As someone new to the Skyrim mods, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations to enhance the Skyrim experience while keeping it true to the original game. Bonus points if they do not require expansions as I currently only have vanilla Skyrim for the PC; I have had my fun with Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborne in my many Xbox play throughs. From browsing Brodual's YouTube channel, I have had my interest piqued in: - Water and grass enhancing modules - Soundscaping modules - Smarter followers (anything that will allow them to ride horses and discourage them from boxing me into a corner, further immersion is just a bonus) - Ordinator's perk overhaul Other than Ordinator though (which I'm not even sure if I can run with just the vanilla game), I don't know the most up to date and/or popular versions of each. While I am aware of Perkus Maximus, Skyrim Requiem and the "realism" mods (frostfall, wet and cold, realistic needs and diseases), I'm not interested in complete overhauls or mods that cause inconvenience (forcing me to sleep daily, carry a whole bunch of heavy food around, carry and wear a lot of additional things, blind me during natural events, or drop everything to go cure a random disease) at this time, though I will likely try at least the realism mods in some future play through. Thoughts and suggestions appreciated!