Essential mods list?

[joeprawn]

s***, doublepost. Edited December 15, 2012 by joeprawn

[diehard445]

Enhanced Blood Textures and the Sharpshooter ENB (if you could bare with the fps drop)

[stars2heaven]

This is my mod list. I consider them all essential :P I have altered some of them to my own taste though when they didn't do quite what I wanted. Also, some of the quest mods may not all play nice with everything. I haven't fully tested all of them yet. Everything else is essential.

 

Active Mod Files:

 

00  Skyrim.esm
01  Update.esm
02  Dawnguard.esm
03  HearthFires.esm
04  3rdEraWeaponsMoS.esm
05  TravellersOfSkyrim.esm
06  Omegared99-Compilation.esm
07  SPIKE.esm
08  mannyDragonhead.esm
09  Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
0A  moonpath.esm
0B  WinterholdDestruction.esm
0C  Brawl Bugs CE.esp
0D  Shadow Striping Fix.esp
0E  Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp  [Version 1.2.4]
0F  HighResTexturePackFix.esp
10  Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp  [Version 1.1.2]
11  Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.1]
12  randomthunder.esp
13  SoS - The Dungeons.esp  [Version 1.10]
14  SoS - The Wilds.esp  [Version 1.0.1]
15  RegenRedux.esp
16  StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp
17  83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp
18  Birdsofskyrim.esp
19  Chesko_MorrowindPotionNames.esp
1A  Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - RCRN Classic.esp
1B  morevillageanimals.esp
1C  skyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds.esp
1D  Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp  [Version v4c]
1E  TravellersOfSkyrim - Vanilla.esp
1F  Footprints.esp
20  iHUD.esp
21  WetandCold.esp
22  Cloaks.esp
23  1nivWICCloaksCRAFT.esp  [Version 2.1b]
24  ConvenientCrossbows.esp
25  hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
26  Northborn Fur Hoods.esp
27  Omegared99-WeaponSets.esp
28  PrvtI_HeavyArmory.esp
29  TCOSS.esp
2A  3rdEraWeapMoS-lvlList.esp
2B  DeadlyDragons.esp
2C  adalmatar.esp
2D  theaviary.esp
2E  thedomain.esp
2F  Quest_AndTheRealmsOfDaedra.esp
30  tos_granitehall.esp
31  moonpath_questdata.esp
32  quest_nomercy.esp
33  quest_sorcery.esp
34  Quest_SeaOfGhosts.esp
35  The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp  [Version 1.2.3]
36  quest_thebiggertheyare.esp
37  thefrontier.esp
38  GM-HMSPotions3SecsWeighted.esp  [Version 1.0]
39  Better Dynamic Snow.esp
3A  DartTrap harder.esp  [Version 0.2]
3B  OneFourthLevelingYgolnac.esp
++  iMaxPlayerRunes008.esp
3C  Immersive Weapons.esp
3D  Klimmek the Small Time Trader of Ivarstead.esp
3E  SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.esp
3F  ExpandedWinterholdRuins.esp
40  tos_amber_guard.esp
41  tos_laintardale_hf.esp
42  tos_oakwood_hf.esp
43  Phenderix's Magic Evolved.esp
44  Improved Dragon Shouts.esp
45  Improved Dragon Shouts - Dawnguard.esp
46  DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
47  DeadlySpellImpacts - Two Fire.esp
48  Path of Shadows.esp
49  Duel - Combat Realism.esp
4A  MountedCasting.esp
++  ABT - Loot Arrows -25%.esp
4B  ABT - Faster Bolts Improved +50%.esp
4C  ABT - Faster Arrows Improved +50%.esp
++  ABT - Merchants Arrows -25%.esp
4D  ABT - Progressive Damage (Vanilla).esp
4E  ABT - Recover 25% Less Arrows and Bolts.esp
++  ABT - Bolts Renamed for BS and CCO.esp
4F  3DNPC.esp
50  Blaze Of Eventide.esp
51  rcrnShaders.esp
52  RCRNvolumetric.esp
53  WATER.esp
54  Bashed Patch, 0.esp
55  Automatic Variants.esp

 

[majistik]

FXAA with my config (they are in my mods)

W.A.T.E.R. 1.5b

The Sounds of Nature - Water

Enhanced Night Skyrim

Better Trees

TreesHD

Landscape Texture Pack (SERIOUS HD RETEXTURE LANDSCAPE SKYRIM)

Dramatic Clouds

Vurts Skyrim Flora Overhaul

rabbit hd (lol)

Natural Eyes OR High Quality Eyes (cant remember which one is the better one)

 

FXAA is a must IMO.

[ilikecheese1337]

SMIM Static Mesh Improvement Mod - graphical, yes, but necessary. Round things are now round.

 

Deadly Dragons - dragons are now killing machines.

 

Phenderix Magic Evolved AND Apocalypse Spell Package - magic is no longer underpowered.

 

Realistic Lighting with Customisation - makes light look very nice and weather also gets a boost.

 

WATER Water and Terrain Enhancement Redux - improves water n

 

IMAGINATOR - allows you to customise, from ingame, things like colour, saturation, contrast, brightness, bloom etc.

[DreamKingMods]

I want it to feel like a whole new and improved game, and i'm hoping the mod community has come up with some more comprehensively awesome things by now. [...] My ideal would be a skyrim equivilant of the classic Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul - something that just "fixes" the entire game.

 

Mods like Skyrim Redone or Requiem are as close as it gets.