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WELCOME TO THE SKYRIM MODS AND TWEAKS THREAD
OLD MODS BY NEIL79 : HERE
FOR FURTHER TWEAKS SUCH AS FOV BY NEIL79:
SAVE GAME SCRIPT CLEANER!
Located HERE
CROSSFIRE FIX
SkyrimPrefs.ini
SkyrimPrefs.ini
MODS FOR 2015 BY NEIL79
Character Overhaul
WELCOME TO THE SKYRIM MODS AND TWEAKS THREAD
Guide by ThaReaperGuy & NEIL79(After)
So I'm doing a full refresh of my MOD's due to upgrading to GOTY and need to change my mods to include the DLC. Even though this is an old game, I still think this will be useful to a few of us, and well useful to me if I mess something up!
My Hardware / System Currently:
I will be listing:
- Intel i7 3820 @ 3.6ghz
- SLI GTX SC 680's
- 4 x 2GB Quad Channel RipJaw 2133Mhz RAM
- 120GB Corsair GT SSD
- 1TB Samsung HDD (Game Installed)
I'm hoping this will be useful to some, as there isn't really a definitive list & I have outputted my Skyrim/Data directory to text file for you to download to make it easier than screenshots.
- My Complete List of Mods
- The BOOT order I have installed them in
- Step by Step progression including screenshots
- Errors I have come across
Mod List: Reaper's Skyrim Mod List
(Subject to change as I may download new Mods for DLC)
I'm installing them now so will add a spoiler with my Step by Step progress.
#1 - Software Used & Recommend
TheSwede Mod Organiser Nexus Guide
#2 - Installing SKSE Guide
Required for certain script mods, always should install.
IMPORTANT: - Ensure you create skse.ini within the \Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim\Data\SKSE folder with the following parameters, this is a much needed memory patch for the game:Follow these steps:
#1 - Download from the above Link provided
#2 - Start the installer:
#3 - Follow the steps:
SKSE is now installed.
#3 - Install Mod Organiser & LOOT[General]
ClearInvalidRegistrations=1
[Memory]
DefaultHeapInitialAllocMB=768
ScrapHeapSizeMB=256
- Setup MO and follow their tutorial
- Enter your credentials to Nexus & do the following Version change:
#4 - Install Un-official Patches
- Skyrim Un-Official Patch
- Dragonborn Un-Official Patch
- Heartfire Un-Official Patch
- Dawnguard Un-Official Patch
These are required to get rid of 1000's of bugs across the main game and the DLC if you have them installed.Double Click each of them when you have downloaded them into MO:
Click the tick on the left to select the mod to be loaded, it will then update the plugin list on the right:
Download them from Nexus to Mod Organiser (Or Nexus Mod Manager) and install your first Mods.
#5 - Launch and Run the game
This is a good time to test that the first mods have loaded, it is also a good time to test the SKSE launcher works. In MO click the SKSE launcher and see if the game loads successfully, from there start a new/load a game & ensure everything is working, next up more fixes & start up patches.
#6 - Other Important & Recommended Fixes
So your game is running & is boring to look at! But at least the patches have fixed some annoying bugs so that can't be sniffed at... let's add some more:
- Safety Load - Stops infinite load screens when several mods are added.
- Double Cursor Fix - Fixes the infamous double cursor from appearing when you ALT+TAB.
- Borderless Fix - Fix for when you ALT+TAB out of the game. (Replaced by OneTweak although having issues loading it)
- GPU Boost - Gives a performance boost stopping lots of lag issues, smoother gameplay. (Optional)
- Better Dialogue - Better dialogue over the standard choices.
- Third Person Animation Fix - Animation fix when duel wielding weapons.
- Skyrim Stutter/Shuttering Fix - Fixes the infamous stutter issue.
- No Spinning Death Animation - Spinning death animation is fixed
- Brawl Bugs Patch - Fixes issues with Bar Brawls
Each of these can be installed the same way the Un-Official patches were installed, do a test afterwards to make sure things are running OK and nothing has broke the game.
I recommend each of the above to be installed as they're great patches & really do fix some noticeable things in the game.
NOTE: Some of these MOD's may need to be installed manually rather than automatically done, this is due to the files being .ini or .txt instead of .bsa or .esp. Please bare this in mind when installing them.
When they're installed you're manager & Skyrim folder should look like this:
#7 - User Interface Mods/Plugins
The main one to install is SkyUI to make the user interface across the whole game so much better, several other mods then plugin into SkyUI to give a really nice interface, ones to install are below:
- SkyUI - Main overhaul of the Skyrim User Interface, highly recommended.
- Immersive HUD - Allows the HUD to be toggled ON or OFF.
- Less Intrusive HUD - Allows you to customise what you want on your HUD.
- Quality World Map - More detailed and useful, recommended.
- RaceMenu - Allows more customisation to be done to your character.
- Categorised Favourites Menu - Everything is formatted nicely in proper categories when you press Q, Plugin to SkyUI.
Once installed, test these are working & the features you want are there.
Ensure you're not getting any bugs between the SkyUI mod and SKSE and make sure Categorised Favourites isn't complaining about SkyUI version. (Screenshots below)
NOTE: Currently having an issue with my 21:9 working when launching SKSE in MO, will update if I figure out why.
FIXED: Edit the SkyrimPref.ini under the MO/Profile/Default directory.
#8 - Visual/Texture Mods
These are what most people will be looking for & at this stage you should have a very good stage for placing these mods onto.
Ensure your game is running stable & the mods installed before are working as they should, a good 10-30 minute test will ensure the game is running OK.
Visual Mods to install:
- RaceCompatibilty - RaceCompatibility for Skyrim and Dawnguard
- ApachiiSkyHair - Kinder Anime style hair, highly recommended.
- Superior Lore Friendly Hair - Make's the standard hair styles better.
- Climates of Tamriel - Add's an impressive weather & climate system.
- Enhanced Night - Better night time textures/sky.
- Book Covers - Add's 2k/4k textures for book covers in game.
- Radiant & Unique Potions - Make's potions look unique.
- Unique Beer Bottles - Same idea for Beer Bottles.
- Skyrim 2K Textures - 2K Textures for Skyrim
- Verdant - A Skyrim Grass Plugin
- WATER - #1 choice for a water MOD.
- Realistic Water 2 - #2 choice for a water MOD. (I Use this)
- Static Mesh Improvment - Texture/Mesh update for Objects
- Better Dynamic Snow - Better Snow texture/Look.
- Quality Snow 4k - Very sharp Snow Textures, very nice.
- HD Dragon Replacer - HD Dragon Textures.
- Enhance Distant Terrain - More detail to far away textures.
- Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Beyond highly recommended.
ENB Loader Files - Download the Zip, Unpack only D3D9.dll and ENBHOST.EXE to Skyrim main folder- RealVision ENB - By far the most noticeable thing, highly recommended. (Leave until last and follow ALL manual steps as required by the Author)
- Real Clouds - Immersive clouds!
- Immersive Skyrim Thunder V6 - Immersive Thunder
These are the main bulk of mods, will be adding to the list with others for armour/weapons.
Game Screenshots at this stage:Should be looking something along the lines of this in your MO/NMM or MO/NMM directory.
These are the recommended visual MOD's, depending on which version of the ENB you selected and what resolution of texture's you're using you should be hitting the 50+ FPS mark. (If you have similar hardware to me).
#9 - More Visual Mods
These are more texture mod's I use in the game, which really bring some supreme detail to certain textures. Some of these use 4k textures or can hamper performance, however if you're running your ENB successfully at a playable frame rate then you should be OK.
Test these one by one, as you're now loading a lot of textures at once for the first time!
- Enhanced Blood Textures - Make's blood look more realistic, including splatter.
- Dust Effects - Add's dust to light beams & glowing area's.
- Footprints - Does what it say's on the tin really.
- Watercolour for ENB and Realistic Water Two - Only works with RWT and add's sun scattering effects to the water
- Real Wood Textures - Farmhouses - Add's very detailed Wood effects to several houses/walk ways
- Superior Rocks 2k & 4K - Highly recommended, make's all rocks look superb
- HD Ivy 2K - Add's 2k textures for Ivy (real life images)
- SkyFalls & SkyMills - Stops waterfalls and Mills from stopping in the distance
- Glowing Ore Veins 300 - Make's ores glow, very nice for explorers
- Hi-Res Road Signs - More detailed and readable road signs
- Ultimate HD Candle Flames - Does what it says
- Ultimate HD Fire Effects - Does what it says
- HD Misc - HD misc items in the game (Chairs, candles, barrels)
- Natural Grass Texture Floor - More realistic floor grass textures
- Weapon Retexture Project - Very detailed weapon textures
- Hi-Res Pines All Versions - HD Pine tree textures
- Vivid Landscapes - HD textures for mountains, ruins, landscapes
- Better Embers - Better fire embers
- Skyrim Landscape Overhaul - Add's objects and items into the landscapes
- Splash of Rain - Add's a splash animation to rain
MO or NMM should look like this, including the ordering using LOOT:
These add some very nice textures in all the other places, see screenshots below when installed:
Look good, right?
#10 - Location improvements
Now these make's some places look fantastic, the one for Whiterun is beyond impressive with the simple use of trees and different plant life. These don't really hit performance, but only download if you want a new look for certain towns/cities.
These make a great addition to the Skyrim world, worth trying them out to see if you like them.
- Perfect Whiterun - By far the best Whiterun overhaul to be created yet, very good and brings definite life to the city. (Issues with Project Parallax)
- Riverwood Redux - Expansion - Add's some more area's to Riverwood also add's a player home.
- Immersive Roads - Add's more realistic and textured roads to the game, great in Riverwood
- Falskaar - Whole new world and quests
- Wyrmstooth - Whole new world and quests as well
- Towns & Villages Enhanced - Villages - Add's some surrounding to certain villages
- Towns & Villages Enhanced - Riften - (Steam Workshop) Add's similar style to Riften
- Towns & Villages Enhanced - Solitude - (Steam Workshop) Add's similar style to Solitude
- Towns & Villages Enhanced - Windhelm - (Steam Workshop) Add's similar style to Windhelm
- Towns & Villages Enhanced - Falkreath - (Steam Workshop) Add's similar style to Falkreath
- Towns & Villages Enhanced - Markarth - (Steam Workshop) Add's similar style to Markarth
- Moonpath to Elsweyr - (Steam Workshop) Whole new world and quests as well, very well made & texture packs
- Moonpath to Elsweyr HD Texture Pack - (Steam Workshop) - HD Texture pack
#11 - Gameplay improvements
These mods make changes to the gameplay by adding or removing certain features, some of the best include a 'temperature system' which has character effects, meaning shelter is required when a blizzard or storm starts, others add help during quests, further achievements and horse skins.
- Convenient Horses - Add's better AI to horses, including skins & behaviour
- Wet and Cold - Dynamic wet and cold related effects, very cool and realistic
- Interesting NPC's - 250+ New NPC's all fully voice acted, and with new stories, highly recommend
- Player Headtracking - More realistic head movement when engaged with other NPC's/actions
- Frostfall - Hypothermia player survival, must have mod
- Hunterborn - Realistic hunting, including the gathering of meat/pelts
- Guard Dialogue Overhaul - Does what it says really, very good mod
- Immersive Patrols - Adds fully functional, scheduled patrols of almost every major faction across all DLCs
- Birds and Flocks - This mod will add in dozens and dozens more instances of birds that fly away when startled
- SkyTEST - Realistic Animals & Predators
- skyBirds - eal flying interactive perching bird NPCs
- Weapon and Armour Fixes - 4 part mod, fixes bugs and incorrect settings for weapons and armours
- Smithing Perk Overhaul Remade - 4 part mod, better smithing perks and skill tree
- Clothing and Clutter Fixes - 4 part mod, fixes clothing ID's, weight, sizes etc
- Complete Crafting Overhaul - 4 part mod, huge overhaul of the crafting system
- SPERG - some skills are much harder to level than others, and some perk trees are useless SPERG fixes this
- Achieve That - Skyrim achievement system
- Better Bows - New and improved bows added to the game
- Inconsequential NPC's - Add's more NPCs in unobtrusive ways that will allow them to blend in
- Wearable Lanterns - Perfect for nights with a dark ENB
There you have it, a wonderful and completely modded Skyrim ready for you to enjoy. You should have roughly 100-110 mods installed, all of which are stable and up to date!
Any errors I come across will be updated in the below error log, and any changes I think make will be placed into the change log, keep and eye on these if you find any instabilities.
Error's Log -
Code:[LIST] [*][COLOR=Lime]FIXED [/COLOR]- Perfect Whiterun & Towns and Villages Enhanced - Villages have a texture replacement issue [*][COLOR=Yellow]Resolution [/COLOR] - Had 2 instances of SFO installed. [/LIST]
Change Log - Latest updates to the Guide
Code:[LIST] [*]07/10/2014 ~ ENB Comparisons (Started) [*]11/10/2014 ~ Grass Comparisons (Started) [*]11/10/2014 ~ Added Skyrim No Intro Fix [*]11/10/2014 ~ Added skse.ini guide to the SKSE installation process [/LIST]
#12 - ENB Comparisons/Performance
So occasional questions that are raised normally look like, which ENB is the best visually? Which looks good but doesn't affect performance? Which should I use with XYZ?
I will be putting a full comparison of the popular ENB's and rating them on their looks, their performance & compatibility with other mods.
ENB's I will be testing are:
I will post up side by side screenshots to show the different including some video's if I have the time.
I will also be playing around the GRASS and WATER textures to see which one looks the best.
OLD MODS BY NEIL79 : HERE
FOR FURTHER TWEAKS SUCH AS FOV BY NEIL79:
Skyrim.ini
SkyrimPrefs.ini
Data\Skse\skse.ini
CONSOLE COMMAND TWEAKS
SAVE GAME SCRIPT CLEANER!
Located HERE
CROSSFIRE FIX
FOR ENB USAGE
SkyrimPrefs.ini
ENB PERFORMANCE TWEAKING BY FANATIC(NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN AFTER ENB CHANGE)
NEW FRAME LIMITER TWEAK BY NEIL79 ( DON'T USE ENB'S FRAME LIMITER )(NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN AFTER ENB CHANGE)If the ENB you use has Detailed Shadows enabled then you can lower these settings in SkyrimPrefs.ini and you shouldn't notice too much difference in the quality:
[Display]
fShadowDistance= (I use 4000)
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary= (I use 1024)
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary= (I use 1024)
iShadowMapResolution= (I use 1024)
And this one in Skyrim.ini
[Display]
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary= (I use 1024)
You can tweak the memory settings in enblocal.ini. Here are mine (I have a 4GB graphics card):
[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=true
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=1024
VideoMemorySizeMb=8192
EnableCompression=false
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false
If you have raised uGridsToLoad above 5 then all hope is lost of high FPS with an ENB.
[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true
MaxAnisotropy=16
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=0.0
You could overclock your CPU/GPU to get few more FPS.
Edit: Just turned signatures back on and can see your spec. Already overclocked. 3GB graphics card? Try ReservedMemorySizeMb=768 (or 512) and VideoMemorySizeMb=6144 in enblocal.ini.
SkyrimPrefs.ini
enblocal.ini
In MSI Afterburner OSD ( Statistics Server ) : All ON / Detection LOW
Click the Plus Sign
MODS FOR 2015 BY NEIL79
(ENB ONLY IF YOU HAVE A GOOD ENOUGH SYSTEM)
Download Latest Version - http://enbdev.com/download_mod_tesskyrim.htm
Unpack in the following order to your Skyrim folder
- WrapperVersion
- d3d9.dll & enbhost.exe ( Only these )
Seasons of Skyrim ENB v0_236 - Complete Download one of the best ENB's -
Instructions :
Unzip in the following order - My personal choice -
HD6 Tribute
- main files ( Unpack to Skyrim folder )
-Performance Options
- Option E (extreme performance) ( Unpack to Skyrim folder )
-optional effects
- Sharpening only (default) ( Unpack to Skyrim folder )
Make sure to disable Ambient Occlusion in game by pressing SHIFT+Enter, then ticking it off, apply, save. If you want DOF, which looks brilliant and have the system for it, turn it on, apply, save!
Also follow my frame rate limiter tweak and frantic's performance guide from above!
(ENB ONLY END)
Latest Mods
Ultra HD Smelter 4K - Enhanced the Smelters with 4K detail
Skygazer - HD 2K Constellations (with nebulae) - An incredible night time star sky
Skygazer Moons - Masser and Secunda Ultra HD 4K (2K and 1K) Moon Textures
Fantasy Soundtrack Project 700+ minutes (10+ hours) of new music for TESV
Wearable Lanterns - Dungeons too dark? Wear Lanterns!
Rustic Pottery - RUSTIC POTTERY is a hi-res and lore-friendly re-texture of Skyrim's pottery
ShowRaceMenu Precache Killer - This mod keeps the game from CTD when start showRaceMenu ( Overwrite )
Character Overhaul
1) Uninstall/Disable XE if you have it, messes up a lot of mods!
2) Uninstall all character/npc models, textures and details that you have downloaded. This includes bodies such as UNP, feet, hands or eye details ( HAIR IS FINE!!! )
3) Download WSCO - Windsong Skyrim Character Overhaul ( SELECT WSCO Oriental UNP OR WSCO Occidental UNP under optional files )
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/52322/?
4) Install and select (FEMALE ONLY)
5) If you want to install different eyes/eye brows and the like overwrite above
6) Download Better males - Beautiful ( On Nexus under ADULT, can't link due to nudity & you have to pick a body and a face )
Install/Over write select yes in NMM to all
- FOLLOWER OVERHAUL -
1) Download BVFE - Serana UNP and install through NMM or other
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/39549/?
2) Better Vampire Fangs Only
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/39549/?
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