reinstallin skyrim and lookin for best approach

[cybill]

hi all,

 

i've given up skyrim for the past 2 months but am now ready to jump in again. i never had a solid approach to installin mods or the skse or any of that. basically when i went back to play discovered i had so haphazardly mucked around with it all i was gettin a CTD.

 

now i know i could try to fix the whole situation, backtrack work out where the break is and sort it out. but have decided i want to do a clean fresh install and start all over. now i know guides have been put up for this but after half an hour searchin ain't got much that is the definate install guide for a noob. i have a pretty decent system so want to have the nicest lookin experience possible.

 

right now i will state there are probably dozens of topics on this. so i apologise if this is a oft restated request.

 

so - if anyone would be so good to point me in the direction of the cleanest route to installin and moddin skyrim for a very pretty adventure (i like the idea of havin my character all lookin fancy and maybe a nice exclusive house for them to call home) - and even maybe a direction so i have a good head around the best method of of settin it up so i don't end up with the laggy eventual CTD i ended up with -i'd be well appreciative

 

sorry for bad english but i'm irish and i'm drunk

[Staind716]

STEP (Skyrim Total Enhancement Project) is a really good guide to mods and tweaks. They have all been tested together and have no problems at all. I use this as a base for my game and it looks really good.

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=11

[cybill]

STEP (Skyrim Total Enhancement Project) is a really good guide to mods and tweaks. They have all been tested together and have no problems at all. I use this as a base for my game and it looks really good.

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=11

 

thanks for the reply...i'll start followin this.

[woody79]

Welcome back!

 

you say you want a "pretty adventure"...well i think i can point you to a few outstanding mods I use with no problems, no performance loss.

 

First, I would suggest upgrading the crappy vanilla interface with these mods (must haves IMO)

1) SkyUI, Better Sorting, Categorized Favorites Menu

SkyUI

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=3863

Better Sorting by Headbomb

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=2730

Categorized Favorites Menu by favmenumodder

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=4862

 

Map improvement:

A Quality World Map - With Roads by IcePenguin

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=4929

 

Visual upgrades i recommend, used for hundreds of hours with no problems:

1) Skyrim HD - 2K Textures by NebuLa

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=607

2) ULTRA REALISTIC WORLD LIGHTING for Skryim

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=13531

3) Sexy Cities by horrorview

--Whiterun

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=7059

--Winterhold College

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=7484

--Solitude

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=12308

--Riften

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=7241

--Windhelm

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=7178

--Villages and Towns

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=7583

--Boats

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=12928

4) Beautiful Whiterun by MorninJerky

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=12110

5) Glowing Ore Veins 300 by Baratan

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=193

 

^^These are my basic mods used for visual/interface. Big improvement combining mods listed above^^

 

----There are tons of weapon/armor mods out there, so many that without knowing what you are look for hard to recommend to your personal taste.

 

--my two favorite house mods are:

Deus Mons by Eldiabs - Daemonjax - koaandl - Utopolyst

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=11803

Levelers Tower v17 by WillieSea

(house with added cheat features to use at your want/desire)

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=14152

 

A couple great added adventures to Skyrim that are worth a look:

Moonpath to Elsweyr

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=9782

Sea Of Ghosts

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=15862

 

These should get you goin, has my Skyrim lookin beautiful with no CTD issues/no loss in performance.

Happy Gaming :)

[cybill]

thanks for the welcome back - it is so great there is such a community here. for a single player game i never feel alone.

 

those are great mods to start with, last time i played i was like "must get this! must get that!" so it is not surprisin i ended up with issues. i'll be a bit calmer this time.