At the time of this writing, the current version was 1_04_10ĬAUTION: Using WinZip, WinRAR or most other archive utilities will result in corrupt files. Extracting the contents of the download will yield a directory titled skse_x_yy_zz. See here for detailed instructions on downloading and installing 7zip. 7z archive and must be extracted using the freely available Windows 7zip archive tool.

The latest version of SKSE can be found here. Steam users may not have this option as updates may be pushed through automatically TIP: You may wish to hold off on updating to the latest Skyrim patch until the updated SKSE When Bethseda issues a new patch for Skyrim, the SKSE developers will quickly follow with an updated version of SKSE. Each release of Skyrim will generally be followed shortly after with a new release of SKSE. An excellent example of this is the Skyboost mod which altered the game engine code of the TESV executable providing some graphic performance optimizations in pre-1.4 versions of the game.Īlways consult the official download site for the most current version of SKSE. The SKSE allows a modder to 'hook' into the game engine.

The SKSE is required for certain mods which require tight integration with the Skyrim game engine. It does so without modifying the executable files on disk, so there are no permanent side effects. The Skyrim Script Extender, or SKSE for short, is a modder's resource that expands the scripting capabilities of Skyrim.

Skyrim enhanced edition script extender