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Skyrim Update 1.6.640 — A Short Story

My experience and Tip with modding for over ten year? : r/skyrimmods

maintenance and compatibility patch

Contrary to rumors at the time, 1.6.640 did not introduce new quests, fishing mechanics, or Survival Mode tweaks. Those were added in the jump from SE to AE (around 1.6.318). Instead, 1.6.640 was a . skyrim update 1.6.640

Warning:

After downgrading, set appmanifest_489830.acf (Steam's Skyrim manifest) to Read Only and change its "StateFlags" to "4" (Update paused). Skyrim Update 1

• New mods starting to require 1.6.1130+ features (rare, but increasing).
• You want to use the newest version of Community Shaders (still supports 1.6.640 as of v1.0).
• You want Steam Cloud Saves (broken on 1.6.640 if you block updates).

Launch SkyrimSE.exe directly

(not through Steam) – should launch without Steam if CC is disabled. New mods starting to require 1

The Bottom Line

1. Fishing (Finally!)