Installation

Installation

Vortex Mod Manager

• 1. Make sure you're running Skyrim Special Edition (1.5.73 or later).

  2. Watch the video above and install SKSE64 (version 2.0.15 or later).

  3. If you have an older version of the mod installed, uninstall it now.

  4. If you don't already use Vortex, watch this video series and install it.

  5. Download SkyUI via Vortex using the Download with Manager button and install it. (See that page for further instructions or alternate options.)

  6. Download the Airship via Vortex using the Download with Manager button.

  7. Install the mod with the Vortex. As of version 1.7 all options are now accessible in game, so there is no longer an installer.

  8. If hotfixes are present, be sure to download and install them now. When Vortex notifies you of the conflict, direct it to load the hotfix files after the main files.

  9. Start Skyrim via the SKSE shortcut you made while watching the tutorial above, and fight some dragons mid-air!

Nexus Mod Manager

• 1. Make sure you're running Skyrim Special Edition (1.5.73 or later).

  2. Watch the video above and install SKSE64 (version 2.0.15 or later).

  3. If you have an older version of the mod installed, uninstall it now.

  4. If you don't already use the Nexus Mod Manager (NMM), move to step 4 of Vortex installation instead. NMM has been deprecated, so Nexus Mods does not have it for download anymore.

  5. Download SkyUI via NMM using the Download with Manager button and install it. (See that page for further instructions or alternate options.)

  6. Download the Airship via NMM using the Download with Manager button.

  7. Install the mod with the NMM. As of version 1.7 all options are now accessible in game, so there is no longer an installer.

  8. If hotfixes are present, be sure to download and install them now. Select "No" when prompted to replace the current mod and "Yes to Mod" when prompted to overwrite.

  9. Start Skyrim via the SKSE shortcut you made while watching the tutorial above, and fight some dragons mid-air!

BAIN (Wrye Bash Installation)

• 1. Make sure you're running Skyrim Special Edition (1.5.73 or later).

  2. Watch the video above and install SKSE64 (version 2.0.15 or later). The scripts can be managed in BAIN by dropping the archive made for Vortex/NMM installation into your "%Steam Installation%\steamapps\common\Skyrim Mods\Bash Installers" folder and installing it through Bash instead.

  3. If you have an older version of the mod installed, uninstall it now.

  4. Download the SkyUI archive and install its esp and bsa. (See that page for further instructions or alternate options.)

  5. Download the archive to your "[Steam Installation]\steamapps\common\Skyrim Mods\Bash Installers" folder.

  6. Open the Installers tab and select the Dev Aveza archive.

  7. Right click and select "Install". As of version 1.7 all options are now accessible in game, so there is no longer an installer.

  8. If hotfixes are present, be sure to download and install them now. Allow them to overwrite any files from the base installation.

  9. On the Mods tab, activate the esp.

  10. Start Skyrim via the SKSE shortcut you made while watching the tutorial above, and fight some dragons mid-air!

Mod Organizer

• 1. Make sure you're running Skyrim Special Edition (1.5.73 or later).

  2. Install SKSE64 (version 2.0.15 or later) using the method necessary for how you use MO.

  3. Download SkyUI via MO using the Download with Manager button and install it. (See that page for further instructions or alternate options.)

  4. Download the Airship via MO using the Download with Manager button.

  5. Install the mod. As of version 1.7 all options are now accessible in game, so there is no longer an installer.

  6. If you have an older version of the mod installed already, select "Replace" when prompted.

  7. If hotfixes are present, be sure to download and install them now. Select "Merge" when prompted.

  8. Activate the mod for all profiles you wish to use it with.

  9. In the ESPs panel, activate the esp for all profiles you have activated the mod.

  10. Start Skyrim via the method necessary for your MO setup (usually by launching SKSE from within MO itself), and fight some dragons mid-air!

Manual Installation

• 1. Make sure you're running Skyrim Special Edition (1.5.73 or later).

  2. Watch the video above and reconsider using a mod manager.

  3. Install SKSE64 (version 2.0.15 or later).

  4. Download the SkyUI archive and place its esp and bsa files into your "Skyrim\Data" folder. (See that page for further instructions or alternate options.)

  5. Download the archive to a convenient location, like your desktop.

  6. If you have had the ship installed previously, refer to the Uninstall directions and remove the prior version! This step is necessary!

  7. Check the contents of the archive. If there are many folders labeled in the fashion of "00 Core", delete the archive and go back to Nexus to download the latest version.

  8. Once you have the latest version, copy all the contents except the "fomod" folder and paste them into your "[Steam Installation]\steamapps\common\Skyrim\Data" folder.

  9. If you're asked to overwrite any files, please uninstall the files using the uninstall directions and try again, as you didn't uninstall your previous version. Failure to do this may cause problems.

  10. If hotfixes are present, be sure to download them now. Add the contents of the archives to your "Skyrim\Data" folder, allowing them to overwrite the files you just installed.

  11. Launch your normal Skyrim Launcher via Steam or your default shortcut. Access "Data Files" and click on the checkmark next to "DA_Skyship.esp" to activate it. Close the default Skyrim Launcher.

  12. Start Skyrim via the SKSE shortcut you made while watching the tutorial above, and fight some dragons mid-air!

Manual installation is not recommended or supported. Due to the requirement to uninstall the previous version of the mod prior to each update, using a mod manager is strongly encouraged.

Load Order

While this is generally not something you'll need to worry about, and you can allow LOOT to sort the ship, there is an exception when it comes to Legacy of the Dragonborn. Please ensure that when using LotDB, you load the plugins in the following order:

1. LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm

2. DA_Skyship.esm

3. DBM_DevAvezaAirship_Patch.esp

4. DBM_DevAvezaAirship_Beacon_Patch.esp (if Using Beacon re-enabler)

The patch (not for the beacons) is critical and must be included. You can find it in the Official Legacy of the Dragonborn Patch Installer.

Note: Removing/Adding mods to an active game in Skyrim is not advised as changing load orders will break the functionality of many mods and patches.