New Member Greetings, As Well As Seeking for Advice. :)

[PrinceLongStroke]

Heya!

 

Recently joined, and just wanted to say hello ^-^

A wee bout about me -> WoW player and ex console Skyrim gamer decided to use my new PC to play Skyrim the way it should be played :D So far ive found fixes for tons of things I disliked about Skyrim, its simply a new game for me at this point :3

 

Another point of this is to get some advice on what kind of things to look for mods wise, as searching via google can be kinda hit and miss o: One of my biggest complaints is that the outside world seems to be rather...empty and boring- as in running from Whiterun to a cave is kinda empty (I got the Civil war mod thing that spawns skirmishes everywhere, but I havent started the civil war questline yet x) )

I was wondering if maybe there was something that could help remedy this! I got the Interesting NPCs recently, and I really dig it- I spend quite a bit of time just talking to the new people :D, its a shame they seem to be in the cities mainly and not in the outside world.

 

 

Main things I have now are SkyRe, Interesting NPCs, and... well I guess SkyRe is the main mod that would conflict with stuff, so, Id appreciate any advice or info that you could give to point me in the right direction ^-^

[Valkirth]

hey welcome to the nexus :)

 

for mods id say some of the ones i always play skyrim with would be

realistic water 2,

enhanced light and fx

skyrim immersive creatures (adds loads of new mobs to fight as its pretty boring in the wilds)

organised bandits in skyrim (not for the faint of hearted,had my ass handed to me on many occasions xD)

duel combat hardcore edtion (thought any of the duel combat version is fine)

apocalypse spells for magic casters (forgotten magic is also worth a look)

skyrim UI

skse (not a mod per say but allows mods to do things they couldnt without it)

bigger trees,lush trees and grass

unique grasses and ground covers

skyrim 2k HD

HD 2k ivy

smim (essential imho)

interesting npcs (you already have that :) )

vilja (best companion ever!)

immersive armors

unofficial skyrim patch (also grab the unofficial dlc patches and they all fix a crap ton of bugs left in the game)

deadly dragons (must have as dragons are weak as hell without this,has defualt skyrim settings so you will have to tweak this your self)

any house by Elianora as she does simply the best houses on nexus (beats even the official dlc hearthfire) http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/users/3231858/?tb=mods&pUp=1 link to find her houses

IPM - More Realistic Potions and Poisons Sizes (definitely this,makes potion bottles more realistically sized instead of 4L bottles)

skygazers moons are byfar the best

this mod for snow (by far the best snow on nexus http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/49011/?

bryce nebula galaxy replacer (best imho)

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/users/2141127/?tb=mods&pUp=1 RaiserFx's beauty of skyrim mods are definitely the best dungeon-caves-mines textures around.

design of the nords for flags http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/13429/?

Gamwich clouds http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/56279/? (most realistic and best clouds ive used)

 

 

thats a small list of some of the best ones around,your choice which you use/dont use,just pointing you in the right direction,hope you enjoy skyrim as much as i have :)

[PrinceLongStroke]

hey welcome to the nexus :smile:

 

for mods id say some of the ones i always play skyrim with would be

realistic water 2,

enhanced light and fx

skyrim immersive creatures (adds loads of new mobs to fight as its pretty boring in the wilds)

organised bandits in skyrim (not for the faint of hearted,had my ass handed to me on many occasions xD)

duel combat hardcore edtion (thought any of the duel combat version is fine)

apocalypse spells for magic casters (forgotten magic is also worth a look)

skyrim UI

skse (not a mod per say but allows mods to do things they couldnt without it)

bigger trees,lush trees and grass

unique grasses and ground covers

skyrim 2k HD

HD 2k ivy

smim (essential imho)

interesting npcs (you already have that :smile: )

vilja (best companion ever!)

immersive armors

unofficial skyrim patch (also grab the unofficial dlc patches and they all fix a crap ton of bugs left in the game)

deadly dragons (must have as dragons are weak as hell without this,has defualt skyrim settings so you will have to tweak this your self)

any house by Elianora as she does simply the best houses on nexus (beats even the official dlc hearthfire) http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/users/3231858/?tb=mods&pUp=1 link to find her houses

IPM - More Realistic Potions and Poisons Sizes (definitely this,makes potion bottles more realistically sized instead of 4L bottles)

skygazers moons are byfar the best

this mod for snow (by far the best snow on nexus http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/49011/?

bryce nebula galaxy replacer (best imho)

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/users/2141127/?tb=mods&pUp=1 RaiserFx's beauty of skyrim mods are definitely the best dungeon-caves-mines textures around.

design of the nords for flags http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/13429/?

Gamwich clouds http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/56279/? (most realistic and best clouds ive used)

 

 

thats a small list of some of the best ones around,your choice which you use/dont use,just pointing you in the right direction,hope you enjoy skyrim as much as i have :smile:

:D Those look great. ill stay clear of the visual enchaning ones till after I upgrade my GPU and CPU later this month, but many of those seem great :3

 

I already have the immersive armors, so I should check out the encounters as well ^-^

[Valkirth]

you should be able to install smim (with very little impact) but if you dont have a great gpu def avoid 2k hd textures,the little things like cloud etc have no impact what so ever,realistic water 2 has minimal impact (a few fps at most)

if you play female characters then the best hair and face textures are without a doubt Sg's hair and SG;s face textures by hello santa.