Mod list at December 2017

[Deathevoke]

Hi there! :laugh:

 

Well as my first post in the forums I would like to thank the site and the community for such a great job. I've been an user of "nexusmods" since aprox. 2013 and the quantity and the quality of extra content for so many games that I love is just outrageous. So thanks for being such an amazing site.

Now that said! :happy:

 

First I will like to know what's for you the best version of Skyrim to mod (original or special edition). And for not loosing the point of the post is not necessary to argument the decision. Just write the version you're playing in top of the list :thumbsup:

The goal I have with this post is to make a list of mods for Skyrim at date December 2017 that improves the original experience from 2011 without washing out the Skyrim taste.

For me and in this case in particular a good mod selection would be one that:

1.- Don't alter the original taste/feeling/gameplay of the original Skyrim.

2.- Its lore friendly

3.- Keeps it simple.

4.- Don't forget that the main goal is always playing after the modding and not screencaping.

 

So we have a list that respect the artistic job of the developers (in this case we will skip beating drakes as "Son Goku" :sweat: ). Try to keep it simple with no more than 10 mods per section (being a total of 30/40 mods). My own experience modding "The Witcher 3" is that having like 100+mods installed is never worth in the way that when you just take half of these mods the game looks actually the same and you save yourself crashes, performance issues and whatnot. Which takes me to the 3rd point that is to keep always in mind that the first goal here is to play the game. So something that makes the game terrific for a screen cap but is not optimal for playing would be a no-no (nights so dark makes it impossible to play at night or get into a cave, god rays that are unbearable when facing them in the field... you get the idea) :wink:

To organize the list I've think to divide it in 3 sections.

How I understand modding in some cases is more of a different artistic approach (different palette, skins for the different weapons/armors) than a pure technical improvement (better textures or lightning for instance).

So the first is gonna be for the graphics department, the pure technical improvement. And the idea here is simple:

Which is in your opinion the best set of mods to get Skyrim look the best today?

The second is going to be for everything that adds changes to the game the actually improves the original experience objectively. This is everything that developers didn't think in the 1st place but now 6 years after is a no-brainer that SkyUI works better for PC than the original HUD :cool: So everything about that.

The third section is special, because here enters to play the artistic department. I mean new hairs is not something that takes the game to a new technical level but for some would make the game look better, right?

Hairs, new flora, new models, new bodies, new clothes, armors, weapons, new animals, skins of all kind.... are welcome in this section :dance:

 

And in the end I would like to add a special section. And this is all the mods that actually changes the gameplay of Skyrim BUT they're so good that they deserve a special mention.

This is for example (don't know if there is but is just an example) a mod that would make The Dovakin able to climb with a meter of climbing to make a Skyrim: Breath of the wild xDD. Wouldn't be ideal for the official list but hey, please put this down cause it would be at least worth to try.

 

The goal is also to create an honest list of mods to play Skyrim in 2017 so people can come and share avoiding the click baiting thumbnails in YouTube showing.... well, something that's not the game.

Any post, comment or adding will be much appreciate it. So please feel free and write anything you feel like to :hurr:

THANKS! :laugh:

[JimmyRJump]

For me, the best game to mod will be SSE. Will be, from the moment the Bethie boys stop updating the exe and SKSE64 will work as intended. Then, I hope that all the great mods for Skyrim will make their way to SSE.

 

Why SSE over Oldrim? Because made especially for PC this time and for being 64-bits.

 

Load order (if interested):

 

 

 

0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm

2 2 Dawnguard.esm

3 3 HearthFires.esm

4 4 Dragonborn.esm

5 5 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

6 6 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp

7 7 SkyrimBordersDisabled.esm

8 8 Cutting Room Floor.esp

9 9 SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp

10 a Bring Out Your Dead.esp

11 b Ducks and Swans.esp

12 c Lanterns of Skyrim Light Balance Patch.esp

13 d FNIS.esp

14 e Unique Character.esp

15 f KS Hairdo's.esp

16 10 True Eyes SE.esp

17 11 EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

18 12 Footprints.esp

19 13 SkyrimIsWindy.esp

20 14 Extended Character Creation Options.esp

21 15 CiceroFemaleSE.esp

22 16 Aesthetic Elisif.esp

23 17 CC'sEnhancedOreVeinsSSE-HearthfirePatch.esp

24 18 MamTuskPowderGrind.esp

25 19 ShowRaceMenuAlternative.esp

26 1a Our Days & Months.esp

27 1b RUSTIC SOULGEMS - Unsorted.esp

28 1c Hunters Not Bandits.esp

29 1d Modern Brawl Bug Fix.esp

30 1e Castle Volkihar Rebuilt.esp

31 1f Prometheus_No_snow_Under_the_roof.esp

32 20 Immersive Jewelry.esp

33 21 mrbs-uniqueloot-se.esp

34 22 GoldToSeptims.esp

35 23 InfiniteShoutsTalosShrine.esp

36 24 MoreColorfulCritters.esp

37 25 Blowing in the Wind SSE.esp

38 26 Blowing in the Wind - Lanterns of Skyrim Patch SSE.esp

39 27 BetterDocks-MP-DLC-Compatible.esp

40 28 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp

41 29 ELFX - Weathers.esp

42 2a HearthFires Roads.esp

43 2b Convenient Bridges.esp

44 2c Point The Way.esp

45 2d Laundry.esp

46 2e Seashells.esp

47 2f more idle markers.esp

48 30 Windhelm Docks Pathways SE.esp

49 31 JKs Whiterun.esp

50 32 JK's Riverwood.esp

51 33 Skyrim Better Roads and Bridges - All In One - Merged.esp

52 34 Run For Your Lives.esp

53 35 Deluxe ArchmageQuarters V1.3.esp

54 36 UnlimitedBookshelves.esp

55 37 SL01AmuletsSkyrim.esp

56 38 GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp

57 39 RiversideLodge.esp

58 3a Darkwater Crossing.esp

59 3b Dawnstar.esp

60 3c WindstadMine.esp

61 3d Bijin Warmaidens.esp

62 3e Fresh Faces - USSEP.esp

63 3f Bijin NPCs.esp

64 40 Bijin Wives.esp

65 41 IcePenguinWorldMap.esp

66 42 BugJarReplacer.esp

67 43 Xploding Barrels.esp

68 44 Trees in Cities.esp

69 45 True Master Trainers (Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch).esp

70 46 Dolmen Ruins.esp

71 47 Shor's Stone.esp

72 48 Skyshards.esp

73 49 waterplants.esp

74 4a Veydosebrom - Grasses and Groundcover.esp

75 4b Mixwater Mill Reborn.esp

76 4c Solitude Skyway SE.esp

77 4d Ivarstead.esp

78 4e DragonboneBarbarianArmor.esp

79 4f Helarchen Creek.esp

80 50 SexyVest.esp

81 51 mcgFemaleWalk for SkyrimSE.esp

82 52 HN66_Earrings.esp

83 53 SPTUnlimitedRingsSE.esp

84 54 LeftHandRings.esp

85 55 NosPiercedEarsAll.esp

86 56 SPTUnlimitedAmuletsSE.esp

87 57 BetterTreasuryHouse.esp

88 58 MoreGourdsAndPotatoes.esp

89 59 greatswords.esp

90 5a NoBSAIProjectileDodge.esp

91 5b FarmhouseChimneys.esp

92 5c Provincial Courier Service.esp

93 5d Kynesgrove.esp

94 5e Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library.esp

95 5f Whistling Mine.esp

96 60 Soljund's Sinkhole.esp

97 61 Karthwasten.esp

98 62 RealisticWaterTwo.esp

99 63 RWT Lod Fix.esp

100 64 Dragon Claw Stands.esp

101 65 Dragon Bridge.esp

102 66 Ars Metallica.esp

103 67 SkyrimRecycling.esp

104 68 Batch Crafting Recipes SE.esp

105 69 JLA_SmelterRecipe.esp

106 6a Mammoths - Improved Loot - No Powder Recipe.esp

107 6b Tanning And Smelting Experience.esp

108 6c Brighter toggleable Candlelight and Torches.esp

109 6d XPMSSE.esp

110 6e HN66_NAILS4ALL.esp

111 6f HN66_NAILS4ALL_GauntletSupportSSE.esp

112 70 HN66mage4vanilla.esp

113 71 DemonHunterArmor.esp

114 72 DragonBoneEbonsteel.esp

115 73 crimsonquestmarkers.esp

116 74 FasterHorses.esp

117 75 Cidhna Mine Both Rewards.esp

118 76 sandboxcylinderheight.esp

119 77 Projectile Speed Tweak.esp

120 78 BetterQuestObjectives.esp

121 79 Blacksmith Forge Water Fix SE USSEP.esp

122 7a LADX_SSE.esp

123 7b EastmarchOreVeins.esp

124 7c The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

125 7d HoldBorderBanners.esp

126 7e dragonstrikebow.esp

127 7f BooksOfSkyrim.esp

128 80 Blowing in the Wind - JK's Riverwood Patch SSE.esp

129 81 Blowing in the Wind - JK's Whiterun Patch SSE.esp

130 82 FarmhouseChimneysArthmoorVillagesMerged.esp

131 83 Road to Morthal.esp

132 84 FarmhouseChimneysCRF.esp

133 85 CraftingSupplies_AIO_ALL.esp

134 86 Blowing in the Wind - SMIM Merged All Patch SSE.esp

135 87 Gildergreen Regrown.esp

136 88 Bikini Armors.esp

137 89 PlantableNirnrootv03.esp

138 8a Perk Points and More Gold for Bounty Quests.esp

139 8b BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp

140 8c timescale6.esp

141 8d moonpath.esp

142 8e College Bridge Light Fix - Clean ITM and Remove Unnecessary Record.esp

143 8f FarmhouseChimneysHelarchenCreek.esp

144 90 Better Skill and Quest Books Names SE.esp

145 91 Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

146 92 Insignificant Object Remover.esp

147 93 Better Amulet of Talos.esp

148 94 Facelight.esp

149 95 NWBNotStupid.esp

150 96 MorrowindImports.esp

151 97 RichMerchantsSkyrim_x10.esp

152 98 SPTConsistentOlderPeopleSE.esp

153 99 DIVERSE SKYRIM.esp

154 9a Dark_Brotherhood_V2.esp

155 9b No More Standing Too Close SSE 1-0.esp

156 9c UnrelentingForce700%.esp

157 9d StandingStonesBetterEffects.esp

158 9e Unlimited Training.esp

159 9f TrueAurielBow.esp

160 a0 CriticalCorrection.esp

161 a1 EbonyBlade - Potent.esp

162 a2 CiriOutfit.esp

163 a3 Tiwa-Spice-Mini-Merged.esp

164 a4 nordicsnow.esp

165 a5 KrittaKittyHorsesForSSE.esp

166 a6 BetterGauldurAmulet.esp

167 a7 Intriguante's Wear NO.esp

168 a8 ECCO - Skyrim Sizes Patch.esp

169 a9 Skyrim Sizes.esp

170 aa DarkerNights.esp

171 ab Dolomite Weathers.esp

172 ac DarkerNights-DolomiteWeathers.esp

173 ad SkyUI_SE.esp

174 ae LazyHeels.esp

175 af LazyCBP.esp