The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - MODS & TWEAKS

[Mr Krugga]

Skyrim HD - 2K Textures is the best all-in-one set of textures out there. There are a few things that you might want to swap for other texture packs but it's a very solid standalone.

If it's heavy on the fps, use the lite version with lower resolution textures. I don't see any significant performance impact with either. It's just been updated to 1.4 with new Solitude textures.

Wars in Skyrim is a very good mod that adds random encounters into the gameplay and is an essential addition for any RPG fans. I recommend the lightest version of the mod available as that won't affect overall gameplay.

Instead of No More Blocky Faces, use the whole updated package, Xenius Character Enhancement.

The latest version of Skyrim Boost can be always found here. R4 is the newest compilation.

I advise against ENB mods for AMD/ATI users, they affect badly affect performance so either use FXAA Injector mods or lighter ENB packages like iCCC.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Really need to take a look at these again. Bet there are loads of good mods since I looked last.

 

[KatanaDV20]

Can someone please explain what the Skyrim Script Extender does??

Ive got quite a few mods and Ive never downloaded SSE...have I messed up

Thanks!!

 

[Evilsod]

Can someone please explain what the Skyrim Script Extender does??

Ive got quite a few mods and Ive never downloaded SSE...have I messed up

Thanks!!

If a mod tells you it needs SSE and you didn't install it, yes, you messed up. But not everything needs it.

 

[KatanaDV20]

If a mod tells you it needs SSE and you didn't install it, yes, you messed up. But not everything needs it.

Ahh ok..phew. Thanks for the reply Ive installed Skyrim HD and a bunch of other smaller ones and none of them asked for this. The games running well. I will keep tabs on this though and have it ready should a future mod I get ask for it!

 

[Neil79]

Loads of nice updates lately, quality road maps e.t.c

 

[KatanaDV20]

The mod that removes clouds from the 3D map is priceless. That was such a stupid thing to cloak it in cloud, why did the devs do that!!

Also the full 3D map is great but it CAN crash the game. The fix is easy and its in the readme (just involves removing some lines from the config file which u can do in Notepad)

 

[Neil79]

The landscape REDUX, Skyrim Wars, New Elf armour, swords e.t.c it looks so damn beautiful .

Just had a fight with a vampire lord who was getting defended by some bandits

 

[Rezident]

Does the 1.4 patch affect the Mods already installed?

 

[redline]

Does the 1.4 patch affect the Mods already installed?

No problems here... I left all my mods active, as well as my tweaked cfg's and yet to run into any issues. Running better than ever with 1.4beta.

Looking for some character texture replacements... any recommendations for nice realistic looking people etc?. I tried Bella's females, but they all look like weird dolls with that.

 

[Bubo]

Is there a general consensus on the best way to deal with the clockwork shadows in this game? By that I mean a better way to have smoothly moving sun cast shadows rather than the sudden large step changes in default. I have added a couple of lines to the .ini to update the sun movement continuously but unless you also change the timescale to 1 or 2 it still looks like a ticking clock. Are there any proper mods to give properly smoothly moving sun shadows?

 

[Mr Krugga]

Does the 1.4 patch affect the Mods already installed?

You need to update SKSE and Script Dragon.

Some mods have updates for 1.4 beta only.

Check your tracking list as well.

All texture mods and ini tweaks should be compatible. Remove all memory tweaks in .ini files though.

Get rid of SkyBoost/TESVAL, it's not needed any more.

Here's the list of my mods if anyone needs an inspiration:

Is there a general consensus on the best way to deal with the clockwork shadows in this game? By that I mean a better way to have smoothly moving sun cast shadows rather than the sudden large step changes in default. I have added a couple of lines to the .ini to update the sun movement continuously but unless you also change the timescale to 1 or 2 it still looks like a ticking clock. Are there any proper mods to give properly smoothly moving sun shadows?

ini tweaks only as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Mr Krugga]

No problems here... I left all my mods active, as well as my tweaked cfg's and yet to run into any issues. Running better than ever with 1.4beta.

Looking for some character texture replacements... any recommendations for nice realistic looking people etc?. I tried Bella's females, but they all look like weird dolls with that.

Well you have Xenius Character Enhancement that includes females retextures, Better Females by Bella if you're into Barbie, Coverwomen if you're a fan of cover girls running fully armoured in Skyrim, Beauty Faces for females that is surprisingly an improvement over vanilla textures and Coverkhajiits if you're a furry.

 

[Mr Krugga]

The landscape REDUX, Skyrim Wars, New Elf armour, swords e.t.c it looks so damn beautiful .

Just had a fight with a vampire lord who was getting defended by some bandits

I don't like the Better Landscape Skyrim mod, it's inferior to Skyrim HD IMO, the Mystic Elven Armour is pretty awesome, Wars in Skyrim may be a little on the hard side for beginners so use either Rainbow or Normal at first, then you can move to Dark Rainbow that provides the best experience if you don't want to break the immersion but keep the game challenging at times.

Deadly Dragons is a must if you want real dragons in Skyrim and I found Jaysus Swords to give me too many options when paired with Lost Art of the Blacksmith.

 

[Mr Krugga]

I recommend using BOSS to sort out the load order.

I was considering rewriting the Neil's guide in the OP but I really can't be bothered seeing how many changes I do to Skyrim on weekly basis.

 

[redline]

Well you have Xenius Character Enhancement that includes females retextures, Better Females by Bella if you're into Barbie, Coverwomen if you're a fan of cover girls running fully armoured in Skyrim, Beauty Faces for females that is surprisingly an improvement over vanilla textures and Coverkhajiits if you're a furry.

Thank you Mr Krugga... I'm giving Xenius a try first, as they seem to look better without being ott.

I agree about 'SkyrimHD' being the best environment texture overhaul... combined with Vurt's veg overhaul my Skyrim is looking utterly stunning... setting uGridstoLoad to 7 is a must too.

EDIT:::: Does anyone know if its possible to make grass and other veg types receive cast shadows from trees etc? at the moment they are lit at the same level as if a shadow is not there at all, making them glow...as in the pic below.

 

[Rezident]

How do you install the Nicer ********** mod?

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=296

It says:

Modified Files:
textures\effects\fxsnowsoftsub.dds

but when I put that downloaded file in the textures\effects folder the new ********** do not show up in game. It doesn't seem to be compatible with the Mod Manager.

 

[Mr Krugga]

SKSE and Script Dragon have not been updated yet so some mods (like SkyUI) won't work with the latest beta of Skyrim.

 

[Neil79]

>Version 1.1 final online !!

New, better Textures, added Alpha channel to roads, better tiling, improved color grading, new snow, over 20 textures changed or enhanced after last Version.. This looks awesome and runs Vanilla smooth, just test it !

^ Better Landscape Redux

 

[Munimentum]

Anyone else having problems with NMM after it updates? I keep getting an error box every time it gets past the loading screen now, and I've absolutely no idea where that's come from as it was working fine the last time I opened it