If already done, skip to the next section Basic Usage.
- Download and extract the latest SSE-AT Release to a folder like this: C:\Modding\Tools\SSE-AT\
- in case of an update, just overwrite the existing files there
- Optional: Add the SSE-AT.exe as Tool to Vortex or MO2
- in case of Vortex: SSE-AT and Vortex must not be run at the same time! Close Vortex before starting SSE-AT.
- Download and install the Dynamic String Distributor SKSE Plugin as a mod (position does not matter)
- Run the SSE-AT.exe
- Click on Next, choose the language you want to play with and login to Nexus Mods via Browser
- Click on Next when you're done
- Select your mod manager and the instance/profile you want to load. You can always change the loaded instance and mod manager under Settings > User Settings.
If you want to load a portable MO2 instance you also have to insert the installation path of MO2 (the folder where ModOrganizer.exe is)
Click on Done and you're ready to go!
If you have an DeepL API Key that you want to use, you can setup the DeepL API under Settings > Translator API Settings.
To translate a modlist with all translations that are either Vanilla or available at Nexus Mods, follow the steps below.
- Start the SSE-AT.exe
- If this is the first start, see Initial Setup above
- Run the modlist scan (button 1, see below)
- Run the Nexus Mods scan (button 2, see below)
Scans are finished when this dialog pops up.
- Download and install available Translations (button 3, see below)
- Choose your desired translations then download them
- If you don't have Nexus Mods Premium, downloads from Nexus Mods have to be started manually
- Downloads with a "Download" button in the "Downloads" tab have to be started manually
- Wait until you get this message:
- Build the Output Mod for the Dynamic String Distributor SKSE Plugin (button 4, see below)
- This must be done everytime after you edited, installed or deleted a translation
- Install the Output folder as a mod (should be at the very bottom) so that the "SKSE" folder lands in the game's "Data" folder
- You can also change the Output folder under Settings > App Settings > Path for DSD Output.
Now you're ready to play!
a: Filter button, to filter for a specific Status
b: Ignore List button, opens a dialog showing all Plugins that are in the Ignore List (see below for more information)
c: Help button, opens a dialog showing the different Status and their colors
More features are available when right-clicking on one or more Plugins/Mods.
d: Displays base game strings in a String List dialog (see below). Those can then be taken as reference when creating new translations.
e: Import button, to import a translation from a local file (or multiple when selected). The import supports downloaded mods from Nexus Mods (.rar, .7z, .zip), Plugins (.esp, .esm, .esl), DSD Translations (.json) and exported xTranslator translations (.xml).
f: Update Check button, to check for available translation updates.
g: Download Updates button, to download available translation updates if any. Works exactly like regular translation downloads.
h: Link button, to link SSE-AT to Mod Manager Downloads on Nexus Mods, primarily used for non-Premium downloads. When exited regularly, SSE-AT unbinds itself and binds the app that was previously bound to Mod Manager Downloads. A crash might prevent this, so that SSE-AT stays bound. In this case you have to link your Mod Manager again.
More features are available when right-clicking on one or more Plugins/Translations.
1: Scans Modlist for required and installed Translations
2: Scans Nexus Mods for available Translations
3: Downloads available Translations from Nexus Mods and creates Translations that are completely covered by the Database (already installed Translations)
4: Builds the Output folder for the SKSE Plugin (Dynamic String Distributor) that must be installed as mod in order to replace the strings ingame.
5: Scans database for incomplete translations. This scan take a while depending on the number of installed translations.
Plugins can be added to an Ignore List that completely excludes them from any functionality. They can be added by a right click on them in the Modlist panel (see above). SSE-AT also ignores all Base Game and CC Plugins and depending on your language there may be a masterlist available that also has a list of plugins that are ignored.
The SSE-AT has an inbuilt Editor for creating new translations or editing already existing ones. Translations cannot be exported or applied to Plugin files (.esp, .esm, .esl) like with other Translators (for eg. xTranslator or ESP-ESM Translator) but only to the new DSD Format.
A: Side-Menu, shows open Translations and Plugins. Here you can close translations that you are done working on.
B: Main Panel, shows Strings with their EditorID / FormID, Type (Record and Subrecord) and their Original String.
a: Filter button, to filter for a specific Status
b: Help button, opens a dialog showing the different Status and their colors
1: Legacy import button, to import DSD translations that are created before the v1.1 update
2: Attempts to translate untranslated string using Database of installed Translations
3: Opens a Search and Replace Dialog for selected strings
4: Translates selected strings using selected Translator API (configurable in Settings)
c: Saves changed translation to database
d: Export button for exporting the translation to publish it.
More features are available when right-clicking on one or more Strings.
A string can be edited by either double-clicking on it or right click > Edit String.
A: Text Box with Original String, readonly
B: Text Box with Translated String, here you edit the String
a: Information Label about String, displays EditorID (or FormID in case of Dialogues), Type (Record and Subrecord) and Index (if existing, mostly for dialogues and quests)
1: Goes to previous String in list
2: Goes to next String in list
3: Translates String with configured Translator API
4: Resets String back to its Original
You can always display the strings of a Plugin or Translation by right-clicking in a separate dialog for either debugging or referencing for new/other Translations.
