Hey there, so let me explain what exactly I want to know. Editt: I have written a lot of extra stuff, that has not that much to do with the questions. I reformated it and put it all in a extra spoiler. Read if you fell like it. To make things more readable I use formating and spoilers. I'm from germany and not a native english speaker, so please excuse all spelling and grammar mistakes. If you point the mistakes out I will edit my post(s) accordingly. The Question(s) 1. Should I play Skyrim Vanilla first before I mod it or mod it first? (Remember I never played the game, aside from mod and stress testing.) 2. If I play vanilla, should it be LE or SE? (I would go with SE on this, because I heard it's more stable.) 2a. If I go for a vanilla run are there any mods to make the game more stable/fix bugs, other than the unoffical patches, I should install? 3, If I should mod it first, should it be LE or SE? (I would go with the LE here, because of things like SKSE, SkyUI and the number of mods.) 3a. Should I mod Skyrim in the first place? (Look below for System Specs.) System Specs: Additional Info Here I will provide some additional info for you, that is not really necessary to answer the question(s). (excluding my System Specs.) This Post should be in the right forum, since I do talk and ask about Skyrim Mods. If this should not be the right forum, kindly move it to the propper place and I apoligize for any inconviniences I have caused. If something should be unclear, ask and I will try to answer. Thank you for your time, paicentce and answers. Highest regards to you all, BlackRubyRaven