Bethesda gave early access to Skyrim Anniversary Edition to the developer of the cornerstone Skyrim Script Extender. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

This is because the Anniversary Edition is an update instead of a new release, and with it comes changes to the Skyrim Script Extender,a plug-in that makes mods work with the game.

However, players who are upgrading to the Anniversary Edition have been issued a warning: the update could break a lot of mods, especially those who use the plugin Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE).

That may be for the best, though, since Skyrim Anniversary Edition will be breaking one of Skyrim modding ‘s most important tools, Skyrim Script Extender.

If you don't, then every time the Bethesda Creation Club gets some new content, it breaks the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE), a vital plug-in needed for several of the best Skyrim mods.

Skyrim Script Extender, otherwise known as SKSE and required for many mods, has already been updated to work with the Anniversary Edition update.

Bethesda has revealed how much Skyrim: Anniversary Edition will cost whether you buy it new or grab the upgrade.

In a lengthy post on Reddit, user extrwi - part of the team behind Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE), a tool that expands modding capabilities - told users that the Anniversary Edition of the game ...

Skyrim Anniversary Edition will sever compatibility with script extenders and native code mods like SKSE (Skyrim Script Extender), which are absolutely critical for some of the best mods to function.

The Anniversary Edition of Skyrim adds more than 70 official mods to the base game - these thirteen are the addons most worth checking out.

The upcoming release of Skyrim's Anniversary Edition could end up badly hurting the game's modding scene, and will likely mean a considerable amount of work for modders on the game.