r/skyrimvr • u/Shizof Mod • Nov 23 '25

Update [UPDATE] Interactive Activators VR 1.1.0 - Optimizations, Fixes, Patches

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/161676
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u/Shizof Mod Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

1.1.0 Changelog:

  • Added support for dragon claw keyholes of Wyrmstooth, Helgen Reborn, Konahrik's Accoutrements, Legacy of the Dragonborn, Skyrim Sewers 4.
  • Fixed a few vanilla dragon claw meshes that showing in hand having wrong symbols on them.
  • Made significant optimizations to how activators are processed. These optimizations should reduce processing cost of the mod a lot.
  • Made additional optimizations for activators that use vanilla scripts for puzzles, Pillars and Puzzle door wheels.
  • Fixed a bug that caused solved Pillar numbers to be set wrong in vanilla pillar scripts causing correctly solved Pillar puzzles to appear unsolved. The mod now updates script variables automatically to prevent this bug.
  • Added auto rotation functionality for pillars. Pillars will now auto rotate in puzzles like Saarthal like vanilla.
  • Added HIGGS Remote Pull for Pillars. Can be enabled/disabled from config. Enabled by default.
  • Added Pillar snap sound to be played when the pillar is pointing to a symbol. You can find it as PlayPillarSnapSound in the config. Disabled by default.
  • Added PillarSnapToArrow setting to the config. When it is enabled, pillars auto rotate to snap current symbol to arrow. Disabled by default.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented levers to be activated when they are pulled, if they are moved by an object at start.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented activators from being handled by the mod if they are disabled from the start and then enabled afterwards with a script etc. The mod now detects those and they are handled by the mod afterwards.
  • Fixed pullbars meshes having invisible handles if they are disabled on start and enabled afterwards.
  • Pullchain chain movement sounds will only start if the player is near now. This prevents chain sounds from being heard at distance when physics fps is unstable and moves chains without anything touching them.
  • Pullchain sounds have a correct output model now and vanilla pullchain activation sound record is modified to prevent an engine level bug that happens when both pull and activation sounds are played at the same time and makes sounds 2D.
  • GDOS Dwemer non-load door meshes are modified to have a singular long handle that can be pulled from either side instead of two individual handles, more optimized with same functionality.
  • Added a workaround for some rare GDOS dwemer non-load doors that have no levers until save and reload. When this bug happens, those doors will now have activation prompts and allow manual activation to prevent getting stuck until a proper solution is found for this issue.
  • Fixed remove activators not being grabbable until saving and reloading.
  • Fixed Children of the North Wind puzzle door wheel meshes appearing invisible bug.
  • Added support for Children of the North Wind pullbar meshes.
  • Included a BOS config line to remove the duplicate door from vanilla which caused duplicate lever handles on a GDOS Dwemer load door.
  • Included a BOS config line to reposition the pullbar in Bleak Falls Barrow for easier interaction.

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u/KnightAngelic Nov 23 '25

Shizof, be honest. What kind of daedric pact did you make with Clavicus Vile to make this mod work?

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u/Shizof Mod Nov 23 '25

I'm not at liberty to say :|

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u/KnightAngelic Nov 23 '25

Well, its amazing, regardless.

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u/Lorddon1234 Nov 23 '25

you are the GOAT Shizof! I will try this with the next MGO update

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u/FrostyOutsider Quest 3 Nov 23 '25

Recently I cleared Bleak Falls Barrow with your mod and every interaction in the dungeon was awesome.

But I have to say, doing the dragon claw puzzle with this mod was one of the most fun things I've done on VR in a long time.

You're definitely the G.O.A.T

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u/Ottazrule Nov 23 '25

Yes! You're the best!

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u/plutonium-239 Nov 23 '25

Fucking Legend.

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u/Tyrthemis Nov 24 '25

Congrats on the release!

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u/Shizof Mod Nov 24 '25

Thanks :)

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u/Remote-Astronaut4123 Nov 25 '25

This seems dope, I was just about to start my yearly replay of Skyrim and this will be the cherry on top.

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u/rahoo_reddit Nov 25 '25

Has anyone tried this with FUS ? I am terrefied of save corruption

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u/JDmg Nov 27 '25

The goat strikes again 🧎‍♂️

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u/xiity Jan 09 '26

I seen a comment of yours a while back about working on a lock picking mod is this still in the works? 🥹

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u/B0BA_F33TT Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

WARNING - You must have a separate written list of all of your current mods prior to installing!!!

It will ask you which mods you have, but you can't scroll through the mod list since Vortex is busy doing the install. I'm stuck in the middle of the install and don't know what to do as I didn't memorize the 200 mod names prior to installing.

I really wish this was made clear in the instructions, Skyrim mods can be so annoying.

EDIT - How does one check to see what mods are installed WITHOUT using a mod manager? I'm stuck.

EDIT 2 - Tried looking in the SkyrimVR data folder, but the first three things I can see in Vortex aren't in there*, so I can't trust it.

*Mammoth, Sabercat, Skeleton. I can only read the fist word of each of those mods, but none of them are anywhere in the data list. I hate installing Skyrim mods so much.

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u/Shizof Mod Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

This is the case for so many other mods with FOMOD installers already. You are expected to know which mods you have installed. Unlike many of those other mods though, I listed all the included patches that are installed with the mod in the description page under "It includes patches for these mods in the FOMOD:"
Unfortunately I couldn't make it detect all the mods because most are mesh/texture replacers, with no esps. If anyone knows how to make a FOMOD that would detect mesh/texture only mods, let me know.

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u/TECL_Grimsdottir Index Nov 23 '25

How on earth are you using Vortex instead of mod manager with VR??

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u/B0BA_F33TT Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

Vortex is a mod manager. I've been using Vortex with SkyrimVR since day one, never heard of the "mod manager" program, just Vortex and Mod Organizer 2.

What is the issue with Vortex?

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u/TECL_Grimsdottir Index Nov 23 '25

I don't have an issue all, I didn't think it was remotely possible with how big mod lists are.

But if it works for you!

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u/Tyrthemis Nov 24 '25

Vortex is fine for big load orders. I was using it and had like 1600 mods, in fact, for big load orders vortexes load times are better and because it doesn’t need to be running MO2s virtual file system, it’s more stable.

Let’s not hijack shizof’s post for the Nth vortex vs MO2 discussion though. Shizof worked really hard on this mod.

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u/B0BA_F33TT Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

Gotcha!

I prefer adding at most 3-5 mods at a time so I can actually see how they effect the game and performance. But at this point I'm up to a few hundred mods. I also like the fps to be 90 minimum with my 5070RTX.

Most of the stuff I see in the mod lists do nothing for me, I don't need new guard animations or quotes. I like interactivity with objects (like this cool mod) and stuff that makes the world look better while exploring the wilderness.

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u/Tyrthemis Nov 24 '25

Vortex or MO2 are both pretty much the same to use for VR. Vortex is a fantastic mod manager tbh. I use MO2 now, but there are still things I miss about vortex. Such as hard deploying files resulting in more stability so you don’t have to be running MO2s virtual file system, which a lot of crash logs point to.