cmnossaw Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Hello I decided to play Skyrim again with all the great mods out there, but I ended up installing to many (100+) and now Skyrim wont even play. So I decided to whipe the slate clean and try again but this time I would like to ask for some advice. Is it better to get everything from Nexus and not touch Steam Workshop at all? or can I use both safely. Is there another program besides BOSS to sort mods? and does BOSS do it automatically? Is there a list or forum post somewhere about BEST and COMPATABLE mods? My machine is pretty intense so im not worried about getting slowed down, I would like to push skyrims graphics to the limit! Also I love combat mods but there are so many I didnt know which ones worked togather and which didnt. And ofcourse mods that make NPCs and PCs not look like garbage are also the best! If you have any answers for me I would be very thankfull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PharmakosChroster Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 My machine is pretty intense so im not worried about getting slowed down, I would like to push skyrims graphics to the limit! I have a high-end i7 quad-core with 16 gigs of namebrand DDR3-2400 RAM and a GTX-285 video card. My CoolerMaster case has 8 fans. I can run at a consistent 40-60 FPS with most graphical settings turned up to ultra, even with high-res textures. And Markarth still brings my rig to its knees, dropping framerates into the single digits. Unless you're playing Skyrim on WOPR or something, you can't afford not to be worried about getting slowed down. You're still going to have to balance graphics against performance, no matter how powerful your rig is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glhadiator Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 There really isn't 'Good' Mods 'Bad' Mods. It all comes down to your personal preference, system capabilities, and load order. I am currently running 125 Mods and average 50-60 FPS. Some advice: Load one Mod at a timeTest Play itRead the Mod page carefully (most problems can be avoided if you do)View this http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/news/153/Play Skyrim I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmnossaw Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Is SkyBoost still required for helping with FR or is it outdated? also is the Skyrim HD 2k mod better than the DLC HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiegril Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Is it better to get everything from Nexus and not touch Steam Workshop at all? or can I use both safely. Just my opinion about the main reason I stopped using the workshop....automatic updates. Several times my workshop mods caused problems due to updating automatically, and I hadn't even realized they had updated...but once they did, there was no way I could go back. With the Nexus, I can read about any changes that are contained in an update and decide whether or not I want to do so, and when. It has hugely improved my quality of game play and decreased the amount of time spent on troubleshooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edclist Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) Yeah, a BIG thumbs down to anything that automatically updates mods. I'm running several mods that haven't been updated simply because the most recent changes don't effect me. There are several good mods that can't be simply "updated". You have to remove the old one before installing the new one. Then there's the issue of mods not necessarily related to each other yet require special versions or patches to work with each other. Update one and you can screw one or more others. ETA: ONLY USE STEAM WHEN YOU HAVE TO. I will refrain from a very long and hate filled rant about Steam Edited July 27, 2012 by edclist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydget Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 ETA: ONLY USE STEAM WHEN YOU HAVE TO. I will refrain from a very long and hate filled rant about Steam As soon as I saw that, an instant liking to you has begun. Be afraid. Just kidding... I think. I don't feel very grammatical at the moment. I completely agree with you. I tend to put Steam on Offline Mode for... a long time unless something interesting comes up on Steam or so. I hate how you have to connect to play an online game if you're not in Offline Mode, AND if you don't have internet, you have no way of switching to Offline Mode. Oh why, Bethesda? Why? I guess Steam does have it's good points, like arranging all your games into a nice graphical user interface (wasting computer resources), and making it easier for the technologically disabled to use mods (i.e. people who should not touch computers). I think anyways. I've never used the workshop thing and I don't intend to. For a while, I actually played with a pirated copy of Skyrim. I still bought the game because I wanted to support Bethesda for making an awesome game (or perhaps a good game with awesome modding capabilities), but I just left it in a drawer. Until I needed to update.... screw re-torrenting. Besides, I needed the CK to experiment with my mod ideas. The CK seems to be a bit harder to use, or maybe it's just more advanced, than Oblivion's Construction Set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydget Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) Oh, and if you're taking the path of the thief. Check out my mod please. =) http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18311 Not all that great, but it's useful. EDIT: Definitely get Elys' Uncapper too. Become AWESOME! Edited July 27, 2012 by Mydget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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