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Requirements ========= .Net Framework 4.0 Description ========= The game Launcher that Skyrim comes with is pretty useful for those, like myself, that don't use another tool for managing Load Order. The downside is that even something as simple as adjusting your load order requires the Launcher to start up Steam, add to that it likes to reset your INI file, guessing it likes to piss people off. Well it did ... too many times , So I've built a replacement, it functions in a similar way, allowing you to launch the game or adjust load order etc. But it surpasses the default launcher with many added bonuses, for one it will detect SKSE and allow you to launch the game with that, it has a tools menu for launching additional tools like BOSS for example as well as other additions, one of my favourites is the option to change the background. Features: No Steam - No longer have to put up with Steam opening when you want to do something simple with the launcher Background Changer - Change the background to something you WANT Tools Menu - Customizable tools menu allowing you to have easy access to tools you want to use Expanded options - Option menu now has a few extra options, including automatically detecting graphics cards and resolutions to full control over individual in-game settings and colour settings for the Launcher itself. SKSE Compatible Launch the Creation Kit Let’s get to the nitty-gritty! Details ========= TESV Launcher comes equipped with many new features as well as most of the features present in the default launcher. The aim of TESV Launcher is to provide an alternative Launcher for Modder's and also users that do not use Steam for their modding needs. Features: Background Changer - Looking to the bottom left of the main Launcher screen you'll notice a paint bucket, click this to bring up the Background Changer screen. The Background Changer displays thumbnail previews of the images contained inside the Background folder located in the Launcher folder by the executable. To add your own backgrounds to the mix, simply place a 800 x 400 .jpg/png/bmp image(s) into the Launcher>Background folder, open the changer screen and double click the image you want to use as your background. Play - Starts Skyrim, if you have Skyrim Script Extender(SKSE), TESV Launcher will detect it and start the game using it. Creation Kit - Starts up the Creation Kit Tools - The Tools option opens up the Tools menu. This menu has six customizable tool options that you can setup by using the tool edit buttons. This is a quick and easy way of accessing your favourite tools. Data Files - This option opens up the Load Order menu, this looks and works in almost the exact same way as the default launcher. The main differences are a few extra options for selecting plugins and the list of plugins available to activate. The Data Files screen shows you all your plugins for Skyrim instead of just listing the active ones. This makes it easier to activate/deactivate modifications. Options - The Options button opens up the options screen, you'll notice this is very similar to the default launchers options screen. Clicking the Advance button opens up an Advanced Options menu with an extended set of options. UI Information - The UI displays the versions of both Skyrim and the Creation Kit. This allows you to find out what version of the game you have without the need to launch the game. Install ========= Unpack TESV Launcher directly into your main Skyrim directory. Run TESVLauncher.exe and enjoy! Un-Install ========= Not sure why you'd want to do that, but ok. Remove TESVLauncher.exe and its accompanying folder (Launcher) from the main Skyrim directory. Feedback ========= Let me know if you find any problems or have a request for a new feature. Change Log ========= 24/08/2012 - Bug Fix - Fixed a bug where some Boolean values were set to -1 22/08/2012 - Initial v1.0.0 release Credits ========= Thanks to Bethesda for creating Skyrim. Thanks to Lilith for testing TESV Launcher. Tools Used ========= Microsoft Visual Studio 2010