Many players encounter this common situation where LOOT is not detecting Skyrim and Skyrim SE. Apparently, LOOT won’t crash on startup but it simply fails to detect the game. It keeps on searching for the game until it gives the error message stating:
Oh no, something went wrong! You can check your LOOTDebugLog.txt (you can get to it through the main menu) for more information.
Apr 11, 2019 This mod is the spiritual successor of More Interesting Loot by Ghengisbob. Initially, the goal was to make a patch for Legacy to address the elusive drop rates. However, the more I looked into the mod's innards the more I was astounded at how much looked like it was just abandoned and unfinished. Mar 15, 2015 Warlocks, for example, will have loot geared more towards their arcane profession. Please see the ReadMe for more information on how this works. More Interesting Loot As you advance through the world of Skyrim, the loot seems to get rather stale. There just isn't that many interesting or unique items or combinations of loot out there.
There are many reasons why LOOT does not detect Skyrim and Skyrim SE. For example, you may encounter this problem if you haven’t run Skyrim through Steam at first. Sometimes, the error appears when you are not running LOOT from MO2.
Whatever the reason, here are some tried-and-true methods you can try to fix this issue easily.
How to fix LOOT Not Detecting Skyrim and Skyrim SE
Fix 1 – Run Skyrim through Steam
First things first, if your LOOT can not detect Skyrim then try to launch it through Steam. This will help register the files that LOOT needs to detect. When you launch Skyrim through Steam, don’t exit until the splash menu loads. If this doesn’t help, move on to the next solution.
Fix 2 – Verify your game files
Sometimes this error occurs when the game files on your system are missing or corrupted. You can verify the integrity of the game files to solve it.
1) Open Steam and click LIBRARY.
2) Right-click Skyrim and select Properties.
3) Click on the LOCAL FILES tab, then click VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES…
4) Wait for the validation process to complete, then exit Steam.
Fix 3 – Run Skyrim as Administrator
If LOOT and Skyrim cannot access certain game files on your system, you are likely to face this issue. Follow these steps to run your game as an administrator:
1) Navigate to the game installation folder.
2) Right click on the .exe file and select Properties.
3) Click the Compatibility tab and check the box for Run this program as an administrator.
4) Click Apply > OK to save your changes.
5) Relaunch Skyrim and check if the problem has been resolved.
Fix 4 – Change Location of Skyrim
If the problem still persists even after applying the above workarounds, we recommend changing the location of the game. Here’s how to do it:
1) Go to the following location:
C:UsersYourUsernameAppDataLocalLOOT
2) Open settings.yaml with a text editor like Notepad++.
3) Locate “type: Skyrim” and change the path: ….. line to the location where Skyrim is installed.
We hope this post helped you fix the LOOT not detecting Skyrim and Skyrim SE issue. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to drop them in the comments below.
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Loot is the lifeblood of Skyrim. Without it, you’d be wielding that weak iron axe for your entire play-through. We all like finding better items and we get attached to those we use for a while. There’s nothing quite like finding a much more powerful version of an item, though.
Crafting and enchanting your own items is by far the most reliable and effective method for late game. You won’t want to use this list to get your weapons/armor up to scratch. Instead, these loot locations will provide high amounts of gold, items to disenchant and other resources for skill trees.
I’ll go through the 10 best loot locations in Skyrim. Providing a mixture of world locations with static loot and creatures/NPCs you can hunt down for epic gear!
10. Falmer Warmonger
Of all Falmer you can find in Skyrim, Warmongers are the strongest by far. You can’t specifically counter them as they always wear heavy armor, as well as proficiency in both melee and spell based combat.
You can also encounter Warmongers with healing capabilities, or powerful staves. The highest level enemy of this type you can encounter is 54, which yields Grand souls for soul trapping.
9. Shrouded Grove
Grinding loot doesn’t have to be tedious and boring, Shrouded Grove is always fun to conquer. Inside you’ll find a few lesser creatures/animals duking it out, as well as a Spriggan further in. It is one of the smaller places but it’s a fun loot location that can stock up your inventory quite nicely.
A cool one-time skill book is the Ice and Chitin, which is found here. To find it, go North East of Whiterun, as if you’re going straight to the College of Winterhold.
8. Draugr Death Overlord
No other Draugr variant will trouble you as much as the Death Overlord. Maxing out at level 45, they’re resistant to frost damage and immune to poison/bleeding. Additionally, Draugr Death Overlords can use a full Unrelenting Force shout.
For me, fighting this enemy type is one of the best battles you can have. As they send waves of lesser Draugr your way, you’ll need to repel swarms of attacks while trying to take the Death Overlord out. They can wield a variety of weapons, the most common being two-handed weapons.
When you do finally destroy one, the rewards are incredible. High tier weapons, plenty of gold, gems and ingots. Your coffers can become quite full.
7. Nchuand-Zel
I’m not going to lie, this one is huge and full of creatures. Bring a follower and make sure their inventory isn’t topped up, you’ll need them. Containing enough dwemer artifacts to create over 300 dwarven ingots (for crafting or selling), it also contains a myriad of locked rooms full of loot. It’s located under the Understone Keep in Markarth.
Dwemer creatures can really hurt you though, keeping a good inventory balance between powerful items and loot space is important!
6. Giant Hordes
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I swear it’s hard-coded in every game save to try to attack a Giant as soon as you first encounter one. We all learn how bad of an idea that is, yet Giant camps are one of the easiest ways to stock up on gold.
14 Giant camps exist in Skyrim, enough to spend 15 minutes or less looting up. You won’t want to fight the giants or their Mammoths, instead you’ll go straight for the chests, which always contain valuable loot.
Most camps have other little goodies nearby too. Like rare plants, ore veins or other random stuff, such as the remains near Cradlecrush Rock which grant an enchanted helmet & ring.
Once you level yourself high enough, start to fight the Giants and their Mammoths. You’ll acquire a wealth of Gold, Gems, assorted weapons & armor and animal hides!
5. Dwarven Storeroom
Easily the most simple and efficient way of grabbing loot. The Dwarven Storeroom is located just right next to the steps to Mzulft, which is quite South-East of Windhelm. Containing 2 lock rooms, one with an Apprentice lock and the other with an Expert lock, you’ll find a ton of dwarven resources to sell, as well as multiple chests.
Looting this place takes less than a minute if you’re fast enough, I’m surprised how under-valued this place is to the Skyrim community.
4. Ancient Dragon
Ancient Dragons are one of the highest level creatures to be featured on this list so far, at level 50. They can be encountered as early as level 28 though, you should always aim to kill one if you find yourself ambushed. Beware though, Ancient Dragons are the most formidable dragons in the base game!
Utilising cover over a long, drawn-out battle is highly recommended. Even if you have an inventory full of potions, a few breath attacks from an Ancient Dragon will considerably deplete your reserves.
3. Wreck of the Brinehammer
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All shipwrecks are decent loot spots but the Wreck of the Brinehammer is the most efficient. Finding it on the map and making it available to fast travel can be a pain but it’s well worth it. Three skill books are found here, as well as some chests, ores and valuable herbs.
Just North-West of this location is the Sunken Treasures location, containing a one-time chest containing another skill book and other levelled items.
2. Legendary Dragon
Sporting a level up to 75, this dragon is the ultimate end game boss. Introduced in the Dawnguard DLC, it’ll use Drain Vitality, reducing your health, stamina and magicka every second. Combined with an insanely high health pool, you’ll need to be as high tiered as possible to defeat this dragon.
No other non-unique creature/NPC in Skyrim will drop as high tier items as a Legendary Dragon though, making it well worth the fight. Of course, it drops dragon bones and scales, like any other dragon. Plenty of Gold and Gems are found on its corpse though, as well Daedric items far more commonly than other creatures!
1. Torvald’s Cave
Get yourself some food and drink (in real life), this loot location is a big one. Located South-East of the previously mentioned Dwarven Storeroom, you’ll want to travel here as soon as possible. Boasting what is likely the biggest variety of enemies of any cave (or even location) in Skyrim, you’ll receive a large variety of loot.
Three parts of the cave exist, all of which require considerable time and effort to get through. Everything from alchemy/smithing resources, skill books, jewelry, weaponry and armor are found here. Oh and of course Gold, a lot of it!