Phatsnake Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Hi. If I'm posting in the wrong forum I apologize in advance and if noob posts requesting help aren't allowed I apologize again and I understand if the thread needs to be closed or deleted. I've tried to play the game since it first came out but I couldn't get myself to play the series because I absolutely hated the character designs. I felt like I was missing out on a great game so I decided to mod those ugly designs away and I added a few more mods in the process. I came across a guide by LargeStyle which helped a lot but I still have a few more questions. 1. I read the mod descriptions carefully and tried to create a list of compatible mods. If there's an incompatible mod please let me know.2. Will these mods cause a big performance hit? I'm running the game on Ultra. My rig: CPU: Core i5 3570k, Graphics: Gigabyte Radeon 7950, RAM: GSkill 8GB 1600 Mhz 3. I have the High res DLC pack installed. I know it's compatible with the 2k HD mod but does it still add something the 2K HD mod doesn't or should I just uninstall it?4. Will the sliders from Enhanced Character Edit cause incompatibilities with any other mods like Immersive Armor?5. Any particular install order? Any further advice or suggestions are welcome. THANK YOU! I'm getting BOSS, SKSE and ENB These are the mods I'm interested in: Diverse Guards SkyrimRealVision ENBSeranaholicFores New Idles in Skyrim - FNISStatic Mesh Improvement Mod - SMIMFalskaarRealistic Lighting OverhaulInteresting NPCsSkyUIDat GrassEnhanced Blood TexturesSkyrim Flora OverhaulFemale Facial AnimationPretty Motion PackageApachiiSkyHairClimates Of Tamriel - Weather - Lighting - AudioImmersive WeaponsPure WatersWest Wind Combat Series - Assault Armor UNP UNPB BBPCloaks of SkyrimRealistic Ragdolls and ForcePretty FaceTemptress RaceXP32 New Animation Package - Nexus ExclusiveBrokefoots UNP Mashup CompilationUFO - Ultimate Follower OverhaulSkyrim HD - 2K TexturesRuins Clutter ImprovedImmersive ArmorsUNP - Ultra Skimpy Armor by NightasyNo Spinning Death AnimationCastanistic or Highelf style idle for females -replacer- (I have a feeling this one will cause conflict with something else)XCE - Xenius Character EnhancementDIMONIZED UNP female bodyBetter males - Beautiful nudes and faces - New hairstylesBowlegged jump animation FixRANs HeadMesh VariantsRealistic Smoke and EmbersImproved NPC Clothing - High ResBetter Beast Races v2Girls of Skyrim - add 4 CompanionsKURESE Gloria armor conversion for UNPEnhanced Character EditUnofficial Dragonborn PatchUnofficial Dawnguard PatchUnofficial Hearthfire PatchUnofficial Skyrim Patch Edited July 20, 2013 by Phatsnake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobo Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Don't be scared about adding mods to your game. Its a fun and rewarding process to build Skyrim to your tastes. It can get frustrating at times when you don't see why you're having issues/crashes, but thats why the people of Nexus are here!1. No one can give a definitive answer, nor will have the time to. Mod compatibility is something you have to test out eventually and little by little, play with a few and then add more. If the game crashes for a bit, then start uninstalling the most recent until the game is stable again 2. Having an overload of HD textures will hit the framerate regardless of how good your rig is. Just make sure you dont go too far and overload it (esp. using automatic variants)Using ENB will hit your framerate too, but there's a few out there that are economical and pretty at the same time. 4. From my experience of playing with both, none so far. 5. Load order is important when multiple mods change the same assets, most modmakers will alert you to what changes are made by the mod in their description.Using BOSS will help.you will need SKSE and Scriptdragon at somepoint, if you mod your game heavily.according to memory Climates of Tamriel has overhauls water, so you might not need pure waters. (this is from my vague memory, so dont quote me from it)I'd also recommend Frostfall. Its my one 'cannot play without' mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenobody0 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 You don't need Pretty Face if you're getting Enhanced Character Edit. The latest version of ECE includes Pretty Face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatsnake Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 @Noobo Thank you for all the advice I will def try Frostfall it adds an interesting survival aspect to the game. I'll also look for another enb that won't give me a big performance hit.@thenobody0 thank you I'll delete pretty face from the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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