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And after doing your next fresh install and getting BOSS working properly. Definitely look into SSME, ENBoost and Memory Blocks Log if you have not already. I believe SKSE has an alpha build with the memory fix also. But I am waiting until their official next upate before I switch from SSME. Gopher has a nice video about it on YouTube. Sheson is the genius behind the memory patch and deserves tons of credit for this fix. I did a fresh install back in December, stress testing my mod list a couple at a time until I got by game nice and stable. But my heavily modded game was still getting random crashes and menu crashes. I removed Safety Load and installed SSME and ENBoost and all is good. Vanilla Skyrim only has 256mb in Memory Block 1. After each Skyrim session, I always check my Memory Blocks Log, and it is always in the 300+, well above Vanilla Skyrim's initial setting. So with the SSME memory fix, I go 512 and I have been good to go. Enjoying playing Skyrim like never before, 240+ mods and maybe 1 or 2 CTDs over the last 80 hours of gameplay. I can definitley live with that. edit: Oh, and regarding your mod list, during my Stress Testing, I was always having issues with Immersive Dawnstar and Immersive Whiterun plugins. I ended up getting rid of Immersive Settlements and instead went with Expanded Towns and Cities. I enjoy ETaC much more and have not had any issues with ETaC, just my personal preference though.

Since you have played Vanilla Skyrim on PS3 enough. I would highly recommend Skyrim Redone, one of my personal favorite overhauls. And check out Gopher's mod videos on Youtube. He does an excellent job of covering mods and has tutorials on basic mod installation. Take your time, read the mod descriptions carefully. Most mod authors have info regarding mod compatibility. Also, I would recommend using Arthmoor's Alternate Start - Live Another Life for testing your mod loadout as you install them. It helps to avoid the lengthy Helgen sequence. Then when you are sure you have a stable mod load, you can still play from the Helgen sequence if you like. Also use a 'Stress Test' to test your mod list. You up your movement speed through the console and move around the game world at high speed doing whatever. If your mod list is not stable, you will CTD or Freeze during the Stress Test. And it might be time consuming, but I would install only a few mods at a time and then test them. Then when you are confident your game is stable, add some more. I ended up finding five or six mods that I would like to use, but just could not make them stable with my heavy mod load. I would also like to recommend CaBal120's aMidianBorn Book of Silence texture mods. He does an amazing job of retexturing Weapons and Armor. He also has been doing other texture work that I have recently installed into my game, good stuff. Deadly Dragons and Dragon Combat Overhaul will make Dragon Battles much more exciting than the Vanilla game. I also like plenty of NPC mods in my game to give the game world some life. Interesting NPCs, Populated Series, Inconsequential NPCs, some companion Mods like Vilja or Inigo. And also look into SSME and Enboost for making a heavily modded Skyrim more stable. Welcome to modding Skyrim, it is very addicting, fun and sometimes frustrating. But worth the effort, as you will end up with a great personalized Skyrim game. And always have some Saves backed up that you can revert to just incase some mods do not work for you.

Sounds like you have a good plan. I would also recommend using Arthmoor's Alternate Start - Live Another Life mod. It will allow you to do a quick start by avoiding the lengthy Helgen intro sequence. Combine that with a 'Stress Test' to test your mod load out. If you have not done a Stress Test, in the Console type: player.setAV speedmult 1000 tgm Then run around the game world at high speed, testing the stability of your game from a fresh state. I found six or seven mods this way, that I used to play, that just would not play nice with my heavy mod load out. And the great thing about Alternate Start - Live Another Life, when you are ready to play a fresh game, you can still choose the Helgen sequence if you want to. Also, I recently came across the thread about this Memory Patch. I had been using Safety Load to get rid of Infinite Loading Screens, but removed that SKSE plugin. Instead, the past couple of days I have been using the Memory Allocation Patch with great results. And the patch can be used with or without ENBoost and ENB mods. Just last month, I did a fresh install and tweaked my mod load out. Also was looking to get into finishing the Main Story and Quests. And so far so good.

I would be in the minority here in this thread, but I did not even consider playing Skyrim in a vanilla state. I did not play Oblivion, Fallout 3 or Fallout Vegas vanilla style(of any significant amount of time anyways.) And even with Morrowind, I started adding official plug-ins early on and then community made plugins. I found mods for all these games right away that I wanted to add to my game to make it personalized. One of my favorite mods, Skyrim Redone(gameplay overhaul), is best played with a new character and critically recommended by the mod author. This mod changed many issues that I had with the vanilla game. Deadly Dragons, Dragon Combat Overhaul enhance/improve Dragon Battles. Companion Vilja, Interesting NPCs, Amazing Follower Tweaks are some excellent NPC mods. I would also recommend Climates of Tamriel, W.A.T.E.R. and Convenient Horses Gopher on Youtube does some excellent videos explaining and demonstrating mods, I would check his Skyrim Mod Sanctuary reviews out, good stuff. But if you must go with a vanilla playthrough, I would still recommend SkyUI, the DLC and Unofficial Patches, Skyrim Script Extender, TES5 Edit. And definitely add Skyrim Performance Monitor Utility to your game when you start adding mods. You want to keep your game's Vram use in check. And you want to keep the game's Ram use to 2.8gb or less. Otherwise CTD will be a problem. With all the great High Detail Texture mods around, it does not take long to exceed the game engine's Ram limits. Back up your Saves frequently. Back up the .ini files. Back up the Data folder. And thoroughly go through the Readme, Mod Requirements and Mod descriptions. Take your time and install one or two at a time and test to make sure you are happy with them. And beware, it can become an addiction adding mods. :smile: I swore up and down that I would only add about 50-75 plugins. I am now currently at 245.

I have not tried Sperg or Requiem, so I cannot comment on those two. But I do play with SkyRe installed, and it is the one mod that I could not play Skyrim without. It is modular so you get to choose what parts to use. Just be sure to play it with a newly started Character. Also, check out Gopher's videos on YouTube, he does an excellent job of explaining mods.

I also recommend Amazing Follower Tweaks Love this mod. Readme is thorough, easy to understand and well written. You can access the mod through dialogue with your companion. And it also has a Tweak Commands Power that comes in handy. Give it a try!

Welcome! A modded Skyrim is gaming goodness indeed! I would recommend Gopher's vids on YouTube as well. Read the mod's Readme and Description carefully, cannot be stressed enough. Making sure mods are compatible with each other. Some mods require the DLC. And some mods require the Unofficial Skyrim patches. I started out going through the most endorsed Top Files of All-Time Then watched some of Gohpher's vids, came across GEMS and then eventually started browsing through individual categories. There are many utilities that make installing mods more organized. Gohpher's Videos Skyrim GEMS Nexus Mod Manager (installing and uninstalling mods) Wrye Bash (for merging Leveled lists, also installing and uninstalling some mods) SKSE (Script Extender) TES5edit (can use for cleaning mods, Gopher has a video on that also.) SUM (Skyproc unified Patcher) BOSS (for sorting mods.) and there are more utilities that I'm probably forgetting. You will probably come across them as you go through the Readmes. And be careful unistalling mods, follow the uninstall instructions to make sure no scripts are left in your Save Game File. Though SKSE now has an .ini edit that deals a bit with that. As far as recommending mods, I have way too many favorites to list individually. But the one mod that I would recommend 100% would be Skyrim Redone game overhaul. Watch Gopher's video about it. I also recommend Sky U.I., an excellent interface mod. Deadly Dragons is a must for me also. I would say just install a couple at a time, and enjoy them, but that is difficult to do. It can become very addicting, easily, to keep wanting to try out the amazing work that the modding community has done. :D Sweared that I would only install about 50-75 mods. But just like Oblivion and Fallout 3, I ended up with well over 150+. But it is very satisfying and well worth the headache and effort to get a heavily modded Skyrim playing stable. Here is a list of the mods that I have going at the moment.(Listed in signature) Hopefully, you are able to get your Skyrim modded the way you want and enjoy a great Skyrim Game. Updated; Fresh Install with a different lineup of mods. Tested using the 'Stress Test' recommended by Vurt. Also using Alternate Start: Live Another Life to avoid lengthy Helgen startup. Had to get rid of CoT Ambient Sounds, Sounds of Skyrim, Audio Overhaul for Skyrim, Asis and SkyTest Realistic Animals and Predators, Immersive Settlements. These six mods, either by themselves or various combinations of them, all caused Freezing and CTDs and failed the 'Stress Test.' Just could not make them work without issues.

One of my favorite mods is Skyrim Redone A very much need gameplay overhaul.

I do not recommend playing the game Vanilla style. I got to playing Skyrim a bit late. I am still installing and playing some great mods for Oblivion and Fallout 3. I installed about 40 plugins for Skyrim before I even left the Helgen tutorial. I am now sitting at 190+ plugins and absolutely love the game. I say take the time to follow some tutorials/guides on installing mods for Skyim. And install some of the amazing work that is done by the Skyrim modding community. Start out with just a few that interest you, and then the madness will begin. Before you know it, you will have a 100+ plugins going on. :biggrin: Just take your time and thoroughly read the descriptions and Readme for each mod. Vanilla just cannot compare what modders have done with this game. I highly recommend Skyrim Redone game overhaul. A masterpiece mod in my opinion. Gopher has some great videos on YouTube reviewing many mods. http://www.youtube.com/user/GophersVids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfR2Sts6jXM Skyrim GEMS has some great mod recommendations. And I have installed many of the mods that are listed in the 100 Most Endorsed Files of All Time. Good luck and hope you enjoy a modded Skyrim as much as I do.

WilliamSea did an excellent mod for Oblivion, Clocks of Cyrodiil. I would like to see a talented modder do a mod like that for Skyrim. Clocks placed around Skyrim that actually function.

Oh yes! Doing another play. I have 200+ mods, with Francesco's being my main overhaul. And will be installing Kvatch Rebuilt again after the Main Quest. I did not quite finish Kvatch Rebuilt the last playthrough before deciding to reinstall and change a few mods. There are also a few other mods, after the Main Quest is finished, that I want to play. Also this go round I got rid of Screen Controls and Effects and instead went with OBGE version 3. I am enjoying this visual goodness much better. Love the God Rays, SSAO and Sharpen. I have also just barely started to play Skyrim. Downloaded the Nexus Mod Manager, finally anted up for a Premium account and have been downloading mods like crazy. Never played Morrowind or Oblivion vanilla version style. And there is no way in hell that I am going to play Skyrim vanilla. Just too many damn good mods out there. Oh and I am also playing Daggerfall through Dosbox, also still have it installed on a Windows 98 system. And no, I will never, ever play any kind of MMO Elder Scrolls. I hope the Elder Scrolls MMO bombs and fails miserably in every facet. I want Bethesda to keep doing single player RPG games for other settings in Tamriel. By playing the great mods that the modding community has put out for Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, that is how I get multiplayer into the Elder Scrolls. I want to keep my Elder Scrolls games a personaized single player gaming experience with my choice of mods. A personalized game that you just can't get playing MMOs. If I want to play an MMO, I will try something else.

I have played Fallout 3 a few times through with a few mods here and there, and just ended up tolerating the music stuttering, as the .esp fix did not work on my pc. Having decided to play Fallout 3 again with an overhaul of 100+ mods, I wanted this stuttering fixed. I tried the troubleshooting help listed here to no avail. Most of the codec and MADfilter attempts made it much worse. Then I came across Sativa420's post. I though, wtf?, let's give this a try. Shaazzzaaam!!!, this creative ALchemy little diddy worked. My radio music stuttering is gone! And my game has a much overall deeper and richer sound experience. Thanks for posting this tip. Windows7 64bit Creative X-Fi