The compiler's inlining behavior has changed enough that literally a hundred thousand functions have disappeared and been either inlined or deadstripped, to put it in perspective,' the post continues. We will all need to find functions again. Code signatures and hooks will need to be rewritten. 'Plugins using the Address Library will need to be divided in to 'pre-AE' and 'post-AE' eras. This release updates the compiler from Visual Studio 2015 to the 2019 edition, which changes how code is generated “in a way that forces mod developers to start from scratch finding functions and writing hooks,” writes a SKSE developer in a Reddit post.

With it comes changes to the Skyrim Script Extender, a plug-in that makes mods work with the game.

The main issue with the Anniversary Edition is the fact that it’s an update of the existing game rather than a new release. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. With every update to the immensely popular game, there threatens to be a change that breaks the way mods work, and Skyrim Anniversary Edition is the biggest concern in the modding community yet. A change made in the upcoming Skyrim Anniversary Edition threatens to splinter the mod scene.

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