In short: This is the version that shipped with the Anniversary Edition upgrade for most users between late 2022 and early 2023.
: Most legacy mods work without issue, and newer mods often still provide "backward compatible" versions for 1.6.640 because so many players refuse to update to the buggier 1.6.1170. Ease of Maintenance
: Get the "Current Anniversary Edition build 2.2.3 (game version 1.6.640)" from the official SKSE website Nexus Mods
Drag and drop the .exe and .dll files directly into your main Skyrim directory (where the game's launcher is)— not the Data folder.
In short: This is the version that shipped with the Anniversary Edition upgrade for most users between late 2022 and early 2023.
: Most legacy mods work without issue, and newer mods often still provide "backward compatible" versions for 1.6.640 because so many players refuse to update to the buggier 1.6.1170. Ease of Maintenance
: Get the "Current Anniversary Edition build 2.2.3 (game version 1.6.640)" from the official SKSE website Nexus Mods
Drag and drop the .exe and .dll files directly into your main Skyrim directory (where the game's launcher is)— not the Data folder.