By default, the CK restricts resource loading. Navigate to your Skyrim Special Edition root folder and modify CreationKit.ini (or create a CreationKitCustom.ini ) to allow multiple master files. Add these lines:
Standard CK versions often have bugs or performance issues on older game versions. Community fixes are highly recommended for stability:
Bethesda's official Creation Kit is notoriously buggy, unstable, and slow. It can crash randomly, freeze when loading multiple master files, and even fail to display non-English characters correctly. To solve these problems, the modding community has developed essential fixes. For version 1.5.73 of the CK, you should install the following: creation kit skyrim se 1.5.97
This is the modern successor to the older "SSE CreationKit Fixes" and is essential for stability and for fixing your game in multiple ways.
Navigate to your Skyrim SE folder and open (or create) CreationKit.ini . Add the following under [General] : By default, the CK restricts resource loading
Whether you are using the
Click . Ensure it installs into the exact same directory folder as your SkyrimSE.exe (e.g., Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\ ). Step 2: Downgrading the Creation Kit for 1.5.97 For version 1
to directly pull an older version of the CK from Steam's servers. 2. Essential Configuration & Fixes