joeflint82 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I intend to start a new game, and would like to have minimal issues, but an improved experience. The following are Mods I wish to run, and would like to know the best order to load them in: High-Res Texture Pack Dragonborn DLC Dawnguard DLC Hearthfire DLC Unofficial High-Res Patch Unofficial Skyrim Patch Unofficial Dragonborn Patch Unofficial Dawnguard Patch Unofficial Hearthfire Patch SkyUI Alternate Start - Live Another Life YuiH StandAlone Follower (this caught my eye, but I can live without it if it's an issue) I'm also open to anything else as a suggestion for improving the experience. I have: i5 IvyBridge, 16Gb RAM & GTX 770, so I have a decent setup to squeeze some more from the game. I don't think I use any type of Mod Manager (I set it up a long time ago). Steam offers a 'Data Files' tab on the load screen, and I tick what I want, but then I load the game through a Skyrim (SKSE) shortcut on my desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchan05 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Well, first of all, it's ideal to use a mod manager simply because not doing so causes issues. Mods overwrite certain parts of the game files, and manually installing them deletes those files completely. A mod manager typically retains them and puts them back if you install and uninstall mods through it. Most people just use LOOT, a program for arranging the load order automatically. loot.github.io/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkhAscendant Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Loot or Wrye Bash would at least approximate the correct load order so you wouldn't have to worry as much (since trying to guess and do it all by hand is more and more a gamble the more mods you have). Anyway, with your small selection there, you just want to make sure that the Unofficial Patches are loaded directly after their official counterparts (the "official counterpart" for USKP counted as Update.esm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseOfThorns Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) I would recommend some light enb preset like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2RXhCz6ybw (You can always easily remove files from your skyrim folder without problems, if you decide to uninstall one preset and try another.) For simplicity I would go with Tamriel Reloaded visual overhaul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrqmslOBbL8 Tamriel Reloaded Textures and ParallaxTamriel Reloaded InterriorsTamriel Reloaded FloraTamriel Reloaded Mountains Pure Waters http://static-1.nexusmods.com/15/mods/110/images/1111-1-1392339057.jpg Vivid Landscapes - Dungeons and Ruinshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVv8PGYHn_s aMidianBorn Book of Silence(compilation of great armor sets and monsters retextures by Cabal120) http://static-4.nexusmods.com/15/mods/110/images/24909-1-1379956346.jpg XCE - Xenius Character Enhancement-Basic character looks improvements like more detailed body, higher res warpaints and makeup. Can be overrided and used toget with mods like:Better Males (Turn off adult content filter to view this -> nude pictures, you can install never nude version)UNP (female body) + SG Female Texture Reneval (skin textures)Superior Lore-Friendly Hair - HD texturesBeardsBrows or True BrowsCovereyes or True EyesCoverkhajiitsFAR - Forgotten Argonian Roots http://static-3.nexusmods.com/15/mods/110/images/35267-1-1376942235.png(UNP + SG textures + hair mod + clothes conversion) RaceMenu(More sliders and options for character creation screen. Can be accessed any time by oppening command console (¬ key) and typing showracemenu (press enter)) http://static-1.nexusmods.com/15/mods/110/images/29624-1-1358116347.jpghttp://static-3.nexusmods.com/15/mods/110/images/29624-1-1408632540.jpg Cutting Room Floor (restored unfinished quests by Bethesda) INIGO (voiced khajiit follower)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMNN_WGcvFQ Combat Evolved+Ultimate Combat(more compatible and lightweight combination then SkyRe)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5WM8ejvC8g There is a lot more unique mods enhancing gameplay, however you should restrict yourself to what you really would want to change ingame. Each mod eats at your cpu and with old skyrim engine you can see your game hitting responsiveness wall. If you have any requests I can try to point you to mods that changes certain aspects. Edited October 19, 2014 by BlackRoseOfThorns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeflint82 Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 That's superb, thank you. I'll start with a few of the ones you've suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseOfThorns Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Your welcome :) In case you're installing Enb for the first time, you can find new and old enb binary files here:http://www.enbdev.com/download_mod_tesskyrim.htmhttp://forum.skyrimtuner.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=99 Different enb's need different base files version (only d3d9.dll and enbhost.exe from Wrapper folder). Get recommended version by "nexus enb preset author" (in case of Zoner's Enb it will be either v0.117 or v0.119) and put those two files in Skyrim folder (not Data). Then download preset and copy files (enbseries.ini, etc) to Skyrim folder.Use 7zip or other program to open compressed and packed files (.rar, .zip). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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