mBrinX Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi everyone ! first i would like to thank all modders for their effort keeping this game alive and kicking still, and even more awesome. That said, everyone that mods skyrim has had to start over with a fresh install at some point (some more then others :smile: and having done this a few times myself i found that i have a number of mods i install every single time so i consider them essential and include them in my vanilla game folder zip. lacking technical expertise , experience and general mod knowledge other than the authors notes i was wondering if you guys could help me compile a baseline sykrim backup zip , something we could all benefit from i think. i know there is STEP but i think it's an awfully big list, and it's not that up to date i think ? with my narrow mod knowledge and experience i made a list ,any input is greatly appreciatedso far i came up with the following mods:(full dlc Required)in no particular order: (again just looking for mods you believe are essential for playing) The unofficial patches. mandatory texture packs, change to taste:Skyrim HD2k-Skyrim Realistic OverhaulSmimWater Mod(again personnal pref)Climates Of Tamriel -up to you, i can't play withoutAcquisitve Soulgemsa Sound overhaulNo spinning death animations -must haveRealistic ragdolls and force -to keep it realWeapons & armor fixesSkyUI -duhIHUD -..duhPlayer size adjuster and first person camera fix -i dont like looking up to wood elves as an orc in 1st person viewThe Dance of Death ultimate -for teh lulzConvenient Horses -if you're into that sort of thingUltimate Follower Overhaul(or similar) -it takes 2 to tango, it takes this to partythat's it so far please let me know what you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadeybladey Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I am not sure what you mean by a "baseline backup zip". I think I get that when you had a pristine Vanilla install, you zipped it up so you can restore it to Vanilla easily at any time? But if you do the same thing with mods installed, some of them will become out of date at some point and need to be changed anyway. The Unofficial patches and anything that relies on them, particularly. I just download the compressed mods and keep them in their own folders in my Skyrim Mods folder, and unzip them there and install manually by copying over. Out of your list, I always use: The Unofficial Patches.The Official High Res TexturesRealistic Ragdolls and ForceWeapons & Armor fixesSkyUIIHUDThe Dance of DeathUltimate Follower Overhaul (in the process of being updated by a third party) Essential "Bug fix" mods would be Arthmoor'sRun For Your Lives.espWhen Vampires Attack.espThe Paarthurnax Dilemma.espI'd include these with USKP etc as they do what Vanilla always should have done. I also consider essential:World_Map_Height_Pitch_Tweak_250.espAtlas Map Markers (disable map.swf warning from SkyUI)Categorized Favorites Menu (better than SkyUI favourites - disable favoritesmenu.swf warning in SkyUI)Alternate Start - Live Another Life.espWeapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.espWeapons & Armor Fixes_Dawnguard.espChesko_Frostfall.espNon-esp modsA Quality World Map v8.0 – All Roads, Clear SkiesHold Borders - New - All Roads v8_1-5739-8-1HQ3DMap - Meshes Hi-Res-4817-2-0Legwon's Coloured Map and HUD Markers with my coloursFrostfall Belt-Fastened Quivers 1.1MDX_NoPoisonDialogsNo Boring Sleep WaitSkyrim Glowing Ore VeinsSmart Souls.dllSubliminal TrapsXPMS 1-5-1 (for dual sword shethes)There are others, but more to taste rather than essential.Also pretty essential to me:AMatterOfTime.espBag of Holding.espdD - Enhanced Blood Main.espdD-No Screen Blood.espUnreadBooksGlow.espDungeonQuestAwareness.espSkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.espBirds.espBirdsofskyrim.espskyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds.espDragonCombatOverhaul.espChesko_Frostfall.espWetandCold.espFootprints.espRealisticNeedsandDiseases.espDrinking Fountains of Skyrim.espRND_DrinkingFountains-Patch.espRealShelter.esprealrainextended.espCloaks.esp1nivWICCloaks.esp1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.espBetter Stealth AI for Followers.espTraps Make Noise.espKillingTraps.espDartTrap harder.espLife In Prison.espLocalizedGuildJobs.espRealistic crime report radius.espRealistic poison.espvinis_crime_gold.espHunterTraps.espComplete Crafting Overhaul.espSmithing Perks Overhaul_Remade.espDual Sheath Redux.espHeadtracking.espjustified knockbacks.espBurntCorpse.espMagelight Multi Cast.espMystraTransmuteOreNoCooldown.espConjurationMadnessModv1.espRunesMax4.espPrometheus_BeastSkeletons.espSkeleton Resurrection.esp83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.espSoS - The Dungeons.espSoS - The Wilds.espTwoRings.esp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mBrinX Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 thank you so much for this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadeybladey Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I forgot Immediate Dragons. I use it as an immersion/realism mod for when you don't want to go to Whiterun, or if using Alternate Start (which I started using recently). With immediate Dragons, you don't wonder WTF every one is talking about since you've never seen a dragon since Helgen. In Vanilla, the dragon spawns don't activate until you do the Whiterun quest to kill the dragon that attacks the guard tower. So if you want to wander off and be a Ranger or Hunter, you will have a chance of dragons spawning whenever you pass through a Vanilla spawn point without ever meeting Jarl Balgruff, much less being rail-roaded into saving his guard tower. I also use Immersive Patrols and all it's sub-mods, but they are not actually "essential". In fact, sometimes there can be too much "immersion"! ~.~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mBrinX Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 yea i know what u mean, im still on my first playthrough (didn't have a pc capable of games since '09) and i'm using imm patrol, deadly dragons, skyre, civil war overhaul and a few others, not using realistic needs or frostfall cuz it's just to much hassle for my 1st run ( i managed to stay spoiler free yet keep up with mods), alternate start will be used after i finish this playthrough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadeybladey Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Oh, I'm sorry, I hope I didn't spoil anything for you! I assumed you'd been playing for a while and restarted several times from your OP. But I think everyone goes to Whiterun to report the dragon attack on their first run-though. Yes, I think the Realism/Survivalist mods are something you try when you've played quite a while. My first character lasted about 450 hours and one time she was stuck on an ice flow with 3500 lbs of gear and had to crawl back to civilisation. It was just daft that she could be in a blizzard for days on end without ever having to eat, sleep, drink or keep warm. Those mods are especially good for playing a Hunter or Ranger, which really fits the Skyrim land and Nord mind set. You could try Wet and Cold and Footprints. They complement Frostfall and RND realy well, but just add immersive visual effects like breath mist and icing up the character, water drips after swimming etc. And Footrpints in the snow, of course. They do not have any actual survival elements in them, they just make the game look better. It's a funny thing, but with all the other TES games from Daggerfall I had "Restartitis". Skyrim was the first one where I felt really invested in the character and didn't want to start again and try something different; just see where the game took her. ~.~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtMurder Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Mod I use in every install of skyrim; ALL 2k Textures Lite ALL aMidianborn Born (AMB) armor textures Lanterns Of Skyrim Unofficial Skyrim Patch Unofficial Dawnguard Patch Unofficial Hearthfire Patch Unofficial Dragonborn Patch Isharas Hearthfire Log Update Patch Chesko Frostfall Minty Lightning Static Mesh Improvement Economics of Skyrim A Matter Of Time Dead Body Collision Radiant and Unique Potions and Poisons Skyrim Immersive Creatures Skyrim Flora Overhaul Wet and Cold Dragon Soul Relinquishment Footprints Race Menu SkyUI iHUD Immersive Weapons Immersive Armors Enhanced Lights and FX Climates Of Tamriel Supreme Storms Denser Grass Sky Falls - Distant Waterfall Overhaul Better Vampires Brevi MoonlightTales The Dance of Death No Spinning Death Animation Interesting NPCs (3DNPC) Realistic Needs and Diseases Amazing Follower Tweaks Alternate Start - Live Another Life Skyrim Redone Realistic Water Two Edited November 16, 2013 by ArtMurder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mBrinX Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 thanks for sharing ! if anything it's nice to reference to this to what works together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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