Saintzer077 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Just came back to Skyrim after a much needed break. Years ago I had no problems with using mods. I have officially borked everything up and pretty much need to start from scratch. I'm not sure how far I have to go as far as uninstalling/deleting/redownloading. I'm prepared to do it all if that's what it takes to do it right. Then there is the putting it back together. In what order? Skse64? Skyui? What does it all mean Basil? I'm really hoping that someone has a link to a guide to do this. There are videos but they ramble on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algabar Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I'd recommend using one of this guides: SEPTIM: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2846 BOSS: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/10484 Installation order, things to pay attention to, it's all there. OFC you don't need to install every mod on those lists. Choose what you like and skip the rest - or throw in some of your personal favourites. Just make sure to follow the basic guidelines - and test often. Install some mods, have LOOT sort your loadorder, get into the game and test. If there's something wrong, get that issue straight before adding any further mods. Otherwisse you'll be one of those people with these "CTD - 300 mods - plz help!" threads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ff7legend Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 This is the one I use: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/15984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomomi1922 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 First advice, get Mod Manager 2. It is a must tool for serious modders. NMM is quite garbage comparing to this. Don't know about Vortex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algabar Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 First advice, get Mod Manager 2. It is a must tool for serious modders. NMM is quite garbage comparing to this. Don't know about Vortex. Ask two people about which mod manager to use and you'll get three different opinions ^^ NMM is somewhat "outdated" and offers rather "basic" functionality. On the other hand it's easy to use and understand - and far mor reliable than some people say... Definitely not "garbage". As for Vortex - I'm using it for fairly large load orders (350+ mods in Skyrim SE, 450+ in Fallout 4....) and it seems really stable and reliable. I like it. Definitely an option. Besides that: Choose your mod manager according to your needs. If you want full control over everything AND if you are willing to learn how to use the program properly - go with MO. If you want "easy mode" without much customization, use NMM. Vortex is somewhere in between. Really depends on what you want/need. Not everybody's willing (and has enough spare time) to take a very "sophisticated" approach on modding. Some people just want to install some nice mods and then play the game, which is perfectly alright... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomomi1922 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 By the look of the OP, he doesn't look like someone who will go for 2-3 mods. I have used NMM up until 1 month ago. With NMM it is easy, but you are blind when it comes to knowing where all your files are and which mods overwrite which. For instance, skeleton.nif is quite sensitive and usually causes CTD. Every mod tries to provide its own skeleton.nif. So how do you even check if you installed something wrong? You can't, you just pray that you did it right. And if it doesn't work, you have to uproot all your mods and reinstall. Add in a few customization elements or patches, it can get mighty complicated. And if you think you did something wrong somewhere down the line, you are going to uproot every related mod in the cluster and reinstall all over again. With MO2, you can check which mod provides which files (if there are conflicts). You can narrow down to from vfs Data folder, find the right mod, look into its folder (completely with its own files, nothing else), manually decide if you need to hide a certain file. The whole time you can verify your work. Nice and neat. I get it that some people do not want to spend the time to learn. They just want to download less than 10 mods, click install, and expect them to be totally plug and play. They may get away with it. But if they push on, they will eventually run into problems. I read about 5-10 messages daily on forum asking for help with CTD, totally clueless. Some just throw the load order up and expect an easy solution. Some don't even bother, they just ask "CTD at Riverwood, any idea?" This is what they sign up for (knowing or not). Because if it is that easy to be a dumb user, I would prefer to be one, just play the game! But I don't think that is an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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