Best SSE mod guide for 2019?

[folgore62]

Just wondering if there was any consensus as to the best guide for those with more capable PCs (plenty of VRAM and good GPU)? I've done Nordic's guide in the past. That's being revamped. I'm also familiar with YASHED and TUCO which are targeted toward beginners. Any thoughts?

[MilanKokyCZ]

man you dont need guydes i have made my skyrim totally awesome and with only immersion mods and i did not need any guide only think i had to learn was a little bit of editing in XEDIT which is rly eazy and cleaning some mods with QAC and make load order good looking and i did not even use loot for that just to see if i miss any patches and my game is even more stable i also use dyndolod Cathedral mods including lumniocity TPOS 2 and some more little immersion mods

Fot combat i did choose vigor

And for survival i have vitality mod which i rly encourage you to try out if you dont want micromanage like i need lets you to do. Combined with Skyrim Heart rate and imperious where i edit a base Carry weight to not be 300LB but only around 100 for all Races my game is simply much more fresh if you want i can send you my load order and se it for yourself.

I had have a second one without TPOS2 where i had more mods that add stuff into the world like patroll objects and things like that but with TPOS2 you dont acutally need that so my load order is around 235 ESP and when i did finally switch from Ineed and Cardio SE to the mods mention my game is also appear much more Stable. I have been digging through all of the mod on nexus around a month until i found perfect mods setup i did also several times had to reinstall SE completly but it is just a thinkg with modding. But if you acutally do it solo without Some supid Guides you will have rly much better Feel from The game :)

[folgore62]

Sure, I'd be glad to look at your load order for inspiration. What did you do for NPC overhauls or did you just stick with vanilla? With my old system, everything fell apart when I tried to use ENBs or Dyndolod. (2 gigs VRAM not enough) I shouldn't have problems with new system.

[MilanKokyCZ]

well i did also want to try out ENB my pc Is Good Enough to handle it but even with some smaller ESP i did Lost about 10 FPS in some Areas at it rly dosent what i want i want constant 60 FPS so instead of ENB i tryed all of Diffreant weather and LIghtining mods and trust me when i say good lightining and weather mod do rly a lot and in some cases you dont even need an ENB

So i did CHoose Cathedral Grass mod which is stick with vanilla and the reason for that is i did want to keep vannila feel but only enhanced. This mod adds density but in lore Friendly Way

From this i also Use Cathedral Weather where you can choose presets in MCM and man all of the options look amazing i also try Obsidian even Vivid but Cathedral WEather just blow up my mind

And For Lightining again Cathedral Lumniocity which is frecking cool i did favor ENLFX for a long time but a downside for that for me was it did require a lot of compatibility patch so i tryed out all alternetives that are on The nexus and Lumnicity was simply the best for me Because it dosent change light in any drastic way but instead only Enhance them to make them look better and as far as you put Lumniocity at the End Of your Load Order you shoudnt have any Incompatibity issues.I use Obscure College of WInterhold for College overhaul and it has patch for Lumniocity

For NPC i did Stick With WICO for me the only NPC replacer and also because with other replacer sometimes replace only one race and you end up with a lot of ESP and Wico have Some compatibility patches for a lot Very Well Known mods

Than i did pick NPC outfit Correction

And Better Dressed NPC

For Children i use TK Children (Because it feels more vanilla and is more compatibille than RS children and i dont like anime Style) and there is one mod that replace only Childrean Wearings and that is Prince and the Pauper SE

tahn some Follower mods

Diverse Skyrim

Nethers Follower Framework

+Immersive Armors

More Improve Closefaced Helmets

And Some Standalone armors

Also rly like

Blanket Scarf Earth Tones Edition - 20 styles which is rly nice for Frostfall and there is optional file on nexus that make NPC wear them

 

As Far of Textures i go with Cathedral Grass above

Smim

Noble Skyrim

There is patch for Smim and noble skyrim and Smim on nexus

And some additional Retextures mods

If you are more interested in all of my retextured mods im using and load order i download them in PM me and i will Send you link in direct order as i have them installed and overwrite each either

 

Without Further Due here is my mod list which is finally Final and Pretty Stable if you dont know what some of The ESP is fill Free to ask.

Note you dont Find I need in my load order i have try it out i was LVL 10 and i had to reinstall it because it did just take me a lot from actuall gameplay and i had to Micromanage a lot and instead i Downloaded Vitality Mode which is compatibille with everything on its own

0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm

2 2 Dawnguard.esm

3 3 HearthFires.esm

4 4 Dragonborn.esm

5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp

6 6 LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm

7 7 DynDOLOD.esm

8 8 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

9 9 TKChildren.esm

10 a Campfire.esm

11 b FloraRespawnFix.esp

12 c Footprints.esp

13 d SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp

14 e Cathedral Concept - Lightweight Grass Overhaul.esp

15 f LGOS 3.esp

16 10 LGOV 9.esp

17 11 Cathedral Dynamic Snow.esp

18 12 Cathedral Concept - Lightweight Grass Overhaul - Really Blended Roads.esp

19 13 Cathedral Water Overhaul.esp

20 14 Cathedral Weathers.esp

254 FE 0 CathedralWeatherMCM.esp

21 15 Skyrim Better Roads - All In One - Merged.esp

22 16 bochkihd.esp

23 17 FranklyHDImperialArmorsAndWeapons.esp

24 18 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

25 19 AltStartRaceMenuActivator.esp

26 1a MoonAndStar_ImmersionPatch.esp

27 1b MoonAndStar_MAS.esp

28 1c DBM_MAS_Patch.esp

29 1d ForgottenCity.esp

30 1e Helgen Reborn.esp

31 1f DBM_HelgenReborn_Patch.esp

32 20 QaxeWinterholdRebuild.esp

33 21 Missives.esp

34 22 KagrenacsWisps.esp

35 23 OCW_Obscure's_CollegeofWinterhold.esp

254 FE 1 OCW_LotD_FEPatch.esp

36 24 tpos_complete02_RTCWG.esp

254 FE 2 tpos_Obscures_CollegeofWinterholdPatch_Full.esp

37 25 tpos_LOTD_MarkarthHeightspatch.esp

38 26 tpos_LanternsOfSkyrimpatch.esp

39 27 tpos_forgottencity_entrance.esp

40 28 tpos_SkyrimBetterRoadspatch.esp

41 29 Lanterns of Skyrim Light Balance Patch.esp

42 2a OutlawsRefuges.esp

43 2b OutlawsRefugesProgressionPatch.esp

44 2c SkyrimSewers.esp

45 2d SkyrimSewers_OutlawsRefuges_Patch.esp

46 2e The Great City of Rorikstead.esp

47 2f The Great City of Dragon Bridge.esp

48 30 Man Those Borders!.esp

49 31 tpos_ManThoseBorderspatch.esp

50 32 Point The Way.esp

51 33 enhancedskyforge.esp

52 34 Immersive Bleak Falls Barrow.esp

53 35 HighHrothgar ShelterS.esp

54 36 Bells of Skyrim.esp

55 37 TravelByBoat.esp

56 38 WayshrinesIFT.esp

57 39 Drinking Fountains of Skyrim for SSE.esp

58 3a Immersive Jewelry.esp

59 3b DBM_ImmersiveJewelry_Patch.esp

60 3c More Clutter In Skyrim.esp

61 3d SkyrimsUniqueTreasures.esp

62 3e OpulentThievesGuild.esp

63 3f AllThievesGuildJobsConcurrently.esp

64 40 PxR - NoMoreRandomGuildThieves.esp

65 41 Sanctuary Reborn.esp

66 42 goodbrother.esp

67 43 DBM_GoodBrother_Patch.esp

68 44 Companions Radiant Quests Requirement.esp

69 45 bettercompanionliving.esp

70 46 Penitus_Oculatus.esp

71 47 CollegeStudents.esp

254 FE 3 OCW_ICNs_FEPatch.esp

72 48 NotSoFast-MageGuild.esp

73 49 MagiCollege.esp

254 FE 4 OCW_MCMSfA_FEPatch.esp

74 4a ImperialRewards.esp

75 4b ImperialMail.esp

76 4c ImperialMail - DBM.esp

77 4d Hunting in Skyrim.esp

78 4e tpos_HuntingInSkyrimpatch.esp

79 4f DIVERSE SKYRIM.esp

80 50 Inigo.esp

81 51 EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp

82 52 zMirai.esp

83 53 HothFollower.esp

84 54 Lucien.esp

85 55 Lucien-MoonandStar-Patch.esp

86 56 PrinceandPauper.esp

87 57 TKChildren.esp

88 58 No NPC Greetings.esp

89 59 SkyrimReputation_SSE.esp

90 5a Realistic AI Detection 2 SE - Medium Interior, Medium Exterior.esp

91 5b nwsFollowerFramework.esp

92 5c Better Dressed NPCs.esp

93 5d NPC Outfit Corrections.esp

94 5e WICO - Immersive Character.esp

95 5f WICO - Immersive Dawnguard.esp

96 60 WICO - Immersive People.esp

97 61 WICO - USSEP Compatible Patch.esp

254 FE 5 Qw_WICO_USSEP Patch.esp

254 FE 6 OCW_WICO_FEPatch.esp

98 62 Dr_Bandolier.esp

99 63 1nivWICCloaks.esp

100 64 BandolierForNPC - Realistic Enchantements.esp - The tweks for wintersun i made actually encuarage you a lot to use this mod

101 65 BandolierForNPC - Winter is Coming Patch.esp

102 66 ColovianNobleClothes.esp

103 67 ImperialFineClothes.esp

104 68 ColovianFurClothes.esp

105 69 WildlingFurArmor.esp

106 6a BlanketScarf.esp

107 6b BlanketScarvesLeveledLists.esp

108 6c FurCoat.esp

109 6d Separate Hoods and More.esp

110 6e QwibGuardArmor.esp

111 6f imp_helm_legend.esp

112 70 imp_helm_USSEP.esp

113 71 OpM_imp_helm_DB.esp

114 72 ArcherCuirassUltimate.esp

115 73 DreamBurrowsRegalHuntsmanArmor.esp

116 74 Masters of Death.esp

117 75 Volkihar Knight.esp

118 76 Ark_Battlemage.esp

119 77 BattlemageArmor.esp

120 78 Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

121 79 Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

122 7a DBM_IA_Patch.esp

123 7b imp_helm_Immersive_Armors.esp

124 7c Unique Uniques.esp

125 7d Lore Weapon Expansion.esp

126 7e Lore Weapon Expansion - Daedric Crescent.esp

127 7f Lore Weapon Expansion - Goldbrand.esp

128 80 Lore Weapon Expansion - Relics of the Crusader.esp

129 81 ScopedBows.esp

130 82 ScopedBows_ArrowTweaks.esp

131 83 The Huntsman.esp

132 84 Legendary Skyrim Crossbows.esp

133 85 DBM_KelCrossbowPatch.esp

134 86 Circlets and Masks with all Robes and Hoods.esp

135 87 Circlets and Masks with all Robes and Hoods - Winter Is Coming.esp

254 FE 7 OCW_LLO_FEPatch.esp

254 FE 8 OCW_MLU_FEPatch.esp

136 88 LSC_MLU Patch.esp

137 89 hovering torch.esp

138 8a skyBirds_SSE.esp

139 8b BirdsAndFlocks_SSE.esp

140 8c BuryTheDead.esp

141 8d Immersive Horses.esp

142 8e DBM_ImmersiveHorses_Patch.esp

143 8f HoldBorderBanners.esp

144 90 GoToBed.esp

145 91 SleepTight.esp

146 92 DestructibleDisplayCases.esp

147 93 PumpingIron.esp

148 94 LFGCustom.esp

149 95 AK- Clothe Dead NPCs.esp

150 96 VendorComments.esp

151 97 ReadingTakesTime.esp

152 98 Coin Toss.esp

153 99 SimpleTaxes.esp

154 9a TrainAndStudy.esp

155 9b reflection-levelupmessages.esp

156 9c Choose Your Starting Skills.esp

254 FE 9 ChooseYourSign.esp

254 FE a ChooseYourSign_LAL.esp

157 9d Optional Starting Spells.esp

158 9e honedmetal.esp

159 9f Trade & Barter.esp

160 a0 Cursed.esp - alternate dead option

161 a1 Andromeda - Unique Standing Stones of Skyrim.esp

162 a2 Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim.esp - Here i did Change Base Carry waight for all Race around 100 in Xedit i dont like having to be able to have a full load of 300 units from start

254 FE b Wintersun - USSEP Patch.esp

254 FE c Wintersun - LotD Patch.esp

254 FE d Hunting in Skyrim - Wintersun Patch.esp like this more than Hunterborn only hanced how Gathering materials is manage Which is more immersive

163 a3 challenging_spell_learning.esp - More Immersive Spell Learning i did try out Spell Learning but it take you too much from Gameplay like Hunterborn

164 a4 challenging_spell_learning_patch.esp Read Installation notes otherwise the mod does Nothing and it is easy actually to install ! works with everything

165 a5 Summermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim.esp

166 a6 Sacrosanct - Vampires of Skyrim.esp

167 a7 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp

168 a8 Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim.esp

169 a9 Apocalypse - Ordinator Compatibility Patch.esp

170 aa Imperious - Races of Skyrim.esp

254 FE e Imperious - Compatibility Patch.esp

171 ab ZIR_woodchopping.esp

172 ac More Gold for Wood Fire x 15.esp

173 ad AlchemyAdjustments.esp

174 ae PPsmallbot.esp

254 FE f AlchemyAdjustments-PrettyAnimatedPotionsPatch.esp

175 af Frostfall.esp

176 b0 EmbersHD.esp - Use this instead of Ultimate Fire looks much better install afther a campfire mod if you will use it

177 b1 WetandCold.esp

178 b2 VitalityMode.esp - much better instead of ineed in my opinon

179 b3 BetterHuntRebalanced.esp recomended for Hunting in skyrim to make Hunting actually worthwise

180 b4 SOT-Sleeping.esp - Sleep Encounter Mod

181 b5 CobbEncumbrance.esp - with this mod it is based around your carry weight the more you carry tha slower you move i did try out Cardio SE but i like this more

182 b6 SkyrimHeartRate.esp - this I downloaded instead of cardio SE and like it much more

183 b7 CombatFatigue.esp

184 b8 Vigor - Combat and Injuries (SE).esp

185 b9 Sneak Tools.esp

186 ba Sneak Tools Vanilla Hoods.esp

187 bb Sneak Tools Vanilla Masks.esp

188 bc PassiveGiants-Dragons.esp

189 bd DeadlyDragons.esp

190 be Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp

191 bf dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

192 c0 dD-Larger Splatter Size.esp

193 c1 EBT - skyBirds Patch.esp

194 c2 MLU.esp

254 FE 10 Qw_ISC_USSEP Patch.esp

195 c3 DBM_MLU_Patch.esp

254 FE 11 MLU - Vanilla Encounter Zones.esp

254 FE 12 MLU - Inigo.esp

254 FE 13 MLU - WICO.esp

254 FE 14 MLU - Improved Closefaced Helmets.esp

196 c4 MLU - Immersive Armors.esp

254 FE 15 MLU - Unique Uniques.esp

254 FE 16 MLU - Lore Weapon Expansion.esp

197 c5 ScopedBows_MLU Patch.esp

198 c6 MLU - Summermyst.esp

199 c7 FNIS.esp

254 FE 17 ImmersiveAnimatedLooting.esp

200 c8 VioLens SE.esp

201 c9 MMI.esp

202 ca Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp

203 cb DBM_ISC_Patch.esp

204 cc ISC Enhanced Blood Patch.esp

205 cd SkyUI_SE.esp

206 ce AMatterOfTime.esp

207 cf FISS.esp

208 d0 SkyHUD.esp

209 d1 WM_WidgetMod.esp

210 d2 AHZmoreHUD.esp

211 d3 3PCOFull.esp

212 d4 icepenguinworldmapclassic.esp

213 d5 TissHeadTrack.esp

214 d6 Luminosity Lighting Overhaul.esp

254 FE 18 maplightfix.esp

215 d7 DynDOLOD.esp

And again No Loot is used here i did handplace everything on my own and it is working like a charm

Also i recomend if you will install

Legacy of The Dragonborn Patches

QUASIPC - Qwinn's Unified Automated Self Installing Patch Compendium

and Obscure college of Winterhold

To install as last because they automaticly detect your load order and patch most of the mods and than i recomended to see their enabled masters and pat those patches afther the masters

And a little note at the end if you dont want to use The people of Skyrim 2 i use main file 1 because i want to try it But downside it is not Compatibille with Immersive citizens which is a shame but that can be survived

just download NO NPC greetings instead of that

and i Try out new mod Skyrim Reputation now instead of releation Dialogue Overhaul

And to get to the point if you dont want to use The People of Skyrim 2

You can use Immersive Citizens

Or AI Overhaul which is new mod and Keep Getting updating which is nice

And some alternatives instead of People of Skyrim 2 for me was this mods

Skyrim Bridges

Immersive Hold Borders SE

Skyrim Battle Aftermath SE

Civil War Battlefields

Watchtowers Of Skyrim

Immersive Fallen Trees SSE

JUSTICE - City Exteriors SSE

City Entrances Overhaul - Windhelm

Immersive Laundry

For NPC

Immersive Patrols SE

OBIS SE - Organized Bandits In Skyrim Special Edition

These mods are only usable if you will not Use People of Skyrim 2 or prehabs they could Be compatibille With TPOS 2 Partial File with Partial File is also Compatibille Immersive Citizens but i encourage you to try AI Overhaul if you will not downloaded TPOS

All of the other i use in my load order are compatibille with TPOS2 or well shoud be i tryem out now

but if you will use these mods you may want to install ZEDIT and use Merge option to merge them In 1 ESP it is working fine but dont merge Immersive Laundry mod and Drinking Fountains of Skyrim When i did also Merge these two they did not work

with all other mention Merge shoud work fine

Edited May 28, 2019 by MilanKokyCZ

[yian]

Just wondering if there was any consensus as to the best guide for those with more capable PCs (plenty of VRAM and good GPU)? I've done Nordic's guide in the past. That's being revamped. I'm also familiar with YASHED and TUCO which are targeted toward beginners. Any thoughts?

 

Vortex or MO2 should take care of all your needs. Just remember not to clean your masters.

Edited May 27, 2019 by yian

[folgore62]

How did you get WICO to work? That mod has been messed up for quite a while!

[MilanKokyCZ]

i hadnt had any problem with it what i did just place it afther any mod that atler NPC or do something with NPC and everything works fine

[Dominik054]

i think the predcaliebur guide is the best one try that there is a youtube playlist too

Guide: http://www.predcaliber.com/skyrimsetut

Video playlist: