micka190 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Okay, so after experiencing some trouble with CTDs, I've decided to setup my own stable Skyrim mod combination. I've added a decent amount and I'm now looking towards the community for any opinions on which mods I could remove/add to enhance the experience, while keeping everything stable and avoiding CTDs. Because let's face it, CTDs are pretty much one of the more annoying aspects of modding Skyrim. Goal: The goal of this list is to provide a combination of mods that are: stable, compatible (if not, they at least need a stable patch to make them compatible), immersive (which means no anime/over-the-top mods), lore-friendly, gameplay-changing, challenging, and fun to play with. A list of mods that will always be on and that will cover any type of playstyle. You want to play a mage who'll turn into a werewolf? we've got mods for that! You want to play an argonian who becomes a vampire? no need to uninstall/install anything, we've got the mods for that already! In other words, a list of mods, that once installed will make it so we don't need to uninstall/install new mods. A list that covers everything, from vampires and werewolves to combat and followers. So, what am I looking for in terms of mods? - I'm looking for mods that will increase immersion while not making it to harsh on the player; - they have to be lore-friendly or at least to some degree; - they have to be stable, if people are reporting game-breaking bugs it's probably not stable; - they need to give Skyrim a fresh feel, give us a bunch of possibilities and maximize replay value; - keep the focus of the game clear, no mods that remove the main quest-lines/factions; - But more importantly: They NEED TO BE COMPATIBLE between each other OR HAVE A COMPATIBILITY PATCH! if they don't get along, we'll be getting CTDs left and right, and we don't want that! What I'd prefer to keep out of the list: - Nudity mods. It's alright if you like them, but I'd prefer to keep these out of my game and they're not for everyone; - Anime/Manga/Over-the-top mods. I get that you like Bleach, or FMA, or Japanese schoolgirls, but I'd prefer to keep these kind of mods away from my list, they're just not lore-friendly and kind of distracting; - Revealing armors. By that I mean the classic MMORPG armors that only cover tits and are totally unrealistic in ways of actually being protective armors. What I'd like you guys, the community, to help me with: I would like you guys to help me trim the mod list to make it as lightweight as possible while keeping the same feel. This list is a bit old, about 2-3 months (Stopped playing for a while because of CTDs, I actually removed quite a bit from this list already) so I might be unfamiliar with some changes. If some mods actually do the same thing as another, already installed, mod please let me know. If you know of a mod that adds the same thing, but that's either more stable or uses less/no scripts please inform me. Extra notes: - When it comes to mods that add hair/make-up, please keep in mind they need to be lore-friendly. Apachii hair, for example, is a good looking mod, but half it's hair styles aren't lore-friendly. - This list is based around a few mods. T3nd0's Skyrim Redone is probably the most important one here. I won't use another total overhaul mod (ACE is an example here) as SkyRe gives me everything that I want, from skill-tree being more useful, to game mechanics being properly changed. The list (so far): - 360 Walk and Run plus - A Quality World map - Achieve That! - Adal Matar The Lost Stronghold - FATT1 - Amazing Follower Tweaks (along with the Interesting NPC patch) - aMidianBorn A Book Of Silence (armors, creatures, weapons, uniques and DB DLC) - Animated Clutter - Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim (With SkyRe patch) - Audio Overhaul (I also use the Reduced Reverb addon) - Bandoliers - Bags and Pouches - Better Dialogue Controls - Better Fast Travel - Carriages and Ships - Better MessageBox Controls - Better Shrouded Armor - Better Stealth AI for Followers - no torches while sneaking - Better Vampires - Bosmer Armor Pack - BreezeHome fully upgradeable - Character Creation Overhaul - Cloaks of Skyrim - Convenient Horses - Customizable Camera - D13 faster GETUP STANDUP animations - Deadly Combat - Deadly Dragons - Dovahkiin Relaxes Too - Dragon Combat Overhaul - Dragon Soul Relinquishment - Dragonborn Ascendant - Dynavision - Enemy AI overhaul - Revenge of the enemies - Enhanced Blood Textures (with DG - DB patch) - Enhanced Lights and FX (with DG, DB and SMIM patches) - Even Better Quest Objectives - Falskaar - Follower Commentary Overhaul - Follower Trap Safety - Footprints (with Ash Supplemental patch) - Frostfall - Guard Dialogue Overhaul - Guess The Distance - Harvest Overhaul - Heart Of The Beat - Werewolf Sounds and Texture Overhaul (I went with Alpha and very vicious and aggressive sounds) - Immersive Armors - Immersive HUD - Immersive NPCs in the dark - Immersive Patrols - Immersive Weapons - iNeed - Food Water and Sleep - Insanity's Ebony Sword Replacer - Intersting NPCs (with DG Meshes and HF patches) - Island Fast Travel - Lock Overhaul - Lockpick Graduation - Option C - Memory Blocks Log - Midas Magic - Spells for Skyrim FIXED (by Raziel23x) - Midas Magic - Spells for Skyrim - Moonlight Tales - Werewolf and Werebear Overhaul - moreHUD - Move It Damnit (with AFT follow closer patch) - Predator Vision - Werewolf Vampire and Khajiit - Pumping Iron - RaceMenu - Realistic Water Two - Recruit More Blades - SkyHavenTempleEnhanced - ReProccer - Run For Your Lives - Seasons of Skyrim ENB - Shooting Stars - Skill-Based Damage and Magnitude Multipliers - Skyforge Shields - Skyforge Weapons - SkyRe Helmless Warrior - Skyrim Community Uncapper - Skyrim Immersive Creatures (Requires a Bashed File from Wrye Bash to work with SkyRe) - Skyrim School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - SkyUI - Smoking Torches - Soul Trap Sound Edit - Calm Wind - South Dragon Bridge - FATT4 - Spalsh of Rain (with More Opaque patch) - Static Mesh Improvement Mod - SMIM - SMIM update to 1-73 from 1-72 - T3nd0's Skyrim Redone - Telescope - KWT093FrankFamilyPatch - The Aldmeri Domain - FATT3 - The Cyrodiil Frontier - FATT2 - The Dance of Death - The Lost Wonders of Mzark - Thundering Shouts - Timing is Everything - Think To Yourself Messages (with Frostfall patch) - Unique Uniques - Unofficial Dawnguard Patch - Unofficial Dragonborn Patch - Unofficial Heartfire Patch - Unofficial Skyrim Patch - Weapons and Armor Fixes Remade - Wet And Cold - Wet And cold - Ashes - Wet And Cold - Holidays - When Vampires Attack - Winter is Coming - Cloaks - Wyrmstooth Leave your suggestions and information below. 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