do manage multiple games the preferred way of installing Bash is to have a single installation and redirect Bash via the command line and/or ini. But in this case you must tell Bash where the game folder is. Bash checks (in this order) the -o argument, the sOblivionPath ini option and the position of the Mopy folder (namely checks if Mopy's parent folder contains a supported game exe). The first of those three methods that yields a path to a supported game exe will "win" and this game will be used. But in case those options are not set or a supported game exe (NB: only exe name is checked) is not found using them, Bash reads the windows registry to find supported games. If no games are found in the registry Bash will notify you and exit. If one game is found then Bash will use that. If however more than one games are found Bash will prompt you to choose amongst those games.

So if you have installed Bash outside of a game folder (recommended for multi-game installs), and you don't want to be prompted (or your games do not figure in the registry) you have to either launch Wrye Bash with the -o argument or set the bash.ini sOblivionPath setting.

To set the OblivionPath bash.ini option:

Open bash_default.ini in the Mopy folder and save it as bash.ini.
In the new bash.ini, enter the full path of your game's installation folder (the one that contains the game's executable) for the sOblivionPath setting.
Save the edited bash.ini.

Alternatively, you can launch Wrye Bash with the -o argument, quoting the path as the argument's parameter. Note that backslashes must be doubled as Python treats a single backslash as an escape character. For example, "Wrye Bash Launcher.pyw" -o "C:\\Games\\Oblivion\\" if you are running Wrye Bash for Oblivion.

For more settings (such as changing the Wrye Bash Installers Path), please read the Bash_Default.ini.

Python Components Back to top

If you are installing the Python version of Wrye Bash and wish to install the Python dependencies separately, the following must be installed.

Note that the 32-bit versions are required even if you are on a 64-bit operating system.

Python 2.7.15: Versions prior to 2.7.15 may work with Wrye Bash, but have not been tested. Updating is recommended for bug and security fixes.
wxPython 2.8.12.1 Unicode for Python 2.7: (do not get a newer version)
PyWin32: This component is required for Wizards to function. If you do not wish to use Wizards, then it need not be installed.
Comtypes 0.6.2: This is an optional component, it is used to enable rendering of HTML via an ActiveX control. The following features are affected if comtypes is not installed:
- The DocBrowser will display raw text when displaying an HTML readme.
- The ModChecker report will be text instead of HTML.
- The Bashed Patch build report will be displayed by opening the file in your default browser.
scandir: Optional but highly recommended module (in the standard library since python 3.5).Scandir speeds up disk I/O operations (namely os. walk) by 5-50x on the Windows operating system family. There are several ways to install Scandir, in levels of increasing complexity
- The first is to download the Scandir wheel file (.whl) and install it using the Pip command line tool.
- The second method is to install Scandir via the Python pip package manager.

LOOT API Back to top

Wrye Bash comes with the LOOT API Python Module v1.2.0 bundled, but Python users can update to a more recent compatible version if one is available. To do so:

Check if a more recent v1.x release is available on GitHub. Releases with a different major version number (releases are major.minor.patch) than the version Wrye Bash bundles are incompatible and cannot be upgraded to.
Download and extract the release's *.7z file.
Make sure Wrye Bash is not running.
Copy the loot_api.dll and loot_api.pyd files you extracted into your Wrye Bash's Mopy folder, replacing the existing files.
Start Wrye Bash.

Standalone users cannot upgrade their bundled LOOT API because its loot_api.pyd file is compiled into the standalone executable.

Installers Tab Back to top

The User Interface In Detail Back to top

The Installers tab is split into three main sections: on the left is the Package List, and the right is split between the Information Tabs at the top and the Comments field at the bottom. The Information Tabs and Comments sections display information specific to the currently selected package. Much of the contents of the Information Tabs depends on the install status and order of the package. The information tabs are detailed in the table below.

Information Tabs
Tab	Description
General	Shows summary info and the files to be installed, as determined by sub-package, esp/m, voice filtering, etc.
Matched	Shows files which are identical to current Data directory files.
Missing	Files which are missing from the Data directory.
Mismatched	Files which are present in the data directory, but which aren't identical to the selected package's version of those files.
Conflicts	Shows which other packages will conflict the current package and for what files. Note that if a given file is mismatched, but the mismatch isn't due to other packages, then it won't appear. This report can be modified to show inactive conflicts and lower order conflicts by enabling the Show Inactive Conflicts and Show Lower Conflicts options respectively.
Underidden	Shows packages which should be overridden, but are not, due to install order errors. This can be corrected by running Anneal or Anneal All.
Dirty	Shows files which the selected package previously installed, but which now should be removed or altered due to a reconfiguration of the package. Dirty files can be cleared by running Anneal or Anneal All.
Skipped	Shows which files in the selected package were skipped by Bain.

The Comments field is provided as an area in which notes may be kept on packages. It is useful for keeping track of what packages do, what your favourite install options are, etc.

BAIN Refresh Back to top

To perform its magicks BAIN needs to know what's inside two directories: the game Data/ directory and its subdirectories and the Bash Installers folder (where the packages are). The Data directory scanning is done once per run of Wrye Bash, when the Installers tab is first opened, because walking this potentially huge directory and checking sizes and modification times does take a while. The Bash Installers folder however will be scanned whenever the installers tab regains focus after losing it (ie. you select another program's window, then switch back to Wrye Bash, or you switch to another tab then back to installers tab). This automatic scanning just checks modification times and sizes of installers inside Bash Installers folder to decide if any package changed, and should usually be very fast (although noticeable). There is a catch however: this check is almost instantaneous for packages (archives) but for biggish projects takes a while as Bash needs to scan modification times and sizes for all files inside the project. To make this (automatic) scan faster two options are provided for projects: Don't Refresh (on the project's context menu) and Auto-Refresh Projects (on the global menu). If a project is affected by these options Bash will skip over it when scanning Bash Installers directory and changes inside the project's dir have to be detected manually. However the initial refresh (on booting BAIN) will ignore those skip flags and will scan all project directories for changes (comparing their sizes and modification times with the ones it loads from Installers.dat).

However, changes in files in the Data directory will have to be manually detected after initial refresh, as in this scenario:

Install a mod from some package.
Go to the installers tab. Note the package is marked green.
Go back to the mods tab and edit the mod using xEdit or the CK/CS/etc.
Return to the installers tab. The package is still marked green instead of being marked as out of sync with the data.

This is because, as already mentioned, the refresh of the game Data directory is performed once on boot, so modifying/deleting/adding files in the game directory will not be detected afterwards, except in some few scenarios - notably, deleting an espm from inside Bash will notify BAIN (add more actions is in the TODOs).

BAIN provides several menu items for manually refreshing for the scenarios above (and others). What you most likely need is Quick Refresh. See also Full Refresh, Refresh Data and Refresh.

Technical: This situation is a limitation of our refresh model which is basically polling the directories for changes. We should switch to an event based refresh but the code is not yet ready (see relevant issue).

Skipped Files Back to top

BAIN skips the installation of some files and directories. The types of files skipped are:

Silent skips. These are not listed on the Skipped panel on the right and are:
- thumbs.db and desktop.ini files
- any path that ends in config
- the omod conversion directory (omod conversion data, fomod) if on the top level of package or subpackage
- the wizard images directory (again if on the top level of package or subpackage)
- Developer files. Any file or directory that begins with '--' and is at the top level of a package or a subpackage will be silently skipped. This is so that mod authors can include files related to a mod that are not required for it to work (eg. screenshots) in packages.
- Bash will also skip voices for espms that are not installed from complex installers
- Specified skips. There are a few options in BAIN to skip the installation of certain file types, namely the ones on the Global Skips submenu for all installers and Skip Voices (on a per installer basis). If any such options are enabled, the file type(s) in question will be silently skipped.
Non-standard directories. Standard directories include all the game's default directories (including those only found in BSAs by default) - see BAIN-Compatible installer layout for a detailed list per game. Files skipped because of this will be listed in the Skipped panel on the right on the == Skipped (Dir) section. Installation of non-standard directories may be forced by using the Has Extra Directories option. Even if Has Extra Directories option is checked, directories that are silently skipped will still be skipped. For a complex package, any top level files (with the exception of files that contain "readme" and variations in their name) will be also considered as belonging to a skipped directory and will be listed in the '== Skipped (Dir)' section. Top level means at the subpackages level, not inside a subpackage.
Archives & executables. Executable files, apart from Script Extender plugins if the Skip (**SE) Plugins option is disabled, and archives in packages will be skipped. Files skipped because of this will be listed in the Skipped panel on the right on the == Skipped (Extension) section. The complete list of extensions skipped is: .001, .7z, .7z.001, .ace, .bz2, .ckm, .db, .exe, .fomod, .gz, .lzma, .manifest, .omod, .py, .pyc, .rar, .tar, .tb2, .tgz, .zip This includes BCFs (they have a .7z extension) - still BAIN will detect those.
Espm files that are not in top level of the package/subpackage. It makes no sense to have those files in a subfolder, so those are skipped.

Skipped Data subdirectories and uninstall quirks Back to top

When scanning the contents of the Data folder BAIN will skip some of its subdirectories either by default or based on Global Skips in the installer tab. The directories skipped are:

Skipped Data subdirectories	Notes
Bash	`Data/Bash` directory that may contain Bash related data
--	If you create a `Data/--` directory it will be ignored by Bash - dump your cruft there
distantlod	If Skip DistantLOD is checked
meshes\landscape\lod	If Skip LOD Meshes is checked
textures\landscapelod\generated	If Skip LOD Textures and Skip LOD Normals are both checked
docs	If Skip Docs and Skip Images are both checked
Script extender	If Skip (**SE) Plugins is checked (see game specific below)
screenshots	If Skip Screenshots is checked
Skipped file extensions
.001, .7z, .7z.001, .ace, .bz2, .ckm, .db, .exe, .fomod, .gz, .lzma, .manifest, .omod, .py, .pyc, .rar, .tar, .tb2, .tgz, .zip
Per game skipped Data subdirectories
Game	Skipped Data subdirectories	Script extender(s) directories
Oblivion	tes4edit backups, tes4edit cache, bgsee, conscribe logs	OBSE
Fallout 3	fo3edit backups, fo3edit cache	FOSE
Fallout New Vegas	fnvedit backups, fnvedit cache	NVSE
Skyrim	tes5edit backups, tes5edit cache	SKSE, SkyProc Patchers, Script Dragon
Fallout 4	fo4edit backups, fo4edit cache	F4SE
Skyrim SE	sseedit backups, sseedit cache	SKSE, SkyProc Patchers
Per game skipped file extensions
Skipped file extension	Games	Notes
.bsl	Skyrim, Skyrim SE	If Skip BSL Files is checked
.psc	Skyrim, Skyrim SE, Fallout 4	If Skip Script Sources is checked

Skipping of Data subdirectories has some implications vis-à-vis uninstalling those skipped files. So say you turn Skip DistantLOD on, all packages that have installed files in Data/distantlod will show as dirty (as expected). You should at this point hit Anneal All. If you don't, then restart Bash, the files will no more show as dirty (remember Bash scans the data dir on booting, and will now boot with Skip DistantLOD on, so will simply loose track of any files in the distantlod folder). If you want to uninstall those files after a restart you should turn Override Skips on for the package, so that BAIN will re-detect the skipped files for this package and be able to uninstall them.

Script Extender Plugin Installation Back to top

Script Extender (OBSE, SKSE) plugins (.dll, .dlx extensions) may be installed through BAIN if the following conditions are met:

The package (or subpackage in the case of a Complex Bain) contains the OBSE plugin file inside OBSE\Plugins\ (for Oblivion), or SKSE\Plugins\ (for Skyrim) sub-folders.
The Skip (**SE) Plugins option found in the Installers tab column header context menu is disabled.

When attempting to install a specific Script Extender plugin for the first time, Wrye Bash will display a warning dialogue and ask you to confirm or deny the plugin's installation. Thereafter you can uninstall and install the plugin as you like without seeing the warning. These additional requirements are due to the significant (though currently theoretical) dangers of installing executable files.

The list of allowed and disallowed Script Extender plugins can be imported and exported using the Import list of allowed/disallowed OBSE plugin dlls and Export list of allowed/disallowed OBSE plugin dlls options in Wrye Bash's Settings menu.

OMOD Conversion Data Back to top

If a mod author is building a mod that supports BAIN, manual and OMOD installs, they can use the Omod Info... option in the package context menu to create or update the OMOD config file.

If a mod author wishes to include a screenshot for use by the OMOD, they simply need to copy the screenshot saved as a JPEG to the OMOD Conversion Data folder and rename it to screenshot with no file extension.

An OMOD installation script may also be created by creating a text file named script.txt and writing the script in any text editor. Testing is still best done in OBMM though.

The OMOD config file is the only true requirement for an OMOD to be created from OMOD Conversion Data. The screenshot and installation script can be used to enhance an OMOD. Note that the info.txt file that OMODs create when exporting Conversion Data in OBMM is unnecessary, and is provided for purely informational purposes.

BAIN Conversion Files Back to top

BCFs are effectively automated archive converters, converting an existing archive or several archives into a new layout. They can be used to make BAIN-incompatible archives compatible, or make compatible archives easier to install. As they don't contain any files that are found in the existing archive(s), the only copyright/permissions that apply are those that the BCF creator stipulates, which generally makes distribution easier. BCFs are also usually much smaller, only containing new files that it adds (commonly package.txt and ini file tweaks) and a BCF.dat that tells Wrye Bash how to reorganise the archive(s).

To create a BCF:

Add all of the source archives to BAIN.
Create a new project with the contents of the source archives, and rearrange the files as you see fit.
Right-click the project and select Pack To Archive....
Name the new archive, and choose whether to use solid compression or not. Solid compression results in smaller file sizes, but also reduces performance.
Set any options on the new archive package that you wish to be set whenever the BCF is applied (such as default sub-packages or Skip... options).
Select all the source archives in the package list, then right-click them and choose Conversions->Create. Select the archive that you just created, and name the BCF.
Look over the result log to make sure it looks OK. If it looks wrong, try again, you may have gotten the sources/target wrong. If it looks right, you can find the new BCF in [Game] Mods\Bash Installers\Bain Converters. It is recommended that you copy/paste the result log into your readme for your BCF.

Some points of interest regarding BCFs:

BCFs must end in either -BCF.7z or -BCF-*.7z (where the * is a wildcard matching any character string).
The converted archive may use 7-zip (.7z) or Zip (.zip) compression.
BCFs support an arbitrary number and level of archives embedded within an archive.
BCFs store the configuration settings of the original converted archive used when creating the BCF, allowing authors to pre-select options (see instructions above).
BCFs found to be duplicates will be moved to [Game] Mods\Bash Installers\Bain Converters\--Duplicates.
BCFs use data CRCs to verify the integrity of source archives. These use the contents of an archive, but not the name or type of the archive, so a source archive may be renamed or recompressed without affecting its ability to be used by a BCF. Wrye Bash displays the data CRCs of packages on the General Info tab for this reason.

Monitor External Installation Back to top

Wrye Bash can monitor your game's Data directory to detect any changes made by an external application or manual installation. It will take the new or changed files and create a new BAIN package that can be handled, installed, and uninstalled just like any other standard BAIN. This is very useful for mod authors or anyone that wants to keep strict control of what gets placed into their data directory.

Example usage scenarios

Creation Kit/GECK monitoring - When creating or managing content in the Creation Kit or GECK, Wrye Bash can capture any output from the CK/GECK in a BAIN package. This is useful for example when capturing FaceGen data as NPCs are managed, and it will also capture any loose files, ESP, or BSA created in the editor.
BodySlide - BodySlide is a utility used to create custom bodies and armor to fit these bodies, as well as from armors by third-parties to a custom body. Wrye Bash can capture all output from BodySlide and package it into a BAIN for easy management. These files can then be packaged and distributed, backed up, or used to build another mod.
Nexus Mod Manager / Other Mod Managers - Since Wrye Bash does not currently support the Nexus Mod Manager FOMOD XML installer format, sometimes it is necessary to use the Nexus Mod Manager to install poorly packaged mods that cannot be installed via the usual "click the checkbox" BAIN methods. The monitor external installation feature watches as NMM installs files and captures any changes to the content of Data, which can then be uninstalled by NMM and reinstalled cleanly from the newly created BAIN with Wrye Bash instead.

How to use the "Monitor External Installation" feature

Launch Wrye Bash and switch to the Installers tab.
At the top of any column (e.g. Packages), right click and select "Monitor External Installation..." from the context menu.
Wrye Bash will then begin to scan your data directory to snapshot all data contained within it before any changes are made.
Once this has completed, you will be prompted to begin your external installation.
At this point, switch to your external application and perform the installation or content creation you intend to perform. There is no time limit.
Once you have completed the task in the external application, switch back to Wrye Bash and click the OK button to proceed.
Wrye Bash will scan the data folder again to calculate what files have changed, or what new files have been placed into your game's data directory.
Once this has completed, Wrye Bash will present a dialog box with a list of files that are new or changed. You can select and deselect files to be included in the BAIN package at this point. It is advisable to exclude log files and other non-essential files from the final BAIN package.
Click OK when you are ready to build the package.
You will now be prompted for a name for your package. Enter a name and confirm.
Wrye Bash will then create the package and run a final CRC scan on the newly created BAIN package to add it to the installer manifest. This will take a few seconds depending on the speed of your computer and the size of the data being packaged.
The resulting project can be found at the bottom (highest number) of your package order on the Installer tab. You can then install, uninstall, or anneal the project as you would any other regular BAIN package, or zip it up as a BAIN archive.

Usage Notes

When naming your new BAIN package it is safest to avoid spaces in the name (e,g. use underscores between words) as the created BAIN package is written to an actual folder on your hard drive.
If you use Mod Organiser (or any mod manager that utilises a virtual installation of files instead of actually installing them into Data\), then Monitor External Installation can only be used if Wrye Bash is launched by the other Mod manager so that it will feed Wrye Bash the files it needs from the virtual folder. See this wiki article for more information on integrating Wrye Bash with Mod Organizer.
When installing mods via Nexus Mod Manager, it is recommended that you start monitoring, install the mod via NMM, then before closing NMM, complete the monitoring session. Create the BAIN package, then switch back to NMM and uninstall the mod. You can then close NMM. Switch back to Wrye Bash then install the mod from Wrye Bash. This ensures the mod is cleanly installed, all conflicts are recorded / resolved in Wrye Bash, and therefore able to be cleanly uninstalled.

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Column Header Context Menu
Command		Description
Sort By	Sort By Active	Active installers will be sorted to the top.
	Projects First	If this is checked, then project packages will be sorted to the top of the list.
	Package	Sort packages by package name.
	Order	Sort packages by install order.
	Modified	Sort packages by date modified.
	Size	Sort packages by size.
	Files	Sort packages by number of files they contain.
Columns	Manual	Manually customize column width.
	Fit Contents	Columns automatically adjust width to fit their contents.
	Fit Header	Columns automatically adjust width to fit all columns in view.
	Package	Display the Package (name) column.
	Order	Display the Order column.
	Modified	Display the (date) Modified column.
	Size	Display the Size column.
	Files	Display the (number of) Files column.
Open...		Opens the Installers directory in Windows Explorer.
Refresh Data		Re-scans the Data directory (and all packages). Scanning of the Data directory is done once per run of Wrye Bash, when the Installers tab is first opened. If you manually alter files in the Data directory after that, you had to run this command to update BAIN to reflect the changes. However BAIN will now scan the Data directory for changes in files corresponding to the package(s) you run Quick Refresh (or Refresh) on, so in most use cases (if the files you altered belong to a particular project/package) just use Quick Refresh. What this command basically does is: rescan the game Data directory (as is done on booting BAIN). If you enabled/disabled any global skip option and this enabled/disabled new skips in the Data dir then rescanning Data will take those skips into account. See Skipped Data subdirectories for the Data directories that are skipped. run a Quick refresh on all installers (ignoring Skip refresh flags for projects, as Quick Refresh does)
Full Refresh		This does a full refresh of all data files, both the contents of the game Data directory tree and Bash Installers folder, bypassing all skip refresh flags for projects. Notably this will recalculate CRCs for all files inside Data and Bash Installers (including project directories). Running this command will likely take aeons, and you seldom need it.
Add Marker...		Creates a marker for organising your packages. The == will be added for you.
Create New Project...		Displays a dialog that allows you to create a new project and select some starting files for it.
Monitor External Installation...		When you absolutely cannot install a mod via BAIN, you can put BAIN into Monitor Mode using this command. It will scan the Data folder before and after you install the mod, then provide an option to create a Project from the changes it detects.
List Packages...		Displays a list of projects and archives and copies the list to your clipboard. This is useful for posting your package order on forums, eg. when troubleshooting an install.
Anneal All		Installs any missing files for active installers and corrects all install order errors.
Unhide...		Opens a dialogue window allowing you to select which hidden packages to unhide. Projects are not supported yet.
Uninstall All Packages		Uninstalls all the packages in the package list.
Clean Data		Removes files from the Data folder that are not from one of the following sources: Vanilla game content. Official DLC content. Wrye Bash (including the Bashed patches and their corresponding docs in Data/Docs - such as Bashed Patch, 0.html/txt). Installed BAIN packages. The files are not deleted, but moved to the `[Game] Mods\Bash Installers\Bash\Data Folder Contents [timestamp]` folder instead, where `[timestamp]` is the date and time the command was run.
Auto-Apply Embedded BCFs		Automatically apply Embedded BCFs to archives that have one. The new package will be created next to the archive that contains the BCF, and named as this archive prepended with "[Auto applied BCF] ". If a package with that name exists it will be overridden. BAIN used to try and do that automatically on refresh based on a setting (set by this column menu item), but this had many issues and was removed.
Avoid At Startup		Toggles Bash to avoid the Installers tab on startup, thus avoiding unnecessary data scanning. Unless you're spending a lot of time in the Installers tab, you should enable this.
Enabled		This enables/disables Bain itself. Preferred setting: Enabled (checked).
Auto-Anneal		Toggles the auto-anneal process on/off. Preferred setting: enabled.
Auto-Anneal/Install Wizards		Toggles whether or not to automatically install/anneal a package when finished with its wizard.
Auto-Refresh Projects		Toggles the auto-refreshing of projects on/off, for all projects. This is useful when you have many big projects and you want to minimize the lag when you switch back to the installers tab, whereupon BAIN will (behind the scenes) scan the Bash Installers folder for changed projects/packages. While scanning packages (archives) is pretty fast, scanning projects is slow, however you will miss on updates done in the project directories (you will have to manually refresh) - so it's recommended to leave this enabled. If you are concerned about a particularly big project then consider enabling the Don't Refresh flag on that particular project. Keep in mind that Projects will be anyway refreshed once on Bash restart, irrespective of this setting (except if popular demand arises).
Skip BethSoft Content		Toggles whether or not refreshing the Data directory will also scan Bethsoft BSAs, ESPs, and ESMs. Disabling this option will cause a significant increase in refresh time if the timestamps on the Bethsoft BSAs are changed. However, disabling this setting is the only way to allow BAIN to install Vanilla ESPs, ESMs, and BSAs. For example, DLC plugins which have been cleaned with xEdit and packed into a BAIN. Preferred setting: enabled (that is, skip installation of bethsoft content).
BSA Redirection		(Only for Oblivion) - Uses Quarn's BSA redirection technique (offline) to avoid bugs with the engines texture getting system. This is compatible with both OBMM and Quarn's original BSA redirection approaches.
Clean Data Directory		If this is checked, then any empty subfolders of the Data directory will be deleted. This reduces some clutter (especially after uninstalling packages). Removing unused data directories also improves game performance.
Show Inactive Conflicts		If checked, then the conflicts report will show conflicts with inactive as well as active installers. Usually only active conflicts are of interest, however sometimes it's useful to review all conflicting packages.
Show Lower Conflicts		If checked, then the conflicts report with show conflicts with lower order packages (or with lower ordering bsas in bsa conflicts view). If you're only interested in higher order conflicts, then uncheck this to remove some clutter from the report.
Show Active BSA Conflicts		If checked, the contents of the selected installer active BSAs are compared with the contents of other installers active BSAs and any conflicting resources (actually same name resources) found are displayed in the conflicts list. Active bsas are installed bsas that have a correspondingly named mod active in the load order.Lower and Higher conflicts has therefore a different meaning than loose file conflicts. Higher means that the corresponding active mod has a higher load oder number (loads later) so its bsa will load last and itsassets will be used. Note that this may lead to a package having its bsas appear in both Higher and Lower sections depending on how they load. If Show Lower Conflicts is not checked lower loading conflicting bsas won't be shown, again this is different than loose files, where lower installers (lower install order) won't be shown. This function has some rough edges: mod inis or the game ini are not taken into account when determining active bsas and their order we can't open the resources and check if they actually conflict or are identical, so take those "conflicts" with a grain of salt
Wizard Icon Overlay		If checked, installers with a Wizard will have a magic wand image displayed over their icons.
Global Skips
	Skip (**SE) Plugins	Non-Skyrim only. If this is checked, files to go in the Data\[**SE]\Plugins folder will not be installed.
	Skip SKSE/Script Dragon Plugins	Skyrim and Skyrim SE only. If this is checked, files to go in the Data\SKSE\Plugins or Data\asi folder will not be installed.
	Skip Screenshots	If checked, then files from a Data\Screenshots directory will be skipped.
	Skip Script Sources	Skyrim, Skyrim SE and Fallout 4 only. If checked, loose script sources (.psc files) will be skipped.
	Skip Images	If checked, image files will be skipped.
	Skip Docs	If checked, document files will be skipped vice being swept to the Docs\ directory.
	Skip DistantLOD	If checked, then DistantLOD files in packages will be ignored. Useful if you're using Tes4LodGen to generate DistantLOD files.
	Skip LOD Meshes	If checked, landscape LOD meshes will be skipped.
	Skip LOD Textures	If checked, landscape LOD textures will be skipped.
	Skip LOD Normals	If checked, landscape LOD normals will be skipped.
	Skip BSL Files	Skyrim and Skyrim SE only. If checked, BSL Files will be skipped.
Auto-name String Translation Files		Skyrim only. If checked, string translation files will be renamed so that they are loaded for the language Skyrim is currently run for, unless there are existing translation files for that language.

Package Context Menu
Command		Description
File...	Open...	Opens the selected package(s) in the file system.
	Rename...	Renames the selected package(s) or marker(s). All selected items must be of the same type. For archives the extension will remain the same.
	Duplicate...	Makes a duplicate of the selected package(s).
	Hide...	Hides the package in the list, and moves it to the `[Game] Mods/Bash Mod Data/Hidden` folder.
	Delete	Deletes the selected package(s). Deleted packages are not sent to the Recycling Bin, they are permanently deleted.
Open at	Google...	Attempts to perform a Google search for the selected package's name.
	TES Nexus...	Attempts to open the selected package's page on TES Nexus. This command assumes that the trailing digits in a package's name is the package ID at the site.
	Skyrim Nexus...	Attempts to open the selected package's page on Skyrim Nexus. This command assumes that the trailing digits in a package's name is the package ID at the site.
	TES Alliance...	Attempts to open the selected package's page on TES Alliance. This command assumes that the trailing digits in a package's name is the package ID at the site.
Anneal		Installs missing files and corrects install order errors. Note: If an already installed file is changed outside of Wrye Bash control, Wrye Bash will not anneal that file. Anneal is relative to other installed packages. This is because we do not want to override user changes like cleaning plugins and the like. If you do want to override the change use Install instead. Note2: The change will be detected immediately in case of ini tweaks, mods or bsas, but on next Bash load for other files (like nifs etc). To detect the change without restarting (Quick) Refresh the package.
Install		Fully installs the package except for files that would be overridden by later packages.
Wizard Installer...	Manual Wizard	Runs the Wizard for the package, if it has one.
	Auto Wizard	Runs the Wizard for the package, if it has one, selecting the default options.
	View Wizard...	Opens the wizard.txt for viewing.
Install Missing Files		The same as Install, except that it only installs missing files – i.e. it will not override any currently existing files.
Uninstall		Uninstalls the package. If Auto-Anneal is active (the default) then files from earlier packages that were previously overridden will be installed as required.
Quick Refresh		Refreshes all info for the selected package(s), also checking the files that correspond to this package inside the Data directory. It will bypass skip refresh flags on projects (see case A below). BAIN does refresh package information whenever the installer's tab regains focus, except for projects if project skipping is on, but does not scan the Data folder but once on boot. So this command is useful if: a project has been changed and it has Don't Refresh selected, or the Auto-Refresh Projects option is disabled files that correspond to a package/project have changed in the game's Data directory, but the package is still marked in sync (or out of sync) erroneously Case B) is relevant cause now Bash will recheck the files in Data that would belong to the packages that are being refreshed. This was not the case in 306, where you needed a full Refresh Data, which is now pretty much deprecated.
Export ACHList		This exports a file list of the files configured to be installed by this installer (except top level files and docs installed in Data/Docs folder). This list is used when the CK asks for a list of files to make new BSA files, for use when uploading to Bethesda.net. It will generate a `installer-name.achlist` file inside the Mod Info Exports directory in the game (exe) folder. Mod Info Exports will be created if it doesn't exist. If an achlist with the same name exists it will be overwritten. Import the ACHList Bash generated and it will then package your files into the proper archives for upload. Available only for Skyrim Special Edition and Fallout 4.
Package..	Open Readme	If BAIN detects a readme in the selected package, it will be opened.
	Move To...	Moves the selected package(s) to the specified position.
	Refresh	As Quick Refresh below. Refresh will however recalculate the CRCs for all selected items from scratch, which is not what you usually need (for projects especially it will take much longer than for packages, cause to calculate the CRC of a project all the individual CRCs of all the files in the project folder must be recalculated). Bash will of course recalculate CRCs for files that have their dates/sizes changed anyway, so forcing CRC recalculation with Refresh is only needed if you changed the contents of a file inside a project without changing its modification time and* its size* - that's super rare, you most probably just need Quick Refresh below.
	List Structure...	Generates a list of the files and directories in a package. Useful for posting package structure on forums, eg. when troubleshooting an install.
	Pack to Archive...	Projects only. Packs the project to an archive. It defaults to .7z, but also supports .zip.
	Package For Release...	Projects only. Just like "Pack to Archive" except it doesn't archive the following: thumbs.db, desktop.ini, and any folder that begins with "--".
	Sync From Data	Projects only. Synchronize the project with files from the Data directory. This is essentially the reverse of "Install" for projects since it copies from the Data directory to the project rather than the other way around.
	Unpack To Project(s)...	Archives only. Unpack the archive to a project.
	Copy Conflicts to Project	Copies all files that conflict with the selected package into a new project. Conflicts with inactive installers and lower order packages are included as if Show Inactive Conflicts and Show Lower Conflicts options were selected. Useful for comparing conflicting resources.
	Install Last	Moves the package to the end of the order list and installs it.
BAIN Conversions	Create...	Archives only. Creates a new Bain Conversion File.
BAIN Conversions	Apply→[BCF]	[BCF] is the name of a Bain Conversion File listed in the Apply submenu. Selecting a BCF applies it to the selected package.
Has Extra Directories		BAIN only recognises a limited set of subdirectories of the Data folder (the standard game directories), and skips any unrecognised subdirectories. Checking this option will cause BAIN to install unrecognised subdirectories (Unless the files within are on the list of files which are always skipped such as .exe files, see Skipped Files) NB: extra directories will not be taken into account at all when calculating package structure. There must be at least some standard game directory or a data file (espml, bsa/ba2, ini) in the package for BAIN to recognise its structure.
Override Skips		If this is checked, Bain will not skip over files that would normally be skipped due to a global skip option.
Skip Voices		If this is checked, Bain will skip over any voice files in the package. This is useful if the voice files are empty and/or the user prefers not to use them. If this option is used, then the user should also use Elys' Universal Silent Voice extension to prevent dialog subtitles from fading too rapidly.
Don't Refresh		When refreshing installers (when switching out and in the installers tab), this project won't be scanned for changes. The project will only get refreshed during the first refresh of BAIN on a restart, or by manually refreshing (see Quick Refresh and co)
Omod Info...		Projects only. Allows you to read/write omod configuration info.

Sub-Package Context Menu
Command	Description
Select All	Selects all the sub-packages in the list.
Deselect All	Deselects all the sub-packages in the list.
Toggle Selection	Deselects currently selected sub-packages, and selects currently deselected subpackages.
List Sub-packages	Generates a forum-formatted list of sub-packages in the package, highlighting checked packages with `***`.

Esp/m Filter Context Menu
Command	Description
Select All	Selects all the plugins in the Filter list.
Deselect All	Deselects all the plugins in the Filter list.
List Esp/ms	Generates a forum-formatted list of plugins in the Filter list, highlighting checked plugins with `***`.
Rename...	Rename the selected plugin. Renamed plugins are displayed in the Filter list with a `*` before their name and are displayed in the information tabs as `original name -> new name`. Renaming a plugin before installing it is preferable to renaming a BAIN-installed plugin through other means, as the former allows BAIN to keep track of it, whereas the latter does not.
Reset Name	Resets the selected plugin's name to its default name.
Reset All Names	Resets all renamed plugins to their default names.

Mods Tab Back to top

The Plugin Details Panel Back to top

Item	Description
File Name	The filename of the selected plugin. Note that changing this does not change the filename in the Masters Lists of any dependent plugins.
Modification Time	This field is editable, by clicking in the box. After changes are made, click the Save button to commit your changes to the plugin, or Cancel to discard them. Notes : For Oblivion, this affects the load order of the selected plugin. For Skyrim, it has no effect, except that if it is changed for a plugin obtained from Steam Workshop, it will cause the plugin to be redownloaded as Steam Workshop uses modification time to detect file versions. For Skyrim Special Edition, there was a bug at some point, with DLC Load Order being set by Date / Time Stamp (only the DLCs were affected by this). The only way to re-arrange your Skyrim SE DLC plugins Load Order was to edit their modification time, so that they follow each other by for example one minute. The bug was fixed in a later patch - but anyway Bash won't let you change neither the load order nor the modification times of the DLCs. The game always loads them before other masters and in the following order: Dawnguard / Hearthfire / Dragonborn. So Bash will timestamp them in one minute intervals following Skyrim/Update esms, so even the buggy patch behaves correctly.
Author	Who made the selected plugin.
Description	Commonly used for a short description of what the selected plugin does, plus the version number and any Bash Tags the author sets.
Masters List	The Masters list show the plugins (.esm or .esp) that the currently selected plugin depends on, the load order (Mod Index) of that master in the plugin file, and the current load order of the master plugin if present and active. Plugins' entries in the Masters List may be renamed to reflect name changes of the plugins themselves. To rename a master, first allow editing from the masters list column context menu and then either left-click the plugin entry and edit it in the column display, or right-click the plugin and select Change To... then select the replacement plugin. Do not use this to change a plugin's masters to unrelated plugins, as this will cause file corruption. If editing is allowed, items that are renamed inside Bash internal dictionaries appear bolded - on clicking on the masterlist they take their renamed values and the Save and Cancel buttons are enabled. You may click on Save to save the new master list, or on Cancel to revert displaying the non renamed masters. Disallowing edits will revert the list to the original and disable Save and Cancel buttons (if no other fields are edited).
MI	Master Index of the mod. This means the actual number of the masters in succession starting with 00 Skyrim.esm, or 00 Oblivion.esm.
Current LO	Current load order in relation to the load order of the Active Plugins. Active Plugins should correspond with plugins.txt.
Bash Tags	This field lists any Bash Tags that are assigned to the selected plugin. Right-clicking will display a list of Bash Tags and allow you to add or remove tags by checking or unchecking them.

Color scheme for Plugin Masters (MI &Current LO) Back to top

In the table below suppose you see details for displayed_mod.esp which depends on [Oblivion.esm, displayed_mod.esm, some_other.esp, some_other2.esp] in this order. So the MIs displayed in the master list for Oblivion.esm, displayed_mod.esm, some_other.esp, some_other2.esp are 0, 1, 2, 3.

Checkbox Colour	Meaning
	Good. Matches the Master Index of the the Current load order.
	Good, but the Master Index is not in sync with the Current load order. So for instance if you have a load order with active mods (in this order) [Oblivion.esm, displayed_mod.esm, yet_some-other.esp, some_other.esp, some_other2.esp, displayed_mod.esp], some_other.esp will display in green as its current load order is 3 while its master index is 2. Note that the relative load order of masters is the same as it is in the MI list.
	The plugin loads in a different order compared to its order in the master array of displayed_mod.esp So for instance if you have a load order with active mods (in this order) [Oblivion.esm, displayed_mod.esm, some_other2.esp, some_other.esp, displayed_mod.esp], some_other.esp and some_other2.esp will display in orange as they load in different relative order than they are recorded in the master array of displayed_mod.esp. If a plugin has two masters that are siblings (one doesn't have the other as a master, so they can load in either order) and they are overriding the same record from an earlier master (e.g. both are overriding a record from the main game master file), then loading them in a different order will result in a different version of the overridden record being the "winner". But the plugin might depend on the winner being the one indicated by the order in which it references the masters. The plugin should be examined in xEdit (meaning any version) to see if it is best to alter the load order or if Sort Masters should be used to correct the issue.
	A Master that is missing. If unintended then you should check to make sure that you have not inadvertently renamed or removed the plugin.

CSV Files Back to top

Wrye Bash uses CSV files for many of its plugin data related features. CSV files are a very widely supported type of spreadsheet file, and once exported may be edited in programs like Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc or even in text editors such as Notepad or Notepad++.

CSV files are used by the Import/Export... commands as this allows much easier editing of record data in large batches or in systematic manners than in the Construction Set. The data may be exported, edited in the CSV, then imported again. The following notes apply to CSV files.

Wrye Bash will ignore any lines in a CSV file for which the second column does not begin with 0x, so such lines can be used for comments.
For Sigil Stones and Spell Stats CSV exports, additional effects can be added to a stone/spell by appending effects to the end of a line, leaving one blank column between each effect. If any of the Script Effect columns are set to None then all the script effects for that effect will be ignored.
For the values of object stats such as price or weight or damage, etc., formulae may be used to work out the numerical values, but the file should contain the resulting numbers, not the formulae used.
The faction lists for actors do not need to be complete - only the actor/faction pairs added or changed need to be listed. A rank of -1 in a faction will remove an actor from that faction.
Relation lists do not need to be complete for each faction - only the added/changed main/other pairs need to be listed.

CSV files can also be used when building the Bashed Patch, for a number of options. The Bashed Patch builder will automatically detect the presence of any CSV files in the Data\Bash Patches folder and have the correct filename ending. These filename endings are:

Import Type	Required Filename Ending
Replace Form IDs	Formids.csv
Import Factions	Factions.csv
Import Names	Names.csv
Import Relations	Relations.csv
Import Spell Stats	Spells.csv
Import Stats	Stats.csv

Context Menu Commands Back to top

The tables below detail the full list of context menu commands available in the Mods tab.

Column Header Context Menu
Command		Description
Active Mods	Activate All	Activates all the plugins in the mod list. If more than 255 mods are present Bash will activate all it can from the bashed patches, then non mergeable and then mergeable mods then will display an error message. Bash will try to activate mods in their load order.
	De-activate All	Deactivates all the plugins in the mod list. Some plugins will not be deactivated (for instance Fallout 4 DLCs) as the game force loads them when present.
	Activate Selected	Activate only the mods selected in the mod list interface - warning: their masters won't be activated !
	Save Active Mods List	Saves the currently active mods to a new list.
	Edit Active Mods Lists...	Allows the deletion and renaming of active mods lists.
	[Active Mods List]	[Active Mods List] items are listed below the separator in the Active Mods submenu. Clicking a list name will apply the list, trying to activate exactly the plugins that are listed in it.
Sort By		This submenu allows you to choose by which column the plugin list is sorted. This is equivalent to clicking on a column header. You can also choose to sort by Type, which will place .esms before .esps regardless of the sorting criteria, or by Selection, which places selected plugins before unselected plugins regardless of criteria.
Oblivion.esm		Oblivion only. This submenu relates to Oblivion.esm Swapping.
Columns		This submenu allows you to choose which columns are visible in the mod list.
File	New Bashed Patch...	Creates a new Bashed Patch plugin. Useful if you accidentally delete your current one or wish to have more than one.
	New Mod...	Creates an empty plugin.
	New Mod (masterless)...	Creates an empty plugin with no masters.
	Open...	Opens the Data folder in Windows Explorer.
	Unhide...	Opens a dialogue window allowing you to select which hidden plugins to unhide.
List Mods		This outputs a BBCode-formatted load order, including version information, activation status and major load order errors. It can be useful for debugging a broken load order. If the 'c' keyboard key is pressed when this command is selected, the CRCs of plugins will also be displayed in the output.
List Bash Tags		This outputs a BBCode-formatted list of all the Bash Tags applied to the plugins in your load order, and where/how the Bash Tags were specified. It can be useful for debugging a broken load order.
Auto-Ghost		The game engine has a bug where it reads all the plugins in the Data folder, and this can affect performance when the number of plugins is around 300+. Auto-Ghosting adds a .ghost extension to all inactive plugins automatically to prevent the game engine reading them, and so helping to avoid the performance drop. When a ghosted plugin is activated, the .ghost extension is removed, allowing it to function as normal. Note that other utilities will not recognise ghosted plugins, so there are options available for individual plugins to control which get ghosted.
Lock Load Order		This prevents other utilities from altering plugin modification times. More accurately, it detects changes to modification times when Wrye Bash starts or is focused (ie. on top of all other program windows) and reverses those changes.
Debug Mode		Activates debug output. Only a few commands will display any debug output, but it may be useful for troubleshooting.
TES4Edit Expert		If checked, this option runs TES4Edit with the `-IKnowWhatImDoing` argument, activating more advanced functionality, whenever TES4Edit is run from its launcher in the status bar.
Remove Dummy Masters...		Removes all dummy master files created using Create Dummy Masters... on a plugin.
Check mods against LOOT's dirty mod list		LOOT's masterlist contains information on dirty plugins that can be used by Wrye Bash to highlight these plugins in the mod list. Checking this setting tells Wrye Bash to use this information if bundled version of LOOT is functional for this game. Note that the detection is based on user's LOOT install masterlists, if those are compatible with bundled LOOT, otherwise Bash falls back to the taglists it comes with.
Recalculate CRCs		Clean stale CRCs from cache. Workaround for buggy CRC updates in previous versions of Bash. Use for instance when plugins show as mismatched in BAIN when they are not.

Plugin Context Menu
Command		Description
File	Create Dummy Masters...	Creates an empty plugin for each missing master a mod has. This is useful for allowing TES4Edit to open a 'Filter' patch without having all of the required masters. These dummy plugins can later be removed using the Remove Dummy Masters command.
	Backup	Creates a backup of the selected plugin in `[Game] Mods\Bash Mod Data\Backups`. On first run, the backed-up plugin has `f` appended to its file extension, giving `.espf` or `.esmf`.
	Duplicate...	Creates a duplicate of the selected plugin in the Data folder.
	Snapshot...	Creates a snapshot copy of the selected plugin in `Bash\Snapshots`. Snapshot filenames are appended with `-n` where n is a number between 01 and 99. Eg. the first snapshot of `Plugin.esp` is `Plugin-01.esp`. The number is incremented each time the plugin has a snapshot taken. Additionally, if there is a version line in the plugin's description field, then the snapshot number will be appended to the version number in the same manner.
	Delete	Permanently deletes the selected plugin, and any backups of it, but not snapshots.
	Hide	Moves the selected plugin to the `[Game] Mods/Bash Mod Data/Hidden` subdirectory. If the plugin's author is defined and there is a Bash Mod Data/Hidden subdirectory of the same name, the plugin will be placed there. If not and the plugin's group is defined and there is a Bash Mod Data/Hidden subdirectory of the same name, the plugin will be placed there instead. Otherwise it will be placed inside Bash Mod Data/Hidden.
	Redate...	Change the modification time of the selected plugin. If more than one plugin is selected, then all the plugins will have their modification times altered, with the first in the list being set to the specified time and the rest at one minute intervals from that time.
	Sort	Set the load order of the selected plugins starting at the lowest ordered mod, sorting them alphabetically.
	Revert To Backup	Reverts the selected plugin to the last backup made of it.
	Revert To First Backup	Reverts the selected plugin to the first backup made of it.
	Revert To Snapshot...	Reverts the selected plugin to a selected snapshot.
Groups	Export Group	Exports the selected plugin's groups to a CSV file as plugin name/groups pairs.
	Import Group	This will set the groups for selected mods as specified in a csv file (as created by the Export Groups command). If selected mods are not assigned a group in the file nothing happens.
	Edit Groups...	Add: add a new group to existing groups. Group names can be in Unicode.
		Rename: rename selected group. Mods that belong to it will have the group renamed.
		Remove: delete selected group. Deleting a group removes it from mods that belong to it.
		Refresh: pick up assigned groups and add them to the existing ones. Use it after importing groups from a file to update available groups.
		Sync: sync the list of available groups to the assigned ones - in other words delete unassigned groups.
		Default: reset the list of available groups to the default ones. This won't delete non default assigned groups. It's a feature. Use Refresh to pick up your groups and add them to the defaults.
	Groups Menu	Set a group for the selected plugin(s). Groups that are assigned to the selected plugins appear checked. They provide no automatic functionality, other than to place hidden plugins in group folders provided those folders already exist. Use them to group plugins together so you can disable or enable them at once, etc. Note to old timers: BALO has been removed taking balo groups for the ride - those of you who remember them, shed a tear goodbye.
Rating		A purely cosmetic feature, this allows you to assign different rating values to plugins.
Details...		Displays a list of the records in the selected plugin, similar to the Details view in the Construction Set.
List Masters...		Outputs a list of the selected plugin's masters.
Readme...		Attempts to open the selected plugin's associated readme in the Doc Browser.
List Bash Tags...		Outputs a BBCode-formatted list of all the Bash Tags applied to the selected plugin, and where/how the Bash Tags was specified. It can be useful for debugging a broken load order.
Create BOSS Report...		Outputs the plugin filename, CRC, and ITM/UDR count for easy reporting of the plugin to an official LOOT thread.
Copy Mod Info...		Outputs a report on the selected plugins(s) with the info from the currently displayed columns.
List Dependencies		Displays and copies to the clipboard a list of mods that have the currently selected mod as master. Active mods are prefixed with their load order while merged, imported and inactive mods are prefixed with `++`, `**` and `__` respectively.
Jump to installer		Jump to the installer of the selected mod, if the Installers tab is displayed and enabled and the plugin has an installer. You can Alt click on the mod to the same effect.
Disallow Ghosting		Displayed if a single plugin is selected. Don't ghost this plugin when it is inactive, even if Auto-Ghost is enabled. Will unghost a ghosted plugin if enabled.
Ghost/Unghost		Displayed if a single plugin is selected. Manually ghost/unghost this plugin (active ones can't be ghosted). Ghosting a plugin will clear its Disallow Ghosting flag (if set). This will survive autoGhost till next restart. If you want your changes to persist, mark the plugin as disallow ghosting.
Ghost		Displayed if multiple plugins are selected. Ghost selected plugins (no effect on active ones). Unghost all at once is on the todo list, if you wondered.
Ghosting	Allow Ghosting	Displayed if multiple plugins are selected. Unchecks Disallow Ghosting for the selected plugins.
	Disallow Ghosting	Displayed if multiple plugins are selected. Checks Disallow Ghosting for the selected plugins.
	Invert Ghosting	Displayed if multiple plugins are selected. Toggles the status of Disallow Ghosting for the selected plugins.
Mark Mergeable...		Scans the selected plugin(s) to determine if they are mergeable or not. Wrye Bash does this automatically, but this command reports why mods are unmergeable.
Mark Mergeable (CBash)...		Oblivion only. Does the same thing as Mark Mergeable..., but uses CBash to scan the plugins. A Bashed Patch built using CBash can merge more plugins, so the results between the two Mark Mergeable commands will differ.
Rebuild Patch...		Rebuild the selected Bashed Patch using the Python patcher.
Rebuild Patch (CBash Beta)...		Oblivion only. Rebuild the selected Bashed Patch using the CBash patcher.
List Patch Config...		Displays a summary of how the selected Bashed Patch is configured.
Export Patch Config...		Exports the configuration of the selected Bashed Patch to a file.
Export	Cell Block Info...	Oblivion only. Exports a list of cell block Editor IDs and their coordinates in the selected plugin to a CSV file.
	Editor Ids...	For advanced mod authors only. Exports the Editor IDs of the records in the selected plugin to a CSV file.
	Factions...	For advanced mod authors only. Exports the factions defined for actors in the selected plugin to a CSV file, which can be imported to a plugin or used in the Bashed Patch's Import Factions option.
	Names...	Exports the names of the objects in the selected plugin to a CSV file. All the records displayed in the Construction Set's Objects Window are supported - cells and dialogue are not. As well as being useful for the usual large-scale changes, this command is useful for translators. The CSV file can also be used in the Bashed Patch's Import Names option.
	NPC Levels...	For advanced mod authors only. Exports NPC level info from the selected plugin to a CSV file. Only NPCs which are dynamically levelled (ie. offset from the player's level) will be exported.
	Map Markers...	Oblivion only. Exports information about the map marker data in the plugin.
	Prices...	Exports the prices of objects in the selected plugin to a CSV file.
	Relations...	For advanced mod authors only. Exports the faction relationships in the selected plugin to a CSV file. This does not export race relationships. The CSV file can also be used in the Bashed Patch's Import Relations option.
	Ingredients...	Exports alchemy ingredient record data from the selected plugin to a CSV file.
	Scripts...	Exports the scripts in the selected plugin to a series of text files. The scripts may then be edited in the text files and re-imported. Warning: Do not change the first three lines of each text file exported when editing unless you know what you're doing.
	Sigil Stones...	Exports the stats of sigil stones from the selected plugin to a CSV file.
	Spells...	Exports spell stats in the selected plugin to a CSV file. The CSV file can also be used in the Bashed Patch's Import Stats option. There are two modes of export, Basic and Detailed. The spell stats exported in Basic mode are as follows. Form ID Editor ID Name Cost Level type Spell type In Detailed mode, all Basic stats are exported as well as a variety of flags and all the spell effects.
	Stats...	Exports stats for the following record types in the selected plugin to a CSV file. The CSV file can also be used in the Bashed Patch's Import Stats option. Ammunition Apparatus Armor Book Clothing Ingredient Key Light Misc. Item Sigil Stone Soulgem Weapon
Import	Editor Ids...	For advanced mod authors only. Imports the Editor IDs for records in the selected plugin from a CSV file. As well as updating the Editor IDs of records themselves, this also updates any Editor IDs referenced in normal (non quest stage or dialogue) scripts to reflect the changes. Note: You may have to recompile any altered scripts in the Construction Set. If you wish to update script references after the Editor IDs were changed, edit the CSV file and add another column after the eid column and give the old Editor IDs in the new column. E.g. `MISC Oblivion.esm 0x0123456 newEid oldEid`
	Factions...	For advanced mod authors only. Applies to the selected plugin the factions defined for actors in a CSV file previously exported using Wrye Bash.
	Names...	Imports names for objects from a CSV file (or other mod) into the selected plugin. Only records that already exist in the plugin will have their names changed, no records will be added.
	NPC Levels...	For advanced mod authors only. Imports NPC level info from a CSV file into the selected plugin. This does not affect Creature levels or leveled lists, nor does it affect the levels of NPCs in existing saves, for which Update NPC Levels must be used. As well as the format exported by Export NPC Levels, an older format is supported: The first column is the Form ID. This must not have been edited. The second column is the Editor ID, which is ignored on import. The next three columns are the levelling info. The last four columns are the original NPC levels from the game's master file. If the NPCs are mod-added, these will be blank. These columns are ignored on import.
	Map Markers...	Oblivion only. Imports map marker data from a CSV file into the selected plugin.
	Prices...	Imports the prices of objects from a CSV file (or other mod) into the selected plugin.
	Relations...	For advanced mod authors only. Imports faction relationships from a CSV file into the selected plugin.
	Ingredients...	Imports alchemy ingredient record data from a CSV file into the selected plugin.
	Scripts...	Imports scripts from a series of text files into the selected plugin. Note: You must recompile any altered or new scripts in the Construction Set.
	Sigil Stones...	Imports the stats of sigil stones from a CSV file into the selected plugin.
	Spells...	Imports spell stats from a CSV file into the selected plugin. Only records that exist in the plugin will have their spell stats change, no records will be added. The spell stats supported are those exported by Export Spell Stats..., and importing uses the same Basic and Detailed mode distinctions.
	Stats...	Imports stats from a CSV file into the selected plugin. Only records that exist in the plugin will have their stats change, no records will be added. The object stats supported are those exported by Export Stats....
	Face...	This command relates to Face Importing.
	FormIDs...	For advanced mod authors only. It is useful if you want to replace the records in one master with equivalent records in another master. This command replaces the Form IDs in a plugin according to a CSV file that acts as a Form ID mapper. An example of such a file is `Data\Bash Patches\TI to Cobl_Formids.csv`. The instructions below detail how to create a Form ID mapper. Use Export Editor Ids on both the plugin containing the Form IDs to be replaced and the plugin containing the replacement Form IDs. Combine the two CSV files produced into a CSV file with the following columns: Record type. This is ignored by Wrye Bash, but can be useful for reference. Old Mod. This supplies the first two digits in the old Form ID. Old Object. This supplies the rest of the old Form ID. Old Eid. The Editor ID for the old object. New Eid. The Editor ID for the new object. New Mod This supplies the first two digits in the new Form ID. New Object. This supplies the rest of the new Form ID. Note that if either of the new or old sides of a row are empty, the row will be skipped. Also, the new object does not have to be of the same type as the old object, but they should be compatible. Save the new CSV file so that its filename ends with Formids.csv. If you've completely swapped from one base plugin to another, you may wish to remove the old dependency. This can be done using TES4Edit's Clean Masters command or TES4Gecko's Edit Master List command. The former only removes totally unused masters while the latter can remove used masters with the appropriate cleanup, and is not an automated procedure. Note: You can also use TES4Edit to change the Form IDs using its Batch Change Referencing Records command together with the CSV file created. TES4Edit will also change the definition of a Form ID, rather than just any references to it, unlike Wrye Bash.
Mod Cleaning	Don't check against BOSS's dirty mod list	Overrides the setting in the column header context menu for the specific plugin(s) selected.
	Scan for Dirty Edits	Oblivion only. Scans the selected plugin for Identical To Master records and deleted references, outputting counts of the dirty edits found. The dirty edit counts may differ from the output provided by TES4Edit as that includes other "junk" records in the ITM count. Wrye Bash does not count these junk records as they are non-harmful.
	Scan for UDR	Skyrim only. Behaves as the above Scan for Dirty Edits, but only for deleted references.
	Remove World Orphans	Some plugins have a mild form of corruption where exterior cells of new worldspaces in an esp master of the plugin are included in the plugin even if they are not edited, but the parent worldspace is not included, creating "orphaned" cells. This command removes these "orphans".
	Nvidia Fog Fix	Systems with Nvidia graphics cards can suffer a black screen bug when interior cell fog distances are set to 0. This command scans the selected plugin(s) and sets any zero-valued fog distances to 0.001. It is advised that mod authors use this on their mods before release.
	Undelete Refs	This is an experimental feature for advanced mod authors. If you're trying to undelete references, you should probably use TES4Edit instead. Deleted references can cause crashes. This command undeletes references and disables them instead. However, the undeleted reference does not contain the missing data caused by deletion. TES4Edit can add this data back in.
Add Master...		Note: Currently Disabled. Adds specified master to the list of masters for the selected plugin, thus ceding ownership of new content of this mod to the new master. Useful for splitting mods into esm/esp pairs. Warning: For advanced mod authors only. You should only use this if you know exactly what you're doing: adding a master through Bash does not update record FormIDs, so new content added by the mod will now seem added by the mod's new master (the "cedes ownership" part above) - resulting in the mod marked as mergeable - info from Arthmoor and Lojack here: Wrye Bash - Thread #105, post #80 see previous posts for the confusion that this might cause. As Lojack points out if you're doing that sort of low level adding of masters, you should be using xEdit.
Copy To Esm/Esp		Creates a .esp copy of a .esm or vice versa.
Decompile All		Undoes the effect of a Compile All performed in the Construction Set. It will not do anything to the game's master file.
Esmify/Espify Self		The distinction between esp and esm plugins is not dependent on their file extensions, but on a bit in the file. This command toggles this bit so that .esp files behave as .esm files and vice versa. It is useful for creating and editing plugins with .esp files as masters, which cannot be done in the Construction Set otherwise. Esm files cannot be edited in the Construction Set as esp files, so this command is disabled for them. NB: the file extension won't change and this is used by Bash so do not mess with it. Warning: Make sure to toggle any plugins back before playing the game, otherwise savegames will get confused, possibly causing bugs and corruption. To toggle the masters back use the same command on the plugin which should now be named Espify Self.
Esmify/Espify Masters		This works as Esmify/Espify Self does, but toggles a plugin's masters rather than the plugin itself. The load order of plugins will change to reflect their new status but since the modification time won't change they will revert back to their original positions for modification time based load orders. Be sure to backup your load order for Skyrim.
Version 0.8		Resets the file version number of the selected plugin so that it can be edited in an older version of the Construction Set, which is required when making certain changes due to bugs in the latest Construction Set. Warning: It is possible that this may cause data loss.

Mod's Masters List Column Header Context Menu
Command		Description
Sort By		This submenu allows you to choose by which column the masters list is sorted. This is equivalent to clicking on a column header.
Allow editing		Allow (or disallow) editing of the masters list. Enables (or disables) the items' context menu entries.
Clear Renames		Clear internal Bash renames dictionary

Mod's Masters List Items Context Menu
Command		Description
Change To...		Rename a master by selecting the desired replacement esp/esm from the mods directory. It will add the plugin to the internal renames dictionary of Bash and bold it on any master list that it appears. Hit Save to edit the selected file permanently. Equivalent to left clicking the selected master for a second time, just allows you to select the mod from the Data directory instead of entering the name manually. Note that you should only do this if the new name is a new version of the same mod. Replacing a mod with an unrelated mod will cause file corruption.

Advanced Bashed Patch Back to top

You can have multiple Bashed Patches, though one is generally enough per save profile or character. The only requirement for Wrye Bash recognising a plugin as a Bashed Patch is that its Author field is set to BASHED PATCH, so you can name a Bashed Patch whatever you want.

Viewing & Editing The Bashed Patch Back to top

As the Bashed Patch commonly has .esp files as masters, viewing and editing it can be more complicated than for the average plugin. If you wish to view its contents, it is easiest to use TES4Edit, which can also be used to edit most types of data in plugins. To edit it using the Construction Set or Creation Kit (required when editing scripts), you'll need to first use the Esmify Masters command on it. Be sure to use Espify Masters before attempting to play the game.

Bash Tags Back to top

Wrye Bash uses a tagging system to determine what mods can and should have which records available for importing into the Bashed Patch. These Bash Tags are specified by mod authors in the header descriptions of their plugins, or are applied using data from LOOT's masterlist and userlist files. In decreasing priority the Bash tags sources are:

Manual Bash tags set by user in the Bash mod list
Header of ESP or ESM file (also can be edited in bash)
userlist.yaml (LOOT)
masterlist.yaml (LOOT)
taglist.yaml (LOOT)

Bash comes with the LOOT API Python Module bundled, currently version 1.2.0. It will try and parse the masterlist and userlist files, if it finds them in C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\LOOT\GAME directory. If that fails (the files are not there or come from a different LOOT version than the one Bash bundles) it will fallback to the Mopy\Bash Patches\GAME\taglist.yaml file, also bundled, keep it there. For userlist and masterlist relative priority and role see the LOOT docs.

Bash Tags may also be set manually, by right-clicking a plugin's Bash Tags field in the Mods Tab sidebar and checking or unchecking tags in the list displayed. If you wish to revert to automatic tagging, choose Automatic in the right-click list. If you are a mod author, you may wish to use Copy to Description for your mod's plugins before releasing it to ensure that users have the tags applied automatically.

Note: A Bash Tag should only be applied when it is important that the plugin's change to whatever the Tag relates to is preserved. If a change your plugin makes is not important to the functioning of your mod, do not add a Bash Tag for it. Doing otherwise negates the purpose of the Bash Tag system.

Wrye Bash Supported Games: TESIV: Oblivion, TESV: Skyrim, TESV: Skyrim SE, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4.

Note: Not all record types or bash tags are available/supported for each game.

Special Function Bash Tags
Tag	Used When The Mod	Specific Record Types/Changes Supported
Deactivate	Should be deactivated.	N/A
Filter	Does not require all its masters to be installed to function. See the Merge Filtering section for more information.	N/A
IIM	Is to be used in Item Interchange Mode. See the Item Interchange Mode section for more information.	N/A
InventOnly	Deprecated. Use Invent in conjunction with IIM instead.	N/A
Merge	Obsolete. This tag is ignored.	N/A
MustBeActiveIfImported	Must be active to function correctly even if it is imported into the Bashed Patch. Currently this tags only function is that Bash won't ask to deactivate the plugin.	N/A
NoMerge	Should not be merged even though it is technically mergeable.	N/A

Common Bash Tags
Tag	Used When The Mod	Specific Record Types/Changes Supported
C.Acoustic	Modifies cell Acoustic Space.	The Acoustic Space (XCAS) subrecord in Cell (CELL) records. Not Available for Oblivion, Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.Climate	Modifies (CELL) cell climates.	The following subrecords: Oblivion, Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas only. (XCCM) Climate (DATA - flags) Behave Like Exterior Skyrim. (XCCM) Sky/Weather from Region (DATA - flags) Show Sky Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.Encounter	Modifies cell Encounter Zone.	The Encounter Zone (XEZN) subrecord in Cell (CELL) records. Not Available for Oblivion, Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.ForceHideLand	Modifies cell Force Hide Land flags.	The Force Hide Land flags field in the Grid (XCLC) subrecord in Cell (CELL) records. Available for Skyrim and Skyrim: Special Edition Only.
C.ImageSpace	Modifies cell ImageSpace.	The Image Space (XCIM) subrecord in Cell (CELL) records. Not Available for Oblivion, Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.Light	Modifies (CELL) cell lighting or fog.	The following subrecords: (XCLL) lighting Ambient Color Directional Color Fog Color Fog Near Fog Far Fog Clip Dist Fog Power — Not Available for Oblivion. Directional Rotation XY Directional Rotation Z Directional Fade Ambient Colors — Skyrim only. Ambient Colors Directional — Skyrim only. Ambient Colors Specular — Skyrim only. Ambient Colors Scale — Skyrim only. Fog Color Far — Skyrim only. Fog Max — Skyrim only. Light Fade Begin — Skyrim only. Light Fade End — Skyrim only. Inherits — Skyrim only. Light Template — Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas only. (LTMP) Template. (LNAM) Inherits (LTMP) Lighting Template. — Skyrim only. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.LockList	Modifies cell lock list.	The lock list (XILL) subrecord in cell (CELL) records. Available for Skyrim and Skyrim: Special Edition Only.
C.Location	Modifies cell Location.	The Location (XLCN) subrecord in Cell (CELL) records. Available for Skyrim Only.
C.Music	Modifies (CELL) cell music type.	The following subrecords: (XCMT) Music — Oblivion Only (XCMO) Music — Skyrim, Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas only. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.Name	Modifies cell names.	The (FULL) - Name subrecord in Cell (CELL) records. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.Owner	Modifies Cell Ownership.	The following Cell (CELL) subrecords: Ownership (XOWN) Owner (XRNK) Rank (XGLB) Global variable — Oblivion Only (DATA - flags) Public place Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.RecordFlags	Modifies the off-limits or dangerous flags.	Any Cell (CELL) record flags not covered by the other Cell-related Bash Tags. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
C.Regions	Modifies the Cells Region subrecord.	Any (XCLR) subrecord of the Cell (CELL) record. Available for Oblivion, Skyrim and Skyrim: Special Edition Only.
C.SkyLighting	Modifies Use Sky Lighting cell flag.	(DATA - Flags) Use Sky Lighting Available for Skyrim Only.
C.Water	Modifies cell water type or level.	The following Cell (CELL) subrecords: (XCWT) Water (XCLW) Water height (DATA - flags) Has water (XNAM) Water Noise Texture — Not Available for Oblivion. (XWEN) Water Environment Map — Skyrim Only Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
Delev	Deletes entries from Leveled Lists.	Removal of a (LVLO) Level List Entry from the following records: (LVLC) Leveled Creature — Oblivion, Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas only. (LVLI) Leveled Item (LVLN) Leveled NPC — Not Available for Oblivion. (LVSP) Leveled SPELL — Oblivion, Skyrim & Skyrim: Special Edition only.
Factions	Changes Creature or Non-Player Character factions.	Addition or removal of a faction, or change of faction rank in Non-Player Character (NPC_) or Creature (CREA) records. Factions (SNAM) Faction (SNAM) Faction - Rank Oblivion, Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas only.
Graphics	Is a graphics replacer.	The following subrecords: See game specific sections below for record types. Oblivion Graphics section for more information. Fallout 3 Graphics section for more information. Fallout:New Vegas Graphics section for more information. Skyrim Graphics section for more information. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
Invent	Changes inventories.	Addition, removal or change in count/number of an item in records: (CONT) Container (CREA) Creature — Oblivion, Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas only. (NPC_) Non-Player Character Not Available for Fallout 4.
Names	Changes the names of things.	The following subrecords: See game specific sections below for record types. Oblivion Names section for more information. Fallout 3 Names section for more information. Fallout:New Vegas Names section for more information. Skyrim Names section for more information. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
Relations	Changes faction relationships.	Adds, Removes or Modifies the (XNAM) Relation subrecord of Relations in Faction (FACT) records. Faction Modifier Not Available for Skyrim, Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
Relev	Re-levels leveled list entries.	Changes to the Level or Count of a (LVLO) leveled list entry in: (LVLC) Leveled Creature — Oblivion, Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas only. (LVLI) Leveled Item (LVLN) Leveled NPC — Not Available in Oblivion. (LVSP) Leveled SPELL — Oblivion, Skyrim & Skyrim: Special Edition only.
Sound	Replaces sounds.	The following subrecords: See game specific sections below for record types. Oblivion Sound section for more information. Fallout 3 Sound section for more information. Fallout:New Vegas Sound section for more information. Skyrim Sound section for more information. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.
Stats	Modifies the Stats of items and Objects.	The following subrecords: See game specific sections below for record types. Oblivion Stats section for more information. Fallout 3 Stats section for more information. Fallout:New Vegas Stats section for more information. Skyrim Stats section for more information. Not Available for Skyrim: Special Edition OR Fallout 4.

Bash Tags Available For Oblivion
Tag	Used When The Mod	Specific Record Types/Changes Supported
Actors.ACBS	Modifies the (ACBS) Configuration subrecord of: (NPC_) Non-Player Character (CREA) Creature	Changes to the following subrecords in (ACBS) - Configuration: Base spell points Fatigue Barter Gold Level (Offset) Calc min Calc max (NPC_) Flags: Female, Essential, Respawn, Auto-calc stats, PC Level Offset, No Low Level Processing, No Rumors, Summonable, No Persuasion, Can Corpse Check. (CREA) Flags: Biped, Essential, Weapon & Shield, Respawn, Swims, Flies, Walks, PC Level Offset, No Low level Processing, No Blood Spray, No Decal Blood, No Head, No Right Arm, No Left Arm, No Combat in Water, No Shadow, No Corpse Check.
Actors.AIData	Modifies the AI Data of: (NPC_) Non-Player Character (CREA) Creature	The following subrecords: (AIDT) AI Data Aggression Confidence Energy level Responsibility Buys/Sells and Services Teaches Maximum Training level
Actors.AIPackages	Modifies AI packages lists of Creatures or NPCs.	Addition or removal of an (PKID) AI Package in the AI Packages subrecord.
Actors.AIPackagesForceAdd	Adds to creature or NPC AI package list. This tag forces the addition of packages even if they are removed by later-loading plugins tagged with Actors.AIPackages.	Addition of an (PKID) AI Package in the AI Packages subrecord.
Actors.Anims	Modifies Creature or NPC special animations lists.	Modification of the Animations (KFFZ) subrecord.
Actors.CombatStyle	Modifies Creature or NPC assigned combat styles.	Modification of the Combat Style (ZNAM) subrecord.
Actors.DeathItem	Modifies Creature or NPC death items.	Modification of the Death Items (INAM) subrecord.
Actors.Skeleton	Modifies Creature or NPC skeletons.	The following NPC (NPC_) or Creature (CREA) subrecords: (MODL) Model filename. (MODB) Bound Radius. (MODT) Texture Files Hashes.
Actors.Spells	Modifies the Spells list of (NPC_) Non-Player Character or (CREA) Creature.	Addition or removal of (SPLO) Spell to the Spells list.
Actors.SpellsForceAdd	Modifies Creature or Non-Player Character spell lists. This tag forces the addition of spells even if they are removed by other plugins tagged with Actors.Spells.	Addition of (SPLO) Spell to the Spells list.
Actors.Stats	Modifies Creature or Non-Player Character stats.	The following subrecords: Creature Data Combat Skill, Magic Skill, Stealth Skill, Soul, Health, Attack, Damage, Strength, Intelligence, Willpower, Agility, Speed, Endurance, Personality, Luck. NPC Stats Armorer, Athletics, Blades, Block, Blunt, Hand to Hand, Heavy Armor, Alchemy, Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Illusion, Mysticism, Restoration, Acrobatics, Light Armor, Marksman, Mercantile, Security, Sneak, Speechcraft, Health, Strength, Intelligence, Willpower, Agility, Speed, Endurance, Personality, Luck.
Body-F	Modifies female body mesh/texture definitions in (RACE) Race record.	Changes to the following subrecords: Female Body Data Model Parts
Body-M	Modifies male body mesh/texture definitions in (RACE) Race record.	Changes to the following subrecords: Male Body Data Model Parts
Body-Size-F	Modifies female body weight/height definitions (RACE) Race record.	Changes to the following subrecords: (DATA): Female height (DATA): Female weight
Body-Size-M	Modifies male body weight/height definitions (RACE) Race record.	Changes to the following subrecords: (DATA): Male height (DATA): Male weight
Creatures.Blood	Modifies the creature blood subrecords.	The following Creature (CREA) subrecords: (NAM0) Blood spray (NAM1) Blood decal
Eyes	Adds eyes to races.	The Eyes (ENAM) subrecord of Race (RACE) records.
Graphics	Is a graphics replacer.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: Model (ALCH) Potion: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (AMMO) Ammunition: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (ARMO) Armor: (BMDT) Biped Data Male Biped model Male World model (ICON) Male Icon filename Female Biped model Female World model (ICO2) Female Icon filename (BOOK) Book: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (BSGN) Birthsign: (ICON) Icon filename (CLAS) Class: (ICON) Icon filename (CLOT) Clothing: See Armor entry above. (CREA) Creature: Model, (NIFZ) Models (DOOR) Door: Model (EFSH) Effect Shader: (ICON) Fill Texture (ICO2) Particle Shader Texture (DATA) Flags Membrane Shader Fill/Texture Effect Edge Effect Particle Shader Color Key (FLOR) Flora: Model (FURN) Furniture: Model (GRAS) Grass: Model (INGR) Ingredient: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (KEYM) Key: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (LIGH) Light (ICON) Icon filename, Model (LSCR) Load Screen: (ICON) Icon filename (LTEX) Landscape Texture: (ICON) Icon filename (MGEF) Magic Effect: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (MISC) Misc. Item: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (REGN) Region: (ICON) Icon filename (SGST) Sigil Stone: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (SLGM) Soul Gem: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (STAT) Static: Model (TREE) Tree: (ICON) Icon filename, Model (WEAP) Weapon: (ICON) Icon filename, Model
Hair	Adds hairs to races.	The Hairs (HNAM) subrecord of Race (RACE) records.
Names	Changes the names of things.	The Name (FULL) subrecord in the following record types: (ALCH) Potion (AMMO) Ammunition (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus (ARMO) Armor (BOOK) Book (BSGN) Birthsign (CLAS) Class (CLOT) Clothing (CONT) Container (CREA) Creature (DOOR) Door (EYES) Eyes (FACT) Faction (FLOR) Flora (HAIR) Hair (INGR) Ingredient (KEYM) Key (LIGH) Light (MISC) Misc. Item (NPC_) Non-Player Character (RACE) Race (SGST) Sigil Stone (SLGM) Soul Gem (WEAP) Weapon
NpcFaces	Modifies Non-Player Character faces.	The following Non-Player Character (NPC_) subrecords: FaceGen Data (FGGS) FaceGen Geometry-Symmetric (FGGA) FaceGen Geometry-Asymmetric (FGTS) FaceGen Texture-Symmetry (ENAM) Eyes (HNAM) Hair (LNAM) Hair length (HCLR) Hair colour (FNAM) Unknown
NpcFacesForceFullImport	Modifies Non-Player Character faces, and you wish to import the unmodified subrecords as well as the modified subrecords.	See NpcFaces for the list of supported subrecords.
NPC.Class	Changes the classes of Non-Player Character.	The Class (CNAM) subrecord of Non-Player Character (NPC_) records.
Npc.EyesOnly	Modifies Non-Player Character eyes.	The Eyes (ENAM) subrecord of Non-Player Character (NPC_) records.
Npc.HairOnly	Modifies Non-Player Character hair.	The Hair (HNAM) subrecord of Non-Player Character (NPC_) records.
NPC.Race	Modifies Non-Player Character races.	The Race (RNAM) subrecord of Non-Player Character (NPC_) records.
Roads	Modifies road records.	The Road (ROAD) subrecord of Worldspace (WRLD) records.
R.AddSpells	Adds spells to racial spell list(s). Either R.ChangeSpells or R.AddSpells should be used for a plugin, not both.	Additions to the spell list of Race (RACE) records.
R.Attributes-F	Modifies racial attributes for females.	The following Race (RACE) subrecords (ATTR) Base Attributes: Female strength Female intelligence Female willpower Female agility Female speed Female endurance Female personality Female luck
R.Attributes-M	Modifies racial attributes for males.	The following Race (RACE) subrecords (ATTR) Base Attributes: Male strength Male intelligence Male willpower Male agility Male speed Male endurance Male personality Male luck
R.ChangeSpells	Modifies racial spell list(s) (beyond adding spells). Either R.ChangeSpells or R.AddSpells should be used for a plugin, not both.	Additions or removals to the spell list (SPLO) of Race (RACE) records.
R.Description	Modifies race descriptions.	The Description (DESC) subrecord of Race (RACE) records.
R.Ears	Modifies race ears.	The following Race (RACE) subrecords: Face Data Part: Ear (Male) (1) (MODL) Model filename (MODB) Bound radius (ICON) Icon filename Face Data Part: Ear (Female) (2) (MODL) Model filename (MODB) Bound radius (ICON) Icon filename
R.Head	Modifies race heads.	The following Race (RACE) subrecords: Face Data Part: Head (0) (MODL) Model filename (MODB) Bound radius (ICON) Icon filename FaceGen Data (FGGS) Geometry-Symmetric (FGGA) Geometry-Asymmetric (FGTS) Texture-Symmetry
R.Mouth	Modifies race mouths.	The following Race (RACE) subrecords: Face Data Part: Mouth (3) (MODL) Model filename (MODB) Bound radius (ICON) Icon filename Face Data Part: Tongue (6) (MODL) Model filename (MODB) Bound radius (ICON) Icon filename
R.Relations	Modifies race relationships.	The faction list (XNAM) of Race (RACE) records.
R.Skills	Modifies race skill bonuses.	The skill boosts (DATA) of Race (RACE) records.
R.Teeth	Modifies race upper or lower teeth.	The following Race (RACE) subrecords: Face Data Part: Teeth (Lower) (4) (MODL) Model filename (MODB) Bound radius (ICON) Icon filename Face Data Part: Teeth (Upper) (5) (MODL) Model filename (MODB) Bound radius (ICON) Icon filename
ScriptContents	Should not be used. Can cause serious issues.	N/A
Scripts	Modifies item, NPC or object scripts.	The Script (SCRI) subrecord in the following record types: (ACTI) Activator (ALCH) Potion (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus (ARMO) Armor (BOOK) BooK (CLOT) Clothing (CONT) Container (CREA) Creature (DOOR) Door (FLOR) Flora (FURN) Furniture (INGR) Ingredient (KEYM) Key (LIGH) Light (LVLC) Leveled Creature (MISC) Misc.Item (NPC_) Non-Player Character (QUST) Quest (SGST) Sigil Stone (SLGM) Soul Gem (WEAP) Weapon
Sound	Replaces sounds.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: (SNAM) Sound (CONT) Container: (SNAM) Open sound, (QNAM) Close sound. (CREA) Creature: (WNAM) Foot Weight , (CSCR) Inherits Sounds, Sound Types. (DOOR) Door: (SNAM) Open Sound, (ANAM) Close Sound, (BNAM) Loop Sound. (LIGH) Light: (SNAM) - Sound (MGEF) Magic Effect: (DATA) Casting sound, (DATA)Bolt sound, (DATA)Hit sound, (DATA)Area Sound. (SOUN) Sound: (FNAM) Sound File Name, (SNDX) - Sound Data. (WATR) Water: (SNAM) - Sound (WTHR) Weather: Sounds (SNAM) - Sound
SpellStats	Modifies spell stats.	The following Spell (SPEL) subrecords: Name (FULL) Cost Level type Spell type
Stats	Modifies item stats.	The following subrecords: (ALCH) Potion: Weight, value. (AMMO) Ammunition: Weight, value, damage, speed, enchantment points (ANAM). (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus: Weight, value, quality. (ARMO) Armor: Weight, value, health, strength (BOOK) Book: Weight, value, enchantment points (ANAM). (CLOT) Clothing: Weight, value, enchantment points (ANAM). (INGR) Ingredient: Weight, value. (KEYM) Key: Weight, value. (LIGH) Light: Weight, value, duration. (MISC) Misc. Item: Weight, value. (SGST) Sigil Stone: Weight, value, uses. (WEAP) Weapon: Weight, value, health, damage, speed, reach, enchantment points (ANAM).
Voice-F	Modifies female voice definitions.	The male voice (VNAM) of Race (RACE) records.
Voice-M	Modifies male voice definitions.	The female voice (VNAM) of Race (RACE) records.

Bash Tags details for Fallout 3
Tag	Used When The Mod	Specific Record Types/Changes Supported
Deflst	Removes entries from the FormID List (FLST) record.	Removal of FormID from (FLST) FormID List record: FormIDs (LNAM) FormID
Destructible	Modifies destructible records.	The Destructible subrecord in the following record types: (ACTI) Activator (ALCH) Ingestible (AMMO) Ammunition (ARMO) Armor (BOOK) Book (CONT) Container (CREA) Creature (DOOR) Door (FURN) Furniture (KEYM) Key (LIGH) Light (MISC) Misc. Item (MSTT) Moveable Static (NPC_) Non Playable Character (PROJ) Projectile (TACT) Talking Activator (TERM) Terminal (WEAP) Weapon
Graphics	Is a graphics replacer.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: (MODL) Model (ALCH) Ingredient: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (AMMO) Ammunition: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (ARMA) Armor Addon: Male Biped Model (MODL). Male World Model (MOD2). Male Icon Filename (ICON). Female Biped Model (MOD3). Female World Model (MOD4). Female Icon 2 Filename (ICO2). (ARMO) Armor: Male Biped Model (MODL). Male World Model (MOD2). Male Icon Filename (ICON). Female Biped Model (MOD3). Female World Model (MOD4). Female Icon 2 Filename (ICO2). Object Effect (EITM) (BOOK) Book: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (CLAS) Class: (ICON) Icon (CREA) Creature: (NIFZ) Model list (NIFT) Texture file hashes (EITM) Unarmed Attck effect (DOOR) Door: (MODL) Model (EFSH) Effect Shader: (DATA) All (EXPL) Explosion: (MODL) Model (EITM) Object Effect (FURN) Furniture: (MODL) Model (GRAS) Grass: (MODL) Model (INGR) Ingredient: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (KEYM) Key: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (LIGH) Light: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (LSCR) Load Screen: (ICON) Icon (LTEX) Landscape Texture: (ICON) Icon (MGEF) Base Effect: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (MISC) Misc. Item: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (NPC_) Non-Player Character: (EITM) Unnarmed Attack Effect (STAT) Static: (MODL) Model (TREE) Tree: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (WEAP) Weapon: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (EITM) Object Effect
Names	Changes the names of things.	The Name (FULL) subrecord in the following record types: (ACTI) Activator (ALCH) Ingestible (AMMO) Ammunition (ARMO) Armor (BOOK) Book (CLAS) Class (CONT) Container (CREA) Creature (DOOR) Door (EYES) Eyes (FACT) Faction (HAIR) Hair (INGR) Ingredient (KEYM) Key (LIGH) Light (MISC) Misc. Item (NOTE) Note (NPC_) Non-Player Character (RACE) Race (SPEL) Actor Effect (TACT) Talking Activator (TERM) Terminal (WEAP) Weapon
Sound	Replaces sounds.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: (SNAM) Sound - Looping (VNAM) Sound - Activation (ADDN) Addon Node: (SNAM) Sound (ALCH) Ingestible: (ZNAM) Sound - Drop (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ENIT) Sound - Consume (ASPC) Acoustic Space: (SNAM) Sound - Looping (RDAT) Use Sound from region (Interiors Only) (CONT) Container: (SNAM) Sound - Open (QNAM) Sound - Close (CREA) Creature: (WNAM) Foot Weight (CSCR) Inherits sound from Sounds (CSDT) Sound Type (CSDI) Sound (CSDC) Sound Chance (DOOR) Door: (SNAM) Sound Open (ANAM) Sound Close (BNAM) Sound Looping (EXPL) Explosion: DATA Sound Level Sound 1 Sound 2 (IPCT) Impact: (DATA) Sound Level (SNAM) Sound 1 (NAM1) Sound 2 (LIGH) Light: (SNAM) Sound (MGEF) Base Effect: DATA Effect Sound Bolt Sound Hit Sound Area Sound (PROJ) Projectile: DATA Sound Sound - Countdown Sound - Disable Sound - Level (SOUN) Sound: (FNAM) Sound Filename (SNDD) Sound Data (TACT) Talking Activator: (SNAM) Sound (WATR) Water: (SNAM) Sound (WEAP) Weapon: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Drop (SNAM) Sound - Gun - Shoot 3D (XNAM) Sound - Gun - Shoot 2D (NAM7) Sound - Gun - Shoot 3D Looping (TNAM) Sound - Melee - Swing/Gun - No ammo (NAM6) Sound - Block (UNAM) Sound - Idle (NAM9) Sound - Equip (VNAM) Sound Level (WTHR) Weather: Sounds (SNAM) Sound Sound Type
Stats	Modifies item stats.	The following subrecords: (ALCH) Ingestible: (DATA) Weight (ENIT) Value (AMMO) Ammunition: (DATA) Value (DATA) Speed (DATA) Clip Rounds (ARMA) Armor Addon: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (DATA) Max Condition (DNAM) AR (ARMO) Armor: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (DATA) Max Condition (DNAM) AR (BOOK) Book: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (INGR) Ingredient: (DATA) Weight (ENIT) Value (KEYM) Key: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (LIGH) Light: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (DATA) Time (MISC) Misc. Item: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (WEAP) Weapon: (DATA) - Weight Value Health Base Damage Clip Size (DNAM) Animation multiplier Reach Ammo Use Min Spread Spread Sight FOV Base VATS To-Hit Chance Projectile Count Min Range Max Range Animation Attack Multiplier Fire Rate Override - Action Points Rumble - Left Motor Strength Rumble - Right Motor Strength Rumble - Duration Override - Damage to Weapon Mult Attack Shots/Sec Reload Time Jam Time Aim Arc Rumble - Wavelength Limb Dmg Mult Sight Usage Semi-Automatic Fire Delay Min Semi-Automatic Fire Delay Max (CRDT) Critical Data Critical Damage Crit % Mult

Bash Tags details for Fallout: New Vegas
Tag	Used When The Mod	Specific Record Types/Changes Supported
Deflst	Removes entries from the FormID List (FLST) record.	Removal of FormID from the following subrecords: FormIDs (LNAM) FormID
Destructible	Modifies destructible records.	The Destructible subrecord in the following record types: (ACTI) Activator (ALCH) Ingestible (AMMO) Ammunition (ARMO) Armor (BOOK) Book (CHIP) Casino Chip (CONT) Container (CREA) Creature (DOOR) Door (FURN) Furniture (IMOD) Item Mod (KEYM) Key (LIGH) Light (MISC) Misc. Item (MSTT) Moveable Static (PROJ) Projectile (TACT) Talking Activator (TERM) Terminal (WEAP) Weapon
Graphics	Is a graphics replacer.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: (MODL) Model (ALCH) Ingredient: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (AMMO) Ammunition: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (ARMA) Armor Addon: Male Biped Model (MODL). Male World Model (MOD2). Male Icon Filename (ICON). Female Biped Model (MOD3). Female World Model (MOD4). Female Icon 2 Filename (ICO2). (ARMO) Armor: Male Biped Model (MODL). Male World Model (MOD2). Male Icon Filename (ICON). Female Biped Model (MOD3). Female World Model (MOD4). Female Icon 2 Filename (ICO2). Object Effect (EITM) (BOOK) Book: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (BPTD) Body Part Data: (MODL) Model (CCRD) Caravan Card: (ICON) Icon (MODL) Model High Rez Image - Face High Rez Image - Back (CHIP) Casino Chip: (ICON) Icon (MODL) Model (CLAS) Class: (ICON) Icon (CMNY) Caravan Money: (ICON) Icon (MODL) Model (CREA) Creature: (NIFZ) Model list (NIFT) Texture file hashes (EITM) Unarmed Attck effect (CSNO) Casino: (MODL) Casino Chip Models (MODL) Slot Machine Model (MOD3) Blackjack Table Model. (MOD4) Roulette Table Model. Slot Reel Textures Blackjack Decks (DOOR) Door: (MODL) Model (EFSH) Effect Shader: (ICO2) Particle Shader Texture (ICON) Fill Texture (DATA) All (EXPL) Explosion: (MODL) Model (EITM) Object Effect (MNAM) Image Space Modifier (DATA) Light (DATA) Image DataSet (INAM) Placed Impact Object (FURN) Furniture: (MODL) Model (GRAS) Grass: (MODL) Model (HDPT) Head Part: (MODL) Model (IMOD) Item Mod: (ICON) Icon (MODL) Model (INGR) Ingredient: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (IPCT) Impact: (MODL) Model (DATA) Effect Duration (DATA) Effect Orientation (DATA) Angle Threshold (DATA) Placement Radius (DATA) Flag - No Decal Data (DODT) Decal Data Min Width Max Width Min Height Max Height Depth Shininess Parallax Scale Parallax Passes Decal Flags Parallax Alpha - Blending Alpha - Testing Color Red Green Blue (DNAM) Texture Set (IPDS) Impact Dataset: (DATA) Impacts Stone Dirt Grass Glass Metal Wood Organic Cloth Water Hollow Metal Organic Bug Organic Glow (KEYM) Key: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (LIGH) Light: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (LSCR) Load Screen: (ICON) Icon (LTEX) Landscape Texture: (ICON) Icon (MGEF) Base Effect: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (MICN) Menu Icon: (ICON) Icon (MISC) Misc. Item: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (MSTT) Movable Static: (MODL) Model (NOTE) Note: (ICON) Icon (MODL) Model (XNAM) Texture (NPC_) Non-Player Character: (EITM) Unnarmed Attack Effect (PROJ) Projectile: (MODL) Model (PWAT) Placeable Water: (MODL) Model (REPU) Reputation: (ICON) Icon (STAT) Static: (MODL) Model (TACT) Talking Activator: (MODL) Model (TERM) Terminal: (MODL) Model (TREE) Tree: (ICON) Icon (MODL) Model (TXST) Texture Set: (TX00) Base Image/Transparency (TX01) Normal Map/Specular (TX02) Environment Map Mask (TX03) Glow Map (TX04) Parallax Map (TX05) Environment Map (DNAM) Flag - No Decal Data (DATA) Flag - No Decal Data (DODT) Decal Data Min Width Max Width Min Height Max Height Depth Shininess Parallax Scale Parallax Passes Decal Flags Parallax Alpha - Blending Alpha - Testing Color Red Green Blue (WEAP) Weapon: (MODL) Model (ICON) Icon (MOD2) Shell Casing Model (MOD3) Scope Model (MOD4) World Model (WNAM) First Person Model (DNAM) Animation Type (DNAM) Grip Animation (DNAM) Reload Animation (MWD1-7) Model mod (WNM1-7) First Person Model mod (EITM) Object Effect
Names	Changes the names of things.	The Name (FULL) subrecord in the following record types: (ACTI) Activator (ALCH) Ingestible (AMMO) Ammunition (ARMO) Armor (BOOK) Book (CCRD) Caravan Card (CHIP) Casino Chip (CLAS) Class (CMNY) Caravan Money (CONT) Container (CREA) Creature (CSNO) Casino (DOOR) Door (EYES) Eyes (FACT) Faction (HAIR) Hair (IMOD) Item Mod (INGR) Ingredient (KEYM) Key (LIGH) Light (MISC) Misc. Item (NOTE) Note (NPC_) Non-Player Character (RACE) Race (RCCT) Recipe Category (RCPE) Recipe (REPU) Reputation (SPEL) Actor Effect (TACT) Talking Activator (TERM) Terminal (WEAP) Weapon
Sound	Replaces sounds.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: (SNAM) Sound - Looping (VNAM) Sound - Activation (ADDN) Addon Node: (SNAM) Sound (ALCH) Ingestible: (ZNAM) Sound - Drop (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ENIT) Sound - Consume (ASPC) Acoustic Space: (SNAM) Sound - Looping (RDAT) Use Sound from region (Interiors Only) (CONT) Container: (SNAM) Sound - Open (QNAM) Sound - Close (RNAM) Sound - Random/Looping (CREA) Creature: (WNAM) Foot Weight (CSCR) Inherits sound from Sounds (CSDT) Sound Type (CSDI) Sound (CSDC) Sound Chance (DOOR) Door: (SNAM) Sound Open (ANAM) Sound Close (BNAM) Sound Looping (LIGH) Light: (SNAM) Sound (MGEF) Base Effect: (DATA) Effect Sound Bolt Sound Hit Sound Area Sound (SOUN) Sound: (FNAM) Sound Filename (SNDD) Sound Data (WATR) Water: (SNAM) Sound (WEAP) Weapon: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Drop (SNAM) Sound - Gun - Shoot 3D (XNAM) Sound - Gun - Shoot 2D (NAM7) Sound - Gun - Shoot 3D Looping (TNAM) Sound - Melee - Swing/Gun - No ammo (NAM6) Sound - Block (UNAM) Sound - Idle (NAM9) Sound - Equip (NAM8) Sound - Unequip (WMS1) Sound - Mod1 - Shoot 3D (WMS2) Sound - Mod1 - Shoot 2D (VNAM) Sound Level (WTHR) Weather: Sounds (SNAM) Sound Sound Type
Stats	Modifies item stats.	The following subrecords: (ALCH) Ingestible: (DATA) Weight (ENIT) Value (AMMO) Ammunition: (DATA) Value (DATA) Speed (DATA) Clip Rounds (DAT2) Proj. per shot (DAT2) Weight (ARMA) Armor Addon: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (DATA) Max Condition (DNAM) AR (DNAM) DT (ARMO) Armor: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (DATA) Max Condition (DNAM) AR (DNAM) DT (BOOK) Book: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (INGR) Ingredient: (DATA) Weight (ENIT) Value (KEYM) Key: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (LIGH) Light: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (DATA) Time (MISC) Misc. Item: (DATA) Weight (DATA) Value (WEAP) Weapon: (DATA) - Weight Value Health Base Damage Clip Size (DNAM) Animation multiplier Reach Ammo Use Min Spread Spread Sight FOV Base VATS To-Hit Chance Projectile Count Min Range Max Range Animation Attack Multiplier Fire Rate Override - Action Points Rumble - Left Motor Strength Rumble - Right Motor Strength Rumble - Duration Override - Damage to Weapon Mult Attack Shots/Sec Reload Time Jam Time Aim Arc Rumble - Wavelength Limb Dmg Mult Sight Usage Semi-Automatic Fire Delay Min Semi-Automatic Fire Delay Max Strength Req Regen Rate Kill Impulse Impulse Dist Skill Req (CRDT) Critical Data Critical Damage Crit % Mult (VATS) VATS Skill Dam. Mult AP (Action points)
WeaponMods	Changes Weapon Modifications.	The following Weapon (WEAP) subrecords: (MWD[1-7]) Model Mod (WNM[1-7]) 1st Person Model Mod (WMI[1-3]) Weapon mod (WMS1) Sound Mod 1 - Shoot 3D (WMS2) Sound Mod 1 - Shoot 2D (DNAM) Effect Mod [1-3] (DNAM) Value A Mod [1-3] (DNAM) Reload Animation Mod (DNAM) Value B Mod [1-3] (VATS) Mod Required (MOD3) Scope Model (DNAM) Flags 1 - Has Scope (DNAM) Flags 2 - Scope From Mod

Bash Tags Available For Skyrim
Tag	Used when the Mod	Specific Record Types/Changes Supported.
Graphics	Is a graphics replacer.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: (MODL) Model (ALCH) Potion: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (AMMO) Ammunition: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (ARMA) Armor Addon: Male World Model (MOD2). Female World Model (MOD3). Male 1st Person (MOD4). Female 1st Person (MOD5). (ARMO) Armor: Male World Model (MOD2). (ICON) Icon Female World Model (MOD3). (ICO2) Icon 2 Filename. Armature - (MODL) (BOOK) Book: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model,(INAM) Inventory Art. (CLAS) Class: (ICON) Icon (CONT) Container: (MODL) Model (DOOR) Door: (MODL) Model (EFSH) Effect Shader: All (DATA) subrecords. (FLOR) Flora: (MODL) Model (FURN) Furniture: (MODL) Model (GRAS) Grass: (MODL) Model (INGR) Ingredient: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (KEYM) Key: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (LIGH) Light (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (LSCR) Load Screen: (ICON) Icon (SLGM) Soul Gem: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (STAT) Static: (MODL) Model (TREE) Tree: (ICON) Icon, (MODL) Model (WEAP) Weapon: (MODL) Model, (MOD3) Has Scope, (ICON) Icon, (WNAM) 1st Person Model Object. (WTHR) Directional Ambient Lighting Colors.
NAMES	Changes the names of things.	The (FULL - Name) Subrecord in the following record types: (ACTI) Activator (ALCH) Ingestible (AMMO) Ammunition (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus (ARMO) Armor (AVIF) Actor Value Information (BOOK) Book (CLAS) Class (CLFM) Colour (CONT) Container (DIAL) Dialogue Topic (DOOR) Door (ENCH) Object Effect (EXPL) Explosion (EYES) Eyes (FLOR) Flora (FURN) Furniture (HAZD) Hazard (HDPT) Head Part (INGR) Ingredient (KEYM) Key (LCTN) Location (LIGH) Light (MESG) Message (MGEF) Magic Effect (MISC) Misc. Item (MSTT) Movable Static (NPC_) Non Player Character (SCRL) Scroll (SHOU) Shout (SLGM) Soul Gem (SNCT) Sound Category (SPEL) Spell (TACT) Talking Activator (TREE) Tree (WATR) Water (WEAP) Weapon (WOOP) Word Of Power
Sound	Replaces sounds.	The following subrecords: (ACTI) Activator: (SNAM) Looping (VNAM) Activation (ADDN) Addon Node: (SNAM) Sound (ALCH) Ingestible: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (ENIT) Sound - Consume (AMMO) Ammunition: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (ARMA) Armor Addon: (SNDD) Footstep Sound (ARMO) Armor: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (ASPC) Acoustic Space: (ZNAM) Ambient Sound (RDAT) Use Sound from Region (interiors Only) (BNAM) Environment Type (reverb) (BOOK) Book: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (CONT) Container: (SNAM) Sound Open (QNAM) Sound Close (DOOR) Door: (SNAM) Sound Open (ANAM) Sound Close (BNAM) Loop Sound (EFSH) Effect Shader: (DATA) Ambient Sound (EXPL) Explosion: (DATA) Sound 1 (DATA) Sound 2 (FLOR) Flora: (SNAM) Sound (HAZD) Hazard: (DATA) Sound (INGR) Ingredient: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (IPCT) Impact: (SNAM) Sound 1 (NAM1) Sound 2 (KEYM) Key: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (LIGH) Light: (SNAM) Sound (MGEF) Magic Effect: (SNDD) Sounds (MISC) Misc. Item: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (MSTT) Movable Static: (SNAM) Looping Sound (SNCT) Sound Category: (PNAM) Parent (VNAM) Static Volume Multiplier (SNDR) Sound Descriptor: (GNAM) category Sounds - (ANAM) Sound File Name (ONAM) Output Model (LNAM) Values (BNAM) Values (SOPM) Sound Output Model: (NAM1 - Data) Reverb send % (MNAM) Type (ONAM) Output Values (ANAM) Attenuation Values (SOUN) Sound Marker: (SDSC) Sound Descriptor (TACT) Talking Activator: (SNAM) Looping Sound. (TREE) Tree: (SNAM) Harvest Sound (WATR) Water: (SNAM) Open Sound (WEAP) Weapon: (YNAM) Sound - Pick Up (ZNAM) Sound - Put Down (SNAM) Attack Sound (XNAM) Attack Sound 2D (NAM7) Attack Loop Sound (TNAM) Attack fail sound (UNAM) Idle Sound (NAM9) Equip Sound (NAM8) Unequip Sound (VNAM) Detection Sound Level (WTHR) Weather: Sounds - all subrecords
Stats	Modifies item stats.	The following subrecords: (ALCH) Ingestible: (DATA) Weight (ENIT) Value (AMMO) Ammunition: DATA Weight Damage (APPA) Alchemical Apparatus: DATA Weight Value (ARMO) Armor: DATA Weight Value (DNAM) Armor Rating (BOOK) Book: DATA Weight Value (INGR) Ingredient: DATA Weight Value (KEYM) Key: DATA Weight Value (LIGH) Light: DATA Weight Value Time (MISC) Misc. Item: DATA Weight Value (SLGM) Soul Gem: DATA Weight Value (WEAP) Weapon: DATA Weight Value Damage DNAM Speed Reach Stagger (EAMT) Enchantment Amount (CRTD) Critical Data Damage Multiplier Effect

Merge Filtering Back to top

Merge filtering is an advanced option that allows records in a merged mod to be selectively filtered according to the current load order. For example, a patch mod could be created to rebalance weapons from several different weapon-adding mods. This feature would allow the patch to be used even if you didn't use all the mods, and the Bashed Patch would just apply the bits for the mods you do use. This saves the need for a separate patch plugin for each mod.

Merge filtering has requisite conditions that must be fulfilled for a plugin to take advantage of it, and some limitations. These conditions and limitations are:

The plugin must be mergeable and tagged with Filter.
The plugin must not be active at the time the patch is built. Note that if the user doesn't have all the plugin's masters installed, it will have to remain deactivated at all times.
Filtering is done according to the currently active plugins: it is therefore very important that all the desired plugins are active when the Bashed Patch is built.
Filtering is mostly limited to the top level, ie. if the plugin a record is from is missing, the record will be skipped. However, if a record references another record, and the latter's plugin is missing, the former will not be skipped, and the Bashed Patch will end up dependent on the latter's plugin being installed.
There are a few exceptions to the above limitation: entries in leveled lists will be filtered, as will spells, factions and items referenced in Creature and NPC records.

Item Interchange Mode Back to top

Item Interchange Mode is a 'hack' (a horribly inelegant and inconsistent implementation of a feature that nonetheless works) to support Vacuity's Item Interchange mod.

Activation of the mode for a plugin relies on the following conditions:

The plugin is tagged with IIM.
The plugin is being merged into the Bashed Patch.
The plugin is tagged with Filter.

Item Interchange Mode has the following effects:

Prevents the records in the plugin from being merged into the Bashed Patch, apart from leveled list records, which are merged in.
Prevents all the patch components except from the Leveled Lists and Import Inventory from even looking at the plugin.
Causes Import Inventory to ignore all changes in the plugin except inventory changes.

Tweak Options In Detail Back to top

Each Tweak... section has a table below that details the options found within it.

Tweaks are game dependant, most apply for Oblivion, not all of them will be available for Skyrim / Fallout.

Race Tweaks
Tweak	Description
Bigger Nords and Orcs	Adjusts the Orc and Nord race records (including mod added races named Orc/Nord) to be taller/heavier - to be more lore friendly. Three choices available - MMM settings, RBP settings or standalone Bigger Nords and Orcs settings.
Merge Eyes From Similar Races	Merges eye lists from similar races ie RBP Khajiit eyes to Elsweyr Khajiits etc.
Merge Hairs From Similar Races	Merges hair lists from similar races ie RBP Khajiit hair to Elsweyr Khajiits etc.
Playable Eyes	Sets all eyes to be playable.
Playable Hairs	Sets all hairs to be playable.
Races Have All Eyes	Gives all races all eyes - although Googly Eye scanning/removal takes place after this so the final patch will not have all eyes for all races.
Races Have All Hairs	Gives all races all hairs.
Sexless Hairs	Sets all hairs to be useable by both male and female characters.

Tweak Actors
Tweak	Description
As Intended: Boars	Adds the Bethesda Boar Resistances spells to all boars (found by the UOP team, based off of a mod made by Tejon).
As Intended: Imps	Adds the Bethesda Imp Resistances spells to imps (found by the UOP team, based off of a mod made by Tejon). May choose to apply to all imps, only full size imps, or only implings.
Irresponsible Creatures	Sets responsibility to 0 for all/specified creatures - so they can't report you for crimes.
Mayu's Animation Overhaul Skeleton Tweaker	Sets NPC skeletons paths to match that required for MAO to work. Requires Mayu's Animation Overhaul or it will almost certainly cause CTDs.
No Bloody Creatures	Nulls the blood records of all creatures; acts like 'Mart's Monster Mod - No Blood.esp' except it is universal and doesn't work with MMM (MMM uses a different system - it won't cause any harm if used with MMM, it will just have pretty much no effect).
Quiet Feet	Removes all/some 'foot' sounds from creatures; on some computers can have a significant performance boost.
Real Walk for female NPCs	Changes all female NPCs to use Mur Zuk's Real Walk. Requires Mur Zuk's Real Walk animation file.
Redguard FGTS Nuller	Sets Redguard NPC FGTS subrecords to null; for use with Better Redguards.
Sexy Walk for female NPCs	Changes all female NPCs to use Mur Zuk's Sexy Walk. Requires Mur Zuk's Sexy Walk animation file.
VadersApp's Oblivion Real Bodies Skeleton Tweaker	Changes all (modded and vanilla) NPCs to use diverse skeletons for different look. Not compatible with MAO. Requires VadersApp's Oblivion Real Bodies.
Vanilla Beast Skeleton Tweaker	Sets any NPCs using the vanilla non-beast skeleton path (skeleton.nif) to use the beast skeleton patch (skeletonbeast.nif). This avoids bugs when a mod changes the race of an NPC to a beast race without setting the skeleton path to the beast path, in which case the tail will appear to extend forever and weird stuff like that.

Tweak Assorted
Tweak	Description
All Armor Playable	Modifies non-playable armors to make them playable, unless the armor satisfies one of the following conditions: It is unnamed. It is scripted. It contains no body flags set other than right ring. It contains any of the following (case-insensitive) words: "mark" "token" "willful" "see" and "me" "werewolf" "no wings" "tsaesci tail" "widget"
All Clothing Playable	Modifies non-playable clothes to make them playable, unless the clothing satisfies one of the following conditions: It is unnamed. It is scripted. It contains no body flags set other than right ring. It contains any of the following (case-insensitive) words: "mark" "token" "willful" "see" and "me" "werewolf" "no wings" "tsaesci tail" "widget"
Armor Shows Amulets	Modifies playable armor to show amulets.
Armor Shows Rings	Modifies playable armor to show rings.
Bow Reach Fix	Some of the bows in Oblivion (and a few in user mods) have a reach of zero. Due to a bug in the Oblivion engine, if these bows are equipped by an NPC, the game will crash. This patch changes bows with zero reach to have reach of 1.
Clothing Shows Amulets	Modifies playable clothing to show amulets.
Clothing Shows Rings	Modifies playable clothing to show rings.
DarNified Books	Tweaks book colours and fonts for use with DarNified UI.
Default Icons	Sets a default icon for any records that don't have any icon assigned.
Disable Wind	Sets wind speed for all weathers to 0; this means that bushes and trees don't move in the wind since there isn't any. May help on machines with low end graphic cards.
Faction Crime Gold Multplier Fix	Fix factions with unset crimeGoldMultiplier to have a crimeGoldMultiplier of 1.0.
Harvest Chance	Sets the harvest chance of all flora to the desired chance.
Magic: Script Effect Silencer	Script Effects will be silenced and have no graphics.
No Light Fade Value Fix	Sets the fade values on all lights to a default of 1.0 if not already set.
No Light Flicker	Turns off flickering effects for lights. May help on machines with low end graphic cards.
Number of uses for pre-enchanted weapons and Staffs/Staves	The charge amount and cast cost will be edited so that all enchanted weapons and staffs have the amount of uses specified. Cost will be rounded up to 1 (unless set to unlimited) so number of uses may not exactly match for all weapons.
Nvidia Fog Fix	Ensures that cells have at least one non-zero fog value. For avoiding the Nvidia fog-related black screen. This feature is based on Quarn's Nvidia Black Screen Fix.
Reweigh: Arrows	Reweighs arrows to a maximum weight.
Reweigh: Ingredients	Reweighs ingredients to a maximum weight.
Reweigh: Potions (Maximum)	Reweighs potions to a maximum weight. This does not affect potions with script effects or with current weight >= 1.0. Thus it should not affect alcoholic beverages or scripted "potions" like HTS water skins. Note that this is similar to, but not the same as, the Reweigh Potions command for savegames, which reweighs user created potions rather than mod created potions.
Reweigh: Potions (Minimum)	Reweighs potions to a minimum weight.
Reweigh: Staffs/Staves	Reweighs staves to a maximum weight.
Right Hand Rings	Makes rings behave more consistently by making all rings prefer to be on the right hand. With this tweak activated, rings will only equip to the left hand if the right hand has a ring, but the left hand does not. You can use this to make one ring permanently equipped - just equip it to the left hand and it will stay on until you specifically unequip it.
Set Sound Attenuation Levels	The sound attenuation levels will be set to tweak%*current level, thereby increasing (or decreasing) the sound volume (lower attenuation = higher volume).
Set Sound Attenuation Levels: Nirnroots Only	The sound attenuation levels will be set to tweak%*current level, thereby increasing (or decreasing) the sound volume (lower attenuation = higher volume). This one only affects Nirnroots.
Skyrim-style Weapons	Sets all one handed weapons as blades, two handed weapons as blunt.
Uniform Groundcover	Eliminates the random variation in groundcover (grass, vines, shrubs, etc). Tall groundcover will still be taller than short groundcover, but there will be less variation in size. May help on lower end machines.

Tweak Clothes
Tweak	Description
Gloves Show Rings	Prevents gloves from hiding rings.
Max Weight Amulets	Sets the maximum weight of amulets in the game. Amulets with higher weights will have their weight set to this value.
Max Weight Hoods	Sets the maximum weight of hoods in the game. Hoods with higher weights will have their weight set to this value.
Max Weight Rings	Sets the maximum weight of rings in the game. Rings with higher weights will have their weight set to this value.
Robes Show Amulets	Forces all robes to show amulets.
Robes Show Pants	Allows you to wear pants/skirts/greaves with robes. This is useful for armor and enchantment. Not recommended because graphics clipping is common.
Unlimited Amulets	Allows you to wear an unlimited number of amulets. Not recommended because it is unbalancing and it prevents amulets from displaying (i.e., they won't appear around your or NPC's necks).
Unlimited Rings	Allows you to wear an unlimited number of rings. Not recommended because it is unbalancing and it prevents rings from displaying (i.e., they won't appear on your or NPC's fingers).

Tweak Names
Tweak	Description
Body Part Codes	This determines what code will be used for tweaking armor and clothes covering various body parts. There are two versions. Each code letter is assigned in order to: Amulets, Rings, Gloves, Helmets, Tail items, Robes (upper+lower body), Chest, Pants/Greaves, Boots/Shoes, Shields.
Armor	Tweaks names of armors to make them sort more easily in inventory. There is a choice of formats and whether you want armor rating to be shown.
Clothes	Tweaks names of clothes to make them sort more easily in inventory. There is a choice of formats.
Lore Friendly Names: Dwarven -> Dwemer	Changes nearly any usage of the word Dwarven to use Dwemer instead in order to better follow lore.
Notes and Scrolls	Tweaks names of notes and scrolls to make them sort more easily in inventory. There is a choice of formats and whether you want enchanted scrolls at top (~) or the bottom (.) of list. (Note that the "~" will not display in the inventory.)
Potions	Tweaks names of potions to make them sort more easily in inventory. There is a choice of formats.
Proper English Names: Dwarfs -> Dwarves	Renames any instances of dwarfs to dwarves
Proper English Names: Staffs -> Staves	Renames any instances of staffs to staves.
Spells	There is a choice of formats and whether you wish the school (e.g. D) and spell level (e.g. D2) to show.
Weapons	There is a choice of formats and whether you want damage to be shown.

Tweak Settings Note in some cases for newer games the following Tweaks may become a permanent part of your saves, and so should be set prior to starting a new game.
Trying to change the same settings in a continued game by rebuilding your bashed patch may fail for games newer than Oblivion, because the game setting will always be loaded from your ongoing save files ( which the game loads last, after the Bashed Patch ).
For example Timescale once you change it, is known to become permanently baked in your save game for Skyrim / Skyrim SE, it can be set once, but thereafter is part of your saves, and can only be changed by console command or starting a new game.

Tweak Settings
Tweak	Description
Actor Strength Encumbrance Multiplier	Actor strength * this multiplier = actor encumbrance capacity.
AI: Conversation Chance	Chance of NPCs engaging each other or the player in conversation in exteriors.
AI: Conversation Chance - Interior	Chance of NPCs engaging each other or the player in conversation in interiors.
AI: Max Active Actors	The maximum number of actors for AI to be processing at once. Must be higher than Combat: Max Actors.
AI: Max Dead Actors	The maximum number of dead actors allowed before Oblivion begins to remove them.
AI: Max Smile Distance	Maximum distance for NPCs to start smiling.
Arrow: Litter Count	Shot arrows will be automatically removed from the world if their number exceeds the Arrow Litter Count.
Arrow: Litter Time	The period of time after which shot arrows will be automatically removed from the world.
Arrow: Recovery from Actor	Your chance of recovering an arrow shot into an actor (including arrows shot into player).
Arrow: Speed	Speed at which a full power arrow travels.
Bounty: Attack	The bounty for attacking a "good" npc when observed.
Bounty: Horse Theft	The bounty for horse stealing.
Bounty: Theft	The bounty for stealing as a fraction of the item's value.
Camera: Chase Distance	Changes the maximum distance the chase camera can be moved away from the player. Very useful for creating a bird's eye view – but also a little bit unbalancing for that reason.
Camera: Chase Tightness	Tightens up the 3rd person chase camera. Highest setting (x 3.0) essentially locks camera behind player.
Camera: PC Death Time	This is how long the camera lingers on the player after player's death before the reload menu appears. (Even at "Unlimited", you can hit escape to force reload menu to appear.)
Cell Respawn Time	Time that must pass after you've last visited a cell before the creatures, npcs and items in it respawn. Default is 3 days. Note that setting to longer durations will result in larger savegames.
Combat: Alchemy	By default, you cannot craft alchemy items in combat. Disallowing it encourages you to be ready for battle ahead of time.
Combat: Max Actors	The maximum number of actors that the engine will process in combat.
Combat: Max Ally Hits	The maximum number of hits on an ally allowed in combat before the ally will attack the hitting character.
Combat: Maximum Armor Rating	The maximum armor rating that you can get. Default: 85.
Combat: Recharge Weapons	By default, you can recharge weapons during combat. Disallowing that encourages you to be ready for battle ahead of time.
Combat: Repair	By default, you cannot repair items in combat. Disallowing it encourages you to be ready for battle ahead of time.
Companions: Max Number	Sets the maximum number of companions that will follow the player.
Compass: Disable	Disables POI's (Points of Interest), Quest Markers, or both on the compass. This may not work with some UI mods, and make some quests very hard to complete.
Compass: POI Recognition	Distance at which Points of Interest become visible on the compass. Default is 12,000 units. Lowest setting (x 0.25) is just a little farther than unvisited locations will be "found."
Cost Multiplier: Enchantment	The cost multiplier factor for enchanting, OOO default: 120, vanilla default: 10.
Cost Multiplier: Recharge	The cost multiplier factor for recharging.
Cost Multiplier: Repair	The cost multiplier factor for repairing.
Cost Multiplier: Spell Making	The cost multiplier factor for spellmaking.
Crime: Alarm Distance	The distance from the player that NPCs will be alerted to crimes.
Crime: Pickpocketing Fine	The fine for pickpocketing.
Crime: Trespass Fine	The fine for trespassing.
Drag: Max Moveable Weight	The max weight that can be dragged.
Essential NPC Unconsciousness	Time for which an essential NPC stays unconscious after being knocked out.
Fatigue from Running/Encumbrance	Fatigue cost multiplier for running or encumbrance.
Greeting Distance	Distance at which NPCs will greet the player.
Horse Turning Speed	Default Horse turning speed is rather slow. This allows you to increase it by 1.5 or 2.0 times normal speed.
Inventory Quantity Prompt	Number of items in a stack at which point Oblivion prompts for a quantity.
Jump Higher	Increases the maximum allowed jump height. Note that this may allow you to jump over city walls and so end up with graphical strangeness.
Leveled Creature Max Level Difference	Maximum difference to player level for leveled creature.
Leveled Item Max Level Difference	Maximum difference to player level for leveled items.
Magic: Bolt Speed	Speed at which at which magic bolts (projectiles) travel.
Magic: Chameleon Refraction	Turns off the refraction effect for chameleon, but leaves the incremental transparency effect on.
Magic: Max NPC Summons	Sets the number of summons a NPC may have active at one time.
Magic: Max Player Summons	Sets the number of summons the player may have active at one time. Normally less than Max NPC Summons.
Master of Mercantile Extra Gold Amount	The extra barter gold all vendor's have for a master of mercantile.
Msg: Auto Saving	Sets the message on autosaving to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Equip Misc. Item	Sets the message on equipping a misc item to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Harvest Failure	Sets the message on flora harvest failure to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Harvest Success	Sets the message on flora harvest success to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Horse Stabled	Sets the message on stabling a horse on fast travel to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Loading Area	Sets the message when background loading area to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: No Fast Travel	Sets the message when attempting to fast travel when it is prohibited to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Not Enough Charge	Sets the message on attempting to use an enchanted item with insufficient charge to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Quick Load	Sets the message on quick loading to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
Msg: Quick Save	Sets the message on quick saving to blank or either "." or "Hmm..." or a custom value entered by user.
NPC Blood	Sets a few gmsts to use either user specified blood textures or no blood.
Training Max	Sets the training limit per level allowed by trainers.
UOP Vampire Aging and Face Fix.esp	Duplicate of the UOP component that disables vampire aging (fixes a bug). Use instead of 'UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp' to save an esp slot.
Warning: Exterior Distance to Hostiles	Sets the minimum distance a hostile actor has to be from the player to allow the player to sleep/fast travel/etc. in exteriors.
Warning: Interior Distance To Hostiles	Sets the minimum distance a hostile actor has to be from the player to allow the player to sleep/fast travel/etc. in interiors.
Crime: Force Jail	The bounty level at which the player cannot pay the fine but has to go to jail.
Thieves Guild: Quest Attacking Penalty	Sets the penalty cost for attacking while completing a Thieves Guild quest.
Thieves Guild: Quest Killing Penalty	Sets the penalty cost for killing while completing a Thieves Guild quest.
Thieves Guild: Quest Stealing Penalty	Sets the penalty cost for stealing while completing a Thieves Guild quest.
Timescale	Sets the game's timescale.

Default CSV Files Back to top

The following CSV files are supplied with Wrye Bash and are can be used when building your Bashed Patch.

Default CSV Files
CSV File		Description
Replace Form IDs	P1DCandles_Formids	Replaces the Form IDs of various candles to reference equivalents supplied by P1D's Candles For Kleptos.
Replace Form IDs	TI to Cobl_Formids	Replaces ingredients added by Tamrielic Ingredients with equivalents added by Cobl.
Import Names	Guard_Names	Based on Flak's Complete Names Project, this CSV file gives unique names to guards, legion soldiers, couriers and a few other NPCs and creatures with generic names. It covers both vanilla Oblivion and Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul.
	OOO_Potion_Names	Renames the alcoholic beverages back to vanilla names for those that don't like OOO's method of renaming them.
	Random_NPC_Alternate_Names	Does the same as Random NPC Names above, but using different names.
	Random_NPC_Names	Gives unique names to generically named NPCs and renames some others from the following mods: Crowded Roads Revamped by Spotty42 Crowded Roads Revisited by Smooth Tamriel Travellers by Gratis_monsta Crowded Cities 15/30 by Gratis_monsta PT_RoamingNPCs by Gratis_monsta
	Rational_Names	Renames various items in the game to have more rational names. Based on Rational Names 2, minus the GMST settings for soulgem names, and expanded to cover the Shivering Isles, Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul and a few more mods.
Cobl Exhaustion	Assorted_Exhaust	Defines power exhaustion levels for greater powers from Oblivion, the Orrery DLC and Cobl.
Cobl Exhaustion	Kmacg94_Exhaust	Defines power exhaustion levels for greater powers from Race Balancing Project, Oblivion WarCry, Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul and several other mods.
Morph Factions	Bash_MFact	Used with Wrye Morph to provide faction morphing.

Leveled Lists Back to top

The leveled list patcher is slightly odd in comparison to the others: it's effectively an Import... patcher, but its options are decided automatically by default.

First, a bit of background. When different plugins alter the same leveled list, only the last loaded plugin's changes get applied. This tends not to be what is wanted. The leveled list patcher circumvents the issue by instead merging all the changes made to leveled lists and having this merged set of changes applied.

The leveled list merging is dictated by related Bash Tags, and functions as follows.

The load order of plugins is still important to the result of the leveled list patcher. It decides what plugins' effects override others.
Untagged plugins can only add new entries to leveled lists. If such a plugin adds an entry that already exists, it will be ignored. Furthermore, even if another plugin has already marked that entry as removed, it will not be re-added.
Delev tagged plugins can remove entries from leveled lists. Any items present in such a plugin's masters but not in the plugin itself will be removed.
Relev tagged plugins can relevel an existing entry (ie. change its levels and/or counts in the list), and can also override previous deletions of entries from leveled lists. However, it does not prevent a later-loading Delev tagged plugin from then removing an entry again.
Delev and Relev tagged mods simply combines the effects of the Delev and Relev Bash Tags.
In addition to the above, the leveled list patcher removes any empty sublists from leveled lists, as these would otherwise cause the leveled list to select nothing if such a sublist was picked in-game.

It's best to simply ensure that your plugins have the correct tags and leave this section on automatic. To add plugins to or remove plugins from the list, uncheck the Automatic checkbox, and use the Add or Remove buttons. The latter will remove the currently selected plugin.

To manually override the Delev/Relev Bash Tags for a plugin, right-click it in the section list and check or uncheck the relevant options as desired. To return to the automatic setting, select the Auto option in the right-click menu.

Saves Tab Back to top

Overview Back to top

The Saves tab allows you to manage many aspects related to your game's saves. Save files are found in the My Games\[Game]\Saves directory and have the file extension .ess. When you quicksave or autosave, the game backs up the previous quick/autosave by replacing the file extension with .bak. This backup may be restored by restoring its original file extension.

If you have Pluggy and/or the game's Script Extender installed, each of your save files will have a corresponding cosave containing the Pluggy/OBSE/SKSE-specific data. These cosaves have file extensions .pluggy, .obse, .skse for Pluggy, OBSE and SKSE respectively.

The Saves tab is divided into two sections: the main panel lists your save files and displays some of their details in its columns. The Save Details panel on the right displays some more information relating to the currently selected save file. It comprises of the following sections:

Section	Description
File Name	This is the filename of the save. Changing it here will rename the save file.
Player Info	These three lines give the player character's name, their level, days have passed in-game, hours played and current location.
O/P Flags	These two flags appear to the right of the player info, and indicate the presence of cosave files: O is for OBSE cosaves, and P is for Pluggy cosaves.
Screenshot	The screenshot embedded in the save file, taken at the moment of saving.
Masters List	The Masters list show the plugins (.esm or .esp) that the currently selected save file depends on, the load order (Mod Index) of that master in the save file, and the current load order of the master plugin if present and active. Masters in the list can be renamed if the corresponding plugin has been renamed. To rename a master, first allow editing from the masters list column context menu and then either left-click it and edit it in the column display, or right-click it and select Change To... to select the desired replacement plugin from the Data directory. Note that you should only do this if the new name is a new version of the same mod. Replacing a mod with an unrelated mod will cause file corruption. If editing is allowed, items that are renamed inside Bash internal dictionaries appear bolded - on clicking on the masterlist they take their renamed values and the Save and Cancel buttons are enabled. You may click on Save to save the new master list, or on Cancel to revert displaying the non renamed masters. Disallowing edits will revert the list to the original and disable Save and Cancel buttons (if no other fields are edited). Note that currently renaming the master in the OBSE/SKSE cosave is NOT supported (except for very old OBSE versions). If the save has a cosave this will most probably corrupt the cosave. See the related issue (help wanted). Masters can also be disabled (again if editing is allowed) if they have been removed and are preventing your save from loading, as may sometimes happen, by right-clicking them and selecting Disable. Note that logical errors may still occur that prevent the removal of the plugin dependency, but this will let the game try to remove the dependency.
MI	Master Index of the save game. This means the actual number of the masters in succession starting with 00 Skyrim.esm, or 00 Oblivion.esm.
Current LO	Current load order in relation to the load order of the Active Plugins. Active Plugins should correspond with plugins.txt.
Notes	This section can be used to keep notes on the save file.

Color scheme for Save Game Files Back to top

Checkbox Colour	Meaning
	Excellent. Exactly synced with the current load order.
	Good. Compatible with the current load order. However, the current load order includes some plugins that are not used by this save game.
	Good, but not in sync with the current load order. Use Load Masters to sync load order to this save.
	Some plugins have changed order. the game and the Construction Set/Creation Kit will adjust for this when loaded. However, if some of the plugins that you depend made conflicting changes to the same item, a different plugin may now dominate because of the reordering.
	A master is missing. You should check to make sure that you have not inadvertently renamed or removed the plugin.

Color scheme for Save Game Masters (MI & Current LO) Back to top

Checkbox Colour	Meaning
	Good. Matches the Master Index of the save game at the time it was saved.
	Good, but the Master Index is not in sync with the Current load order.
	Some plugins have changed order. The plugin still exists in the Data folder but a plugin was added or removed before of after this plugin.
	A plugin is missing. If unintended then you should check to make sure that you have not inadvertently renamed or removed the plugin.

Save Profiles Back to top

Save profiles are like player accounts, in that they consist of a load order plus a set of save files. They can be used to allow safe and easy switching between different characters than may use different combinations of mods, or between different stages of the same character's life (where different mods have been used in each stage). They can also associate different versions of Oblivion.esm with different save profiles, using Oblivion.esm Swapping.

To create or modify save profiles, use the Edit Profiles... command in the Profile submenu of the column header context menu. You can create a new save profile using Add, delete the selected existing save profile using Remove and rename the selected save profile using Rename. The central text field can be used to store notes on the selected save profile.

To select a save profile, select it from the list visible in the Profile submenu of the column header context menu.

To assign save files to a save profile, use the Move To or Copy To submenus in the save file context menu. This will also assign any related cosave files.

Face Import Back to top

Face Import from Esp — Wrye Bash's Face Import dialog.

Faces may be imported from saves to saves or plugins, or from plugins to saves. This allows you to preserve a character's appearance should you wish to restart a character, to roleplay as a particular character, or to turn your character into an NPC that may be encountered during playing, among other uses.

To import a face to a save:

Select the Import Face... command in a save file's context menu.
Choose the source save or plugin in the file dialogue that is displayed.
Choose the actor whose face you want to import. Click on a face in the list to display its details. If an image is associated with the face, it will be displayed.
- If you chose a source plugin, the plugin's NPCs will be listed.
- If you chose a source save, the player character will be at the top of the list, possibly followed by some clones of the player that the game uses for various purposes and some other NPCs.
Use the checkboxes to select additional characteristics to import.
- The Race Import is incomplete. It will change the physical appearance and identification of the character, but not the racial powers.
- Use the Stats Import with care. In-game stats are a combination of base stats, magical modifiers and scripted modifications. This command only affects the base stats. As such, the in-game effect may be negative or bizarrely high. In addition, such alteration of stats often confuses releveling mods, and such a mod may require temporary removal so that stats are imported to a save which does not have it active. Such mods can be reinstalled once the stats have been imported.
Click the Import button to finish.

To import a face to a plugin:

Create a new plugin using the New Mod command from the File menu of the plugin context menu in the Mods tab.
Right-click the new plugin and select Import Face....
Choose the source save in the file dialogue that is displayed.

Some notes on the usage of Face Import:

Face Import does not check for unique Editor IDs. The Construction Set will inform you of any duplicates and auto-rename them, though you will probably want to rename them manually as DUPLICATE0000 is not very informative.
If you want to associate an image with a face, save the image to Data\Docs\Images\[EditorID].jpg, where [EditorID] is the Editor ID of the face. The size of the image box is 250x210 pixels. Wrye Bash will scale down any image supplied to fit the box.
To tweak the stats of an existing character, try importing them to a plugin, editing them there and then importing the character back into your save file.
Normally when importing a face to a plugin, only eyes and hair from Oblivion.esm or the destination plugin will be imported. However, the following steps can be used to import eyes and hairs that come from other mods.
- Convert the source cosmetic ESP to an ESM, using the Copy to Esm command in the plugin context menu in the Mods tab.
- Open the destination plugin in the Construction Set, also loading the converted source cosmetic ESM.
- Save the plugin in the Construction Set.
- In Wrye Bash's Mods tab, select the converted source cosmetic ESM in the destination plugin's Masters List and use the Change To... command to select the source cosmetic ESP.
- Now import the face as normal. The eyes/hair should also be imported.

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Column Header Context Menu
Command		Description
Sort By		This submenu allows you to choose by which column the save list is sorted. This is equivalent to clicking on a column header.
Oblivion.esm		Oblivion only. This submenu relates to Oblivion.esm Swapping. It allows you to swap the active version of Oblivion.esm.
Profile	Edit Profiles...	This submenu allows the creation, editing and removal of save profiles.
Profile	[Profile]	[Profile] is the name of a save profile, which are listed below the separator in the Profile submenu. Clicking a save profile will activate it.
Columns		This submenu allows you to choose which columns are visible in the save list.
Open...		Opens the saves folder in Windows Explorer.
Unhide...		Opens a dialogue window allowing you to select which hidden save files to unhide.

Save Context Menu
Command		Description
File	Backup	Creates a backup of the selected save file in `[Game] Mods\Bash Mod Data\Backups`. On first run, the backed-up save file has `f` appended to its file extension, giving .essf.
	Duplicate...	Creates a duplicate of the selected save file in the saves folder.
	Delete	Permanently deletes the selected save file and any backups of it.
	Hide	Moves the selected save file to the `My Games\[Game]\Saves\[optional profile dir\]Bash\Hidden` directory.
	Revert to Backup	Reverts the selected save file to the last backup made of it.
	Revert to First Backup	Reverts the selected save file to the first backup made of it.
	Rename...	Rename the selected save file. bak files are not supported and you can't change the extension (specifying another extension will make the rename fail)
	Re-number Save(s)...	Allows the re-numbering of the selected save file(s). If more than one file is selected, the first will be renumbered to the given number and the others will be numbered in increments of one from the given number. The save name must be of the form `<Save (case insensitive)><space><some digits><optional text>.<save extension>`
Move To		This submenu allows you to specify a save profile to move the selected save(s) to from the active save profile.
Copy To		This submenu allows you to specify a save profile to copy the selected save(s) to, so that it is present in both the active and specified save profiles.
Load Masters		Synchronizes activated plugins to savegame's masters.
List Masters...		Lists savegame masters in load order and copies the list to the clipboard. Version numbers are displayed if detected.
Diff Masters...		If two savegames are selected, then this will compare the masters of the new save to those of the older save. If one savegame is selected, then this will compare the currently active plugins to the masters of the selected savegame. The comparison details masters that have been removed and added in the newer save since the older save, or removed and added in the load order since the selected save.
Statistics		Oblivion only. This produces a set of various technical statistics for the selected savegame. The following information is produced: Array sizes. These arrays are for each of the major sections in the save file. Created items. These are items created in-game, through scripting or some sort of crafting skill (eg. alchemy, spellmaking). Form IDs. This is a breakdown of the Form ID table in the savegame, sorted by source plugin. The Form ID table maps savegame reference numbers to the Form ID of the referenced record. If a reference is made to a record from a mod that is no longer loaded, the Form ID is replaced with a 0. Record details. This gives a breakdown of the different types of records stored in the save file. The type is given as a number and as text (eg. `48 Cell`), and then the number of records referenced from each plugin is given below. New ObjectRef Bases. These are objects that belong to the savegame, for example arrows dropped on the ground in-game. They generally are created and destroyed by the game as required, though bad scripting techniques can cause some of them to stick around. The "Base" of an objectRef is the baseid of the object (e.g., the formid of a steel arrow from Oblivion.esm). The objectRef refers to these indirectly through an "iref". Usually this will map back to a formid, but if the original mod has been removed from the load order, then the formid is set to zero. If this has happened, then a count of such "Null Bases" will be shown. After the "Null Base" count (if present) is a list of New ObjectRef Bases where the count is over 100 (e.g., if there are over 100 new arrows lying around). Show is the count, the iref and the base formid. Formid beginning with FF is reference to an object defined by the savegame. Otherwise, the formid will map back to a mod. The first two digits are the modindex, and can be matched to a mod through the "MI" column in the list of savegame masters.
.obse Statistics		Oblivion only. This is similar to Statistics above, but reports statistics for the .pluggy and/or .obse cosave files associated with the selected save.
Delete Spells...		Oblivion only. This allows you to delete unused spells from your spell list in the selected save. Warning: This cannot be undone. Most spells may be repurchased or recreated, but quest and other special spells will likely have to be added using the console.
Rename Player...		Oblivion only. Renames the player's character in the selected save.
Set Number of Uses for Weapon Enchantments...		Oblivion only. Allows you to set the number of casts available to any enchanted weapon you created in-game, or that has otherwise been recorded in your savegame.
Import Face...		Oblivion only. Relates to Face Importing. This command allows you to import a face for the save file's player character (and possibly some NPCs) from another save file or from an NPC in a mod.
Rename Enchanted...		Oblivion only. Allows you to rename any enchanted items that you have created in-game for the selected save.
Rename Potions...		Oblivion only. Allows you to rename any potions that you have created in-game for the selected save.
Rename Spells...		Oblivion only. Allows you to rename any spells that you have created in-game for the selected save.
Reweigh Potions...		Oblivion only. Potions created in-game are given a weight that is somewhat arbitrarily selected and potentially high. This command may be used to set all created potions to have a specific weight. Potions created after the use of this command with new names, new effects or new durations will not be affected.
Update NPC Levels...		Oblivion only. Updates the level information for NPCs stored in the selected savegame to reflect the active load order's NPC level settings. This is required because although NPC levels are set via plugins, once an NPC is encountered its level is stored in the save file, which overrides the plugin levels.
Export Screenshot...		Allows you to save the image used as the save file's screenshot as a JPEG.
Remove Bloat...		Oblivion only. This is an experimental command. It is recommended that saves are backed up before using it on them. It attempts to determine how much bloating there is in the selected save file and then optionally remove it. If the command reports a large number of created objects, there could be a problem with one of your mods, and such mods should be removed or updated. There are two common types of bloat: Excess created objects can occur through the use of scripting by a mod to duplicate existing objects in-game and a failure by the mod to clean up the duplicates after their use. Null references are caused when objects from a mod that is removed are present in the game world. These objects then get replaced with null references when the game is next saved with the mod missing.
Repair Abomb		Oblivion only. Abomb Animation Slowing is a slowing of animations that typically occurs around 225 hours into the game, though it may occur earlier or later. This is an engine bug, and this command avoids its effects by resetting a related counter (TesClass Abomb counter is reset to 0x41000000).
Repair Hair		Oblivion only. Oblivion has a bug that will cause a crash if your PC's hair comes from a mod that has been removed and you then run showRaceMenu. This command resets your hair to the default for that race and gender, so you can then use showRaceMenu to select a new hair again if you wish.

Save's Masters List Column Header Context Menu
Command		Description
Sort By		This submenu allows you to choose by which column the masters list is sorted. This is equivalent to clicking on a column header.
Allow editing		Allow (or disallow) editing of the masters list. Enables (or disables) the items' context menu entries.
Clear Renames		Clear internal Bash renames dictionary

Save's Masters List Items Context Menu
Command		Description
Change To...		Rename a master by selecting the desired replacement esp/esm from the mods directory. It will add the plugin to the internal renames dictionary of Bash and bold it on any master list that it appears. Hit Save to edit the selected file permanently. Equivalent to left clicking the selected master for a second time, just allows you to select the mod from the Data directory instead of entering the name manually. Note that you should only do this if the new name is a new version of the same mod. Replacing a mod with an unrelated mod will cause file corruption. Note also that currently renaming the master in the OBSE/SKSE cosave is NOT supported (except for very old OBSE versions). If the save has a cosave this will most probably corrupt the cosave. See the related issue (help wanted).
Disable		If you want to remove a mod from active use, you can usually just start playing without the mod loaded. However, this won't work if the mod is an esm. You can get around this by right clicking on the name and selecting Disable. This will rename the master to a non-existent esp. Note that you still may run into logical errors which prevent the esm from being removed. But at least this way the game will try to run without the master.

Screenshots Tab Back to top

Overview Back to top

The Screenshots tab allows you to preview any screenshots taken in-game using the built-in Print Screen functionality. These screenshots are saved as bitmap files (.bmp). Selecting a screenshot from the list on the left will display it on the right. Screenshots can be converted from bitmaps into a few other formats using context menu commands.

Change screenshots directory (Oblivion) Back to top

By default, Oblivion stores its screenshots in Oblivion's root folder but allows you to change the default directory via an ini setting. You can change the ini setting by directly editing Oblivion.ini or by using the "Next Shot" column menu item in the Screenshots tab. For instance Oblivion Reloaded uses Oblivion\Screenshots. To change the screenshots directory to Oblivion\Screenshots by editing the Oblivion.ini find the following line under the [Display] heading:

SScreenShotBaseName=ScreenShot

and add the path to the Oblivion\Screenshots folder, i.e.:

SScreenShotBaseName=C:\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\ScreenShots\Screenshot

Alternatively hit "Next Shot" and supply the path as in:

C:\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\ScreenShots\Screenshot0

where 0 is the (optional) Screenshot base number (it will set the iScreenShotIndex ini setting). A relative path will also work (as in Screenshots\Screenshot). Bash will go ahead and edit the ini for you. You may also create an ini tweak to readily switch directories.

IMPORTANT: The base filename "Screenshot" (or any other base name you like) must be included in the path or Oblivion's native screenshots will not work - that is pressing the Prt Scr key will do nothing.

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Column Header Context Menu
Command	Description
Open	View the screenshot directory in Windows Explorer.
Next Shot	Set any or all of the base name and number of the next screenshot as well as the screenshot directory
JPEG Quality	Set the quality of JPEGs created during conversion.

Screenshot List Context Menu
Command	Description
Delete	Deletes the selected file(s).
Convert	Converts the selected files to one of the following formats: JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF. If a file of the conversion format already exists with the same name as a file to be converted, the conversion will not take place for that file.
Rename	Renames the selected file(s). If multiple files are selected, they will be numbered sequentially. If a file already exists with the same name as a file's resulting name, that file will not be renamed. The extension will remain the same and specifying a non image extension will make the rename operation fail - in short, leave the extension alone. Empty filenames will also abort the rename.

Advanced Launchers Back to top

Hiding Launchers Back to top

toolbar hide launcher — The Hide option in the right-click menu for launchers.

You can hide specific launcher icons, preventing them from being displayed, by right-clicking them and selecting Hide... or by inserting a semicolon before their path in the bash.ini.

For example, sPhotoshopPath=;C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe.

You can hide some of the toggle buttons using the bShowTes4... options in the Tool Options in the bash.ini.

You can unhide launchers hidden through the right-click option using the Settings menu. See the Settings Menu for more information.

Custom Launchers Back to top

Custom launcher buttons may be added by putting a shortcut to the application you wish to have a launcher for in the Mopy\Apps directory. Wrye Bash will then use the following information from the shortcut:

Icon
Working directory
Command line arguments
Comments

If you want to have a custom icon for a launcher, place a PNG image with the same name as the shortcut, appending the icon size, in the same folder. For example:

Notepadpp.lnk
Notepadpp24.png

Note: 24x24 icons taken from shortcuts do not work well, so if you are using this size, be sure to include a custom icon. Icon size displayed can be adjusted in the bash.ini or the Settings menu.

People Tab Back to top

Overview Back to top

The People tab functions as a simple database that can be used to keep notes on various people (eg. why you blocked a forum user, or what a good mod someone made).

People are listed in the column on the left, and the large text box on the right can be used for writing notes on the selected person. Notes are saved automatically as you type them, but otherwise the text box behaves as a simple text editor such as Notepad.

The Karma column displays the karma level you have set for them. Karma is a simple way of rating your disposition towards a person. The Header column displays the first 75 characters of text in a person's notes. Clicking a column header will sort by that column.

What Symbols & Colours Mean Back to top

Checkbox Colours
Checkbox	Meaning
	Person has +5 karma.
	Person has +3 or +4 karma.
	Person has +1 or +2 karma.
	Person has 0 karma.
	Person has -1 or -2 karma.
	Person has -3 or -4 karma.
	Person has -5 karma.

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Column Header & Person Context Menus
Command	Description
Add...	Add a new person record to the list.
Delete	Delete a person record from the list.
Import...	Import a person record from an exported person record file.
Export...	Export a person record to a person record file. Exported person records are text files that contain the person's name and any notes you have on them. It doesn't export karma.
Columns	This submenu allows you to choose which columns are visible.
Karma	This submenu allows you to set a karma level for a person, ranging from +5 to -5.

Miscellaneous Tools Back to top

Settings Menu Back to top

Colors Dialog — Wrye Bash's Settings menu.

The Settings menu is where Wrye Bash's global settings may be accessed. The Settings menu can be opened by clicking on the Settings button in the status bar. The Settings menu's items are detailed in the table below.

Settings Menu
Item		Description
Backup Settings...		Backs up all the parts of Wrye Bash that can be changed by the user to a location of the user's choosing. The backed up items are: The bash.ini The Wrye Bash specific documents in `Data\Docs` The Mods, Installer, and Converter meta-data stored in `[Game] Mods`. Any user profiles you have created. Your application and UI settings. Your people from the People tab. Any translation files you have. All files in the `Data\Bashed Patches` directory. All INI Tweaks.
Restore Settings...		Restores your settings from a backup of your choice. This will force a restart of Wrye Bash to ensure the new settings take effect. We extract the backup in a temporary folder, then we check that the backup is for the current game and that the settings are not from a newer Bash version. Then we restart Bash and apply the settings. Note that if you have a bash.ini this will be copied in the Mopy folder to a file named as in `bash(YEAR-MONTH-DAY hh.mm.sec).ini` so you do not lose your precious ini settings in case something goes wrong.
Save Settings		Normally, Wrye Bash saves its settings to disc only on closing. Use this to force a save right now.
Export list of allowed/disallowed OBSE plugin dlls		This will save the Good/Bad OBSE dll definitions to a text file, either for editing or for backup purposes.
Import list of allowed/disallowed OBSE plugin dlls		This will import the list of Good/Bad OBSE dll definitions from a text file previously exported using Export list of allowed/disallowed OBSE plugin dlls.
Colors...		Brings up the Colors dialog. This dialog can be used to change the colors that Wrye Bash uses to communicate various bits of information. The drop-down list is used to select the item for which you want to change the color. The square box next to the drop-down list opens a color picker, allowing you to choose a new color. The function of the other buttons is described in the table below.
Tabs		This submenu allows you to choose which of the main tabs are displayed (eg. Installers, Mods, Saves, INI Edits, Screenshots, People) by checking and unchecking the tabs listed in it.
Status Bar	Icon Size	Choose between 16x16, 24x24, or 32x32 Status Bar icons.
	Unhide Buttons	Unhide Status Bar buttons that you have hidden.
	Show App Version	Shows the versions of applications in their launchers' tooltips.
Language		This submenu lists the languages for which translations of Wrye Bash exist.
Plugin Encoding		This submenu allows you to select the encoding that Wrye Bash assumes plugin descriptions to be written in. The Automatic option is selected, Wrye Bash attempts to detect the encoding from the contents of the description. If a plugin description is being displayed incorrectly, try selecting another encoding from this list.
Game		This submenu lists the games that Wrye Bash supports and detects as being installed. Selecting a game will close Wrye Bash and re-open it for the selected game.
Use Alternate Wrye Bash Name		If checked, displays in the title bar Wrye Bash when running for Oblivion and Wrye Smash when running for Skyrim. If unchecked, the title bar will contain Wrye Bash for [Game] instead.
Debug Mode		Opens up a window to which debugging information is written.
Dump Translator		Generates a new translation file for your locale. See Internationalisation for more information.

Color Configuration Back to top

Colors Dialog Buttons
Button	Function
All Defaults	Returns all colors to their default setting. Apply All must still be used for the changes to take effect.
Default	Returns the current item to its default color. Apply must still be used for the change to take effect.
Apply All	Applies all changes you have made to the colors since last opening the Colors dialog.
Apply	Applies any change to the current item's color.
Export...	Exports the current color scheme to a text file.
Import...	Imports a color scheme from a text file previously exported. Apply All must still be used for the changes to take effect.
OK	Closes the dialog. Does not apply any changes made.

Doc Browser Back to top

The Doc Browser allows you to quickly and easily scan through your mods' documentation. The supported document types are: text files, HTML files and MHT files (HTML archives). To display the Doc Browser, double click any plugin in the main list of the Mods tab.

When you double-click a plugin, Wrye Bash will open the Doc Browser and attempt to determine which document to associate with it. If it can determine one, it will display it. Otherwise, a blank page will be displayed. To associate a document with a plugin, use the Set Doc... button in the Doc Browser. To disassociate a document with a plugin, use the Forget Doc... button in the Doc Browser.

You can also rename an associated document using the Rename Doc... button to select a new name and/or location. The document will be renamed and/or moved to this location.

You can edit a document by clicking the Edit Doc... button. The document can then be edited in the viewing window. To finish editing, click the Edit Doc... button again. Changes are automatically saved when you select a new plugin, close the Doc Browser or finish editing.

A document can be opened in its default external editor by clicking the Open Doc... button.

A new document can be created for a plugin by clicking the Set Doc... button and choosing a new filename. This creates a document using a blank template that you can then edit. The default template is Data\Docs\My Readme Template if it exists, or if not, Data\Docs\Bash Readme Template.txt. The latter is written in Wrye wiki text format, which will be displayed as HTML when the Doc Browser is not in edit mode.

To view a different document, select a different plugin in the list on the left of the Doc Browser or in the Mods tab.

Some notes on Doc Browser behaviour:

If a plugin is renamed in the Mods tab, then any documents associated with it will become associated to the plugin's new name.
If a plugin is copied in the Mods tab, then any documents associated with it will also become associated with the copy.
Documents can be stored in any location, though Data\Docs is the standard location.
If you delete a plugin, its documentation will not be deleted, but it will no longer be viewable through the Doc Browser.
If you hide a plugin, its documentation will still be viewable through the Doc Browser.

Mod Checker Back to top

The Mod Checker checks your active and merged plugins for errors, and provides warnings for any found, as well as configuration recaps and suggestions. It can be opened by clicking the Mod Checker button in the status bar.

At the top of the report is the Active Mod Files section, which lists your load order. It also displays any warnings that are applicable beneath the plugin(s) that they are applicable to. These warnings are either regarding missing masters or delinquent masters.

Missing masters occur when a plugin that an active plugin depends on is not active. This results in an immediate CTD when the game is launched.
Delinquent masters occur when a plugin's master loads after the plugin itself. This should be fixed to prevent issues in-game.

The next section of the report details the output of any rulesets installed. These are text files that contain a set of instructions that tell the Mod Checker what to look for and what to say in the report if anything is found. Currently the only ruleset distributed by Wrye Bash is for Cobl. Rulesets are stored in Data\Bash Patches and end in Rules.txt. Information on ruleset syntax can be found at UESP: Wrye Bash Mod Checker.

The rest of the report details any plugin groups that have been set up. Each group's section contains the following information:

Notes: These are various notes on the plugin group, as entered by the user.
Configuration: This is a summary of the plugin group's configuration. It uses a few symbols to denote the status of plugins, these are: x: active; +: merged; *: imported; -: inactive/unmerged.
Suggestions: Specific suggestions for the plugin group. These are typically activating or deactivating certain plugins, or replacing mods with other mods.
Warnings: Like suggestions, but the causes are more likely to cause issues. This section will detail what should be activated or deactivated to resolve the problems.

Mod Checker Buttons
Button	Function
Forward/Back Arrows	The Mod Checker report may contain links to other pages. These two buttons allow navigation between pages viewed, similar to the forward/back buttons in a web browser.
Mod List	Toggles the display of the Active Mod Files list.
Rule Sets	Toggles the display of the headers for the rulesets installed, even if they produce no other output.
Notes	Toggles the display of plugin group notes.
Configuration	Toggles the display of plugin groups' configurations.
Suggestions	Toggles display of the suggestions produced by plugin groups.
Version Numbers	Toggles display of version numbers where found for the plugins in the Active Mod Files list.
CRCs	Toggles display of the CRCs for the plugins in the Active Mod Files list.
Scan for Dirty Edits	Toggles the scanning of plugins for dirty edits. Effectively runs Scan for Dirty Edits on each of the plugins in the Active Mod Files list and displays the results in the Mod Checker's report.
Copy Text	Copies the text of the report to the clipboard. Useful for posting on forums.
Update	Forces a refresh of the report.

Oblivion.esm Swapping Back to top

Oblivion.esm swapping is a feature that allows mod authors to switch between different versions of Oblivion.esm on the fly. This is useful as it allows mod authors to make plugins that are totally SI-independent (as the Shivering Isles patches Oblivion.esm instead of using a new plugin). It can also be used to avoid the need for a fully patched Oblivion to run a plugin, but this usage is not recommended. If you want a plugin to work on older versions of Oblivion, use the Version 0.8 command on it.

The main requirement for swapping to work is that you have the necessary copies of the different Oblivion.esm files. This is only possible if you copy and rename Oblivion.esm before installing Shivering Isles. There are three accepted versions of Oblivion.esm in addition to the latest SI one. These are determined by their file size:

247388848 bytes: this is the 1.1 version. Rename it to Oblivion_1.1.esm.
247388812 bytes: this is the GOTY version without SI. Rename it to Oblivion_GOTY non-SI.esm.
247388894 bytes: this is an uncommon variant of the 1.1 version. Rename it to Oblivion_1.1b.esm.

You can then swap between the different versions of Oblivion.esm using the Oblivion.esm submenu in the Mods tab column header context menu. Your currently active version will be checked, select another to swap them. You can also perform the same swapping in the Saves tab column header context menu, but in addition to the swapping this will also mark the selected version as the preferred version to use with the current Save Profile. If you then switch to another save profile and back to this one, Oblivion.esm will be swapped automatically.

Wrye Bash displays the current version of Oblivion.esm in its version indicators. The main indicator is in the title bar of the main Wrye Bash window, but there are also indicators placed after Oblivion.esm in the Mods tab plugin list, and after Oblivion.esm in the Masters tab for plugins and savegames. The three possible indicators are:

[1.1]: You are currently using the 1.1 or 1.1b version of Oblivion.esm.
[GOTY non-SI]: You are currently using the GOTY without SI installed version of Oblivion.esm.
[SI]: You are currently using the Shivering Isles-patched version of Oblivion.esm.

Keyboard Shortcuts Back to top

The following keyboard shortcuts can be used when a list on Bash has focus (work almost on all lists unless otherwise noted).

Shortcut	Function
`ctrl-numpad plus (+)`	Auto-sizes the columns to fit what is displayable.
`ctrl-a`	Selects all.
`shift-ctrl-a`	Deselects all.
`ctrl-o`	Opens the related data directory - for instance in the mods tab will open "Data/", in Ini Edits will open "Ini Tweaks/" etc.
`ctrl-c`	Copies files to the clipboard (Mods, Saves, Installers, Screens)
`F2`	Rename file(s) (Saves, Installers, Screens) - see Rename menu items for details
`ctrl-z`	Undo load order state change (Mods)
`ctrl-y`	Redo load order state change (Mods)

Command Line Arguments Back to top

The following table lists all command-line arguments Wrye Bash understands.

Argument	Function
`-d, --debug`	Useful if bash is crashing on startup or if you want to print a lot of information (e.g. while developing or debugging).
`-C, --Cbash-mode`	enables CBash and uses CBash to build the bashed patch.
`-P, --Python-mode`	disables CBash and uses python code to build the bashed patch.
`-L LANGUAGE, --language=LANGUAGE`	Specify the user language overriding the system language settings.
Path Arguments	All path arguments must be absolute paths and use either forward slashes (/) or two backward slashes (\\). All of these can also be set in the ini (where you can also use relative paths) and if set in both cmd line takes precedence.
`-o OBLIVIONPATH, --oblivionPath=OBLIVIONPATH`	Specifies the game directory (the one containing the game's exe). Use this argument if Bash is located outside of the game directory and you have no ini option (or want to override the ini). Bash reads the windows registry to find supported games so this is not needed if the game entry is the only one present in the registry. See Alternative Install Locations
User Directory Arguments	These arguments allow you to specify your user directories in several ways. These are only useful if the regular procedure for getting the user directory fails. And even in that case, the user is probably better off installing win32com.
`-p PERSONALPATH, --personalPath=PERSONALPATH`	Specify the user's personal directory. (Like "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Wrye\\My Documents") If you need to set this then you probably need to set `-l` too.
`-u USERPATH, --userPath=USERPATH`	Specify the user profile path. May help if HOMEDRIVE and/or HOMEPATH are missing from the user's environment.
`-l LOCALAPPDATAPATH, --localAppDataPath=LOCALAPPDATAPATH`	Specify the user's local application data directory. If you need to set this then you probably need to set `-p` too.
Backup and Restore Arguments	These arguments allow you to do backup and restore settings operations.
`-b, --backup`	Backup all Bash settings to an archive file before the app launches. Either specify the filepath with the `-f/--filename` options or Wrye Bash will prompt the user for the backup file path.
`-r, --restore`	Restore all Bash settings from an archive file/dir before the app launches. You must specify the filepath with the `-f/--filename` options. Restoring from the command line skips all error checks that are done in Restore Settings menu item.
`-f FILENAME, --filename=FILENAME`	The file to use with the `-r` or `-b` options. For `-r` must be a '.7z' backup file or a dir where such a file was extracted. For `-b` must be a valid path to a '.7z' file that will be overwritten if it exists.
`-q, --quiet-quit`	Close Bash after creating or restoring backup and do not display any prompts or message dialogs.

Internationalisation Back to top

Overview Back to top

Wrye Bash has built-in support for translation into other languages, using text files that tell it which English strings in the source code should be translated, and into what. These text files are found in Mopy\bash\l10n\. New translations or updates to existing translations should be presented to the Wrye Bash team so that they may be included in future releases.

To begin translating, or to update an existing translation, use the following steps.

Select Dump Translator from Wrye Bash's Settings menu. This generates a new version of the translation file for your locale. The new file will be named appropriately, except from the leading "NEW", and will contain any translations already done.
Delete any existing translation text file for the same language.
Rename the new translator file, removing the leading "NEW". Do not change the rest of the filename.
Edit the translator file, adding translations or editing existing translations.
To test a translator file, save your changes then restart Wrye Bash, and select the language from the Language submenu in Wrye Bash's Settings menu.

Translator File Format Back to top

Below is an excerpt from a translator file.

=== basher.py, 3711
Active profile cannot be removed.
>>>>

=== basher.py, 3717
Delete profile %s and the %d save files it contains?
>>>>
DELETE PROFILE %s AND THE %d SAVE FILES IT CONTAINS?

The above contains two separate translation entries. Each entry begins with the source code file and line number the string to be translated is found on.

The file line is followed by the original text string on a new line, which is then followed by a line containing only >>>>. The translation entry ends with a final line containing the translated text string.

Note: It is important that the formatting characters are not removed or moved or added to. Formatting characters are those that start with a percentage sign or a backslash, eg. %s %d %08X \n. If a formatting character is missing, Wrye Bash will throw an exception, which is bad.

Wrye Bash Advanced Readme

Contents

Advanced Readme

Introduction Back to top

Title Bar Info Back to top

Advanced Installation Back to top

Alternative Install Locations Back to top

Python Components Back to top

LOOT API Back to top

Installers Tab Back to top

The User Interface In Detail Back to top

BAIN Refresh Back to top

Skipped Files Back to top

Skipped Data subdirectories and uninstall quirks Back to top

Script Extender Plugin Installation Back to top

OMOD Conversion Data Back to top

BAIN Conversion Files Back to top

Monitor External Installation Back to top

Example usage scenarios

How to use the "Monitor External Installation" feature

Usage Notes

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Mods Tab Back to top

The Plugin Details Panel Back to top

Color scheme for Plugin Masters (MI &Current LO) Back to top

CSV Files Back to top

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Advanced Bashed Patch Back to top

Viewing & Editing The Bashed Patch Back to top

Bash Tags Back to top

Merge Filtering Back to top

Item Interchange Mode Back to top

Tweak Options In Detail Back to top

Default CSV Files Back to top

Leveled Lists Back to top

Saves Tab Back to top

Overview Back to top

Color scheme for Save Game Files Back to top

Color scheme for Save Game Masters (MI & Current LO) Back to top

Save Profiles Back to top

Face Import Back to top

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Screenshots Tab Back to top

Overview Back to top

Change screenshots directory (Oblivion) Back to top

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Advanced Launchers Back to top

Hiding Launchers Back to top

Custom Launchers Back to top

People Tab Back to top

Overview Back to top

What Symbols & Colours Mean Back to top

Context Menu Commands Back to top

Miscellaneous Tools Back to top

Settings Menu Back to top

Color Configuration Back to top

Doc Browser Back to top

Mod Checker Back to top

Oblivion.esm Swapping Back to top

Keyboard Shortcuts Back to top

Command Line Arguments Back to top

Internationalisation Back to top

Overview Back to top

Translator File Format Back to top