Seripham89 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 As always, I am pretty slow on the punch with getting into mods, but bought Skyrim, Oblivion, and Morrowind over the Steam sale. The Short version is I have tried to stay savvy with what is popular, but I am still unsure of where to start and what people would suggest. This is what I have got lined up so far.1. Some sort of ENB. I really like Sharpshooters and the Wilds, but what are the popular ones?2. Body replacer. I'll probably get both CBBE and UNP and just use the one is fits the most armor mods I download.3. Face replacer. Coverwoman and Better Females were good, but to my knowledge there are few male replacers and Better Males is the best. Is this true?4. Animation replacers. I have a small list of these like Elegant Archer, YY Anim Replacer, and a couple of the walk animations, but what else is there? What else would you say I need for simple enhancement of graphics or gameplay? I have neglected content like new companions, quests, areas, and homes because most of that is personal preference. So what do you guys as modders need to play? For you what are the mods that if removed, would make the game too ugly or awful to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shunsei Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) As always, I am pretty slow on the punch with getting into mods, but bought Skyrim, Oblivion, and Morrowind over the Steam sale. The Short version is I have tried to stay savvy with what is popular, but I am still unsure of where to start and what people would suggest. This is what I have got lined up so far.1. Some sort of ENB. I really like Sharpshooters and the Wilds, but what are the popular ones?2. Body replacer. I'll probably get both CBBE and UNP and just use the one is fits the most armor mods I download.3. Face replacer. Coverwoman and Better Females were good, but to my knowledge there are few male replacers and Better Males is the best. Is this true?4. Animation replacers. I have a small list of these like Elegant Archer, YY Anim Replacer, and a couple of the walk animations, but what else is there? What else would you say I need for simple enhancement of graphics or gameplay? I have neglected content like new companions, quests, areas, and homes because most of that is personal preference. So what do you guys as modders need to play? For you what are the mods that if removed, would make the game too ugly or awful to play?Animations:http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28428 -New Animations for Magic Casting by "xp32"ENBs: I'm not very experienced with ENBs as i don't use them at all but tell me which type you want Colorful, Dark, etc...http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29403 -SkyBurial ENB by "Sadness"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29285 -Kryptek ENB by "sshep58"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29214 -Vision and Balance ENB by "kek668"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18214 -URCENBP - Ultra Realistic Colorful ENB Preset by "GaMeR94"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29407 -Medieval ENB by "zodd13"Body Replacers:Not very experienced as I don't use these either but CBBE and UNP are mostly the only I see and they are popular so just stick with themFace Replacers:Don't use these either but just stick with Better Females and Males they are pretty popular but then again I don't check stuff like thisOther:If you're looking for Graphics Enhancement and already run at Ultra Settings with ease then try Skyrim 2k HD Textures, for music try Fantasy Music Overhaul, for Trees try Trees HD and some extra Graphical improvement mods.http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/141 -Skyrim Flora Overhaul by "vurt"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/607/ -Skyrim HD - 2K Textures by "NebuLa1"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29085/ -Grimoas Vampire Lord by "Grimoa" Improves Vampire Lord Form by adding Daugr or Dragonscale armor and adds better wingshttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3385 -Lush Trees by "OpticShooter" http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3288 -Lush Grass by "OpticShooter" http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2515 -Sparkles - Lush Dungeons Texture Pack by "Sparklepaws"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1892 -Sparkles - Lush Cities Texture Pack by "Sparklepaws" http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29145/ -Hectrol CAVES DELUXE HiRes Retex by "hectrol"http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1875 -RCRN by "aLaaa" for me it's THE best Lighting mod out there and highly recommended Edited January 4, 2013 by Shunsei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seripham89 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks. Even if its isnt the most experienced view any insight is better then my own. Ill be sure to check all of those out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanarus Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Not using the body mods I could understand but how in the world can you play Skyrim using the UGLY ASS Vanilla faces Shunsei? Face/Body mods that I use or have used Better Females by Bella Better Males by chris57 Coverwomen by mrLensk <---I use look 3 but I recommend you try them and find the one you like. DIMONIZED UNP female body by dimon99 <---I use this one as it is more detailed then CBBE UNP Khajiit Nude Texture by assidman Ethereal Elven Overhaul by Nuska LiFE - Lith Face Enhancement -CBBE-UNP-UNPB by LithiumFlower Natural Eyes by nevenbridge Detailed Lips by Xenius The Eyes Of Beauty by Gabriel Mailhot Hair mods that I use or have used ApachiiSkyHair by Apachii Lovely Hairstyles by sn00p Long hair for female Khajiits by Zaria Cazy hairs and demoness hairs conversion by zzjay by cazy and zzjay Mods I recommend just cause it makes things look better No Default Outfit for your Companions by aoki <---Not Compatible with any mod that alters the Lydia.esp No more dangling swords by Abakus UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul by fLokii Auto Unequip Ammo by Alek <---Simply a MUST have for anyone who uses Bows or Crossbows Elaborate Textiles - NPC Clothing Retexture by Miss Obsidienne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seripham89 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Another question what exactly is BOSS? As I understand it this is a way to manage load order for mods, but I'm not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyTifty Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 BOSS is a piece of software that reads your load order, finds any mods it has documentation on, and moves them about in your load order corresponding to the other mods that it has docs on. I've found it only recognizes a couple of my 120 mods, so I don't bother with it. I go through every mod using "details" in WyreBash and organizing the mods in what they change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shunsei Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Not using the body mods I could understand but how in the world can you play Skyrim using the UGLY ASS Vanilla faces Shunsei? Lol, sometimes I wonder. I use XCE forgot to mention that.http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2356 -XCE - Xenius Character Enhancement by "Xenius" Edited January 4, 2013 by Shunsei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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