temphy Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 What are the mods you feel are essential, other than SkyUI, FNIS, SKSE, etc.. For example, mods like Climates of Tamriel, Sounds of Skyrim, RealVision, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorsha Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 In my opinion there are no essentials, it is all to your liking.The game runs perfect without mods.There are only essentials for some mods because of their dependency, but you are already know that. But if you ask what people like, for me I like the more beautification of Skyrim like the environment mods as in bigger, better, and more trees. High resolution packs for clutter etc. Beautiful Ladies also work good for me.There are plenty, search and pick what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMan1629 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 SkyUI, SKSE, Ordinator.The rest are up to you like Grosha said.P.S: yes, I consider Ordinator to be as important to the game as SkyUI and SKSE - not joking, the perk trees in vanilla are... well, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philogosten Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Better vampires, USLEEP, iNeed, Deadly Dragons, Weapon damage UI, Apachii Hair, Scarcity, Violens. Oh and you'll need a good face texture replacer, I forgot the one I use but it makes it so my Breton actually looks like he is in his twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroekr Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 The Unofficial patch(es) to squash bugs just in case those were missed. The rest is to taste and play style. If you prefer magic then look at those. If you prefer to play as a 2H character, then mods that affect that. It all depends on personal taste. If you are an arachnophobe, then get a mod that changes them into something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybroom Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) Race Menu - it's impossible to create a really new face without this mod. Some people prefer (or are used to) ECE though. RS Children - essential mod, kids looking like human beings with unique appearance. Face Light - it's useful for the reason of "poor" or even ugly shadows in other lighting conditions. I'd not recommend using Face Light Plus, cuz it may cause CTD right after dialogue (Conversation Face Light option is the culprit). Player Headtracking - I can't play Skyrim without this mod, inspite I am mostly playing 1st person. Female Facial Animation - much more lively faces. Simply Knock - highly immersive mod, though "unfinished" on my oppinion - friendly NPC will let you come in, but won't offer a place to sleep. Craftable and Placeable Bedrolls may help. Dead Body Collision - sounds awful, but you won't regret once gave it a try. There are some slight drawbacks, like a dragon skeleton - it will have a collision, but no navmeshes around it added, so NPCs will look helpless a bit when trying to make it through those bones. Safety Load - helps to prevent infinite load screen and game freezing if you're out of VRAM. Smoking Torches - not possible, I mean non-immersive to play without'em, they look cool. I can play without smoking candles and stuff (though I have them installed too), but torches - it's essential. Transparent and refracting Icicle - vanilla icicles are awful, transparent ones make me feel happy every time I see them :smile: Ultra HD Snowflakes - I know how snowflakes must look - they are crystals, their structure is practically always visible, so, this is the only mod which makes them look in a proper way. I am very much into City Forests mod. It's a very smart decoration. Whenever I need to get back to vanilla (for testing purposes) I feel uncomfortable without those trees, and Whiterun looks bare and boring. This mod plays nice in combination with flora overhaul mods. Any follower mod - I am using FLP. Followers look stupid without it. I am using Sounds of Skyrim (with insects turned off, cuz they are everywhere, even on the top of the mountain), it's a lovely mod, but not essential to me. Edited June 2, 2018 by Skybroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonaShadow Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Minineeds - is a good alternative to Ineed Wet and Cold - for breath effects as well as wet and cold effects Inigo - may not be EVERYONES cup of tea but i've straight up refused to uninstall him since i got him Vilja - actually has dialogue with inigo and while i may not be using her anymore its good if anyone wants to hear their companions bantering in the background while adventuring Meeko Reborn & Vigilence Reborn - COMPLETELY redoes how they look and even has a summoning horn Purity - edits water, waterfalls, weather, and performance friendly; make SURE you read the Readme thoroughly, especially the recommended ini edits, believe me it helps: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s548/sh/ab2957ac-d59b-4da2-bc5b-ebefa950d35a/074dc76df4c9afd0f90f1d19ab49ddd9 i recommend these 2 together for immersion reasons: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72866/? https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/87113 Wico - makes edits to all vanilla characters and makes them look better WHILE maintaining true to the vanilla look, also if you like say want different eyes just let your eye mods overwrite it https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/84898 Immersive Sounds Compendium - does as it says on the tin, edits sounds in skyrim, I'd recommend checking it out yourself Immersive horses for immersion or Convenient horses for convenience (i use the former) Legacy of The Dragonborn is a HUUUGE mod and adds TONS of content that is to keep you occupied for quite some time, however it will hit a lower end pc like a truck even with the lower resolutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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