What problem does it solve?
Bethesda Game Studio modded games often suffer from crashes, freezes, FPS drops, and startup failures that waste hours on guesswork, generic optimization lists, or unverified scanner outputs. This Skill eliminates that wasted effort by enforcing a structured, evidence-first diagnostic workflow that identifies root causes instead of applying random fixes.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Symptom-first diagnostic ladder: Guides users to reproduce their exact issue, collect hard evidence (crash logs, reproducible triggers, measured bottlenecks), and avoid weak leads like scanner blame or "last installed mod" bias.
- Specialized skill routing: Automatically hands off to the correct narrow tool (xedit-conflict-audit for record conflicts, using-bgs-archive for asset issues, writing-bgs-load-order for plugin order problems) once the root cause class is identified.
- KB-enforced accuracy: Requires querying the bundled BGS knowledge base for game-specific crash signatures, tooling facts, and asset precedence rules instead of relying on outdated memory or generic advice.
- Use Case: If a user's Fallout 4 modded game CTDs every time they load a specific save file, this Skill walks them through reproducing the crash, collecting the log, querying the KB for Fallout 4-specific crash signatures, and routing to the right diagnostic tool instead of randomly disabling mods.
Quick Start
Tell the AI the exact symptom you are experiencing with your BGS modded game, including when and where the issue occurs, and ask it to walk you through the diagnostic ladder to identify the root cause.